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Pato O’Ward Fastest in Practice for Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix
Pato O’Ward was fastest in during Friday practice for Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix. Continue reading
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Ganassi Racing Honda Wins Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix
From a racing fan’s point of view, AutoInformed remains worried about the lack of real racing in IndyCar. Street tracks present huge problems. Detroit, to our eyes, was too narrow, too short and way too bumpy. The longest straightaway needed to be resurfaced – like many Michigan roads the second half of it needs to be fixed – smoothed so passing can occur without bumps and carbon-fiber wing benders. This is an IndyCar problem. Restarts lead to more restarts, but on street circuits – the best way to overtake and pass is on the restart where everyone is bunched up – more accidents, more flags, more restarts with little sustained racing. Continue reading →