Aunque no viene a cuento ni deberia decir esto, no me parece bien que el lugar donde deberia llevar la bandera de su pais lleve la de su comunidad.
En mi DNI kiero poner como pais Andalucia y los nacionales no me dejan...

La verdad es que es triste pero por culpa de todos los que se toman a mal estos gestos, por ejemplo a telefónica en si se la suda pero el problema son los potenciales clientes que al ver a la compañia patrocinar a un "nacionalista" seguro que se lo piensan dos veces. Y más despues de ver que la gente se toma estas cosas en serio despues de las bajas de vodafone y el santander con lo de alonso.

p.d. Que chungo si andalucía fuera un pais como estaríamos...

¿En que cadena de television de ambito nacional dan la champcar?....
Yo creo que ese es el problema, acordaros que la formula 1 se volvio a ver en españa porque renault pagaba la emision en television española... y fue a partir de la segunda carrera!!!
No mareeis la perdiz, si no hay tele no hay pasta. Asi de claro

El año pasado ponían alguna carrera en teledeporte, eso si con 10 siglos de retraso, esta temporada no se si lo han hecho.

Yo he visto toda la temporada en directo por Eurosport 2. Viene de lujo, domingo a media tarde/noche, sobre las 20 o 21 la carrerita antes de acostarte. Eso si, en inglés.

TATATACHANNNNN!!!....



Me tengo que decidir, o Valencia o esto para este año!!
Habrá que ver el precio de las entradas pero me imagino que no habrá color...

El cartel más cutre no puede ser

Si ya empezamos poniendo pegas...!!!
Habria molado mas un cartel de estilo taurino con un torero haciendole una veronica al coche de Paul Tracy (al estilo de la portada del DVD "No Bull" de AC/DC del concierto en Las Ventas) pero bueno, aun estan a tiempo. Si no se tuerce la cosa, de carreras teloneras iran la F3 y el Open GT

Dos buenas noticias. La primera y mas importante, Uri vuelve a PKV para 2008 (y esperemos que dure, que con esa gente nunca se sabe...) y TVE recupera los derechos del campeonato (esperemos que los sepa explotar debidamente, cosa que dudo).

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ORIOL SERVIA RETURNS TO PKV RACING

FOR 2008 CHAMP CAR WORLD SERIES SEASON

TEAM TO CAMPAIGN TWO CARS IN 2008

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - - JANUARY 3, 2008 - - PKV Racing General Manager Mark Johnson announced today that Oriol Servia will pilot one of two PKV Racing Cosworth/DP01/Bridgestone entries during the 2008 Champ Car World Series season.

Servia, who competed for PKV Racing in the last two events of 2007 and during the 2006 season, finished sixth in the championship standings last year. The 33-year-old native of Pals, Catalonia, Spain contested 13 of the 14 events in 2007, the two with PKV Racing and 11 for Forsythe Championship Racing, earning 11 top-10 finishes including five top-five showings with five podium performances. His best finish was a second in Long Beach.

“We are very pleased to be able to come to an agreement with Oriol so quickly,” Johnson said. “He did an outstanding job for us the last two events of the 2007 season and is one of the top drivers in the Champ Car series. Given Oriol’s proven talent, experience, familiarity with the team and having him on board this earlier in the pre-season will allow us to proceed with our off-season program to the fullest as we pursue our goal of winning the championship.”

Johnson went on to say, “Current plans call for the team to run two cars in 2008. The second driver will be named following a series of driver tests.”

PKV Racing co-owner and 1996 Series Champion Jimmy Vasser said, “I have been involved with some very good teams, including championship winning teams in my career. PKV Racing made a lot of progress last season toward becoming a team that can compete for a championship now and for many years to come. We believe that having Oriol, who is not only one of the most experienced and best drivers in the series, but also a good friend, compete for the team in 2008, provides us with the best opportunity to continue developing a championship caliber program as well as giving us the best chance to content for the championship.”

Servia, who will be campaigning his ninth Champ Cars season, has placed in the top-10 in the championship standings in four of the past five seasons including a career high second place showing in 2005. He has one career victory (Montreal 2005) and one pole (Surfers Paradise 2005).

Commenting on the agreement, Servia said, “I am very excited to have the opportunity to continue with PKV Racing. I want to thank Mr. Kalkhoven, Jimmy Vasser and Mark Johnson for giving me this opportunity. I know the team and they know me. This will be only the second time in my whole career that I am able to race for a team that I have been with before. The only other time was with Dorricott Racing in 1999 and we won the championship. That is why I am so excited to start working and preparing for our goals this season. I feel that the relationship the team and I have established in the past will be very important as we compete for the championship in 2008.”

In his two races with PKV Racing in 2007, Servia qualified second and was running with the leaders in Surfers Paradise when a late race incident damaged his car. In Mexico City, he qualified fourth then drove one of the most exciting races of the season coming from seventh place late in the contest to finish third.

Driving for PKV Racing in 2006, Servia finished in the top-10 eight times in 14 races including four top-five showings with one podium performance. He placed 11th in the standings just three points out of 10th and 22 out of fifth. In the six races Servia did not place in the top-10, he DNF’ed (did not finish) each time, only once due to pilot error. All six times he was running in the top-five when he went out of the race. Servia qualified in the top-10 in 12 of the 14 races in 2006 with five top-five starting spots. His qualifying record earned him the team record for consecutive top-five starting positions (4) and tied him with Jimmy Vasser and Cristiano da Matta (2005) and Neel Jani (2007) for the most top-10 starting spots in a season.

Muy buena noticia para Uri! Esperemos que no llegue nadie con un maletin repleto de "talento" y joda la marrana.
Lo de los derechos de TVE me pilla de sorpresa, pero bueno, tampoco me hago ilusiones. Al final daran las carreras en diferido por Teledeporte comentadas por "el gran profesional y supermegaentendido del mundo de la competición" Jesús Fraile .
QUE DIOS NOS COJA CONFESADOS!!!

Primeros test de esta temporada en Sebring. Bien Uri.

1. Franck Perera (Conquest Racing) 49.806
2. Graham Rahal (Newman-Haas-Lanigan Racing) 49.950
3. Alex Tagliani (PKV Racing) 50.173
4. Oriol Servià (PKV Racing) 50.178
5. Justin Wilson (Newman-Haas-Lanigan Racing) 50.207
6. Franck Montagny (Forsythe-Pettit Racing) 50.209
7. Bruno Junqueira (Dale Coyne Racing) 50.507
8. Alex Figge (Pacific Coast Motorsports) 50.521
9. Simon Pagenaud (Conquest Racing) 50.702
10. Enrique Bernoldi (Rocketsports Racing) 50.714
11- Paul Tracy (Forsythe/Pettit Racing) 50.732
12- David Martinez (Pacific Coast Motorsports) 50.736
13- Ernesto Viso (Minardi Team USA) 50.800
14- Mario Moraes 8Dale Coyne Racing) 50.930

Unas fotos de los test para ilustrar la tabla de tiempos de Vi100e:

Que garajes llenos de glamour eh!