http://www.gpupdate.net/ Thu, 02 Feb 2012 06:02:03 +0100 http://www.gpupdate.net/en/videos/1813/barrichello-tests-indycar-at-sebring http://www.gpupdate.net/en/videos/1813/barrichello-tests-indycar-at-sebring Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:47:00 +0100 http://www.gpupdate.net/en/photo-galleries/8188/indycar-series-test-at-the-sebring-raceway-30-january-2012/ http://www.gpupdate.net/en/photo-galleries/8188/indycar-series-test-at-the-sebring-raceway-30-january-2012/ Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:31:00 +0100 http://www.gpupdate.net/en/indycar-series-news/273934/barrichello-positive-after-indycar-test/ Monday saw Rubens Barrichello take to the Sebring International Raceway for an IndyCar test with KV Racing. The Brazilian, who has been dropped by Williams in Formula 1, was joined in Florida by foster brother Tony Kanaan. http://www.gpupdate.net/en/indycar-series-news/273934/barrichello-positive-after-indycar-test/ Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:04:42 +0100 http://www.gpupdate.net/en/indycar-series-news/273792/barrichello-to-test-indycar-next-week/ Former Williams man Rubens Barrichello has organised an IndyCar test for next week. The Paulista will be in action at the Sebring International Raceway on Monday and Tuesday with KV Racing, the same team which fields ex F1 driver Takuma Sato. http://www.gpupdate.net/en/indycar-series-news/273792/barrichello-to-test-indycar-next-week/ Thu, 26 Jan 2012 09:39:41 +0100 http://www.gpupdate.net/en/indycar-series-news/273390/bourdais-joins-lotus-backed-indycar-team/ Ex Formula 1 driver Sébastien Bourdais has joined Dragon Racing for the 2012 IndyCar season. The outfit is now backed by Group Lotus, the same name behind the Lotus Renault GP F1 squad as well as teams in feeder series GP2 and GP3. http://www.gpupdate.net/en/indycar-series-news/273390/bourdais-joins-lotus-backed-indycar-team/ Fri, 13 Jan 2012 09:48:51 +0100 http://www.gpupdate.net/en/videos/1757/dario-franchitti-this-is-my-time/ http://www.gpupdate.net/en/videos/1757/dario-franchitti-this-is-my-time/ Fri, 13 Jan 2012 09:37:13 +0100 http://www.gpupdate.net/en/indycar-series-news/273003/kentucky-absent-from-15-race-2012-calendar/ Kentucky has been dropped from the 2012 IndyCar calendar, with the oval circuit having failed to make the cut for the series’ new 15-round schedule. Joining the Sparta event on the sidelines will be New Hampshire, Motegi and Las Vegas, with the latter removed following Dan Wheldon’s fatal crash during this year’s season finale. http://www.gpupdate.net/en/indycar-series-news/273003/kentucky-absent-from-15-race-2012-calendar/ Fri, 23 Dec 2011 12:03:00 +0100 http://www.gpupdate.net/en/indycar-series-news/272935/conway-signs-with-a-j-foyt-for-2012/ Britain’s Mike Conway has confirmed a 2012 IndyCar deal with the reputable A.J. Foyt Racing team. The 28-year-old from Bromley in Kent, who is managed by ex Formula 1 driver Mark Blundell, was Honda’s F1 test driver in 2007. http://www.gpupdate.net/en/indycar-series-news/272935/conway-signs-with-a-j-foyt-for-2012/ Wed, 21 Dec 2011 09:57:00 +0100 http://www.gpupdate.net/en/indycar-series-news/272782/catch-fencing-pole-caused-wheldon-s-death/ IndyCar officials have revealed that Dan Wheldon died of a severe head trauma following his crash at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway on 16 October, with the British driver hitting a catch fencing pole at high speed. President of Operations Brian Barnhart says the second of two major impacts sustained was not survivable. http://www.gpupdate.net/en/indycar-series-news/272782/catch-fencing-pole-caused-wheldon-s-death/ Thu, 15 Dec 2011 19:43:00 +0100 http://www.gpupdate.net/en/videos/1686/dan-wheldon-memorial-karting/ http://www.gpupdate.net/en/videos/1686/dan-wheldon-memorial-karting/ Mon, 12 Dec 2011 07:00:00 +0100 http://www.gpupdate.net/en/indycar-series-news/272588/las-vegas-dropped-from-2012-calendar/ IndyCar has announced that the it will not be visiting the Las Vegas Motor Speedway next season, the scene of a horrific 15-car accident which killed British driver and double Indy 500 winner Dan Wheldon during the season finale on 16 October. http://www.gpupdate.net/en/indycar-series-news/272588/las-vegas-dropped-from-2012-calendar/ Fri, 09 Dec 2011 10:33:00 +0100 http://www.gpupdate.net/en/indycar-series-news/272505/wheldon-kart-event-raises-almost-20-000/ More than £17,000 pounds was raised for the Alzheimer’s Society during Monday’s Dan Wheldon Memorial Kart Race, with a host of professional drivers joining the public to remember the late IndyCar racer. Organised by GT star Johnny Mowlem, a grand total of 36 teams took part in the competition at the Daytona Milton Keynes track. http://www.gpupdate.net/en/indycar-series-news/272505/wheldon-kart-event-raises-almost-20-000/ Tue, 06 Dec 2011 14:03:00 +0100 http://www.gpupdate.net/en/videos/1638/tony-kanaan-in-action-on-dallara-simulator/ http://www.gpupdate.net/en/videos/1638/tony-kanaan-in-action-on-dallara-simulator/ Sat, 03 Dec 2011 06:00:00 +0100 http://www.gpupdate.net/en/indycar-series-news/272379/newman-haas-withdraws-from-indycar-series/ Newman/Haas Racing, founded in 1983, has decided to pull out of the IndyCar series with immediate effect, citing the current economic climate as the main reason for doing so. With a grand total of eight championship titles and 107 race victories to its name, the squad was one of the most established and respected in the field. http://www.gpupdate.net/en/indycar-series-news/272379/newman-haas-withdraws-from-indycar-series/ Fri, 02 Dec 2011 01:20:00 +0100 http://www.gpupdate.net/en/indycar-series-news/272364/more-famous-names-for-wheldon-memorial-race/ A number of international racing stars have confirmed their attendance for the Dan Wheldon Memorial Kart Race, which is to be staged in Milton Keynes next Monday. The Englishman tragically lost his lift in this year’s Las Vegas IndyCar finale. http://www.gpupdate.net/en/indycar-series-news/272364/more-famous-names-for-wheldon-memorial-race/ Thu, 01 Dec 2011 15:52:00 +0100 http://www.gpupdate.net/en/indycar-series-news/271709/lotus-confirms-d-r-herta-and-hvm-for-2012/ New IndyCar engine supplier Lotus Motorsport has confirmed that it has struck deals with Dreyer & Reinbold, Bryan Herta Autosport and HVM Racing for the 2012 season. The announcement came at the Los Angeles Auto Show, meaning all three teams will be using the new V6 twin turbo Lotus unit next year. http://www.gpupdate.net/en/indycar-series-news/271709/lotus-confirms-d-r-herta-and-hvm-for-2012/ Fri, 18 Nov 2011 11:26:00 +0100 http://www.gpupdate.net/en/indycar-series-news/271636/panther-re-signs-hildebrand-for-next-two-seasons/ Panther Racing has announced that J.R. Hildebrand will remain on-board for the 2012 and 2013 IndyCar seasons. The 2009 Indy Lights Champion and 2011 Indy 500 runner-up managed a selection of strong results this year, including fourth at Iowa. http://www.gpupdate.net/en/indycar-series-news/271636/panther-re-signs-hildebrand-for-next-two-seasons/ Thu, 17 Nov 2011 10:49:00 +0100 http://www.gpupdate.net/en/indycar-series-news/271210/china-to-host-indycar-round-in-2012/ China will add to its growing motorsport presence by hosting its first ever IndyCar round next year, with the country being revealed as a new venue for the sport on Thursday. Situated in the highly-populated Yellow Sea coastal city of Qingdao, the race will take place on August 19 at a specially designed 6.22-km (3.87-mi) street circuit. http://www.gpupdate.net/en/indycar-series-news/271210/china-to-host-indycar-round-in-2012/ Thu, 10 Nov 2011 20:14:00 +0100 http://www.gpupdate.net/en/indycar-series-news/271051/public-mk-kart-race-organised-for-wheldon/ A Dan Wheldon tribute kart race for has been organised, set to run on Monday 5 December. The event will take place at the Daytona Milton Keynes karting centre, located approximately ten miles from the family home of the Englishman who lost his life in a multiple-car accident during the Las Vegas IndyCar finale last month. http://www.gpupdate.net/en/indycar-series-news/271051/public-mk-kart-race-organised-for-wheldon/ Mon, 07 Nov 2011 16:15:00 +0100 http://www.gpupdate.net/en/indycar-series-news/270879/ed-carpenter-racing-plans-full-season-for-2012/ Ed Carpenter and his Ed Carpenter Racing squad has confirmed its intentions for the 2012 IndyCar season, with the outfit hoping to contest all events. Having triumphed in a race for the first time this year, Carpenter now has 113 starts to his name. http://www.gpupdate.net/en/indycar-series-news/270879/ed-carpenter-racing-plans-full-season-for-2012/ Thu, 03 Nov 2011 10:52:00 +0100