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6 Nov 2006, 10:05 (Ref:1758850) | #1 | |
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Only a few more days before A1GP goes racing again so time to start the build-up and race thread I guess.
Interestingly I see that the USA have enlisted Ryan Hunter-Reay as their 'rookie' for this weekend - I was wondering what he was up to these days since losing his ChampCar ride. |
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Interesting, where did you hear that? He seemed to be a good peddler in Champcars. Any other news about driver lineups from your source then?
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6 Nov 2006, 10:56 (Ref:1758896) | #3 | |
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Just from the A1 USA blog: http://blog.a1teamusatv.com
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Sadly for Team Lebanon, Graham Rahal has decide to do no more A1GP and instead to concentrate on his Champ Car activities. Story here.
Fairuz Fauzy is coming back to Team Malaysia because they have changed the rules for those eligible for the rookie session on Friday morning. I hope this doesn't disrupt Alex Yoong's progress. |
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interesting that Ryan is in at USA.
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6 Nov 2006, 23:02 (Ref:1759521) | #7 | ||
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who is racing for Australia? is it Ian Dyk or Karl Reindler?as Briscoe is at Mexico with ChampCar.
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7 Nov 2006, 03:00 (Ref:1759623) | #10 | |
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ive read that zaugg is back for team RSA this weekend. should be interesting to see how he goes this time around, after his impressive drive in zandvoort.
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7 Nov 2006, 09:28 (Ref:1759738) | #11 | ||
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Nikos Zahos only for Greece this weekend, Kaitatzis is unavailable due to military service commitments
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7 Nov 2006, 10:28 (Ref:1759778) | #12 | ||
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Just talked with someone who checked out the track today, apparently it looks good but the layout is TIGHT. It is also cold there now, so with a dusty track, low temperatures and walls close by I wonder how many drivers will stick it in the wall on Friday morning.
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7 Nov 2006, 14:11 (Ref:1760037) | #13 | |
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By 'tight' does that mean really narrow? Sentul looked pretty narrow on TV yet the racing didn't suffer too much.
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8 Nov 2006, 02:51 (Ref:1760496) | #14 | ||
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I can't seem to find practice or qualifying times anywhere on the web site. Anyone know the times for Friday and Saturday?
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8 Nov 2006, 04:35 (Ref:1760510) | #15 | ||
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Rookie session starts at 11am local time on Friday, another practice session is at 2pm.
Qualifying on saturday is at 2pm, not sure what time the morning practice session is. Races are 11am and 3pm. |
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8 Nov 2006, 08:55 (Ref:1760635) | #16 | ||
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Live TV coverage on Skysports.6amGMT Sat & Sun.
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9 Nov 2006, 08:48 (Ref:1761412) | #18 | |
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Some more driver news: Wade Cunningham will be NZL's rookie, and Raphael Matos will race for Brazil this weekend.
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I would have thought Johnny Reid would qualify as a rookie under the new rules (assuming Matt Halliday is back in the cockpit for race duties), however great that Cunnigham gets his opportunity as well.
I went past the circuit this morning and all the walls were in place and they were finishing the catch fencing. By the afternoon roads were closed off and the work seemed to be finished. Tomorrow morning the road cars and bicycles will give way to A1GP cars...The track does seem narrow but no more so than Surfers Paradise Champcar circuit for example. A1GP has been covered in the print media here and Beijing TV have been interviewing the China drivers and seat holder for the last hour that I've had the TV on. Plenty of people should therefore know about it so hopefully will be a sellout for a great weekend of racing. |
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Australia Karl Reindler Ian Dyk* Brazil Tuka Rocha Raphael Matos* Canada James Hinchcliffe* China Congfu Cheng* Czech Republic Tomas Enge Jaroslav Janis* France Loic Duval* Nicolas Lapierre Germany Nico Hülkenberg* Great Britain Oliver Jarvis* India Armaan Ebrahim Indonesia Ananda Mikola Moreno Soeprapto* Ireland Michael Devaney John O’Hara* Italy Enrico Toccacelo Michele Rugolo* Lebanon Alex Khateeb* Khalil Beschir Basil Shaaban Malaysia Alex Yoong Fairuz Fauzy* Mexico Salvador Duran Netherlands Jeroen Bleekemolen Renger van der Zande* New Zealand Wade Cunningham* Matt Halliday Pakistan Nur Ali* Singapore Christian Murchison* South Africa Adrian Zaugg* Alan van der Merwe Switzerland Neel Jani Marcus Fassler* USA Philip Giebler Ryan Hunter-Reay* |
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10 Nov 2006, 08:42 (Ref:1762471) | #21 | ||
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Not a great start, the morning sessions cancelled to address track issues.
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Day's running has been abandoned! Someone designed the hairpin too tight and the cars can't make it round the corner... oh dear.
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/55576 |
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10 Nov 2006, 10:21 (Ref:1762562) | #24 | ||
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It was an absolute farce. They tried to run the practice session twice but on each occasion on the first lap more than one car failed to make the hairpin and blocked the track. In the paddock all of the teams were shaking their heads and saying 'what a joke".
Hopefully Chinese motorsport authorities will finally put aside their false pride and be embarrased enough to realise that they should use expert consultants and cannot do everything on their own. The vast majority of people in both F1 and A1 hate China. I hate to think what the Olympics will be like if they keep stuffing up like this... Sadly the A1GP ticketing department don't get high marks either. After buying a three day ticket almost a month ago it only got delivered last night. Not only that, it was only valid for Sunday! I was not amused to turn up at the circuit today and not be able to get in, have no idea where to go or how to find the right gates. Put two monkeys together and you get a circus I suppose! On a brighter note I very easily walked into the paddock and got lots of great shots (after being fed up at not being able to get to the grandstand where I was supposed to be!). Will share some images later. |
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Thanks kiwi for the first hand info,sounds like this could be a worse foul up than the loose manhole covers at Shanghai DTM?
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