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E.J. Viso led the three-driver KV Racing Technology contingent in qualifications Saturday for Sunday’s Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma at the Infineon Raceway. Viso, who led nine laps in his Infineon Raceway debut in 2008, just missed the second round of time trials on the 2.30-mile, 12-turn road circuit in the Napa wine country with a speed of 106.727 miles per hour. Driving the No. 8 PDVSA—KV Racing Technology Honda/Dallara/Firestone car, Viso had posted a speed fast enough to advance to the second qualifying round but lost out in the final minute of action. Viso will start 15th in Sunday’s 75-lap main event that is televised on Versus at 5 p.m. (EDT).…
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Lotus-KV Racing Technology IZOD IndyCar Series rookie Takuma Sato was twentieth in opening practice at Infineon Raceway on Friday ahead Sunday's Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma. The Formula One veteran, who is making debut at the track in the #5 Lotus-KV Racing Technology Honda/Dallara/Firestone car, recorded an average speed of 104.090 mph. “It was a reasonable day,” Taku said. “The track conditions were slippery at the beginning of the practice session. But we also had a little struggle with the balance of the car. “At the end, the track and weather conditions got better but we need to get more grip. We wanted to try some more things with the car. But we ran out …
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Mario Moraes, who finished fourth last year at Infineon Raceway, led the KV Racing Technology three-car lineup Friday in the opening practice round for Sunday’s Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma. Moraes, driving the No. 32 KV Racing Technology Honda/Dallara/Firestone car, posted an average speed of 104.831 miles per hour on the demanding 2.30-mile, 12-turn circuit north of San Francisco. Dario Franchitti was the fastest Friday at 105.889 m.p.h. Moraes, who has three top-ten road course showings in 2010, scored his best road racing finish here a year ago in the KVRT machine when he came from 14th to fourth in the 75-lap contest. Moraes is seeking a better qualifying spot…
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KV Racing Technology IZOD IndyCar Series rookie Takuma Sato is looking forward to the challenges of the tough Infineon Raceway road circuit this weekend in the 2010 Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma. Sato has shown impressive displays on road courses this year, and comes off a testing session last week on the 2.303-mile, twelve-turn track with solid optimism. The F1 veteran has been spectacular this year in his maiden campaign on the permanent road circuits by qualifying in all three Firestone Fast Six rounds, including a season-best third two weeks ago at Mid-Ohio. Driving the stunning green-and-gold No. 5 Lotus - KVRT Honda/Dallara/Firestone car, Sato has conti…
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The three KV Racing Technology drivers — Mario Moraes, E.J. Viso and Takuma Sato — are looking forward to the challenges of the tough Infineon Raceway road circuit this weekend in the Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma. All three racers have shown impressive displays on road courses this year in the IZOD IndyCar Series and come off a testing session last week on the 2.303-mile, 12-turn track with solid optimism. Mario Moraes, just age 21, finished fourth last year for KVRT at the grueling Infineon race track and the talented Brazilian expects another strong performance in his No. 32 KV Racing Technology Honda/Dallara/Firestone machin…
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LEXINGTON, Ohio (Aug. 8, 2010) — Mario Moraes fought a painful wrist to place 12th Sunday in the Honda Indy 200 at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. The 21-year-old Brazilian driver was suffering from an injured right wrist that was taped heavily following a mishap at Edmonton two weeks ago. Moraes still managed to bring his No. 32 KV Racing Technology Honda/Dallara/Firestone machine across the finish line 12th in the 85-lap feature on the tough 2.25-mile 14-turn road circuit north of Columbus. Moraes worked his way from his 16th starting position to challenge for a top-ten finish before settling for 12th. The placing moved Moraes closer to the top-te…
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LEXINGTON, OHIO (Aug. 7, 2010) — Rookie Takuma Sato is becoming a fast learner on the 2010 IZOD IndyCar Series after another stellar road racing qualifying performance Saturday at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. Sato, a Formula One regular for seven years, moved to the IndyCar Series this year and continues to impress in his No. 5 Lotus - KV Racing Technology Honda/Dallara/Firestone entry. Sato drove his car to third in qualifications Saturday for Sunday’s Honda Indy 200 feature. The Japanese star was only bested by Will Power and Dario Franchitti in the ten-minute Firestone Fast Six final round with a speed of 120.545 miles per hour. Power’s 120.965 readin…
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LEXINGTON, Ohio (Aug. 3 , 2010) — The three-driver KV Racing Technology contingent enters Sunday’s Honda Indy 200 at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course on a high note. After scoring all four KVRT drivers in the top-ten at Edmonton two weeks ago, the Indianapolis-based squad with an international flair — drivers from Brazil, Venezuela and Japan — is set to continue its impressive road course runs in the 12th stop on the 17-race IZOD IndyCar Series. Canadian Paul Tracy, who placed sixth at Edmonton as the fourth KVRT driver, will not participate at Mid-Ohio. Young Brazilian Mario Moraes, the youngest series regular at age 21,…
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Lotus will develop an aerodynamic package for the next-generation Dallara Indycar in 2012, this week's AUTOSPORT magazine confirms. The historic British brand, which won the Indianapolis 500 in 1965, is already giving the KV Racing Technology team financial backing and technical assistance for this year's IndyCar Series. It now plans to take advantage of the rule that allows teams to develop their own aerodynamic for the new Dallara one-make Indycar that will come on stream in 2012. Lotus Cars motorsport director Claudio Berro said: "We plan to do our own bodykit. It is a natural evolution of our involvement in the IndyCar Series." http://www.autosport…
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Still, “it was a good race”, said Taku after his best result to date in his Lotus-backed KV Racing Technology Dallara-Honda. After the tight confines of Toronto, the teams had moved west to the Alberta track of Edmonton, which is much wider. “This is a truly unique circuit,” said Sato. “It's kind of a street course but the corner speeds are a lot higher and we were using road-course tyres, and the bumps are just unbelievable! The infield section is quite nice, and gives you a good rhythm, but with 14 corners in just over 60 seconds you are always turning, even on the straights, which are so wide you don't know where you're driving at first and you're always…
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EDMONTON, Alta., Canada (July 25, 2010) — Paul Tracy led a four-driver Top Ten performance for KV Racing Technology Sunday on the rough tarmac at the City Centre Airport before an enthusiastic racing crowd at the Honda Indy Edmonton. Tracy, the oldest driver in the field at age 41, had the crowd on their feet throughout the 95-lap feature with the No. 15 Honda Canada—Make A Wish—Motegi Wheels—KV Racing Technology Honda/Dallara/Firestone entry with a solid sixth place finish. Starting from his 15th position, Tracy kept his aggressive reputation by passing five drivers in the first two laps and ran as high as fifth before taking his second consecutive sixth spot in th…
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E.J. VISO TAKES ON PENSKE, GANASSI TEAMS IN FIRESTONE FAST SIX QUALIFYING AT EDMONTON KVRT Driver Scores Sixth With Sato, Moraes & Tracy 13th, 14th & 15th EDMONTON, Alta., Canada (July 24, 2010) — E.J. Viso must have felt like he was “David” against “Goliath” Saturday in IZOD IndyCar Series qualifying at Honda Indy Edmonton on the 1.96-mile., 14-turn City Centre Airport circuit. In the ten-minute Firestone Fast Six qualifying session, Viso, in the No. 8 PDVSA — KV Racing Technology Honda/Dallara/Firestone entry, battled the likes of the Penske and Ganassi teams in a wild shootout that saw thunder and lightning less than a mile away from the tr…
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Takuma Sato just missed out on a spot in the second round of qualifying for the Honda Indy Edmonton after finding himself in the harder of the two first round qualifying groups. The Japanese rookie will start 13th on the quirky City Centre Airport circuit after clocking 114.713mph in the #5 Lotus-KV Racing Technology Dallara-Honda, ending the short session just a tenth of a second off the fastest six drivers in a group that included points leader Will Power, multiple Indy 500 winner Helio Castroneves, the third Penske driver Ryan Briscoe, reigning champion Dario Franchitti and last weekend's polesitter Justin Wilson. "The first group was the toughest group today,"…
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IZOD IndyCar Series rookie Takuma Sato looked to be at home Friday in his debut on the City Centre Raceway temporary circuit in the first day of action for Sunday's Honda Indy Edmonton The Japanese driver is competing in just his eleventh race in the series, but posted a top five practice speed in the #5 Lotus-KV Racing Technology Dallara-Honda on the tricky 1.96-mile City Centre Airport circuit. Sato, still getting accustomed to the unique layout and tarmac surface, stayed in the top ten for most of Friday's one-hour practice before vaulting into the top five with his final lap of the day, recording a speed of 114.449mph. “It's my first time here on the Edmonton …
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EDMONTON, Alberta, Canada (July 23, 2010) — IZOD IndyCar Series rookie Takuma Sato looked to be at home Friday in his debut on the City Centre Raceway temporary circuit in the first day of action for Sunday’s Honda Indy Edmonton Sato, a seven-year Formula One veteran, is competing in just his 11th race in the 17-event campaign but the driver of the No. 5 Lotus - KV Racing Technology Honda/Dallara/Firestone entry posted a top-five practice speed in the 1.96-mile, 14-turn City Centre Airport tarmac surface. Sato recorded a speed of 114.449 miles per hour with the fastest set by defending race winner Will Power at 115.176. Sato, still getting accusto…
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