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Grand Prix of Houston

 

I attended the Grand Prix of Houston for a fun filled automotive day.


Wet track conditions for the Pirelli World Challenge GT/GTS Race.
























The Cadillac driven by O'Connell won the race, that car could really move.  
http://www.racer.com/oconnell-and-aschenbach-win-at-houston-claim-pirelli-world-challenge-drivers-championships/article/315082/




The following are from the Izod Indy Car Series.  Great race until the final lap.




















































































I was surprised to see two indy cars run out of fuel on the track.  Unfortunately a really bad accident occurred during the final lap of the race.


youtu.be

Now I am ready for a little track school adventure in December.

JerryW

This message has been edited by JerryW on 2013-10-06 18:42:50

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Nice report, Jerry! About Indy Car, I still hope that...

 
By: marcelo : October 6th, 2013-18:48
...Hélio Castroneves can become the only 5X winner of the Indy 500. ;) Best! Marcelo

GP of Houston

 
By: ED209 : October 7th, 2013-20:29
Nice pics of the Grand Prix of Houston. Looks like it was an exciting race, I saw the news about Franchitti's crash. Hope he has a speedy recovery. Regards, ED-209

I have some fond memories of the Houston GP

 
By: AlexSunrise : October 8th, 2013-14:16
Hi, Jerry! Back in the late 90´s and early 2000´s, when it was a Cart Series event, I remember making the trip up to support a couple of Mexican drivers. It was a lot of fun, and I even remember one of those races being held despite the pouring rain. I am...