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By Patrick Stephan (@TSO_Patrick) Good morning from St. Petersburg, Florida where it is currently 61 degrees with 66% humidity under bright and sunny skies. We’ve got some light wind blowing in off the bay, keeping it “chilly” to the locals – but pretty nice for those of us from much colder climates. The track temp […]
Starting Grids Set for Four of Six Mazda Road to Indy Season-Opening Races Mazda Scholarship Driver Telitz Captures Pole for Indy Lights Debut ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – The season-opening Grand Prix of St. Petersburg kicked off today with practice and qualifying for four of the six races which comprise the start of a new campaign […]
By Patrick Stephan (@TSO_Patrick) To finish up a busy Friday at St. Pete, we had the Andretti Autosport Indy Lights drivers come in to the media center. That was helpful, as it’s honestly been hard to even get out too much due to all the track activity we’ve had today. Tomorrow should be even crazier, […]
By Patrick Stephan (@TSO_Patrick) IndyLights presented by Cooper Tires qualifying got underway with the sun still shining brightly and with a nice crowd here enjoying the festivities along the Tampa bay. The temperature during the session was 81 degrees with the track at 115. Of course that track temp will vary depending on where it’s […]
By Patrick Stephan (@TSO_Patrick) Before we start I wanted to note that Hi-Tide Boat lifts is a major sponsor of this weekend’s festivities. They are the title sponsor of race #1 for both Pro Mazda and USF2000. For USF2000, the official name is “Hi-Tide Boat Lifts Grand Prix of St. Petersburg” and for Pro Mazda […]
By Patrick Stephan (@TSO_Patrick) Quick reminder for those reading these updates online. For the low, low, price of $10.00 you can register with TSOLadder.com and we will EMAIL you all of these updates. Get the news direct to your inbox. A great way to keep up when you are not at the track and don’t […]
By Patrick Stephan (@TSO_Patrick) The Indy Lights presented by Cooper Tires session ran clean and we got a slight surprise up front as Pato O’Ward outran the 15 car field with a best lap of 1:08.381 seconds around the 1.8 mile, 14 turn circuit. Note that we will be watching for any sort of track […]
By Patrick Stephan (@TSO_Patrick) Well, good morning from the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. This is Patrick Stephan and I will be handling the bulk of this weekend’s Mazda Road to Indy coverage. TSOLadder.com development series expert is off working one of his other gigs this weekend, helping an ESPN on ABC Pit Reporter. […]
By Patrick Stephan of TrackSideOnline.com presented by Honda Racing/HPD Well, another Chili Bowl is in the books, and while I couldn’t be here for the entire week-long festival of midget racing, I did thoroughly enjoy the last two days. First, I have to thank Rich and Kathy from R&K Motorsports for all of their hospitality. […]
By Patrick Stephan Here are the results from the 2017 Chili Bowl. I will have lots more comments to follow, including details on the Team INDYCAR drivers, and my own thoughts on the event. I will quickly note that Tyler Courtney (6th in the A-Feature) was the top finishing TEAM IndyCar driver, so he picked […]