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      <title><![CDATA[Top moments of 2012, #7: The new IndyCar: good or not?]]></title>
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This past IZOD IndyCar Series season had plenty of good (great competition between engine manufacturers and a very racy new car), bad (Lotus' failure to be ready for prime time) and ugly (Will Power's third straight throw-away of a title). 

But the highlight for me has to be the Indianapolis 500 this year. Held under hot and sunny conditions, this seminal race was truly competitive ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/top-moments-of-2012-7-the-new-indycar-good-or-not/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 30 Dec 2012 00:06:42 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[RHR: The quintessential American champion ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[IndyCar has not just an American-born champion in Ryan Hunter-Reay, but a good old-fashioned, against-all-odds, rags-to-riches underdog in RHR. In other words, a quintessential American champion.

Since somewhere around the time Michael Andretti and Al Unser Jr. began fading from the scene, the large us-versus-them contingent of open-wheel racing fans in the United States – whether ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/rhr-the-quintessential-american-champion/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 29 Dec 2012 20:17:15 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Top moments of 2012, #14: Bad luck strikes Power for the third time]]></title>
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2012 saw IZOD IndyCar Series driver Will Power won the Mario Andretti Road Course Championship for the third consecutive year. The overall performance as a driver for Team Penske also earned his third consecutive second place finish in the series’ driver championship. Yet, somehow these statistics fail to tell the story about Power’s utter dominance of the IndyCar Series in 2010 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/top-moments-of-2012-14-bad-luck-strikes-power-for-the-third-time/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 28 Dec 2012 01:50:12 +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[Firestone continues with INDYCAR through 2018]]></title>
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Al Speyer may be leaving as executive director of Firestone’s motorsports activities in 2013, but he’s keeping the IZOD indyCar Series community safe and fast with the news that the brand will continue as sole INDYCAR tire supplier through the 2018 season. The move ensures Firestone’s participation in the 100th running of the Indianapolis 500 in 2016; Firestone has supplied tires to ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/firestone-continues-with-indycar-through-2018/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 22 Dec 2012 02:13:18 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Firestone to remain sole tire supplier ]]></title>
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Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC (Bridgestone Americas) and INDYCAR announced today that Bridgestone Americas’ Firestone brand will remain the sole tire supplier to the IZOD IndyCar Series through the 2018 race season.

Fir ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/firestone-to-remain-sole-tire-supplier/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 22 Dec 2012 01:50:58 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Conor Daly enjoyed testing at Sebring with the AJ Foyt team]]></title>
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American Conor Daly impressed AJ Foyt and many others in his first Indycar test in Sebring, Florida on Thursday, December 13th. Daly participated in day three of Indycar's three day series test along with 14 other drivers.

It was an opportunity for Daly to experience an Indycar for the first time and for the Foyt Team to look at how Daly would perform in that environment. Over the ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/conor-daly-enjoyed-testing-at-sebring-with-the-aj-foyt-team-430174/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Dec 2012 04:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[TheOffseason: Episode 1 - Video]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2012 20:04:09 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing building for team's future]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Dec. 15, 2011, was an especially busy day for Sarah Fisher and Willis &quot;Wink&quot; Hartman. They held a ceremonial groundbreaking for the Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing facility and unwrapped their new Dallara chassis a few miles away at their current home base.

A year later finds the team principals exceptionally busy and continuing to build for the future.

 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/sarah-fisher-hartman-racing-building-for-team-s-future/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2012 21:48:40 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Vautier and Daly impress at Sebring December testing sessions]]></title>
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  By extension, some straight talk from Sam Schmidt led to Tristan Vautier having the opportunity to test an IZOD IndyCar Series car Dec. 13. He appreciates both.


&quot;I met Sam in 2010 and the first thing I did was beg him to give me a (Firestone Indy Lights) test that I couldn't afford,&quot; Vautier recalled. &quot;He was honest and advised me to go back to Star Mazda where I ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/vautier-and-daly-impress-at-sebring-december-testing-sessions/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2012 20:48:29 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Conor Daly impresses in his debut at Sebring testing]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[SEBRING, FL—Conor Daly took to the track in A.J. Foyt’s ABC Supply Indy car for the first time at Sebring International Raceway Thursday to test for the racing legend and prove to himself that Indycar racing could be in his promising future.

Conor ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/conor-daly-impresses-in-his-debut-at-sebring-testing/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2012 03:22:28 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bridgestone America's  Director of Motorsports Al Speyer retires]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC (Bridgestone Americas) announced today that Al Speyer, executive director of motorsports, intends to retire in 2013 after 38 years with the company.

 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/bridgestone-america-s-director-of-motorsports-al-speyer-retires/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2012 00:54:06 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Al Speyer – an appreciation]]></title>
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After spending 30 years working in motorsports for Bridgestone Americas – and an overall 38 years with the company – Al Speyer is hanging up his red and white jacket and retiring in 2013. Speyer has been the executive director of motorsports and brought Firestone back to the major open wheel arena, both in CART and with the IZOD indyCar Series.

He began his affiliation with ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/al-speyer-an-appreciation/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2012 00:26:38 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Successful testing day at Sebring as BHA prepares for 2013]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Sebring, FL - December 14, 2012 - When Alex Tagliani hit the track on Thursday at Sebring International Raceway, the goal was to further develop the Barracuda DW12 for the 2013 IZOD IndyCar Series season.

By the mid-day break, the No. 98, Honda-powered Dallara DW12 had turned 51 laps, allowing the team to evaluate a variety of setup options for the upcoming season.

 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/successful-testing-day-at-sebring-as-bha-prepares-for-2013/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 14 Dec 2012 22:30:54 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Hildebrand, Panther return to track with two-day Sebring testing]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana – The National Guard Panther Racing team and driver JR Hildebrand were back on track this week for a two-day test at Sebring International Raceway. 

Though much of day one was hampered by rain and a wet track, Panther and Hildebrand were happy to shake the dust off and be back to the track.

 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/hildebrand-panther-return-to-track-with-two-day-sebring-testing/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 14 Dec 2012 22:20:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Graham Rahal completes three days of pre-season testing at Sebring]]></title>
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SEBRING, Fla. – Graham Rahal, 23, completed a three-day test with Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing (RLL) today at the 1.65-mile Sebring International Raceway short course.  After two days of interrupted testing due to rain, the team was able to complete 105 laps today to bring their three-day total to 205 laps with a best lap time of 53.480. 
 
 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/graham-rahal-completes-three-days-of-pre-season-testing-at-sebring/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 14 Dec 2012 00:54:40 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Rahal's Sebring testing shorten by rain on second day ]]></title>
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SEBRING, Fla. – Graham Rahal, 23, completed his second day of testing with Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing (RLL) today at the 1.65-mile Sebring International Raceway.  The track was wet from an overnight thunderstorm and morning sprinkles and steadily began to dry near noon. The team began testing in earnest after a lunch break and continued until showers brought an end to the ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/rahal-s-sebring-testing-shorten-by-rain-on-second-day/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2012 19:34:43 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Sebring testing allow new KVRT teammates to work out details]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Simona de Silvestro introduced Tony Kanaan to individuals associated with a sponsor as &quot;my new teammate.&quot; Soon she'll drop the &quot;new.&quot;

De Silvestro, who competed the previous three IZOD IndyCar Series seasons with HVM Racing, joined KV Racing Technology and Kanaan in late October for the 2013 season. They've tested the Nos. 11 and 78 cars at Barber Motorsports Park ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/sebring-testing-allow-new-kvrt-teammates-to-work-out-details/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2012 18:45:52 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Alex Tagliani to begin testing BHA Honda at Sebring]]></title>
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Montreal - As he prepares for the upcoming 2013 IZOD IndyCar Series, Alex Tagliani will test the Team Barracuda Networks Honda at Sebring International Raceway, Florida on Thursday December 13. For Tagliani and Bryan Herta Autosport (BHA), this will be a change from last season when they missed the pre-season sessions altogether because of the lack of availability of Lotus engines ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/alex-tagliani-to-begin-testing-bha-honda-at-sebring/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2012 02:42:49 +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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