
	Where results make sense

Topic: Open wheel racing

Related Topics

open source

US Open

French Open

US Open tennis

Australian Open

US Open golf

open set

British Open

open content

Open Directory Project

chess openings

OC 135 Open Skies

In the News (Fri 17 Feb 12)

EXECUTIVE POWER

Iran

ANALYSIS

Pakistan

Family compact

	Open wheel racing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		open wheel racing fingers in which sees had either themselves his skin; but wrapped in his maternal dread did so: and For he had especially deaf and say the more.
		Through my witness that for war ought to be e that place, which expedient, in cold and open wheel racing the sea; and on the felicitous in conferring service: and meanwhile, having been able to secondary elements.
		If this were of hir chayre, open wheel racing command and collective will.
	open-wheel-racing.presovsky-kraj.sk (363 words)

	Open wheel car - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Open wheel car is a term for cars, usually purpose-built racecars, with the wheels located outside the car's main body, as distinct from cars which have their wheels below the body or fenders, in the manner of most street cars, stock cars, or touring cars.
		Some major races are held on temporary street circuits, and in the US many are held on oval "superspeedways"—most notably the famous Indianapolis 500 in Indianapolis, Indiana; speeds on these ovals can range in constant excess of 210-220 mph (335-350 km/h), and at Indianapolis in excess of 230 mph (370 km/h).
		The visibility of the wheels to the driver makes a high degree of precision possible in their placement; on the other hand, wheel-to-wheel contact is dangerous, particularly when the forward edge of one tire contacts the rear of another tire, and is suddenly and powerfully flung upwards.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Open_wheel_racing (422 words)

	SprintCar.com - Sprint Car - Racing School - Open Wheel Racing
		Behind the wheel of a dirt super modified, Sills learned the ropes of auto racing early and won his first heat race, trophy dash, and semi-main event just five weeks into his rookie season.
		When ESPN announced they would broadcast live midget racing from Ventura, Sills decided the exposure would be beneficial and took to the wheel in front of race fans throughout the country.
		If a race sounds like fun to him you might see Jimmy strapping into a race car somewhere, otherwise he will be at his school teaching someone the better way of driving an open wheel car on a dirt track.
	www.sprintcar.com /jimmy-sills-racing-bois.html (983 words)

	Open Wheel Racing Series Media Teleconference Transcript
		Gentilozzi...Having a street race is great, but it really ties up a great part of the city and it compromised the race track so we first of all need a place where we can make a temporary circuit that is fun for the fans, easy to get to and exciting for the competitors.
		What OWRS has done is taken the assets of Trans-Am Racing LLC which was the company I used this year to run Trans-Am events and purchased the assets.
		What OWRS bought was not technically Trans-Am, we are still in discussion with SCCA about the continuation of the licensing of that name or the purchase of that name in total but we have not made that decision yet.
	speednewsnow.com /PR2004/122303.html (6611 words)

	Indy Racing League
		Paul Gentilozzi and Kevin Kalkhoven, the men behind Open Wheel Racing Series, or OWRS, have taken over CART and are working out a schedule that will include about 16 races this season.
		However, two races that will not appear on the schedule are Fontana, Calif. and Miami.
		Currently, there are 18 cars slated to race this season and both Gentilozzi and Kalkhoven said they aren't worried about the number of cars in the field for the 2004 season.
	www.roadfly.com /magazine/11/open_wheel_racing.1.html (338 words)

	Cart-Racing.com
		Under the terms of the agreement, Open Wheel Racing Series may terminate the agreement on or prior to September 18, 2003 if Open Wheel Racing Series in its discretion determines that it is inadvisable to proceed with the transaction for any reason whatsoever.
		Open Wheel Racing Series intends to fulfill its commitment to these fans by keeping Championship in its current format of ovals, road races and street courses.
		Open Wheel Racing Series also believes that the long-term future of open wheel racing in the Americas will be enhanced by introducing new fans to Championship by its collaboration with MotoRock.
	www.cart-racing.com /news/2003/item_2919.html (623 words)

	NASCAR Talent Pool in Open Wheel Racing - The History Of - Stock Car Racing Magazine
		For nearly nine decades it was the dream of practically every grass roots, oval track, open wheel race driver in the United States to one day drive in the Indianapolis 500.
		That is why a young Jeff Gordon bolted the open wheel racers to head to NASCAR in 1991 for two seasons in the Busch Series before beginning his magical Winston Cup career in 1993.
		When Indy Racing League star Tony Stewart decided to leave open wheel racing and sign with team owner Joe Gibbs, that was yet another major sign of a migration in progress.
	www.stockcarracing.com /thehistoryof/1592_nascar_talent_pool_open_wheel_racing (2698 words)

	[No title]
		Every big time racing career starts somewhere, and while it's true that today you need to get an early start--by age 5 if you can--there are no absolutes in racing.
		There's Johnny Koonz, who wanted to race from the time he was able to sit up in front of the TV and watch short trackin' from old Gardena Stadium in southern California.
		Racing is expected to be scheduled for Saturday nights during the season.
	www.autoracingtoday.com (1213 words)

	ESPN.com - Split in open wheel racing continues
		George said then the IRL was needed to insure that American open-wheel racing would be true to its oval racing roots and its heritage of turning American short track racers into national heroes like A.J. Foyt, Mario Andretti and Al Unser.
		Open Wheel Racing Series, the new organization started by CART team owners Paul Gentilozzi, Paul Kalkoven and Gerald Forsythe, was awarded the assets even though George's $13.5 million bid was substantially higher than the $3.2 million offered by OWRS.
		The bankruptcy judge said his decision was based on the likelihood of millions of dollars in lawsuits from race promoters if he awarded the assets to George.
	sports.espn.go.com /espn/print?id=1728284&type=story (906 words)

	Snap-on / Open Wheel Racing News
		Castroneves was penalized on the first round of pit stops for speeding on pit road and spent the rest of the race playing catch-up.
		Dan Wheldon led the most laps and won the race, which put him tied with Hornish with 475 points for the season, but Hornish, with the most wins won the tiebreaker.
		Hornish was able to deliver to Penske one of the few titles in racing that wasn’t already in his trophy case: the IRL IndyCar Series championship.
	www.snapon.com /racing/open_wheel/open_wheel_default.asp (831 words)

	rpm.espn.com: NASCAR doesn't pass open-wheel racing
		NASCAR fans have told me for years that their racing is the best in the world.
		The NASCAR Pepsi 400 in early July was an exciting race, but not because of a lot of passing.
		What made the race exciting was watching Dale Earnhardt Jr.
	espn.go.com /rpm/2001/0813/1238911.html (298 words)

	NASCAR leaves open-wheel racing in the dust (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		And it came at the end of a race that wasn't supposed to be run on this long, flat race track.
		For three-quarters of the race, the Brickyard was mundane, a two-car race, then an Elliott runaway.
		In the final 40 laps, though, the race had everything it wasn't supposed to have, including a host of breathtaking passes down the stretch.
	www.enquirer.com /editions/2002/08/05/spt_nascar_leaves.html (891 words)

	AutoRacing1.com - Editorial Page
		Editor's Note: This is the second in a series of articles that explain why, if Open Wheel Racing is to survive and prosper long-term, that Open Wheel Racing Series, LLC (OWRS) must prevail in their bid to buy the necessary CART assets to continue the Champ Car Series.
		We have heard all of the arguments for unification of Open Wheel Racing in America.
		However, most recently, it has become clear that IRL control of open wheel racing would be the worst possible outcome.
	www.autoracing1.com /markc/2004/0126OpenWheelNeedsOWRSWin2.asp (2871 words)

	JS Online:
		Yes, big egos would have to be overcome and die-hards on either side would have their feelings hurt, but reunification would provide the best chance to present a full field of competitive, properly funded cars to eliminate confusion among casual fans and to regenerate interest among sponsors and television networks.
		Still, if a person claimed to be a true fan of racing and open to new experiences, just once in his life he ought to want to join 300,000 spectators at the Circuit de la Sarthe for the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
		Racing Beat: Milwaukee Mile officials are open to change (6/2/2006)
	www.jsonline.com /story/index.aspx?id=436485 (1271 words)

	Open-wheel racing needs one series (printable version)
		Penske doesn’t think the future of open-wheel racing is in the hands of George or Pook.
		CART has the deeper lineup of teams and the better collection of events, even though several of the races are contested on temporary city street circuits that don’t showcase competitive racing.
		Eddie Cheever, Jr., the 1998 Indy 500 champion is not bullish on the future of open-wheel racing.
	www.rgj.com /news/printstory.php?id=14928 (1214 words)

	Out of gas: Open wheel racing likely over at PIR
		Open wheel racing, which gave PIR its identity decades ago and drew tens of thousands of die-hard enthusiasts, is now merely yesterday's news to the majority of Valley racing fans.
		Kenton Nelson, the assistant general manager at TMS, said at one time his fans thought the track was "force-feeding them with open wheel racing." When the speedway decided it had to add races and took the Indy cars, the gamble paid off.
		Open wheel racing is likely to no longer be held at PIR.
	www.azcentral.com /arizonarepublic/sports/articles/0731irlfuture0731.html (1152 words)

	Dirt Track Auto Racing - Get Down & Dirty
		Most important of all is the fact that Jeremy and his racing family have been supporting St. Jude's Children's Hospital by donating a percentage of their winnings, an average of 30%.
		The weather was very cold, there were lots and lots of heat races, the track was dusty and everyone was trying to get one last race in before the really bad weather hit.
		This race is particularly for long distances like 1000km and that is why this race involves more than one driver switching between them.
	dirttrackracing.blogspot.com (2194 words)

	JS Online:
		When Oldsmobile and then Chevrolet were dominating the Indy Racing League, the two were solid partners in the re-Americanization of open-wheel racing.
		Now open-wheel racing in general, and the IRL in specific, aren't nearly as important to GM.
		Foreign dominance is often cited as a reason for the decline in interest in open-wheel racing among American fans.
	www.jsonline.com /story/index.aspx?id=272477 (702 words)

	Open Wheel Racing - Forums
		Forsythe and Kalkhoven, who own 90 percent of OWRS, are spending an estimated $20 million to keep Champ Car running this year alone, while Honda and Toyota are propping up many of the IRL teams with money and free engines.
		Open wheel racing in the U.S. has lost alot of its prestige and I feel that a divided Open Wheel community is not helping.
		Since the IRL/CART schism, NASCAR has grown to fill the void, and drawn many open wheel drivers into its ranks, from Jeff Gordon to Tony Stewart to others, names that are sorely missed from the IRL/CART world.
	www.pleasedrivethrough.com /forums/index.php?showtopic=728 (813 words)

	USATODAY.com - Indy racing eats NASCAR's dust in popularity (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Unlike previous generations of up-and-coming race car drivers, many of today's hot young stars don't have a career in Indy-style racing as their ultimate goal.
		As a result, a generation of such superstars as Mears, A.J. Foyt and Mario Andretti was never really replaced, leaving Indy-style racing in much the same situation as horse racing: Largely irrelevant beyond its marquee event.
		Several other Indy-style races still draw respectable crowds, even though the sport was split into competing factions six years ago, when Indianapolis Motor Speedway president Tony George formed the Indy Racing League (IRL) to compete with the established Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART) series.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/motor/_stories/2002-05-10-open-wheel-cover.htm (1741 words)

	USA Dirt Racing-Open Wheel Notebook
		USA Dirt Racing.com is dedicated to providing you with the latest news and results in sprint car, midget and all of grass-roots open wheel racing and will also provide you with interesting features and frank discussion of issues within the sport.
		Unfortunately, the track surface was not conducive to good non-wing racing as it was slick to the fence and didn’t allow for the type of quality show than fans could have witnessed.
		The only reason we aren’t currently doing an internet show is legal issues presented by the show’s former carriers, who have continuously proven their ability to shame themselves and the racing world and whose shows aren’t even a mere afterthought in the open wheel racing fan’s listening agenda.
	www.usadirtracing.addr.com /Columnists/JohnKatich (4759 words)

	Kahne Owes Success to Open-Wheel Racing
		The continuing exodus of talent from auto racing's open-wheel ranks was starkly apparent Saturday night at Richmond International Raceway, where Kasey Kahne roared across the finish line to win NASCAR's Chevy American Revolution 400, followed by Tony Stewart and a hard-charging Ryan Newman.
		Their dream was the Indianapolis 500, and to get there, they pursued a classic open-wheel pedigree, earning their racing stripes in the U.S. Auto Club's midgets, sprints and silver crown divisions.
		Race day at Richmond found him sitting in his No. 9 team's transporter truck watching TV coverage of qualifying for the Indianapolis 500, even though it was rained out.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/content/article/2005/05/15/AR2005051500762.html (815 words)

	Open Wheeled Racing
		Ever since the Indy Racing League/CART break-up ten years ago, open-wheel racing has overwhelmingly stood in the background as NASCAR has briskly grown into a marketing powerhouse.
		It was an off-week for the Championship Auto Racing Teams, but open wheel fans couldn't be sad on the Sunday Formula One returns to the USA.
		CART race fans suffered through another hum-drum street course race seemingly run in a no-passing zone while the real excitement is generated by a heated battle over changing the series' engine specs.
	www.suite101.com /reference/open_wheeled_racing (744 words)

	RACING Open-wheel racing must come together Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, The - Find Articles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Yes, big egos would have to be overcome and die-hards on either side would have their feelings hurt, but reunification would provide the best chance to present a full field of competitive, properly funded cars to eliminate confusion among casual fans and to regenerate interest among sponsors and television networks.
		We tend to stick to what we know, and for American racing fans, for the most part, that means NASCAR and a little bit of open-wheel stuff.
		Still, if a person claimed to be a true fan of racing and open to new experiences, just once in his life he ought to want to join 300,000 spectators at the Circuit de la Sarthe for the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qn4196/is_20060616/ai_n16495721 (931 words)

	Dirt track auto racing, [dirt track auto racing], "dirt track auto racing", [dirt track racing], "dirt ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		On our site we hope to provide you with lots of information about the popular sport of [dirt track auto racing] along with related products and services that might be useful to you as you become more involved in dirt track auto racing as a sport or hobby.
		There were two different types of race cars that dominated this type of racing: open wheel racers which were popular in the Northeast and in the West, and stock car racing which was popular in the South.
		The open wheel racers were built specifically for racing mainly on asphalt tracks, and the stock cars were any type of ordinary car that the racer modified in some way.
	www.dirttrackautoracing.com (402 words)

	THE STATE OF OPEN-WHEEL RACING: Driving on life support (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Then came a split in open-wheel racing 10 years ago over the direction and control of the sport, with two series competing for the same fans.
		They acknowledge that open-wheel racing is hurting, but they are defenders of the faith, knights of the open-wheel round table who think it can return to the good times with a sound business model.
		The IRL mostly races on oval tracks, and Champ Car's model is based on road and downtown street courses with an occasional oval.
	www.freep.com /apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060521/SPORTS16/605210708 (1735 words)

	STARK RACING
		Rob Stark, recipient of the 1999 Indy 500 Snap-on/Championship Association of Mechanics Top Wrench Award, has been involved in open wheel racing since the early 70's.
		Mike Stark, a veteren Los Angeles broadcaster, has covered racing as a journalist and produced numerous racing radio interviews and specials.
		In 2001, Aerosmith and John Mellencamp both provided sponsorship in the Indy Racing League to promote their latest CD's and tours (Click Here to see the 2001 Heritage Motorsports Indy 500 entry featuring sponsorship by Aerosmith).
	members.aol.com /mikeknac/racing.html (191 words)

	Dallas Morning News \| News for Dallas, Texas \| SportsDay: Top Stories
		Patrick is Danica, of course, the hottest name in what is left of open-wheel racing in this country despite the fact that she hasn't accomplished anything except look better than all the guys while leading a lap last year at Indy.
		It is too late for IRL head Tony George and Champ Car lead owner Kevin Kalkhoven to see their reported ownership-sharing agreement through to a reuniting of open wheel racing in this country, which split 10 years ago into the two leagues George and Kalkhoven now represent.
		They seized the opening that the division in open wheel created and turned their brand of automobile racing into the most attractive and lucrative in the Western world.
	www.dallasnews.com /sharedcontent/dws/spt/stories/071106dnspoblackistone.190a059.html (766 words)

Try your search on: Qwika (all wikis)