New gal in Atlantics

[KLang]

One of Europe's most talented and promising young, female open-wheel drivers will compete for Polestar Racing Group this season as Great Britain's Katherine Legge joins the Toyota Atlantic Championship Presented by Yokohama with a full-season entry for 2005.

Legge, who shined during a February test session with the Polestar team, will pilot the #12 Toyota/Swift/Yokohama car this season with PKV Racing of the Champ Car World Series serving as primary sponsor for the determined 24-year-old racer. Legge's 240 HP Atlantic machine will carry the new-look PKV Racing red and white color scheme this season as she hopes to compete for the championship for Polestar in her rookie Atlantic campaign.



link (http://www.toyotaatlantic.com/)

http://209.61.219.167/katherinelegge/images/kl4.jpg

:thumbup:

[Methanolandbrats]

Talented enough to be a polestar? I don't think so.

[Andrew Longman]

Talented enough to be a polestar? I don't think so.

Boy, that was quick.

Before anyone goes running off saying she cute or otherwise, and that there are 100 males more deserving of the ride, let's all remember that cars run on money and even the guys have to appeal to sponsors and sponsors like spokespeople who don't drool on themselves and who draw eyes to them. Both male and female. Racing at the front draws eyes, but so do a few other things. If she is competitive, I'll accept her.

And FWIW, I like her. Not as bonny as Danica. And she's something of a straight A student too.

My 9 year old daughter was disappointed that Danica moved to the IRL because she won't get to see her race or see her in person again. I won't mind if she adopts Ms. Legge as her new favorite.

[chicanor]

^^^ right now i'm adopting her as my new favorite!! She's beautiful and probably a good driver. hopefully, she won't be as much of a pre-madonna like Danica was.

[spinner26]

Looks say a thousand words and she certainly does not appear to be the look at me type. ALthough she is pretty cute. :thumbup:

Maybe they;ll put together an "attractive" pr package to sell Atlantics as well as CCWS. J/K. ;)

[Sean O'Gorman]

Hey, her team is based in the Cleveland-area, maybe I'll run into her somewhere and I can see what its like to get shot down by a race car driver. :)

[JT265]

Japanica is so last years news. Welcome to the new girl. :thumbup:







:D

[Sean O'Gorman]

hopefully, she won't be as much of a pre-madonna like Danica was.

As opposed to what, a post-madonna? :saywhat:

[RichK]

Japanica


:laugh:

As good as BiF's 'Danicle'!

[Easy]

As opposed to what, a post-madonna? :saywhat:

as in, ante-madonna.

[FCYTravis]

I'm sure there are some other Atlantic teams wondering why this one got the bucks from PKV? :saywhat:

[mapguy]

She's alright looking. Kinda in between Danica and DNFisher. At least she has a rack.









I'd still hit it...... :D

[RHR_Fan]

It'll be awesome to have another female Atlantics driver. Good for girls interested in racing.

~Nicole

PS--> Stop drooling

[Sean O'Gorman]

PS--> Stop drooling

Make me!

http://kribu.net/phpBB2/images/smiles/drool1.gif

[Ankf00]

seen hotter on campus

[Dr. Corkski]

seen hotter on campusYou don't go to Cleveland State. :gomer:

[JohnnyQ]

European girl huh. At least we know everybody in Atlantics will have hairy armpits.

[Lizzerd]

European girl huh. At least we know everybody in Atlantics will have hairy armpits.
:rofl:

[pchall]

1st Qualifying

Pos Driver Car# Team Lap Time Mph Kph Leader Previous
1 Antoine Bessette 3 Polestar Racing Group 1:19.974 88.589 142.566 0.000
2 Tonis Kasemets 6 Dan Cobb Racing/Team Tonis 1:19.994 88.567 142.531 0.020
3 Katherine Legge 12 Polestar Racing Group 1:20.192 88.348 142.178 0.218 0.198
4 Rocky Moran Jr. 5 P-1 Racing 1:20.831 87.650 141.055 0.857 0.639
5 Andreas Wirth 8 Brooks Associates Racing 1:21.092 87.367 140.600 1.118 0.261
6 Fernando Rees 10 Brooks Associates Racing 1:21.124 87.333 140.545 1.150 0.032
7 Charles Zwolsman 11 Condor Motorsports 1:21.780 86.632 139.417 1.806 0.656
8 Chris Dyson 16 Thetford/Norcold Dyson Racing 1:22.386 85.995 138.392 2.412 0.606
9 Tom Nastasi 23 Blackforest Motorsports Group 1:22.979 85.381 137.404 3.005 0.593
10 Dan Selznick 49 The Room Store 1:23.094 85.262 137.212 3.120 0.115
11 Kyle Kelley 24 McAtee Motorsports 1:23.161 85.194 137.103 3.187 0.067
12 Justin Sofio 15 Binder Racing 1:23.889 84.454 135.912 3.915 0.728
13 Dan Cobb 9 Dan Cobb Racing/Team Tonis 1:24.564 83.780 134.827 4.590 0.675
14 Roby Feazell 32 US RaceTronics 1:28.268 80.265 129.170 8.294 3.704
15 Bob Siska 18 RJS Motorsport 1:28.328 80.210 129.082 8.354 0.060
16 Mark Ishikawa 71 Ishikawa Racing 1:28.818 79.768 128.371 8.844 0.490
17 Lee Atkins 48 Atkins Racing 1:29.573 79.095 127.288 9.599 0.755
18 Ben Johnston 96 Blackforest Motorsports Group 1:30.687 78.124 125.725 10.713 1.114
19 Brian McAtee 19 McAtee Motorsports 0.000 0.000

Danica Who?

[Dr. Corkski]

Danica Who?I am by no means a Danica fan but Legge is probably in 3rd saysmore about how weak the field is more than how good she actually is. Even Bob Siska was 15th.

[TorontoWorker]

let's all remember that cars run on money

This reminds me of the quote from the Right Stuff... "They all thing we're Buck Rogers... thats why we're all here. No Bucks... no Buck Rogers". :)

[Napoleon]

Hey, her team is based in the Cleveland-area, maybe I'll run into her somewhere and I can see what its like to get shot down by a race car driver. :)

Who's team is that? Fill me in.

[pchall]

Who's team is that? Fill me in.

Polestar, you old horndog! ;)

[nrc]

I am by no means a Danica fan but Legge is probably in 3rd saysmore about how weak the field is more than how good she actually is. Even Bob Siska was 15th.

She's 2 tenths off the pole in her first qualifying session. The rest of the top four are not exactly wankers. Pretty good job in her first qualifying session.

[spinner26]

Way to go new chick. Stick it to the boys! :rofl:

[pchall]

Practice 2


-- Fastest Lap -- -- Time Behind --
Pos Driver Car# Team Lap Time Mph Kph Leader Previous
1 Tonis Kasemets 6 Dan Cobb Racing/Team Tonis 1:20.202 88.337 142.161 0.000
2 Katherine Legge 12 Polestar Racing Group 1:20.575 87.928 141.503 0.373
3 Antoine Bessette 3 Polestar Racing Group 1:20.676 87.818 141.326 0.474 0.101
4 Charles Zwolsman 11 Condor Motorsports 1:20.809 87.673 141.092 0.607 0.133
5 Chris Dyson 16 Thetford/Norcold Dyson Racing 1:21.397 87.040 140.073 1.195 0.588
6 Rocky Moran Jr. 5 P-1 Racing 1:21.546 86.881 139.818 1.344 0.149
7 Tom Nastasi 23 Blackforest Motorsports Group 1:22.910 85.452 137.518 2.708 1.364
8 Dan Selznick 49 The Room Store 1:23.128 85.228 137.157 2.926 0.218
9 Kyle Kelley 24 McAtee Motorsports 1:23.217 85.136 137.009 3.015 0.089
10 Fernando Rees 10 Brooks Associates Racing 1:24.365 83.978 135.146 4.163 1.148
11 Dan Cobb 9 Dan Cobb Racing/Team Tonis 1:24.787 83.560 134.473 4.585 0.422
12 Roby Feazell 32 US RaceTronics 1:24.964 83.386 134.193 4.762 0.177
13 Andreas Wirth 8 Brooks Associates Racing 1:25.371 82.988 133.553 5.169 0.407
14 Justin Sofio 15 Binder Racing 1:25.663 82.705 133.097 5.461 0.292
15 Mark Ishikawa 71 Ishikawa Racing 1:26.217 82.174 132.243 6.015 0.554
16 Bob Siska 18 RJS Motorsport 1:27.016 81.420 131.029 6.814 0.799
17 Lee Atkins 48 Atkins Racing 1:27.419 81.044 130.424 7.217 0.403
18 Brian McAtee 19 McAtee Motorsports 1:29.046 79.563 128.041 8.844 1.627
19 Ben Johnston 96 Blackforest Motorsports Group 1:29.670 79.010 127.151 9.468 0.624

[Napoleon]

OK doing a Google search, this is Grifffith's operation, so its 5 or so miles east of me. Maybe I'll see her in a bar or something.

[Amanda B.'s Mom]

Didn;t see the race, but Legge accomplished something great today. I am sure the jury will be out on her until a few more races, but so far, so good.

[theunions]

The race is being televised on Speed next weekend (Saturday?).

[cart7]

Way to go Kath!! Finally a female OW driver wins a race. Not bad but we'll have to see how she does the rest of the season. :cool: :)

[indyfan31]

Way to go Kath!! Finally a female OW driver wins a race. Not bad but we'll have to see how she does the rest of the season. :cool: :)
Kinda of a tough way to start the season, there's no way to go but down. good luck to her.

[Sean O'Gorman]

Kinda of a tough way to start the season, there's no way to go but down. good luck to her.

Never heard anyone look at a race win like that before. :saywhat:

[indyfan31]

Never heard anyone look at a race win like that before. :saywhat:
Don't get you knickers in a twist SOG, I'm just saying that if you're first race is a win, you've set the bar awfuly high for yourself; actually I'd like to see her win again. Regardless, I wish her and PKV the best for the rest of the season.

[Sean O'Gorman]

I'm not getting my knickers in a twist, I just figured that is a bit of a pessimistic way to look at a race win.

[Dr. Corkski]

I'm not getting my knickers in a twist, I just figured that is a bit of a pessimistic way to look at a race win.Pure irony. :gomer:

[TravelGal]

Pretty amusing to read this thread from the beginning, given what we saw out there on the track today. If you were not in the stands, be sure to catch it on the "telly." You'll see some racing. She may be working for PVK but she races like PT!

[KLang]

Congrats Katherine! :thumbup:

Way to start the season.

[CARTNUT]

'Atta girl Katherine! Keep it up!!! :thumbup:

BTW - It was really cool to see the PKV #12 machine win a race yesterday even if it wasn't JEEMY! :p

'NUT :gomer:

[tllips]

I loved the interview with KK during the ChampCar race.

Kevin walked in the lobby of Cosworth as theywere taking it over and she was just sitting there. He asked her why she was there, and she said she wanted to drive for him. He told her he would get her a test in an Atlantic and she did well. He told her he would sponsor her for a few races and see how it goes. He knew she could compete, but never thought she could win! :D

[Mr. Toad]

"Atlantics Drivers Gone Wild"

Sounds like a winner at the box office. ;)

[mexican]

"Atlantics Drivers Gone Wild"

Sounds like a winner at the box office. ;)

heck, if Kathy "put em on da glass" my money is there

[indyfan31]

I'm not getting my knickers in a twist, I just figured that is a bit of a pessimistic way to look at a race win.


“It's been a change of attitude for me, for sure, because after Long Beach and especially after Monterrey, Mexico, I kind of just got a bit down and a bit frustrated and didn't realize, you know, why I wasn't at the top of every time sheet,” she admitted.

Now do you see what I meant SOG?
Link (http://www.speedtv.com/articles/auto/champcar/18325/)

[pchall]

Talented enough to be a polestar? I don't think so.

Hey, methandpiginguts was making a funny! Lighten up.

At least Legge is serious and capable -- it allows leeway for some jokes. :)