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MORAES GOES OVER 225 MILES PER HOUR IN SUNDAY’S INDY 500 PRACTICE RUNS Takuma Sato Completes His Rookie Test, Prepares for His Indy 500 Debut SPEEDWAY, Ind. (May 16, 2010) — The KV Racing Technology engineering staff continued to work through its proposed practice program Sunday at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in the second day of practice for this year’s Indy 500. Young Mario Moraes, 21, paced the KV Racing Technology drivers with the sixth fastest speed of the day at 225.043 miles per hour in the No. 32 KV Racing Technology Honda/Dallara/Firestone car. Moraes recorded just 21 laps Sunday due to intermittent rain showers in the afternoon on the …
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An intermittently wet day at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway ensured that Takuma Sato's attempts to complete the mandatory rookie orientation programme that will ensure of his Indianapolis 500 debut. The two-hour veteran practice that preceded the time set aside for newcomers to the famous circuit was shortened by a rain shower, and similar conditions truncated Sato's efforts to work through the four-phase programme. The Japanese ace completed 20 laps with a best speed of 210.997mph as he completed the first two phases before the return of the rain shortened his test and forced him to finish his programme on Sunday. “It was good to learn the track and get a feel f…
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MORAES LEADS KV RACING TECHNOLOGY SPEEDS IN RAIN-SHORTENED INDY 500 PRACTICE SATURDAY Sato Anxious To Complete Rookie Orientation SPEEDWAY, Ind. (May 15, 2010) — Mario Moraes led the KV Racing Technology drivers Saturday in the opening day of practice for the Indianapolis 500 Mile Race, set for Sunday, May 30 at the famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Moraes, the 21-year-old Brazilian, completed just ten laps Saturday in the No. 32 KV Racing Technology Honda/Dallara/Firestone machine with a best speed of 223.93 miles per hour, while E.J. Viso drove the No. 8 PDVSA — KV Racing Technology Honda/Dallara/Firestone car to a 222.66 m.p.h clocking with popular Paul…
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Takuma Sato has already stepped somewhere where most drivers have never been at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, but the coming weeks will provide an altogether different thrill for the Japanese ace. The 33-year old IndyCar Series rookie has visited the famed podium at the world's most famous racing facility, having finished third in the 2004 United States Grand Prix on Indianapolis' 2.6-mile road circuit, and that trip is his goal again this year as he comes to the Indianapolis 500 with KV Racing Technology. His first Indianapolis action will come in this Saturday's rookie orientation session as, despite having driven the #5 Lotus-backed Dallara-Honda in five rou…
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INDIANAPOLIS (May 12, 2010) — Paul Tracy believes he has some unfinished business at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and his three KV Racing Technology teammates want to do some serious business in the May 30 Indianapolis 500 Mile Race. Tracy is joining Takuma Sato, E.J. Viso and Mario Moraes for the four-driver KVRT attack in the world’s biggest auto race at the world’s most famous racing plant. The popular Canadian racer, who placed a controversial second place at Indy in 2002, bring his No. 15 GEICO—KVRT Honda/Dallara/Firestone machine to the Brickyard with a little added firepower this year. Tracy teams up with his former team boss Barry Green and engineer Joh…
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Takuma Sato impressed on his oval debut on Saturday in the Road Runner Turbo Indy 300 at Kansas Speedway, although sadly he was deprived of a top-six finish following a late collision with Hideki Mutoh. Takuma, who started eleventh in the #5 Lotus-KVRT Honda/Dallara/Firestone machine, had fought his way past the likes of Will Power, Victor Meira, Danica Patrick and Ryan Hunter-Reay before his misfortune with just 14 laps to go. He was eventually classified in 24th place. "Today was a very exciting day for me being my first oval race," Sato reflected. "I was running in sixth place with 14 laps to go when a yellow flag came out. There was a pack in front on the rest…
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Takuma Sato’s first-ever oval race produced plenty of thrills, and a potential fairytale finish in the top six, but unfortunately ended in a collision with fellow Japanese driver Hideki Mutoh with just 14 laps remaining at Kansas Speedway. Up to that point, Taku and his Lotus-backed KV Racing Technology Dallara-Honda had made steady progress through the field, as the ex-Formula 1 star belied his lack of oval experience by battling with - and overtaking - some of the best exponents of the art of oval racing. The 1.5-mile Kansas tri-oval features average lap speeds of 210mph plus, definitely far removed from what Sato is used to! The initial plan, for Taku and the o…
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All 3 Drivers Race In Top 7 With Sato Impressive In Oval Debut KANSAS CITY, Kan. (May 1, 2010) — The final standings of the Road Runner Turbo Indy 300 Saturday at Kansas Speedway won’t tell the story of KV Racing Technology’s race. Mario Moraes placed seventh, Takuma Sato 24th and E.J. Viso 27 in results sheet, but the three KVRT drivers put on quite a show in the 200-lap contest on the 1.5 tri-oval west of Kansas City in the fifth round of the 17-race IZOD IndyCar Series. All three drove their way to the front of the field Saturday and looked in position to score top-five finishes. Unfortunately, two of the drivers had…
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Takuma Sato put in a very solid performance Friday at Kansas Speedway during qualifications in the #5 Lotus-KV Racing Technology car in a rain-delayed session. Takuma, the former F1 star making his first oval start Saturday in the Road Runner Turbo Indy 300, turned in one of the most consistent four-lap showings on the fast 1.5-mile tri-oval west of Kansas City. Takuma drove his machine to the eleventh starting position in the 27-car line-up that takes the green flag at 2 pm [local time]. Takuma tested his car Wednesday at Kansas Speedway under the guidance of co-team owner and former open-wheel champion Jimmy Vasser and recorded 115 laps in very windy conditions.…
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Rookie Sato Turns In One of the Most Consistent Runs Of The Day KANSAS CITY, KS (April 30, 2010) — IZOD IndyCar Series rookie Takuma Sato made his oval racing debut Friday at Kansas Speedway with a solid performance during qualifications in the No. 5 Lotus-KV Racing Technology Honda/Dallara/Firestone car in a rain-delayed session. Sato, the Formula One veteran making his first oval start Saturday in the Road Runner Turbo Indy 300, turned in one of the most consistent four-lap showings on the fast 1.5-mile tri-oval west of Kansas City. Sato drove his machine to the 11th starting position in the 27-car lineup that takes the green flag at 2 p.…
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Takuma Sato has admitted that he is ‘confident and excited' as he readies himself to take on his first oval race in the 2010 IZOD IndyCar Series in Kansas this weekend – hoping that the experience of going round-and-round in circles time and again won't leave him all in a spin. Despite having spent more than a decade in international motorsport and started some 90 grands prix in F1 between 2002 and 2008, Sato has never previously competed on an oval – but this weekend's fiercely-contested Road Runner Turbo Indy 300 will soon change all that. The popular Japanese ace's challenge will entail 200 laps on race day of the famous 1.5-mile track, totalling 300…
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So what, you might ask, has got the normally level headed, cool, calm and collected Lotus IndyCar driver Takuma Sato in a spin? Well it’s quite simple. After more than 10 years in professional motorsport racing and 90 Formula 1 Grand Prix starts, this weekend sees Taku take on the might of oval racing for the very first time at the Road Runner Turbo Indy 300 in Kansas. But what’s so hard about driving round and round in circles, you might also ask? It sounds like a sat navs dream. However it’s not as straight-forward (excuse the pun) as it might seem. Taku will have to complete 200 laps of the famous 1.5 mile Kansas track totaling 300 miles in all, and when you think ab…
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Takuma Sato is gearing up to make his first appearance on one of American motorsport's fabled ovals as he prepares for this weekend's Road Runner Turbo Indy 300 at Kansas Speedway. While Taku is clearly no rookie when it comes to single-seater competition, with 90 Formula One starts to his credit and a podium appearance in 2004 USGP at Indianapolis, he has yet to compete on an oval, and will take his first steps to learning the unique discipline during a pre-race test at Kansas Speedway on Wednesday 28 April. The former Jordan, BAR, Honda and Super Aguri F1 star will be under the tutelage of former CART champion - and KVRT team owner - Jimmy Vasser at the test, an…
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KANSAS CITY, Kan. (April 27, 2010) — Young racer Mario Moraes, coming off his impressive charge at the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach, is anxious to return to the ovals this weekend (April 30-May 1) in the Road Runner Turbo Indy 300 IZOD IndyCar Series race at Kansas Speedway. Moraes, the youngest regular on the 17-race circuit at age 21 (photo below), came from 15th to finish sixth in the street battle at Long Beach two weeks ago, but the Brazilian driver now changes his racing mode to the fast 1.5-mile tri-oval west of Kansas City. The driver of the No. 32 KV Racing Technology Honda/Dallara/Firestone open-wheel machine was extremely competitive on…
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