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26 Jul 2006, 23:10 (Ref:1665435)
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San Jose race thread (includes RACE spoilers)
 Round 9 of the Champcar series heads to San Jose this weekend. The track was first used last year and Sebastien Bourdais took victory , will he return this year to make it a double ? www.sanjosegrandprix.com check out the races website for any info you might need on the event. so how do you think people will go this weekend ? |
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26 Jul 2006, 23:10 (Ref:1665436)
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STARTING GRID
1. Sebastien Bourdais 48.989 (23rd Career Pole) Newman Haas 54th Career Start  2. Paul Tracy 49.810 (27th time starting 2nd) Forsythe Championship Racing 244th Career Start  3. A.J. Allmendinger 49.264 (3rd time starting 3rd) Forsythe Championship Racing 36th Career Start  4. Cristiano da Matta 49.659 (5th time starting 4th) Rusport 101st Career Start  5. Oriol Servia 49.813 (4th time starting 5th) PKV Racing 108th Career Start  6. Will Power 49.867 (1st time starting 6th) Team Australia Racing 11th Career Start  7. Bruno Junqueira 49.887 (5th time starting 7th) Newman Hass 83rd Career Start  8. Andrew Ranger 49.962 (2nd time starting 8th) Mi-Jack Conquest Racing 22nd Career Start  9. Dan Clarke 50.161 (1st time starting 9th) CTE Racing - HVM 9th Career Start  10. Mario Dominguez 50.215 (6th time starting 10th) Dale Coyne Racing 73rd Career Start  11. Nelson Philippe 50.312 (2nd time starting 11th) CTE Racing - HVM 33rd Career Start  12. Justin Wilson 50.341 (2nd time starting 12th) Rusport 36th Career Start  13. Alex Tagliani 50.373 (12th time starting 13th) Team Australia Racing 113th Career Start  14. Charles Zwolsman 50.435 (2nd time starting 14th) Mi-Jack Conquest Racing 10th Career Start  15. Katherine Legge 50.473 (5th time starting 15th) PKV Racing 9th Career Start  16. Jan Heylen 50.838 (2nd time starting 16th) Dale Coyne Racing 9th Career Start  17. Nicky Pastorelli 51.628 (2nd time starting 17th) Rocketsports 7th Career Start 
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In Loving memory of Peter Brock I hate it when im driving in a straight line & Seb Vettel runs into me GO THE MIGHTY HAWKS !!!! |
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26 Jul 2006, 23:29 (Ref:1665445)
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I'm putting my Money on an Allmendinger/Bourdais dustup at Turn one, and Tracy sneaking thru to win it
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27 Jul 2006, 01:34 (Ref:1665518)
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Maybe its time for a Wilson 3peat.
Qualifying will be the most important part here. Avoiding accidents you will need to be on front here to win. |
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27 Jul 2006, 11:43 (Ref:1665835)
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I'm predicting either Wilson, Bourdais or Allmendinger to win.
This fence is confortable... |
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27 Jul 2006, 18:27 (Ref:1666087)
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Did they reconfigure this track from last year so there's not as much drama?
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27 Jul 2006, 19:01 (Ref:1666106)
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I'm predicting a Penske 1-2.
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27 Jul 2006, 20:03 (Ref:1666152)
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27 Jul 2006, 20:40 (Ref:1666174)
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Bourdais will win from pole. I feel it.
Well no actually, I just watched last years race and couldn't be bothered to think.  But maybe he will. Anyways, the track will hopefully show improvement over last year, that tram line was something else! 
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27 Jul 2006, 21:00 (Ref:1666199)
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Yeah. It was a bit of a shambles. I remember most of the people there were running around like head-less chickens. But are the tram lines here for the race this year?
I know they widened track alot more and taken out many palm trees so they could do this. Should be a great event this time round as things have been smoothened out. |
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27 Jul 2006, 22:10 (Ref:1666270)
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It's nice not being confident about who the winner will be
That said, SeaBass was #1 Fri&Sat and pretty well controlled the race,so set-up wise they shouldn't have as far to go. Besides, it's his turn. 
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28 Jul 2006, 18:55 (Ref:1666791)
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The "Dinger", all the way!
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28 Jul 2006, 19:27 (Ref:1666811)
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Well Nelson just layed down the fastest time in the 1st Practice so maybe he'll finally pull it together and win one. GO NELSON!!!!!
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28 Jul 2006, 20:28 (Ref:1666826)
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Well I want no one else to win over then TRACY.
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28 Jul 2006, 20:48 (Ref:1666835)
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For the championship, I think we need Wilson/AJ to win with the other in second place, Tracy in third.
However I think Bourdais will have something to say about that!v I predict one of those random races where an ill-timed caution brings strategy jumbling and a suprise winner. (Remember last year we were one caution away from a Coyne victory). Either that or Bourdais.....
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29 Jul 2006, 12:50 (Ref:1667095)
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San Jose race thread
Tracy has pole position ahead of Bourdais in a close Friday session. The first 13 cars covered by just eight tenths of a second.
So that means Paul is asured a front row slot for race day. |
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29 Jul 2006, 15:30 (Ref:1667176)
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I was surprised by Philippe's pace in the first practice session and Clarke's qualifying effort. CTE are really coming on strong.
Also, it seems everyone is really happy with the changes made to the track. Smoothing of the surface over the trolley tracks and widening of the track at some points. -Jeremy |
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29 Jul 2006, 16:33 (Ref:1667209)
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Right!! Ronnie Bremer almost played the write strategy for Dale Coyne's team.
Too bad he isnt around this year.. |
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29 Jul 2006, 17:23 (Ref:1667240)
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I think it'll be Oriol's weekend. I hope so, at least!
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29 Jul 2006, 20:58 (Ref:1667357)
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Ive just noticed there is no Tonis Kasemets this weekend , anyone know whats happened to him ?
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29 Jul 2006, 21:05 (Ref:1667361)
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There's actually no mention anywhere! Not on Champcar, Rocketsports, Crash...anywhere...it's like he's quietly vanished as though he was never here.
Who we talking about again? |
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29 Jul 2006, 21:08 (Ref:1667364)
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Money's run out
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29 Jul 2006, 21:10 (Ref:1667369)
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I like it
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29 Jul 2006, 21:15 (Ref:1667372)
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Ok final practice is underway and sadly yet again Alex tagliani has just put the aussie vineyards car into the wall.
it just hasnt been a good year for them in terms of damage has it ? |
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29 Jul 2006, 21:18 (Ref:1667373)
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and Justin Wilson as well , not what you want just before final qualifying
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