Ferrari 1-2
April 4, 2004
Are there any surprises left in F1 ? Like some one other than Michael in his Ferrari winning a Grand Prix this year? The man and his team have raised the game to a plateau not even remotely attainable by the rest of the sport. And the plateau is elevated race after race.
The only excitement today was both Ferrari’s locking up the brakes at the turn one start. Everything else was anti climactic. The only thing remaining to watch the rest of this year is who will come out second and third, and will Michael exceed Senna’s 65 career pole mark. The former is unknown, the latter a foregone conclusion.
Kalitta, Pedregon & Anderson Take No. 1 Qualifying Spots at SummitRacing.com Nationals
April 4, 2004
LAS VEGAS — Scott Kalitta raced to his first No. 1 qualifying position in more than four years Saturday, leading a parade of track record performances that included the fastest speed in history at the NHRA SummitRacing.com Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The 16-car fields for all three pro categories were set on two rounds of qualifying after rain washed out Friday’s racing.
Kenseth Wins Texas Busch Race
April 3, 2004
Matt Kenseth took the checkers at the O’Reilly 300 Busch Series race from Hamilton Jr. after a late race red flag.
Red Front Row In Bahrain
April 3, 2004
Two Ferrari’s, two Williams, and two BARS are the highlights of the inauguaral Bahraini Grand Prix qualifying session. With Montoya and “Little Brother” almost half a second off pace, will we see another parade tomorrow morning? There is always hope, my fellow fans. At least we should see some excitement for second place between the Williams and BAR teams.
PlanetF1.com: Qualifying: An all-Ferrari front row
Formula1.com: After everything, Michael takes pole
F1Racing.net: Three in a row for Michael
Samsung/Radio Shack 500 Qualifying Notes & Quotes
April 2, 2004
Collected Notes and Quotes from various drivers and crew chiefs following qualifying for the Samsung/Radio Shack 500.
Dodge Notes From Texas
April 2, 2004
JAMIE McMURRAY (No. 42 Texaco/Havoline Dodge) COMMENT ON LAST WEEK AT BRISTOL
“I knew better. I’ve watched a lot of people do that and thought ‘that was an idiot. What was he thinking?’ When you spend all day racing at that place and somebody takes away from you in the last 100 feet or 200 feet you just want to get ‘em back. I knew it wasn’t going to do any good, but it’s the only thing you can do. You can’t get out and fight. Spencer got suspended for that, so I knew that wasn’t the right thing to do. You just want to do anything you can to get back at ‘em. You don’t want somebody to think you’re going to let ‘em push you around, but it’s not even about that. Matt is not that kind of guy. Everybody knows he wouldn’t wreck you on purpose. He was just tired up like I was. We went in the NASCAR trailer, and he was just as mad as I was about the whole thing. That place will bring it out of you. I never get mad, but I was mad. That’s what Bristol does. I watched it on TV and you could hear the people cheering when you do that. I don’t know why, but people love to see that. It’s a cool place to race, but it can wear you out.
Texas Pole to Texan Bobby Labonte
April 2, 2004
Bobby Labonte set fastest time in qualifying for the Samsung/Radio Shack 500.
Labonte’s second lap was nearly one mph faster than his first, bumping him from fifth to first on the grid at the time of his run. The Texas native’s time held up for pole, giving him the pole for the second time running in this race.
It Wouldn’t Be The NHRA If It Wasn’t Raining
April 2, 2004
The series that is seemingly followed by rain has yet again been held up by mother nature. Rain has held up Friday qualifying for the SummitRacing.com Nationals. Saturday does not look good either. Only the NHRA could bring rain to the desert!!!
DragRaceCentral.com: Friday On Hold For Rain
Weather.com: Detailed local forecast for Las Vegas, NV
Atlanta Getting SAFER Walls
April 2, 2004
Atlanta Motor Speedway will install the new Steel and Foam Energy Reduction (SAFER) barrier walls prior to the Oct. 29-31 Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500, AMS President and General Manager Ed Clark announced Thursday.
Barrichello Edges Montoya in Final Free Practice
April 2, 2004
Rubens Barrichello edged out Juan Pablo Montoya by a scant .001 second in Friday’s second open practice for the Bahrain Grand Prix. Barrichello’s time of 1:31.450 was well under the best time set by Michael Schumacher in the first session of 1:32.158.