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  U.S. Grand Prix: Scott Speed Brings Patriotic Flavor to Holiday Weekend Race   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Scott Speed, 23, is the first U.S.-born driver to secure a Formula 1 ride since Michael Andretti in 1993 and the first to race in an American round of the Grand Prix series since Eddie Cheever finished third at Phoenix in 1989.
Speed took part in practice sessions for last year's U.S. Grand Prix as a test driver for Red Bull Racing, but this year he's an entrant with a second team under the energy drink's banner.
But Speed comes to Indianapolis on the heels of a 10th-place finish last week in Montreal, and in his third Grand Prix, at Australia, he notched an 8th-place finish — good enough for a single point — until a post-race penalty set him back one spot to 9th.
www.edmunds.com /insideline/do/News/articleId=115976   (379 words)

  
  SPEED RACER   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Speed and his good college friends, Violet Morris and J.T. Jasxon all would get together every Monday night to watch the top wrestling promotions of the time and their TV shows, wishing they could be a part of it.
Speed's stable had been pared down to 5, but this was for the best and for months, they wrestled WHCW undercard matches as all members, none of whom were vets of the squared circle, honed their skills.
Speed worked his way up the rankings there along with the British team, the Warriors Of Eternity, who were part of his Legion, and between the EEMWF and TWD over the next year, Speed had gained the bulk of his career title victories.
agw.freeservers.com /speed.htm   (3259 words)

  
 Speed tries to become America's next big racing star   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Scott Speed lounged in the gated confines of the Formula One paddock, flirting with the throngs of young women jockeying for position around him, then turning to share a joke with driver David Coulthard.
Speed won the first competition and was relocated to Austria, where he's been living and training in F-1's junior ranks.
Scott Speed is trying to become the first American to compete in Formula One, the most popular racing series in the world, since Michael Andretti in 1993.
www.azcentral.com /sports/speed/articles/0617speed0617.html   (850 words)

  
 Scott Speed - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Speed's career started at the age of 10 in karting, his stint there lasting from 1993 until 2000.
Speed was later promoted to first driver for the team, and ended the season third place in the driver championship standings behind Heikki Kovalainen.
Scott Speed at the 2006 Malaysian Grand Prix.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Scott_Speed   (701 words)

  
 Manteca's Scott Speed Begins Formula One Career This Weekend
Speed began his open-wheel racing career at the Jim Russell Racing School, which is based at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, and will drive this season in F1 for Scuderia Toro Rosso.
Speed was discovered at Infineon Raceway in 2003 at the Red Bull American Formula One Driver Search by legendary driver Danny Sullivan, who is also a Jim Russell Racing School graduate.
Speed was also a test driver for the Red Bull Racing Formula One team in 2005.
www.theautochannel.com /news/2006/03/08/000105.html   (616 words)

  
 GruntDoc: Scott Speed in Formula 1
This year, it's Scott Speed driving for Scuderia Toro Rosso (horrible Flash site).
I was thinking about that while watching a procession of the country flags before the race (yes, the US flag was there), and then wondered how crowds will react listening to the National Anthem should he wind up on the podium (okay, that won't happen given the car, but it makes an interesting wonderment).
Speed has the ideal scenario now - getting valuable F1 experience, but in a lowly team so the pressure to perform is low.
www.gruntdoc.com /2006/03/scott_speed_in.html   (505 words)

  
 Scott Speed - Formula One Blog
A report on speedtv.com is claiming that Scott Speed was assaulted by Toro Rosso boss Franz Tost after the early departure of both of the teams’ cars in today’s European Grand Prix.
Scott Speed Confirmed With Toro Rosso For 2007
Scott got some laps in the car during testing in Bahrain on Saturday but he was the slowest of all 16 drivers there.
www.f1newstoday.com /blogit/category/scott-speed   (477 words)

  
 Scott Speed ENVY Racebook : MobileWhack.com
VoodooPC who are known for their marvelous customized high end PCs today managed an industry coup by signing on Scott Speed, America's No 1 Formula 1 race car driver.
The Scott Speed ENVY Racebook (notebook) and the Scott Speed OMEN Racing Simulator (desktop) is no ordinary piece of equipment and incorporates all the latest technologies out there.
"Scott has triumphed against the odds and risen to become a serious contender in the high performance Formula 1 racing circuit, similar to the way Voodoo has emerged as a leader in the high performance PC market," said Rahul Sood, president, VoodooPC.
www.mobilewhack.com /reviews/scott_speed_envy_racebook.html   (394 words)

  
 Scott Speed - Planet-F1 News - from planet-f1.com
Scott Speed is taking steps to join the NASCAR series next year after announcing he'll run in the ARCA race at Talladega Superspeedway.
Scott Speed won't be driving for Red Bull's NASCAR Nextel Cup team next season, according to team director Elton Sawyer.
Although Scott Speed won't be in F1 next season, the American could remain part of the Red Bull family racing in States.
www.planet-f1.com /drivers/scott_speed/0,18992,,00.html   (267 words)

  
 Formula One Formula One, Scott Speed, AUTO RACING - CBS SportsLine.com
MONTREAL -- Scott Speed became the first American since 1993 to drive a Formula One car when he tested for the Red Bull Racing team Friday at the Canadian Grand Prix.
Speed, a 22-year-old from Manteca, Calif., participated in both of Friday's practice sessions in a third Red Bull car that is sent out onto the track for testing purposes.
Speed was 15th in the first practice session, then had trouble in the second when he spun halfway through to end his day in the car.
cbs.sportsline.com /autoracing/story/8552313/rss   (741 words)

  
 SPEEDtv.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Speed has a good chance of being RBR's third driver in all GP Fridays next year.
The Red Bull Racing team confirmed that Californian Scott Speed will be one of the team’s official drivers beginning next year, marking the first time an American driver has had a full-time contract with a Formula 1 squad since Michael Andretti’s 1993 stint with McLaren.
It remains to be seen whether Speed will be RBR’s third driver - thus getting to perform in every GP Friday - but it is believed that whoever loses the Christian Klien versus Vitantonio Liuzzi battle to partner Coulthard will not be kept by the squad.
www.speedtv.com /articles/auto/formulaone/19273   (430 words)

  
 Speedarena Forums: Scott Speed poised to be next American F1 driver....
Scott Speed poised to be next American F1 driver....
Scott Speed - who will turn 22 on 24 January - won the 2002 Red Bull Driver Search programme and is now a member of the Red Bull Junior Team.
Louis MO Re: Scott Speed poised to be next American F1 driver....
forums.speedarena.com /zerothread?id=1692664   (614 words)

  
 AskMen.com - Scott Speed
Scott Speed is the first American in Formula One since Michael Andretti.
Speed has the innate ability to come out on top and has proved so virtually every step of the way.
Speed started karting at the age of 10 and accumulated seven national titles from 1993 to 2000.
www.askmen.com /men/celeb_profiles_sports_60/69_scott_speed.html   (470 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Speed to test F1 car before Canadian, U.S. grands prix   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Scott Speed will be the test driver for Red Bull Racing before Formula One races this month in Montreal and Indianapolis.
Speed, who also tested an F1 car in Spain three months ago, will be the team's test driver during the Canadian Grand Prix on June 10-12 and the U.S. Grand Prix at Indianapolis the next week.
Speed, of Manteca, Calif., is competing this season for Red Bull in the new GP2 series, the F1 developmental program, and currently is second in the point standings.
www.usatoday.com /sports/motor/formula1/2005-06-03-speed-test_x.htm   (419 words)

  
 Scott Speed - Página 1 » F1 al día « Actualidad Fórmula 1: carreras GP, escuderías, pilotos, Fernando Alonso
Speed competirá en la Nascar con Red Bull
Scott Speed cuenta que Tost le pegó, y estalla
Scott Speed ha reventado del todo, y ya no aguanta más la situación en Toro Rosso.
www.f1aldia.com /cat/33-1.html   (765 words)

  
 Sport: The Fall And Rise Of Scott Speed - - Car and Driver - October 2005
Asked why he is immediately so fast on new tracks, a Scott Speed signature, he smiles and says, "I play the video games of all the tracks.
On Scott Speed's future, cyclist Hinshaw draws the analogy of American Tour de France racer Greg LeMond.
Scott Speed is the first American in decades to dive deep into the F1 mix.
www.caranddriver.com /features/9976/sport-the-fall-and-rise-of-scott-speed-page4.html   (683 words)

  
 Scott Speed takes testrole with Red Bull Racing - F1Technical.net   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Scott Speed is America's most promising Formula One hope for the future.
Scott Speed began his career like many other motorsport drivers, behind the wheel of a kart.
Scott's role will be very important as the team develops next year.
www.f1technical.net /news/882   (551 words)

  
 SPEEDtv.com
In fact, Speed’s wages are another point of contention, as some insiders claim he is one of the highest-paid men in F1 today, earning somewhere near an eight-figure dollar salary.
Speed’s own manager is part of his LB entourage, which also includes his pretty live-in girlfriend, perhaps another manifestation of his down-to-earth persona: How many other young F1 stars share a home with a girl in a small mountain city?
Scott Speed’s first F1 point quickly became a point of contention as the Californian was penalized 25 seconds — for allegedly passing David Coulthard under yellow — after finishing eighth in the Australian Grand Prix, only the third race of his F1 career.
sc1.att.mindcomet.net /articles/auto/formulaone/24002   (1150 words)

  
 F1 News: Scott Speed: Quick With The Lip
Scott Speed's loss of his first F1 championship point and fining by the FIA stewards after the Melbourne race is common knowledge.
Has Speed portrayed himself as a “ugly American”, no not really, he has just shot his mouth off without thinking, I have not read anything in the media or on the web where nationality has come into it.
Speed won’t be the first or last rookie to let his emotions run high, if any bad publicity comes from this it will be directed at Speed not the nation of his birth.
www.fastmachines.com /archives/f1/003595.php   (1606 words)

  
 Scott Speed Bio - RacerWeek Forums   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Scott began his career behind the wheel of a kart, like so many other open wheel professionals.
With Scott's talent and natural ability, he caught the eye of the 2003 Red Bull American F1 Driver search and was quickly selected to compete in the run offs.
Later that year, Scott was given the opportunity to test with the Red Bull Cheever IRL Racing team and contributed valuable feedback.
www.racerweek.com /forum/showthread.php?t=137   (470 words)

  
 Speed of Thought...
At low speeds, the turbojet did most of the work; at high speed the turbojet throttled back and the ramjet took over.
Scott Reed, a spokesman for the Yavapai County Sheriff's Office, said the medical examiner's office will determine who was on the plane.
TOLEDO, Ohio - A teenager who put her bra on a car antenna before it flew off and led to a highway accident will be charged with littering, a prosecutor said.
homepage.mac.com /sbooneaz/iblog   (4910 words)

  
 VoodooPC Gaming PCs, Luxury PCs, Notebook PCs, and Entertainment PCs
Scott Speed has seemingly appeared out of nowhere, overcame colossal personal difficulties, and kicked some serious ass to become America's newest and only hope at a Formula 1 Championship since 1993.
Scott Speed isn't the only one with powerful equipment to back him up.
Scott Speed and Voodoo operate within different worlds but have more in common than anyone might believe.
www.voodoopc.com /promo.aspx?promoID=7   (301 words)

  
 pitpass - the latest, hottest F1 & A1GP news
Although he never won any rounds of the championship, Scott was a regular visitor to the podium, eventually finishing third in the title race behind Nico Rosberg and Heikki Kovalainen.
Following another short but successful test in early June, it was announced that Scott would drive the third car in the Friday free practice sessions at both the Canadian and United States Grands Prix, the first American to drive an F1 car 'in anger' for a decade.
Over the winter, Scott added to his CV by taking part in a number of rounds of the inaugural A1 Grand Prix series, his best result being fourth in the Feature Race at Estoril.
www.pitpass.com /src/drivers/speed.php   (913 words)

  
 Scott Speed to test Red Bull F1 in Spain on Thursday - FerrariChat.com
I just read on F1-live, Scott Speed was the fastest, outpacing both williams cars and Neel Jani, but Jani got to test in the morning whereas Scott Speed testing in the afternoon.
As I said in an earlier thread, Scott is the real deal, I raced with him in 2001 (Russell Racing Series) and nobody could touch him, he was amazing.
I have talked to Scott about it and he was blown away too how well that guy can drive.
www.ferrarichat.com /forum/showthread.php?t=52878   (961 words)

  
 Road and Track Magazine - Web Exclusive: Scott Speed Interview (0/0)
In just a few short year's, California-born Scott Speed has gone from
Driving for the Squadra Toro Rosso team - Italian for "Team Red Bull," Scott has had a solid first year, often outshinning his vastly more experienced teammate, the highly-rated Vitantonio Liuzzi.
Scott allowed us to ride shotgun with him as he drove from the U.S. GP speedway back to his hotel after Saturday qualifying to talk about Formula 1, life in Europe and his future.
www.roadandtrack.com /article.asp?section_id=34&article_id=3907   (145 words)

  
 F1 News > The future of Scott Speed - Grandprix.com
This is good news for the boys in GP2 and already Adam Carroll is under contract to BAR, Heikki Kovalainen is a Renault-contracted driver, Nico Rosberg is testing for Williams.
Scott Speed is also contracted to Red Bull but the team has no job for him and we hear that Speed may have decided that his contract with Red Bull is no longer valid and that he is now available to other teams.
The big question is whether the American is going out on his own to see what offers come his way or whether he has a better offer already.
www.grandprix.com /ns/ns15236.html   (556 words)

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