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    <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 18:53:07 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Ten worthless opinions: Sao Paulo Indy 200 samba edition]]></title>
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New Track Record - Dancing is life in Brazil.  The main straight for the Sao Paulo Indy 300 is the Sambadrome, the 30,000 seat home to the carnival parade put on by the samba schools in Sao Paulo.  The samba schools are year-round organizations that are the social hub of the city.  Think the Mardi Gras krewes in New Orleans or the 500 Festival for the Indianapolis 500.  You can always ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/ten-worthless-opinions-sao-paulo-indy-200-samba-edition/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 06:43:21 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[No luck for the homeland drivers on the streets of Sao Paulo]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[SAO PAULO – The Brazilians didn't have a good finish at the Sao Paulo Indy 300 this year. The 2.536 miles street circuit, had, this time, no veteran IndyCar drivers or any of local favorites stood on the podium.

Canadian James Hinchcliffe won the race by overpassing Japan's Takuma Sato in the final lap. Sato did end up second and Hinchcliffe’s teammate, Marco Andretti, took the third ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/no-luck-for-the-homeland-drivers-on-the-streets-of-sao-paulo/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 00:57:37 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Lisa’s Sao Paulo “Back Talk”]]></title>
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The Big Picture:  The Streets of Sao Paulo is a test of how IndyCar can build its brand internationally. Indy Car racing is very popular in Brazil, but it could make more financial sense if put on the schedule before or after Australia, a race currently not on the schedule, where IndyCar racing is also popular!

Event:  It’s a fly in race two days long with nothing else but the ICS ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/lisa-s-sao-paulo-back-talk/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 18:06:02 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Sato starts in sixth row in Sao Paulo]]></title>
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SAO PAULO, Brazil May 4, 2013—Takuma Sato qualified 12th in the ABC Supply Honda Saturday afternoon on the streets of Sao Paulo as the field was set for the Itaipava Sao Paulo Indy 300.

 
 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/sato-starts-in-sixth-row-in-sao-paulo/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 05 May 2013 07:15:15 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Both KV Racing drivers qualify in the top-8 for Sao Paulo Indy 300]]></title>
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Sao Paulo, Brazil (Saturday, May 4, 2013) - A great day for KV Racing Technology with both cars qualifying in the top-eight for tomorrow's Itaipava Sao Paulo Indy 300 presented by Nestle. Brazilian Tony Kanaan, driver of the No. 11 Itaipava - KV Racing - SH Racing car, will start fourth with Simona De Silvestro, driver of the No. 78 Nuclear Clean Air Energy car starting eighth.

 
 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/both-kv-racing-drivers-qualify-in-the-top-8-for-sao-paulo-indy-300/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 05 May 2013 07:06:24 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Ryan Hunter-Reay puts Chevrolet on the pole in Brazil]]></title>
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SÃO PAULO, Brazil – (May 4, 2013) – Defending IZOD IndyCar Series champion Ryan Hunter-Reay proved to be the master of the 11-turn, 2.536-mile temporary circuit on the Streets of São Paulo at the conclusion of today’s Firestone Fast Six qualifying session. Behind the wheel of the No. 1 DHL Andretti Autosport Chevrolet, Hunter-Reay set a new track record with a lap of one minute ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/ryan-hunter-reay-puts-chevrolet-on-the-pole-in-brazil/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 05 May 2013 06:59:24 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Franchitti leads Honda qualifiers in Brazil]]></title>
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Target Chip Ganassi Racing’s Dario Franchitti again led the Honda-powered field in IZOD IndyCar Series qualifying Saturday for Sunday’s Itaipava Sao Paulo Indy 300, as he followed up his pole run two weeks ago at the Grand Prix of Long Beach with the third-fastest qualifying time around the 2.54-mile Sao Paulo street circuit.

 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/franchitti-leads-honda-qualifiers-in-brazil/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 05 May 2013 06:54:54 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Wilson and Beatriz carry momentum into Brazil qualifying]]></title>
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Sao Paulo, BRAZIL (May 4, 2013) – Coming off their best finishes of the season two weeks ago in the Grand Prix of Long Beach, both Ana Beatriz and Justin Wilson were looking to continuing their recent successes into this weekends running of the Itaipava Sao Paulo Indy 300 presented by Nestle on the streets of Sao Paulo, Brazil.
 
 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/wilson-and-beatriz-carry-momentum-into-brazil-qualifying/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 05 May 2013 06:49:35 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[ECR plays timing right Saturday in Brazil qualifying, Carpenter will start 14th]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[SAO PAULO, Brazil (May 4, 2013) – Ed Carpenter Racing’s brain trust played it smart Saturday in qualifications in the streets of Sao Paulo and it paid off.

 
Ed Carpenter, Ed Car ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/ecr-plays-timing-right-saturday-in-brazil-qualifying-carpenter-will-start-14th/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 05 May 2013 06:41:56 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[How to get it right in an IndyCar]]></title>
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IndyCar took a fan poll last year. Actually, they had a firm do it--people who specialize in creating, performing and interpreting poll numbers--to find out what race-loving boys and girls really, really want.


Among the things that IndyCar fans are said to want to experience, and that the series shared with the public, were 1) fast cars, 2) on-track excitement and 3) more road and ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/how-to-get-it-right-in-an-indycar/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 05 May 2013 05:48:17 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Hunter-Reay speeds to track record in Sao Paulo qualifying]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[SAO PAULO (Saturday, May 4, 2013) -- Ryan Hunter-Reay earned his second Verizon P1 Award of 2013 by setting a track-record lap of 1 minute, 20.4312 seconds in the Firestone Fast Six for the fourth Itaipava Sao Paulo Indy 300 presented by Nestle.

&quot;I gave it everything I had and it's great to get the DHL Chevrolet up front again and on pole,&quot; said Hunter-Reay, the reigning ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/hunter-reay-speeds-to-track-record-in-sao-paulo-qualifying/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 04 May 2013 22:14:12 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[IndyCar weekend brief: a fan's guide to the São Paulo Indy 300]]></title>
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São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city proper in the southern hemisphere and the world's eighth largest city by population (11.3 million residents). It actually has the numbers edge over New York City at over two million more residents than the Big Apple. It also has something else that New York doesn't have: an IndyCar race, the São Paulo Indy 300. 

The city ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/indycar-weekend-brief-a-fan-s-guide-to-the-s-o-paulo-indy-300/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 21:23:44 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[After Long Beach success, Sato now eyes the win in Sao Paulo]]></title>
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Japan's Takuma Sato took his first victory in the IndyCar Series at Long Beach in California, and will now be in the fight for the first position in the Sao Paulo Indy 300, which will be held this weekend.

Last year, the new pilot for A.J Foyt Racing this year ended third on the streets of Sao Paulo. &quot;That was one of the most fantastic days (I had) in my career&quot;, the ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/after-long-beach-success-sato-now-eyes-the-win-in-sao-paulo/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 05:40:21 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Kanaan recovers after injuring his right hand in Long Beach]]></title>
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KV Racing's Tony Kanaan had to stop and take a rest after suffering torn ligaments in his right hand from a Turn 1 crash on the penultimate lap of the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach on April 21.

Despite the accident, the Brazilian race driver will contest the Sao Paulo Indy 300 anyway in his No. 11 Chevrolet. 

&quot;I would race in Brazil even with a broken arm&quot;, he joked ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/kanaan-recovers-after-injuring-his-right-hand-in-long-beach/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 18:22:12 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Brazil's Castroneves on the lead for Sao Paulo Indy 300 race]]></title>
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Brazilian race driver Helio Castroneves is having his best season beginning in the IndyCar series as he heads to his homeland for this weekend’s race on the streets of Sao Paulo. The race in one of Brazil’s main cities and is not far from where he was born (Ribeirão Preto) which makes the race on the 5th of May very special for him.    

It will be the final race before the ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/brazil-s-castroneves-on-the-lead-for-sao-paulo-indy-300-race/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 21:45:22 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Barrichello confirms his departure to take on new challenge in Brazil]]></title>
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The first rumors of Rubens Barrichello leaving the IZOD IndyCar Series were in late November even though at the end of October, his former team KV Racing Technology had signed Simona De Silvestro as Tony Kanaan’s teammate.  

At the time, the former Formula One pilot was in talks with other IndyCar teams, plus rumors were floating that Barrichello might return to F1. 

While others ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/barrichello-confirms-his-departure-to-take-on-new-challenge-in-brazil/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 27 Dec 2012 18:43:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Barrichello will not pursue IndyCar ride  ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Rubens Barrichello has yet to confirm but SPEED has reported that “inside sources” have claimed that the Brazilian Stock Car Series is where he will end up in 2013. A loss for the IZOD IndyCar Series.  

Since leaving Formula One, Barrichello has been hesitant to hang up his helmet. His best friend Tony Kanaan talked him into testing an IndyCar.  Barrichello not only tested, he became ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/barrichello-will-not-pursue-indycar-ride/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 12 Dec 2012 03:08:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Hunter-Reay, Kanaan to compete in off-season special events]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[1. Hunter-Reay to compete in Race Of Champions: IZOD IndyCar Series champion Ryan Hunter-Reay will join Formula One champions Michael Schumacher and Sebastien Vettel in the Race OfChampionship in Thailand later this year.

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      <pubDate>Wed, 03 Oct 2012 20:55:19 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[CGR's Rahal Sao Paulo race report]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Rahal Finishes 16th in Sao Paulo
Graham Rahal, Service Central Chip Ganassi Racing HondaPhoto by: Bob Heathcote
 
SAO PAUL ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/cgr-s-rahal-sao-paulo-race-report/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 20:25:59 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[CGR's Kimball Sao Paulo race report]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Kimball Has Career-Best Finish at Sao Paulo
Charlie Kimball, Novo Nordisk Chip Ganassi Racing HondaPhoto by: Bob Heathcote
 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/cgr-s-kimball-sao-paulo-race-report/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 20:22:34 +0000</pubDate>
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