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Ryan Briscoe can be seen still
inside the cocoon of protection afforded him by the tub of his
Panoz chassis, all that is left intact after a horrendous crash
at Chicagoland Speedway Sunday. Briscoe suffered a concussion, a
bruised lung and two broken collarbones, but is on the mend
after being transported to an Indianapolis hospital. Note that
after crashing at well over 200 mph, thanks to the tether system
the front and rear (shown below) wheels and tires remain attached
to the tub. The remaining fire is probably oil
residue from the detached engine. IndyCars are fueled by a
methanol/ethanol combination that produce a fire that can't be
seen.
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All Chicagoland O/IRR photos by
Amanda Grayson
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(9-14-05) A complete and detailed wrap-up
of Sunday's race is finished, including commentary on ill-timed
restarts, drivers who can dish out the hard knocks and don't
like to be on the receiving end and "points" racing.
The recap can be found here...
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While I have heard many rumors
as to what happened yesterday afternoon in tech inspection, I
have no accurate information that I can feel comfortable enough
with to quote. IndyCar does not release information of this
nature, so I am trying to check a couple of sources and will
have a follow up on the story later.
I have posted a revised
starting lineup, the final practice speed chart and additional
commentary here...
There will be no running
race recap today, this is one of the best events on the
schedule, I'll just sit back to watch and enjoy it.
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There will be darn few surprises
to expect as the IndyCars take to the track this morning at
Chicagoland Speedway. There will be 23 entries again with the
return of Ethanol Hemelgarn Racing and driver Jimmy Kite, who
missed the road course event at Infineon Raceway. In addition
Jaques Lazier returns to the TCGR #10 and his brother Buddy will
run the #95 Dallara Chevy with a Hurricane Katrina relief paint
scheme. AJ Foyt will also return to the #14 car, here in the
entry list link...
Look for more on the Peak
Antifreeze Indy 300 here...
I will also be doing a running
recap of Saturdays P&Q sessions here...
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