Grand Prix of St. Petersburg: Meet the drivers
IndyCar's reputation as a destination for drivers around the world is borne out in the 21-car entry list for today's Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. The drivers who will race on the downtown streets hail from 11 countries on five continents; nine are American. But don't be surprised to see the international stars out and about even during the offseason — most live in America now and several call Florida home, including St. Petersburg resident Sebastien Bourdais. The field and five to watch: Scott..>> view originalSt Pete IndyCar: Dixon fastest as Hunter-Reay suffers major shunt
Scott Dixon topped the times in raceday warm-up for the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, but the session was overshadowed by a major shunt for Ryan Hunter-Reay who suffered apparent brake failure at Turn 10. Chip Ganassi Racing’s four-time champion, who will start from the front row, led the session ahead of Team Penske’s Helio Castroneves and Simon Pagenaud, but the Andretti Autosport-Honda of Hunter-Reay was left with severe front-end damage. The #28 car has been one of the worst affected by the..>> view originalGrand Prix of St. Petersburg: Life after NASCAR leads Robby ...
ST. PETERSBURG — When Robby Gordon was preparing for life after NASCAR a few years ago, he reached into the past for the next step in his career. What he came up with was the Stadium Super Trucks series — a Grand Prix of St. Petersburg fan favorite that features trucks flying off ramps, slamming into each other and turning corners on three (and sometimes only two) wheels. The series' origin dates back to the Mickey Thompson off-road series that ended three decades ago. "I always knew how much f..>> view originalGrand Prix of St. Petersburg: Running on empty brings drivers, fans ...
ST. PETERSBURG — Running on empty last May, Alexander Rossi won the Indianapolis 500. He made it. Running on empty last month, Chase Elliott lost the Daytona 500. He didn't make it. Brothers, we've been there, done that. Sort of. Running out of gas while going for it is as American as it gets. True, race car dudes are going for greater glory, trophies and cash prizes. The rest of us? Just get us to exit 342 and the Wawa. Few of us know what it's like to hit a 400-foot home run or run for a 100-y..>> view originalFoyt puzzled by Daly braking woes in St Pete qualifying
AJ Foyt Racing president Larry Foyt was pleased with Carlos Munoz for taking 11th on the grid in St. Petersburg IndyCar qualifying, and that Conor Daly’s 20th-placed start is a result of “not liking the brakes.” Munoz survived a drive-through penalty for a pitspeed violation to become one of only three Chevrolet-powered drivers to make it to the second round of qualifying. However, Daly has struggled all weekend – as have several drivers – with inconsistent response from the braking system whic..>> view originalSumter County Special Olympic athletes take part in competition in ...
Sumter County Special Olympic athletes take part in competition in St. Petersburg By Steve Day March 11, 2017Leave a Comment Forty-two athletes represented the Sumter County Special Olympic and unified partners bocce team in St. Petersburg last week in area competition. Wayne Schmidt was among those taking part in the games. Savana Spallone represented Sumter County in the torch run. Individual winners were Anthony Pasquale, Brian Kress, Chris Zirpola, Eric Schwartz, James McCoy, Jamie Choban, J..>> view originalTBBW 2017: Foeder for Thought drops top-notch beers, knowledge ...
Foeder for Thought, hosted by Green Bench, is as much about education as it is the beer tasting.Meaghan HabudaThe red flier is your friend.That's what I kept telling myself during Green Bench Brewing Co.'s favorite event of the year, Foeder (food-er, get it?) for Thought. Now in its fourth year, the Tampa Bay Beer Week beer festival and beer-ducation series — limited to 400 people — occupied the St. Petersburg brewery's tasting room and beer garden on Friday, spilling into the middle of Baum Av..>> view originalSt Pete Indy Lights: Telitz wins opener after wild first corner
Series rookie Aaron Telitz dominated the opening round of Indy Lights on the streets of St Petersburg, steering clear of some first corner chaos and never looking back. From pole position, Telitz (Belardi Auto Racing) led the field to the rolling start but didn't use his push-to-pass boost button, so they fanned out four-wide at the front approaching Turn 1. Juan Piedrahita steamed down the inside, and took lead briefly, but was all locked up and sailed straight on as cars scattered across the ..>> view originalIn St. Pete, Kriseman lauds new class of Southeastern Guide Dogs ...
The first seven of 50 painted pups in Southeastern Guide Dogs Superheroes on Parade campaign charmed members of the public earlier this week at the Sundial in St. Petersburg. Mayor Rick Kriseman, who himself has raised several guide dogs-in-training for the nonprofit, was there to show his support.The event sought to raise awareness—and funds—for the Bradenton-based nonprofit with the unveiling of several colorfully decorated statues, each painted by a local artist, of Labrador retrievers weari..>> view originalSt Pete PWC: Aquilante doubles up in GTS class
Andrew Aquilante scored his second Pirelli World Challenge GTS victory of the weekend at St Petersburg on Saturday, his Ford Mustang once again overcoming the new Chevrolet Camaro GT4 of Lawson Aschenbach. Aquilante made a terrible start from pole – bogging down badly at the standing start – and Aschenbach rocketed into lead. Aquilante just held second from Parker Chase’s Ginetta, ahead of the KTMs of Martin Barkey and Frankie Montecalvo. Aquilante began to put Aschenbach under pressure from la..>> view original
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