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Author:  Tommy Vercetti [ Thu Apr 10, 2014 2:28 pm ]
Post subject:  40th Annual Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach

Well, the season certainly started off on the right foot (or lack thereof if your name is Will Power). Time to visit America's Monaco.

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11-turn temporary street course
80 laps

Schedule of events (all times Pacific)
Spoiler:
Friday, April 11

7:00 a.m. Gates open
7:40 a.m. TUDOR United SportsCar Championship practice
8:00 a.m. Lifestyle Expo opens
10:00 a.m. INDYCAR practice
11:30 a.m. Pro/Celebrity Race practice
12:15 p.m. Indy Lights practice
2:00 p.m. INDYCAR practice
3:00 p.m. Pro/Celebrity qualifying
4:00 p.m. INDYCAR All-Driver Autograph Session in INDYCAR Paddock (open to all spectators)
4:00 p.m. Pirelli World Challenge practice
5:00 p.m. TUDOR Championship qualifying
6:00 p.m. Lifestyle Expo closes
6:45 p.m. Tecate Light Fiesta Friday Concert on Concert Stage Starring Kinky
7:00 p.m. Motegi Racing Super Drift Challenge practice (Turns 9-10-11)
7:45 p.m. Motegi Racing Super Drift Challenge qualifying
9:00 p.m. End of day's activities


Saturday, April 12

7:00 a.m. Gates open
7:45 a.m. Indy Lights practice
8:00 a.m. Lifestyle Expo opens
10:00 a.m. INDYCAR practice
11:00 a.m. Indy Lights practice
11:00 a.m. Autograph session with racing legend Mario Andretti (Promenade Atrium - 45 minutes)
12:00 p.m. Pro/Celebrity Race (10 laps)
1:15 p.m. INDYCAR qualifying and Firestone Fast Six
2:40 p.m. TUDOR Championship Pre-Race Ceremonies
3:05 p.m. Tequila Patrón Sports Car Showcase featuring the TUDOR Championship (100 minutes)
5:15 p.m. Pirelli World Challenge qualifying
6:00 p.m. Lifestyle Expo closes
6:45 p.m. Saturday Rock-N-Roar Concert on Concert Stage Starring Paul Rodgers of Bad Company
7:00 p.m. Motegi Racing Super Drift Challenge Finals (Turns 9-10-11)
9:00 p.m. End of day's activities



Sunday, April 13

7:00 a.m. Gates open
7:20 a.m. SPEED Energy Stadium Super Truck practice and qualifying
8:00 a.m. Lifestyle Expo opens
8:00 a.m. Pirelli World Challenge warm-up
9:00 a.m. INDYCAR warm-up
9:45 a.m. Indy Lights Pre-Race Ceremonies
10:15 a.m. Indy Lights Race (1 hour)
10:30 a.m. Autograph session with racing legends Mario Andretti, Dan Gurney and Al Unser Jr. (Promenade Atrium - 45 minutes)
11:30 a.m. Mothers Exotic Car Parade
12:00 p.m. SPEED Energy Stadium Super Trucks Race
12:30 p.m. INDYCAR Pre-Race Ceremonies
1:43 p.m. "Drivers, Start Your Engines!"
1:50 p.m. Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach INDYCAR Race (80 laps)
3:55 p.m. Formula DRIFT demonstration
4:30 p.m. Pirelli World Challenge Race (1 hour)
5:30 p.m. Lifestyle Expo Closes
5:30 p.m. End of day's activities


Previous winners (dating back to 1975)
Spoiler:
Formula 5000
1975 Brian Redman
Formula 1
1976 Clay Regazzoni
1977 Mario Andretti
1978 Carlos Reutemann
1979 Gilles Villeneuve
1980 Nelson Piquet
1981 Alan Jones
1982 Niki Lauda
1983 John Watson
CART Indycar/Champ Car
1984 Mario Andretti
1985 Mario Andretti
1986 Michael Andretti
1987 Mario Andretti
1988 Al Unser, Jr.
1989 Al Unser, Jr.
1990 Al Unser, Jr.
1991 Al Unser, Jr.
1992 Danny Sullivan
1993 Paul Tracy
1994 Al Unser, Jr.
1995 Al Unser, Jr.
1996 Jimmy Vasser
1997 Alex Zanardi
1998 Alex Zanardi
1999 Juan Pablo Montoya
2000 Paul Tracy
2001 Hélio Castroneves
2002 Michael Andretti
2003 Paul Tracy
2004 Paul Tracy
2005 Sébastien Bourdais
2006 Sébastien Bourdais
2007 Sébastien Bourdais
2008 Will Power
Verizon IndyCar Series
2009 Dario Franchitti
2010 Ryan Hunter-Reay
2011 Mike Conway
2012 Will Power
2013 Takuma Sato


Race is on NBC Sports Network at 4:30 PM Eastern. Since this race clashes with the Masters tournament...0.1 ratings galore!

...still a higher rating than your average Houston Astros game...

Author:  Fish88 [ Thu Apr 10, 2014 2:38 pm ]
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After a frustrating last race so hoping for this kinda scene...

[youtube]watch?v=f_3jyrBrmLA[/youtube]

Author:  Juihi [ Fri Apr 11, 2014 10:23 am ]
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Author:  Tokkel [ Fri Apr 11, 2014 11:38 am ]
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Fish88 wrote:
After a frustrating last race so hoping for this kinda scene...


I still think he did alright in St. Pete. Of course the race wasn't outstanding, but running the red tires for the first time surely was no help. I think we will witness a steady progress in performance. Don't know, maybe a top 10 in Long Beach and soon a top 5 - it's a very competitive field. Just wait when they race at Barber or Sonoma where he did some testing. 8)

As for Long Beach, really looking forward to it. Is quite a unique track with some famous corners. Didn't watch the last few races, but this will be a good one, I hope. :)

Author:  Gaara [ Fri Apr 11, 2014 9:26 pm ]
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First practice times.

Code:
Pos Driver              Team/Engine       Time        Gap      Laps
 1. James Hinchcliffe   Andretti/Honda    1m09.8110s             17   
 2. Helio Castroneves   Penske/Chevy      1m09.9905s  +0.1795s   14   
 3. Justin Wilson       Coyne/Honda       1m10.0080s  +0.1970s   12   
 4. Ryan Hunter-Reay    Andretti/Honda    1m10.0340s  +0.2230s    9   
 5. Josef Newgarden     Fisher/Honda      1m10.0648s  +0.2538s    8   
 6. Will Power          Penske/Chevy      1m10.1677s  +0.3567s   15   
 7. Jack Hawksworth     Herta/Honda       1m10.1970s  +0.3860s   21   
 8. Mike Conway         Carpenter/Chevy   1m10.2077s  +0.3967s   18   
 9. Simon Pagenaud      Schmidt/Honda     1m10.2235s  +0.4125s   11   
10. Tony Kanaan         Ganassi/Chevy     1m10.2343s  +0.4233s   10   
11. Marco Andretti      Andretti/Honda    1m10.2514s  +0.4404s   15   
12. Takuma Sato         Foyt/Honda        1m10.2518s  +0.4408s   16   
13. Sebastien Bourdais  KV/Chevy          1m10.3638s  +0.5528s   13   
14. Juan Pablo Montoya  Penske/Chevy      1m10.4651s  +0.6541s   16   
15. Oriol Servia        Rahal/Honda       1m10.5054s  +0.6944s   16   
16. Scott Dixon         Ganassi/Chevy     1m10.5225s  +0.7115s   10   
17. Sebastian Saavedra  KV/Chevy          1m10.8040s  +0.9930s   15   
18. Graham rahal        Rahal/Honda       1m10.8436s  +1.0326s   17   
19. Carlos Munoz        Andretti/Honda    1m10.9255s  +1.1145s   16   
20. Ryan Briscoe        Ganassi/Chevy     1m10.9501s  +1.1391s    7   
21. Charlie Kimball     Ganassi/Chevy     1m11.0411s  +1.2301s   16   
22. Mikhail Aleshin     Schmidt/Honda     1m11.1709s  +1.3599s   15   
23. Carlos Huertas      Coyne/Honda       1m11.3577s  +1.5467s   19


Hawksworth continuing to look good.

Author:  codename_47 [ Fri Apr 11, 2014 10:08 pm ]
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And doesn't he sound like Nigel Mansell.

Author:  Juihi [ Sat Apr 12, 2014 2:07 am ]
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Author:  StefMeister [ Sat Apr 12, 2014 3:16 am ]
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Author:  Chris D [ Sat Apr 12, 2014 8:05 pm ]
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Zach Veach on pole in the Indy Lights race.

Author:  Juihi [ Sat Apr 12, 2014 11:33 pm ]
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Qualy results

Spoiler:
interesting grid!

1. Hunter-Reay
2. Hinchcliffe
3. Bourdias
4. Newgarden
5. Hawksworth
6. Pagenaud
7. Dixon
8. Andretti
9. Castroneves
10. Wilson
11. Munoz
12. Servia
13. Kanaan
14. Power
15. Sato
16. Montoya
17. Conway
18. Briscoe
19. Kimball
20. Aleshin
21. Hertas
22. Saavedra
23. Rahal


Both Ganassi and Penske failing to fire and an impressive result for Hawksworth

Author:  Juihi [ Sun Apr 13, 2014 1:50 am ]
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Author:  F1Peter [ Sun Apr 13, 2014 4:27 am ]
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The standing start should be fun tomorrow.

Author:  iks [ Sun Apr 13, 2014 8:41 am ]
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Definitely looking forward to this one.

Also, it was nice to hear Paul Page on the above video. :D

Author:  Tommy Vercetti [ Sun Apr 13, 2014 7:21 pm ]
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Indy Lights at 2:30 ET. Probably tape-delayed.

Author:  Gaara [ Sun Apr 13, 2014 7:23 pm ]
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It is. Race has finished already.

Author:  codename_47 [ Sun Apr 13, 2014 8:37 pm ]
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Lets face it, Long Beach isn't a great track for racing. Not since they switched turn one to a left from a right anyway.

Gonna need some serious derping and a lot of SC's to make the upcoming Indycar race watchable...

Author:  Gaara [ Sun Apr 13, 2014 8:39 pm ]
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Unfortunately they had no choice in that.

Author:  Schumifan [ Sun Apr 13, 2014 8:43 pm ]
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codename_47 wrote:
Lets face it, Long Beach isn't a great track for racing. Not since they switched turn one to a left from a right anyway.

Gonna need some serious derping and a lot of SC's to make the upcoming Indycar race watchable...


Well, there's always the obligatory hairpin clusterfuck. And it's always worth watching to see if someone finally ends up in the fountain.

Author:  Ian-S [ Sun Apr 13, 2014 8:50 pm ]
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Hey we all thought Houston would be crap too...

Author:  Gaara [ Sun Apr 13, 2014 8:53 pm ]
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True. Have low expectations and maybe we'll be surprised.

One thing though, how did Brabham still have all four wheels on his car? He tagged the wall with his left rear at least three times.

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