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  Welcome to Minardi Team USA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Indianapolis, IN (August 7, 2007) – Minardi Team USA is still relishing its victory in San Jose more than a week ago, but team personnel are now also looking forward to tackling another challenging circuit, which is a favorite of drivers Robert Doornbos and ‘Speedy’ Dan Clarke.
We would like to welcome you to the Minardi Team USA website, and thank you for your interest in what we believe will be an exciting, and successful, new contender in the Champ Car World Series.
Over the coming weeks and months, Minardi Team USA will be making a number of important announcements, and that information will be posted here first.
www.minarditeamusa.com   (336 words)

  
  Minardi Photography Gallery :: East Wing
Minardi toured the country giving seminars and lectures which helped thousands of professional photographers.This Exhibit traveled with Mentor Minardi as examples of his artistic photographic ability and samples of Kodak film and printing.
Minardi initially takes a 35 mm slide of a scene and then reproduces the slide by means of a computer that uses laser light sources and computer control programs.
Minardi defines Vidial© imagery as "electronic imagery that's moving very fast." His quick reflexes play an important role in enabling him to capture the rapidly moving imagery created on his monitor.
www.minardi-photo.com /gallery/eastwing   (431 words)

  
 pitpass - the latest, hottest F1 & A1GP news
Minardi's best season was 1993, when the team scored seven points, though in 1991 it was placed seventeenth in the Constructors' Championship, its highest finish, with six points.
Minardi merged with Beppe Lucchini, of Scuderia Italia, in 1994.
Minardi's achievement is that it has survived when so many other projects which have appeared in Formula One since 1985, have folded.
www.pitpass.com /src/teams/minardi.php   (1218 words)

  
 PUMA Motorsport
Minardi's best season to date was 1991, when its effective, Ferrari-powered chassis helped the team to claim seventh place in the final standings of the World Constructors' Championship.
The 2000 campaign marked Minardi's 16th year in Formula One, and although the team did not succeed in scoring any points during the course of the season, it retained its tenth-place ranking in the World Championship, finishing ahead of the notably better-funded Prost squad.
His plan was to retain Minardi's distinct character in the Formula One paddock, while providing EFR personnel, technical expertise and financial stability to strengthen the team and improve its overall competitiveness in the future.
puma.subesports.com /race.teams/f1.minardi.f1.team   (730 words)

  
 GrandPrix.com > GP Encyclopedia > Constructors > Minardi
In the late 1940s Giovanni Minardi built his own single-seater racing cars and Giancarlo was a regular race-goer from when he was a toddler.
Some sensible results enabled Minardi to conclude a deal to use Mugen Honda engines in 1995 but this contract was broken by Mugen when an opportunity arose for the company to supply the Ligier team.
Minardi retained 14.5% and the Scuderia Italia investors (Emilio Gnutti, Giuseppe Lucchini and Vittorio Palazzani) held on to 14.5% while a fourth Defendente Marniga retained one percent.
www.grandprix.com /gpe/con-minar.html   (1516 words)

  
 Minardi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Patrick Friesacher driving the Minardi PS05, the last Minardi chassis to be produced, at Silverstone.
In 2005, Minardi's drivers were Christijan Albers and Patrick Friesacher.
His application was unsuccessful, as Minardi was beaten to the position by David Richards' Prodrive outfit.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Minardi   (1858 words)

  
 Minardi names Albers No. 1 driver next year   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Minardi F1 Team, which finished last in the Formula One standings this year, said Dutchman Christijan Albers will drive for the Faenza, Italy-based team next season.
The future of Minardi, the fourth-oldest team on the circuit, was under threat in November when Ford Motor Co. sold its engine supplier, Cosworth Racing, to U.S.-based entrepreneurs Kevin Kalkhoven and Gerald Forsythe, co-owners of the Champ Car World Series.
Minardi made its Formula One debut in 1985 and had its best season six years later, finishing seventh in the team standings.
www.azcentral.com /sports/speed/articles/12241autofill1224.html   (288 words)

  
 Jun 02 - Italy's Minardi Formula 1 Race Team Selects Noran NEiNastran   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Minardi revealed that NEiNastran will be used in the design of its monocoque carbon fiber chassis in which a thorough and comprehensive analysis will render everything digitally, down to the smallest fiber.
This ability to perform highly accurate analyses will enable Minardi designers to wring the most performance out of their designs, reduce their design-to-fabrication cycle time, and result in monetary savings by reducing the number of iterations needed in the thorough testing program prototypes must undergo.
Paolo Marabini, Chief Engineer for Structures and Calculation at Minardi F1 Team, commented on their software change, “We have chosen NEiNastran after an extensive and detailed internal benchmarking process, comparing the results, the performance and the features of the solver developed by Noran Engineering Inc. with those of our former FEA platform.
www.tenlinks.com /news/PR/noran/060205_minardi.htm   (589 words)

  
 App Solutions | Minardi Formula 1 Case Study
Within five to eight weeks (part dependent) the titanium parts were cast, machined, tested, and installed on the Minardi F1 car in time for the 1999 championships.
Among the most critical parts for the Minardi F1 car were the uprights, the four parts that hold together the upper and lower wishbone of the wheels.
The Minardi team needed ten sets of four uprights for a total of 40 parts.
www.3dsystems.com /appsolutions/casestudies/atwork_minardi.asp   (1245 words)

  
 The Official Formula 1 Website   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Christian Fittipaldi scores a fourth place for Minardi at the South African Grand Prix.
Minardi finishes the Constuctors' Championship in eighth place with seven points, its best performance to date.
Minardi records its only front-row start, Martini lining up next to Gerhard Berger's McLaren at the USA Grand Prix.
www.formula1.com /insight/team/10.html   (192 words)

  
 Sporting Life - F1 | Formula 1 News, Fernando Alonso, Kimi Raikkonen, Jenson Button, Felipe Massa, Ferrari, Renault, ...
The 2001 season marked another watershed for Minardi, as the withdrawal of a major sponsor at the end of the previous year left the team in difficult financial circumstances.
His plan was to retain Minardi's distinct character in the F1 paddock, while providing EFR personnel, technical expertise and financial stability to strengthen the team and markedly improve its overall competitiveness in the future.
That Minardi will once again be on the grid in 2005 - proof that rumours of their demise remain greatly exaggerated - is a testament to how formidable an opponent Stoddart is in the dog-eat-dog world of F1.
www.sportinglife.com /formula1/teams/minardi.html   (535 words)

  
 European Minardi
Stoddart's plan is to put the well-equipped Minardi operation at Faenza together with his own formidable European Formula Racing operation at Ledbury, in the UK, and slowly but surely mould the new team into a serious contender in the ultra-competitive world of Formula One.
From 1972 to 1974 Gian Carlo Minardi ran Scuderia del Passatore, achieving excellent results in Formula Italia: Giancarlo Martini was crowned runner-up in the 1972 championship and lifted the title in 1973.
It is a season in which the Minardi M282 BMW is not able to compete with the cars of the official Ralt-Honda and March-BMW teams.
www.atlasf1.com /news/2001/features/teams/minardi.html   (3370 words)

  
 Minardi to test Chinese star || Magic Minardi - Unofficial Minardi F1 News and Views
Minardi have confirmed that Chinese driver, Marchy Lee Ying-Kin, will participate in the team’s upcoming test at the Mugello circuit, on April 27 and 28.
Minardi Team Principal, Paul Stoddart, commented: "We have been keeping an eye on Marchy's progress for some time, and are pleased to be able to give him his first taste of Formula One performance next week.
Despite having Nissany on their books as a test driver, Minardi are one of only two eligible teams yet to take up the option of running a third car in Friday practice sessions at Grands Prix this year.
www.sportnetwork.net /main/s179/st71600.htm?fromrss=1   (347 words)

  
 Ananova - Sport - Minardi
Minardi boss Paul Stoddart fears potential third drivers could be priced out of the market because of the need to obtain a super licence before being allowed on the track.
Minardi team boss Paul Stoddart criticised the new back-to-back Formula One qualifying after rookie Gianmaria Buni failed to make it out of the garage for his second run.
Minardi have signed Bas Leinders as their test driver for the 2004 Formula One season.
www.ananova.com /sport/index.html?keywords=Minardi   (142 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Minardi team facing tax inquiry   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
FAENZA, Italy (AP) — The Minardi Formula One team, including its founder and namesake, is under investigation for possible tax evasion.
Gian Carlo Minardi, who helped found the small but popular Italian team in 1979, confirmed Wednesday that he and team accountant Stefano Sangiorgi were being investigated by tax authorities.
Minardi denies all the charges, which cover the period of 1993 to 1996, when he was principal owner.
www.usatoday.com /sports/motor/formula1/2001-06-27-minardi.htm   (176 words)

  
 Minardi Press Releases
Former Minardi team boss, Paul Stoddart, is expected to make his plans for a Champ Car team public this weekend.
The takeover of Minardi by Red Bull was always going to lead to staff changes at the Italian team as the plan from the start was for Scuderia Toro Rosso to have its chassis designed by Red Bull Racing in...
Former Minardi owner Paul Stoddart is selling rides in his fleet of eight two-seater F1 cars to the general public.
www.topix.net /formula1/minardi/pr   (1524 words)

  
 Grand Prix Racing - the whole story
Giancarlo knows he will never be an Enzo Ferrari or Frank Williams, but in his chest beats the heart of a true racer and it is that approach to the sport that has makes Grand Prix enthusiasts look upon the tiny Italian team with nothing but affection.
From a base near his Fiat dealership in Faenza, Minardi began running cars in Formula 2 with a Chevron chassis and a Ferrari engine.
It was useless and poort Martini was panned for being out of his depth although the blame for his failure rests solely with the car.
www.gpracing.net192.com /teams/114.cfm   (462 words)

  
 Sports: Fiorio leaves Minardi team over disagreement
He left because of a "lack of agreement relating to the strategic choices the team intended to carry out," Minardi said in a statement.
Minardi has not scored a point this season, joining Prost as the only teams of 11 to not have a top-six placement through 11 of 17 races.
Minardi broke a 64-race scoreless string last year and has one point from its past 102 races, dating to the 1994 British Grand Prix.
www.sptimes.com /News/081000/Sports/Fiorio_leaves_Minardi.shtml   (346 words)

  
 Minardi Club Montreal Activities
The Minardi Club Montreal is entering its 7th season.
The events started Wednesday when about 40 members attended the Open House at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve and were treated to a Minardi garage tour, to put it in perspective this was the only garage tour for any F1 club in Montreal.
Wednesday night was the 3rd Annual Grand Prix Dinner, in attendance this year were Gian Carlo Minardi founder of the team, both drivers Marc Gene and Gaston Mazzacane, Stefania Torelli (press attache) and Massimo Cusimano (sponsor liaison).
minardimontreal.tripod.com /activity.html   (842 words)

  
 Minardi Club Montreal
On Thursday June 9, the MCM honored the Minardi Team by giving out ballons to young and old alike, for a second year running.
After an absence in 2004, the annual meet and greet with our beloved Minardi F1 Team was back this year at the new Kart O Mania location, on the De La Savanne street.
Upon arrival and after a quick bite to eat and interview with the media, the Minardi Team was introduced to the members, followed by a press conference and a autograph-picture session.
www.minardiclubmontreal.com /Activities.aspx   (1214 words)

  
 MINARDI
Minardi make their Formula One debut in Brazil.
Minardi record their only front row start with Martini behind Gerhard Berger in America.
Minardi’s best finish of eighth with seven points in the Constructors’; World Championship.
www.guanwei.de /homeindex/formel1/teams/team/minardi.htm   (57 words)

  
 Minardi Club San Francisco - Supporting Minardi since 1999
Minardi Club San Francisco - Supporting Minardi since 1999
The University of Bologna will award Gian Carlo Minardi with a Honorary Doctorate in September.
Minardi is said to be proud of the honor!
www.minardiusa.com   (67 words)

  
 Minardi
In 1997 he formulated a plan to relaunch the team, of which he became the majority shareholder and chairman.
When the American project was aborted, he was assigned to the F1 department where he was soon appointed head and designed the 1987 car.
At the end of 1993 he returned to Ferrari, where was part of the technical staff up until the end of the 1997 season.
www.atlasf1.com /news/2000/features/launch/minardi.html   (2954 words)

  
 CNN.com - Baumgartner offered Minardi drive - Dec. 17, 2003
Minardi owner Paul Stoddart said he looked forward to welcoming Baumgartner to the fold.
Last weekend Minardi, the only team who failed to score a point in 2003, signed Italian Gianmaria Bruni, whom Stoddart described as "a new Formula One star in the making."
Faenza-based Minardi had Dutchman Jos Verstappen and Denmark's Nicolas Kiesa in their line-up at the end of the season and Stoddart had made overtures towards Verstappen about a seat in 2004.
edition.cnn.com /2003/SPORT/12/17/f1.minardi   (240 words)

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