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Old 21 Sep 2005, 01:09 (Ref:1412744)   #1
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Grand Am - Watkins Glen 250
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-No Bell Motorsports Doran Pontiac. Budget Concerns
-Michael McDowell Suspended for rough driving, Michael Valiente will replace him for this race
-Bas Leinders in the Team Tuttle / SAMAX Pontiac Riley

Race is Saturday, since Grand-Am is sharing the weekend with IRL
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Old 21 Sep 2005, 15:36 (Ref:1413170)   #2
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other interesting notes for this weekend's race:

-New GT chassis (with Pontiac Grand Am body)
-Factory Porsche driver Patrick Long in a Ford-powered DP
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Old 22 Sep 2005, 16:40 (Ref:1414145)   #3
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Terry Borcheller will also now be driving in the #15 Bingham Riley replacing Binghim himself.
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Old 22 Sep 2005, 20:59 (Ref:1414310)   #4
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looks like the Grand Am hasnt turned a wheel yet
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Old 22 Sep 2005, 23:08 (Ref:1414387)   #5
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"looks like the Grand Am hasnt turned a wheel yet"

bnc, wha duz that mean???
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Old 22 Sep 2005, 23:52 (Ref:1414403)   #6
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The new Canadian Pontiac Grand Am of course!!


quite the looker
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Old 22 Sep 2005, 23:55 (Ref:1414404)   #7
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Old 23 Sep 2005, 00:53 (Ref:1414426)   #8
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So it's at least there, even if it missed the first practice.
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Old 23 Sep 2005, 03:52 (Ref:1414489)   #9
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Im hoping it didnt get disallowed from tech, as it appears it is in tech in the pictures.
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Old 23 Sep 2005, 13:52 (Ref:1414876)   #10
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Hmm, the Pontiac Grand-Am was entirely missing from the T&S this morning. Hopefully someone will fill us in as to why.

T&S also reports that practice this morning was cut short by heavy rain, fog and no visibility. Cars only got a few laps in. Wonder how the IRL boys (and girl, can't forget the girl) are doing.
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two more races named to the schedule next year as well: Mid-Ohio and Laguna Seca (with a 3 year commitment). Two more 06' dates to be announced today.
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Old 23 Sep 2005, 14:59 (Ref:1414922)   #12
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Ah, a little birdy said the Grand-Am did fail in saftey tech inspection.
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Old 23 Sep 2005, 15:11 (Ref:1414933)   #13
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enough so to keep it from racing tomorrow?
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Old 23 Sep 2005, 15:42 (Ref:1414952)   #14
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I suppose there's a welder somewhere around Watkins Glen, but it does sound done for the weekend.
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Old 23 Sep 2005, 16:32 (Ref:1414985)   #15
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two more races named to the schedule next year as well: Mid-Ohio and Laguna Seca (with a 3 year commitment). Two more 06' dates to be announced today.
the two more announced dates: 2 rounds of Watkins Glen for next year?
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Old 23 Sep 2005, 16:47 (Ref:1414996)   #16
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not sure, most likely I guess. IMHO 3 races at the Glen is 1 too many.
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Old 23 Sep 2005, 18:11 (Ref:1415024)   #17
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well the 6hr is yet to be announced, but the NASCAR weekend is now DP only
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Old 23 Sep 2005, 18:23 (Ref:1415035)   #18
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official announcment for the Glen dates for 2006

6 hr race with IRL weekend , June 4th

DP only round with Nascar in August

http://www.grandamerican.com/News/Article.asp?ID=5108

thats now 8 events announced. (7 for each class, since DP will be running the Glen, where GT will be doing Lime Rock). So can we at least expect 7 more, if not more? if so, which tracks would they be?

Homestead
California
Mont Tremblant
Barber
Phoenix
VIR
Mexico

those are the ones that are on the schedule this year. i think all of those will stay.. Im still hoping that they will add Road America for next year... fingers crossed!
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Old 23 Sep 2005, 18:32 (Ref:1415040)   #19
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Don't forget Indy!
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The new Canadian Pontiac Grand Am of course!!


quite the looker
Is this a silhouette car (like the Mazda)? The car looks not bad.
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Don't forget Indy!
Indy? where did that come from? would it be a support race to the USGP or Brickyard 400 or something?
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Old 23 Sep 2005, 20:06 (Ref:1415080)   #22
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The only way they could do Indy is to do it with the USGP...it takes the IMS Staff two weeks to convert the place properly to the road course configuration...

and IMS has announced that the USGP next year will be held July 2....doesn't that interfere with the 2nd Daytona race that is held in conjunction with the Firecracker (I mean Pepsi) 400???

and that would follow Mid-Ohio by only one week.....

Not that anyone shows up to watch Grand Am, anyway....

Don't hold your breath waiting on that announcement....
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Indy? where did that come from? would it be a support race to the USGP or Brickyard 400 or something?
Indy was just a half-joke. It's one of the favorite topics of speculation since Grand-Am is sharing weekends with the IRL and Tony George made some mention about possibly running a DP in the Daytona 24 Hours. I think someone said that Hoosier tested tires there too, but as the series runs on other ovals that doesn't mean anything other than Indy was the track Hoosier used to test some tires.

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Is this a silhouette car (like the Mazda)? The car looks not bad.
Yup, one of the evil Prep-2 GT cars. It was removed from the online entry list today though.
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Old 23 Sep 2005, 20:47 (Ref:1415099)   #24
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thats now 8 events announced. (7 for each class, since DP will be running the Glen, where GT will be doing Lime Rock). So can we at least expect 7 more, if not more? if so, which tracks would they be?
Reread the MO and LS announcement. They're going to announce a 12 race schedule, with two more to be added once the contracts are signed. 14 is the max according to Roger E.
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Old 23 Sep 2005, 22:16 (Ref:1415134)   #25
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Right Edmondson said they have 12 confirmed which he was telling the teams today at WGI, and expects to announce 14 in the coming weeks. He promised teams no more than 14 last year and will stick to it. He also stated he has more tracks wanting GA events than he has events so I am not so sure it will be same ole same ole on the schedule....who knows though...only the teams i guess.
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