My data for the second practice run came in a bit late because just after the run, Chicagoland Head Photographer Steve Snoddy escorted me to the drop gates reserved for photographers with the red vests for the start of the ARCA race. Only 25 photographers receive the honor of sporting a red vest throughout the weekend. Previously, I had white …
Getting the Grip
Team Ethanol Driver Ryan Hunter-Reay cut out of practice session two early, completing just 27 laps. Ryan finished with a best lap time of 25.7039 seconds at a speed of 212.886 mph during lap 11. He finished 16th. When Ryan took a look at the telemetry of his IndyCar, I asked him what his team was still working with on …
Team Ethanol To Be Featured On TV
While I was out shooting Team Ethanol Driver Ryan Hunter-Reay during the first practice run I got into a friendly competition for the best shots with the production crew working with John Basset. John clued me into to exciting news that Ryan Hunter-Reay is being featured on RushHD TV, a television channel that focuses on sports around the world and …
Practice Run Review
Team Ethanol pit crew personnel and Driver Ryan Hunter-Reay discuss practice one of the 2007 Antifreeze Indy 300. The team has one more practice to get everything dialed up before the IndyCar Qualifying run later this afternoon. Peak Antifreeze Indy 300 Photo Album
Setting the Speed
Team Ethanol Driver Ryan Hunter-Reay spent a good amount of time in the pits with crews reworking the Ethanol IndyCar. That didn’t stop Ryan from completing 97 laps in the first practice run though. He was just two laps behind Danica Patrick for the most laps completed. Ryan reached his highest speed in lap 44, accelerating to 214.128 mph. He …
Rahal-Letterman Back to Back
Drivers and pit crews are dialing in their IndyCars this morning in preparation for Sunday’s final IndyCar Series race for 2007. Rahal-Letterman teammates Patron Driver Scott Sharp and Ethanol Driver Ryan Hunter-Reay are assigned pits 7 and 8 at the Chicagoland track. The drivers have two practice runs today to work out the kinks and get everything in line. Peak …
Race Prep
After all the excitement at the ethanol pump promotion yesterday, I have a day of calm before race weekend event frenzy. I decided to take advantage of my down time and stake out a spot in the media center at the Chicagoland Speedway. EPIC’s Director of Communications Joanna Schroeder and Marketing Director Jenny Powell popped in for a visit and …
PJ Chesson Pumps Ethanol Fuel
Ryan Hunter-Reay wasn’t the only Indy Car Driver consumers had the chance to meet at today’s ethanol pump promotion. Roth Racing Driver PJ Chesson also came out to help support ethanol. Consumers throughly enjoyed PJ antics at the gas pump. The rambunctious driver washed windshields, scribbled his name in bumper dust and even paid for one woman’s gas. You don’t …
Consumers Fuel Up With E85 and E10
Most customers lined up waiting for cheap gas greeted me, camera in tow, with eager smiles. Happy to be saving some cash and fueling up with ethanol I’m sure. I chatted with a few friendly faces, Les DiCarlo, Jimmy Spayer and Jim Labeau. You can listen to my interview with Les here: [audio:http://www.zimmcomm.biz/audio/DiCarlo_Les.mp3] You can listen to my interview with …
Ryan Hunter-Reay Embraces Ethanol
I think it’s safe to say that all of us a part of the ZimmComm Media crew have been eager to meet ethanol’s new driver Ryan Hunter-Reay and hear what he has to say about driving with Team Ethanol. I lucked out and got to be the first one of the ZimmComm bunch to introduce myself to the Indy Driver. …