BallHype User Blog - andydarley

IRL: Wheldon out, Franchitti in at Ganassi for 2009

Tue, 2 Sep 2008 23:17:08 +1900

Reigning IndyCar champion Dario Franchitti is to return to the series in 2009, driving for former rival Chip Ganassi at the expense of Dan Wheldon who moves to Panther. The news means that Franchitti will race as the team-mate of Scott Dixon, who he beat to the title last year.

andydarley posted 3 days ago from www.britsonpole.com [link]

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IRL: Castroneves punishment hands win to Wilson

Sun, 31 Aug 2008 22:38:16 +1900

Justin Wilson won the Detroit Indy Grand Prix at Belle Isle to score his first IRL victory - but only after Helio Castroneves was ordered to surrender the lead for blocking the Englishman’s overtaking attempts.

andydarley posted 5 days ago from www.britsonpole.com [link]

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Jack Arute calls it dead right on Danica

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:53:44 +1900

Danica Patrick is what she is - a talented driver who's up the front on merit but not quite good enough to be one of the very best. In F1 terms, she's Nick Heidfeld not Lewis Hamilton. But it seems that, for a lot of people, if she can't be perfect she's not fit to be let out of the house. I hate that attitude, and as a result I love this Jack Arute column on the IndyCar site.

andydarley posted 7/22/2008 from www.indycar.com [link]

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F1: DC is retiring - and that’s official

Thu, 3 Jul 2008 14:36:07 +1900

After 14 years, more than 230 races and 13 wins (so far), Red Bull Racing's David Coulthard has announced his retirement from Formula One.

andydarley posted 7/3/2008 from www.britsonpole.com [link]

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IRL: Manning’s drive in doubt after “knackered” row

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 21:41:01 +1900

Darren Manning’s IndyCar drive with Foyt Enterprises is in danger after his retirement from the Iowa Corn Indy 250 due to exhaustion led to a pitlane row between driver and boss.

andydarley posted 6/27/2008 from www.britsonpole.com [link]

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That Lewis Hamilton / Airfix / Abbey advert in full

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 19:15:42 +1900

Of all the many adverts featuring Lewis Hamilton, the best since last season’s classic with Fernando Alonso and Mika Häkkinen is surely the new Abbey Airfix kit one.

andydarley posted 6/23/2008 from www.britsonpole.com [link]

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IRL: Wheldon expects to qualify despite big crash (photos)

Fri, 6 Jun 2008 21:53:36 +1900

Dan Wheldon has been cleared as fit to run in qualifying for the Bombardier Learjet 550k despite a high-speed crash that left him briefly pinned in his overturned car.

andydarley posted 6/6/2008 from www.britsonpole.com [link]

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IRL: Roth breaks promise to bring back Howard

Sat, 31 May 2008 13:18:47 +1900

Jay Howard, the IRL rookie who was controversially dropped by his team for the Indianapolis 500, will not be returning to the track any time soon.

andydarley posted 5/31/2008 from www.britsonpole.com [link]

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Monaco GP: celebrating nearly 80 years of racing history

Thu, 22 May 2008 08:35:03 +1900

"The Indy500 is a big American affair like hamburgers, the Monaco GP is a private race for the Prince, residents and invited VIPs," says Monaco Grand Prix historian Roy Hulsbergen in this exclusive, anecdote-packed, interview published in the run-up to both big races.

andydarley posted 5/22/2008 from www.britsonpole.com [link]

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Debate: The Bottom 10 F1 drivers

Tue, 20 May 2008 11:32:33 +1900

"You don’t need to know much more about Rosset other than the fact his Tyrrell mechanics used to swap the letters ‘R’ and ‘T’ of his surname around on his car’s stickers." Brilliant!

andydarley posted 5/20/2008 from www.f1fanatic.co.uk [link]

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Video: Thoughts on the Turkish GP start

Sun, 11 May 2008 11:49:23 +1900

Good analysis backed up by relevant video... we'll know in a few minutes if it happens that way!

andydarley posted 5/11/2008 from www.f1fanatic.co.uk [link]

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F1: Turkish Grand Prix live blog

Sun, 11 May 2008 11:47:31 +1900

If you can't watch the Turkish Grand Prix on TV, follow it as it happens on our live blog here. On the surface it looks like more of the same - Felipe Massa on pole for the third year running and seemingly on his way to another big stack of points for Ferrari. But look a little deeper and this has the potential to be a really interesting race.

andydarley posted 5/11/2008 from www.britsonpole.com [link]

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Driver hits dog in F1 support race

Sun, 11 May 2008 11:44:29 +1900

You couldn't make it up...

andydarley posted 5/11/2008 from www.f1fanatic.co.uk [link]

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IRL: Howard dropped for Indy500

Sat, 10 May 2008 21:10:35 +1900

If there's any sense or logic to this, we can't see it...

andydarley posted 5/10/2008 from www.britsonpole.com [link]

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F1: Bahrain Grand Prix live blog

Sun, 6 Apr 2008 11:25:26 +1900

Liveblogging the Bahrain Grand Prix, which starts in a few minutes... if you can't watch it on TV, follow it here.

andydarley posted 4/6/2008 from www.britsonpole.com [link]

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F1: Australian GP in six words

Tue, 18 Mar 2008 13:13:04 +1900

To mark the fact that only six cars finished the Australian Grand Prix, britsonpole.com decided for a bit of fun to use just six words to sum up the performance of each driver and team... see if you can do better in the comments.

andydarley posted 3/18/2008 from www.britsonpole.com [link]

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Formula One: 2008 season preview

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 17:27:52 +1900

So, you’ve stocked up on food and booze, set the alarm clock (or planned to stay up through the night) and you’re all set for a hopefully thrilling season opener in Melbourne. Who are the runners, riders and also-rans for the coming season, and who will you be backing for the drivers’ and constructors’ championships? Here’s our take on the proceedings at Brits on Pole.

andydarley posted 3/14/2008 from www.britsonpole.com [link]

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Champ Car / IndyCar: what the merger means for the Brits

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 07:43:53 +1900

Seven British drivers lined up for the start of the American open wheel season last year, the final campaign to see the sport split between the IRL and Champ Car. Now, with the first unified season on the horizon, fansite 'Brits on Pole' looks at their prospects for 2008.

andydarley posted 3/10/2008 from www.britsonpole.com [link]

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The Ben Evans column: Kiss & make up

Thu, 6 Mar 2008 14:53:46 +1800

Interesting piece looking at whether the IRL / Champ Car merger has come too late to save open wheel racing in the US. He says: "To Billy-Bob of Waynesville, Indycar racing is an inferior NASCAR feeder series, populated by Democrat-voting, book-reading, lefties."

andydarley posted 3/6/2008 from www.f1fanatic.co.uk [link]

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