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Watch our video of the week of preparations for Takuma Sato's first Indy 500 Race: http://lotusfiles.com/webpage/images/motorsportvideo.mpg This post has been promoted to an article
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The Takuma Sato Official Shop will re-open on Friday 18 June with a new T shirt and 2010 Driver's cap. 2010 Driver's Cap We've introduced a new design to celebrate Takuma's debut in IndyCar Racing! It's based on his car colour, Lotus racing green, with yellow and white accent lines. On the front, his car number '5' emblem adds a retro classical flavour and Taku's 2010 personal sponsors' logos are arranged on both sides and on the back. One Size/Adjustable: 57 - 59 cm Material: 100% Cotton Price: US$42.00 Fast Helmet T-Shirt (White and Black, *Pre order) This t-shirt is made from 100% certified organic cotton for luxuriously-soft c…
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IZOD IndyCar Series rookie Takuma Sato, with just three oval races under his belt in 2010, is enjoying some unique advice during his oval experiences this year. Serving as Takuma's 'spotter' during the oval races is veteran IndyCar driver Roger Yasukawa, a five-time Indianapolis 500 starter. Yasukawa, runner-up to Dan Wheldon in the 2003 IndyCar Series Rookie of the Year standings, brings a vast level of experience to the Formula One veteran and IndyCar rookie Sato, who drives the #5 Lotus – KV Racing Technology Honda/Dallara/Firestone entry. Yasukawa has started 39 races in the IZOD IndyCar Series and is still actively pursuing a ride in the series. But in …
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Suspension failure forced Takuma Sato out of the latest IndyCar Series round at Texas Motor Speedway, and his resultant crash was a disappointing end to a race that had begun with great promise in his Lotus-backed, KV Racing Technology Dallara-Honda. This was the third in a run of four successive oval races, with the track in Fort Worth featuring the steepest banking in IndyCar - and, as a result, very high lap speeds. "It's definitely an interesting place," said Sato. "It's quite similar to Kansas, but bumpier and certainly the banking is very interesting! We had only one hour of practice before qualifying, so it was quite restricted what we could do, but I neede…
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Takuma Sato endured a difficult debut at the Texas Motor Speedway after being forced to retire from the Firestone 550k. Takuma, the rookie driver of the #5 Lotus-KV Racing Technology Honda/Dallara/Firestone machine, qualified in a strong eleventh place on the grid at the 1.5-mile oval but his race would come to an early end. Heading into turn two on lap 57, Takuma suffered a failure in the rear suspension which saw him go into the barriers. Takuma walked away uninjured and watched the remainder of the race from the Lotus team's pit area. “The start was quite exciting,” he said. “It's a great track, especially for side-by-side racing. But soon, I started to…
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FT. WORTH, Texas (June 5, 2010) — The Firestone 550K results sheet won’t say how competitive E.J. Viso was on Saturday night at the Texas Motor Speedway. The driver of the No. 8 PDVSA — KV Racing Technology Honda/Dallara/Firestone machine drove his way from his 14th starting position to race in the Top Five in the 95-degree heat on the 1.5-mile tri-oval. The popular 25-year-old racer was impressive as he battled wheel-to-wheel with the likes of Helio Castroneves, Tony Kanaan and Scott Dixon with just 40 laps remaining of the 228-lap contest. On the final stint, Viso’s machine didn’t handle as well as previously and he finished in the 11th position at the c…
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FT. WORTH, Texas. (June 4, 2010) — The Texas heat wasn’t kind to most of the 26 drivers in the Firestone 550K qualifying Friday afternoon at Texas Motor Speedway. With track surface temperatures at over 135 degrees and air temperature at 95 playing havoc with the drivers’ setups of their cars, KV Racing Technology drivers Mario Moraes, Takuma Sato and E.J. Viso managed to survive the brutal conditions to post solid performances. Moraes, who finished tenth last year at Texas, drove the No. 32 KV Racing Technology Honda/Dallara/Firestone car to a four-lap average of 213.800 miles per hour to record the ninth fastest speed of time trials. Moraes’ run w…
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MORAES SEEKS ANOTHER STRONG TEXAS RUN FOR KV RACING TECHNOLOGY THIS SATURDAY Viso and Sato Ready For Fast Oval Action FT. WORTH, Tex. (June 2, 2010) — Young Mario Moraes has been impressive lately on the high-banked ovals as he comes to Texas Motor Speedway this Saturday, June 5, for the Firestone 550K IZOD IndyCar Series race. Moraes, the youngest series regular at age 21, has recorded several strong showings on the fast oval tracks including third at Chicagoland, fifth at Motegi and sevenths at Homestead and Kansas. So the lightening fast 1.5-mile tri-oval north of Fort Worth should fit right into the young Brazilian’s strengths when he wheels the con…
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Takuma Sato was impressive Sunday in his debut at the Indianapolis 500 in one of the hottest Brickyard races in history. Takuma, the rookie driver of the #5 Lotus-KV Racing Technology Honda/Dallara/Firestone machine, drove from 31st starting position to as high as sixth in his first appearance on the famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway 2.5-mile oval. The air temperature was as high as 97 degrees Sunday with the track surface over 130. Takuma had placed third in the US Grand Prix F1 event on the 2.6-mile Indy road circuit in 2004 but this was his initial showing on the legendary Indy oval. Takmua was in his second oval race Sunday as he passed some 20 cars by…
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SPEEDWAY, Ind. (May 30, 2010) — Takuma Sato was impressive Sunday in his debut at the Indianapolis 500 in one of the hottest Brickyard races in history. Sato, the rookie driver of the No. 5 Lotus — KV Racing Technology Honda/Dallara/Firestone machine, drove from 31st starting position to as high as sixth in his first appearance on the famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway 2.5-mile oval. The air temperature was as high as 97 degrees Sunday with the track surface over 130. The Japanese driving star had placed third in the US Grand Prix Formula One event on the 2.6-mile Indy road circuit in 2004 but this was his initial showing on the legendary Indy ov…
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Takuma Sato put the final touches to his preparations for the Indianapolis 500, posting the 15th fastest time during the traditional 'Carb Day' practice session in front of a big sun-drenched crowd. Race rookie Sato will start 31st on the 33-car grid in the #5 Lotus-KV Racing Technology Dallara-Honda, having survived a typically frenetic 'Bump Day' qualifying session, and used the final opportunity to gain track time to further his Indianapolis experience. The Japanese driver made F1 appearances at Indianapolis, but will be entering only his second oval race in the IndyCar Series, and his first on a superspeedway. “The conditions today were the most dif…
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When Takuma Sato takes on one of his biggest motorsport challenges to date, the 2010 Indianapolis 500, he will do so with a special piece of automotive design adorning the cockpit of the #5 Lotus-KVRT Dallara-Honda. After qualifying in 31st place on Bump Day, Lotus are pulling out all the stops to make sure Taku has everything he needs to get him through the 500-mile marathon, and keeping his head firmly screwed on during the race will be a unique helmet livery featuring images of Lotus cars past and present. Encapsulating the evolutionary vibe at Lotus, the helmet features Jim Clark's Indy 500 winning Lotus 38 on one side and an image of Sato's current…
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SPEEDWAY, Ind. (May 28, 2010) — E.J. Viso, coming back from a practice crash last week, posted the fastest time of the day for KV Racing Technology in “Carb Day” at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Friday in preparations for Sunday’s Indianapolis 500 Mile Race. Viso, whose PDVSA crew built a new car last Wednesday after a Tuesday afternoon turn one incident, recorded the sixth fastest overall speed in the 33-driver lineup Friday at 224.419 miles per hour as the three-car KVRT contingent worked throughout the one-hour practice session. Viso, who’ll start 19th in the No. 8 PDVSA—KVRT Honda/Dallara/Firestone entry Sunday, circled the famed 2.5-mile …
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This Sunday (30th May) will see Lotus IndyCar rookie, Takuma Sato, take on one of his biggest challenges to date, the 2010 Indy 500, also known as the Greatest Spectacle in Racing. No pressure there then. After qualifying in 31st place Lotus are pulling out all the stops to make sure Taku has everything he needs to get him through the 500 mile super race. Keeping Taku’s head firmly screwed on during the race will be a unique specially designed helmet featuring images of Lotus cars past and present. Encapsulating the evolutionary vibe at Lotus, the helmet features Jim Clark’s Indy 500 winning Lotus 38 on one side and an image of Sato’s current IndyCar, the one…
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Japanese rookie Takuma Sato is bracing himself for the biggest race of his career at the Indy 500 this weekend. Despite years of Formula One, and competing at some of the most high profile races like the famed Monaco GP and of course his home race at Suzuka for the Japanese GP, Taku knows that maybe nothing has quite prepared him for the magnitude of the Indy 500. “This month is going to be MEGA,” he said from his temporary home in Indianapolis. “I went to bump day last year just to get a feel of how Indy might look, so I have a small idea, but of course race day is something else!” “The most emotional and important races for me up till now have bee…
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