Goooooo Justin!

[Gangrel]

http://www.speedtv.com/articles/auto/champcar/26648/

Looks like AJ is tearing it up in his new digs, too...

Mario in P11 - not too bad for a DCR ride. Let's hope he can keep his wheels and sidepods to himself come raceday.

Champ Car Grand Prix of Portland - Practice 1 results:

1) Justin Wilson, RuSPORT, 58.430
2) Sebastien Bourdais, Newman/Haas, 58.439 + 0.009
3) AJ Allmendinger, Forsythe, 58.887 + 0.457
4) Paul Tracy, Forsythe, 58.939 + 0.509
5) Will Power, Team Australia, 59.299 + 0.869
6) Oriol Servia, PKV, 59.352 + 0.922
7) Bruno Junqueira, Newman/Haas, 59.365 + 0.935
8) Nelson Philippe, CTE-HVM, 59.575 + 1.145
9) Dan Clarke, CTE-HVM, 59.588 + 1.158
10) Alex Tagliani, Team Australia, 59.653 + 1.223
11) Mario Dominguez, Dale Coyne, 59.687 + 1.257
12) Cristiano da Matta, RuSPORT, 59.697 + 1.267
13) Andrew Ranger, Conquest, 1:00.324 + 1.894
14) Nicky Pastorelli, Rocketsports, 1:00.817 + 2.387
15) Katherine Legge, PKV, 1:00.839 + 2.409
16) Charles Zwolsman, Conquest, 1:00.850 + 2.420
17) Jan Heylen, Dale Coyne, 1:00.891 + 2.461
18) Tonis Kasemets, Rocketsports, 1:01.060 + 2.630

[Don Quixote]

I'm hoping that PT and Mario start in the same row! :D

[KLang]

So far Mario faster then CDM. I'll bet both Mario and AJ feel they have something to prove this weekend.

Solid showing for the CTE-HVM cars.

[Gangrel]

So far Mario faster then CDM. I'll bet both Mario and AJ feel they have something to prove this weekend.

Solid showing for the CTE-HVM cars.

Nelson's going to come off with a win before this season's out.

[trauma1]

Nelson's going to come off with a win before this season's out.
the kid has really improved

[KLang]

Nelson's going to come off with a win before this season's out.

Someone is going to have to take out SB first. ;)

Much improvement by Nelson and the team. :thumbup:

[trauma1]

[QUOTE=KLang]Someone is going to have to take out SB first. ;)
mario, oh mario

[Gangrel]

mario, oh mario

See? Guy serves a purpose after all. ;)

[trauma1]

See? Guy serves a purpose after all. ;)
yep sure does :rofl:

[Accipiter]

Christiano da Whoda?

Yeah, I know it's early.

[Dr. Corkski]

Christiano da Whoda?

Yeah, I know it's early.It's all Toyota's fault.

[Turn7]

Speedy Dan is on it.

How long before Zoom, Zoom, Boom. Wall meet speedy Dan, Dan wall. :thumbup:

If he can get some control before his crash damage money runs out, he'll......

Nevermind, we'll talk about that when it happens. :p

[KLang]

AJ tops second practice session. I guess the Forsythe car is to his liking.

CDM is... never mind.

[Don Quixote]

So, this musical chair thing has made for some interesting stories for this weekend. Can AJ finally win a race? Can Shorty beat his team mate? Can CTE get another podium finish? Which lap will Mario take out PT?


1 A. Allmendinger 7 Forsythe Championship Racing 58.974 119.890 192.944
2 S. Bourdais 1 Newman/Haas Racing 59.345 119.141 191.738 0.371
3 P. Tracy 3 Forsythe Championship Racing 59.390 119.050 191.592 0.416 0.045
4 O. Servia 6 PKV Racing 59.724 118.385 190.522 0.750 0.334
5 D. Clarke 14 CTE Racing - HVM 59.872 118.092 190.050 0.898 0.148
6 N. Philippe 4 CTE Racing - HVM 1:00.197 117.454 189.023 1.223 0.325
7 J. Wilson 9 RuSPORT 1:00.520 116.827 188.014 1.546 0.323
8 J. Heylen 11 Dale Coyne Racing 1:00.629 116.617 187.676 1.655 0.109
9 W. Power 5 Team Australia 1:00.765 116.356 187.256 1.791 0.136
10 A. Tagliani 15 Team Australia 1:00.973 115.960 186.619 1.999 0.208
11 N. Pastorelli 8 Rocketsports Racing 1:00.990 115.927 186.566 2.016 0.017
12 C. da Matta 10 RuSPORT 1:01.006 115.897 186.518 2.032 0.016
13 M. Dominguez 19 Dale Coyne Racing 1:01.322 115.300 185.557 2.348 0.316
14 K. Legge 20 PKV Racing 1:01.435 115.087 185.214 2.461 0.113
15 C. Zwolsman 34 Mi-Jack Conquest Racing 1:01.522 114.925 184.953 2.548 0.087
16 A. Ranger 27 Mi-Jack Conquest Racing 1:01.833 114.347 184.023 2.859 0.311
17 T. Kasemets 18 Rocketsports Racing 1:01.974 114.087 183.605 3.000 0.141
18 B. Junqueira 2 Newman/Haas Racing 0.00 0.00

[KLang]

:thumbup:

http://www.champcarworldseries.com/Content/Photos/2006/By400/20060616P_0010.jpg

Suppose Russo provided Coyne with a few cans of paint in exchange for CDM?

[L1P1]

CDM is... never mind.

At least he pipped Mario though.

da Matta: "Hey, this thing isn't set up like a Coyne car...."

Dominguez: "Crap, this thing's set up like a Coyne car."

[KLang]

AJ on the pole. :thumbup:

[nrc]

Gee Carl, your team only has almost a full second to catch up with Mr. "Behind the Curve."

[Accipiter]

I just love poetic justice! :D

[Insomniac]

Looks like RuSport lit a fire under AJ.

[Rob]

http://www.champcarworldseries.com/Content/Photos/2006/By400/20060616P_0010.jpg

Suppose Russo provided Coyne with a few cans of paint in exchange for CDM?
Looks more like it came from Forsythe as part of the three-way deal. ;)

Go AJ! :thumbup:

[nrc]

Looks more like it came from Forsythe as part of the three-way deal. ;)

That's more likely a Heylen connection. They've been involved since the beginning of the season.


Also joining the effort is long time motorsports sponsor Muermans Group. Muermans is a Belgium and Dutch based real estate company holding several properties in Europe as well as in Chicago. “I like Jan very much and this was a good opportunity to reach into the United States for our company,” reported Harry Muerman, company CEO. “We look forward to racing in the United States.” Muermans Group has a history of supporting teams and drives in Formula 1.

http://www.dalecoyneracing.com/news/index.htm

[KLang]

I meant to include a smiley with that post. I'm actually complimenting Coyne on the nice new paint job on Heylen's car.

[nrc]

I meant to include a smiley with that post. I'm actually complimenting Coyne on the nice new paint job on Heylen's car.

And best of all, it's not red. :)

[oddlycalm]

Gee Carl, your team only has almost a full second to catch up with Mr. "Behind the Curve." A second at PIR is huge. It's only a 1.9 mile track. I've seen years when 15 cars were within one second of the pole time.

This whole shuffle is starting to look like it was engineered by the series to get AJ into a faster car and Mario out of the lead pack at turn 1 every race. If so it's a smart move. Unless someone can't begin to contest races with Bourdais the series becomes less interesting. Of course they don't want the shuffle to appear contrived, but If the end result is some press buzz over the shuffle and more competitive races for the rest of the year, I'd rate it as a master stroke. :thumbup:

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