Posts Tagged ‘Beaux Barfield’
Dixon: Sonoma still tough to swallow; “a lot of things need clarity”
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Despite the new evidence and arguments that have emerged since the IZOD IndyCar Series GoPro Grand Prix of Sonoma, Scott Dixon’s position remains unchanged: the responsibility for the incident was shared, and he unfairly bore the brunt of the penalty.
Hinchcliffe: “Newgarden should have won” in Brazil
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James Hinchcliffe won’t turn down a win, but he’s willing to make his views on the finish in São Paulo very clear. “Josef Newgarden should have won that race,” he says. “Takuma [Sato] blocked Josef.”
For IndyCar, change is a good thing
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Chad expresses optimism regarding the proposed rule changes for the 2013 season.
A breakdown of IndyCar’s 2013 rule changes
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Steph takes a detailed look at some of the key updates to IZOD IndyCar Series rules and procedures released over the past few days.
Barfield’s debut grade: B-
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Steph gives Beaux Barfield a grade of B- for his debut season as Race Director of the IZOD IndyCar Series. Here’s why.
MFW podcast episode 73
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Pippa Mann joins us as an analyst, and Beaux Barfield offers some insight into Race Control operations at the Iowa Corn Indy 250.
Indianapolis: Paul’s race day thoughts, Part 1
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Paul digs into some of the great storylines from the 96th running of the Indianapolis 500.
INDYCAR must stay the course
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Paul hates the INDYCAR “unapproved engine change” but feels changing the rule now would question the integrity of the sport
Pagenaud, Newgarden, Clauson pass oval rookie tests
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[INDYCAR PR] All three drivers are cleared to drive all oval events in the 2012 IZOD IndyCar Series season.
Race Control team introduced
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[INDYCAR PR] INDYCAR President of Competition and Race Director Beaux Barfield has welcomed two-time Indianapolis 500 champion Arie Luyendyk, former Indy car competitor Johnny Unser, and longtime CART/Champ Car senior manager of competition Gary Barnard as race stewards for the 2012 IZOD IndyCar Series season.
Meet Beaux Barfield
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Beaux Barfield was officially announced as the new Race Director for the IZOD IndyCar Series earlier today, and he very kindly spared More Front Wing a few moments of his time to allow us a closer look into the philosophies behind his officiating and the changes we can expect to see in 2012.