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10th place for Sato in Japan

September 19, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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In the final IndyCar event in Japan hometown hero Takuma Sato finished 10th in the Indy Japan The Final at Twin Ring Motegi in Motegi, Tochigi, Japan.  Teammates Tony Kanaan and E. J. Viso placed 17th and 21st respectively. The race was contested on the 2.983-mile, 14-turn TRM permanent road course for the first time following eight events on the Twin Ring Motegi oval beginning in 2003. Sato, No. 5 KV Racing Technology – Lotus, who was competing in an IndyCar race in his homeland for the second time, started a team-high 11th.  He overcame an incident early in … [Read more...]

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Podium for Kanaan in Indycar

September 5, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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Lotus driver Tony Kanaan overcame an horrendous crash in the morning warm-up and long odds to finish third today in the inaugural Baltimore Grand Prix on the 2.04-mile, 13-turn downtown temporary street circuit in Baltimore, Maryland.   E. J. Viso and Takuma Sato finished 15th and 18th respectively.  Kanaan, No. 82 GEICO – KV Racing Technology – Lotus, had a horrendous accident in the morning warm-up when his brakes failed.  The damage was so extensive that the entire KVRT – Lotus team including Kanaan himself, team co-owner Jimmy Vasser and General … [Read more...]

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Indycar: Sonoma Grand Prix race report

August 30, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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Lotus driver  E. J. Viso, finished ninth today in the Grand Prix of Sonoma in Sonoma, California.  Takuma Sato finished 18th while Tony Kanaan suffered a mechanical problem and placed 28th. Viso, No. 59 PDVSA – KV Racing Technology – Lotus, who was the fastest of the KVRT – Lotus trio and led the team in qualifying for the first time this year, started ninth.  He drove a solid, patient race and never put a wheel wrong on the challenging 1.968-mile, 12-turn Infineon Raceway permanent road course. He got as high as sixth and was never lower than 10th.  Viso, … [Read more...]

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2 in the top 5 in Indy 200

August 8, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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Lotus placed two cars in the top-five as Takuma Sato finished an IndyCar career-high fourth and Tony Kanaan placed fifth today in the Honda Indy 200 on the 2.258-mile, 13-turn Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio.  Teammate E. J. Viso was running in the top-10, but had an early race incident and finished 15th. Sato, No. 5 KV Racing Technology – Lotus, started ninth and drove a smart, patient race then on the final restart following a caution used an outstanding restart to put him in fourth.  Sato made his second appearance at Mid-Ohio.  In his debut … [Read more...]

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4th for Lotus driver Kanaan in Edmonton Indy

July 26, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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Lotus driver Tony Kanaan finished fourth today in the Edmonton Indy on the new 2.256-mile, 13-turn Edmonton City Centre Airport temporary street circuit in Edmonton, Canada.  Teammate E. J. Viso was running in the top-10 when he was involved in an incident and finished 20th.  Takuma Sato, who started on the pole, was competing for the win when he was hit by another competitor and ended up 21st. Kanaan, No. 82 GEICO – KV Racing Technology – Lotus, started 11th.  He drove a smart patient race and was sitting in ninth place when he pitted for the first time during … [Read more...]

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Indycar – Toronto race report

July 11, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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In a brutal racethat featured eight caution flags, KV Racing Technology – Lotus driver E. J. Viso overcame two punctured tires to finish ninth today at the Honda Indy Toronto on the challenging 1.75-mile, 11-turn temporary street circuit in Toronto, Canada. Teammate Takuma Sato had an early race incident and finished 20th while Tony Kanaan, the third of the KVRT – Lotus drivers, was charging through the field when he became the victim of an incident while working lap three and finished 26th. Viso, No. 59 PDVSA – KV Racing Technology – Lotus, had one of … [Read more...]

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Lotus looking to move up in Indycar

July 8, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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Lotus will be looking to move up in the standings when the series resumes street and road course racing beginning this weekend with the Honda Indy Toronto on the streets of Toronto, Canada. Following four events on ovals the Toronto race kicks off three consecutive races on street or road circuits (Edmonton, airport street circuit, July 22-24 and Mid-Ohio, permanent road course, August 5-7).  The 2011 season opened with four events on street and road circuits with KVRT – Lotus drivers Tony Kanaan, No. 82 GEICO- KV Racing Technology – Lotus, Takuma Sato, No. 5 … [Read more...]

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Takuma Sato overcomes penalty to finish 8th in Milwaukee 255

June 20, 2011 By 1 Comment
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Lotus driver Takuma Sato had to overcome a drive through penalty to finish eighth today in the Milwaukee 225 on the Milwaukee Mile in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Tony Kanaan battled for the win until late in the race, but fell victim to an incident and finished 19th while E. J. Viso was fighting for a top-four finish when he too was victimized and finished 20th. Sato, #5 KV Racing Technology – Lotus, started fifth but quickly moved into fourth where he remained until the latter stages of the first stint which saw him drop to ninth.  During his first pit stop he … [Read more...]

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Lotus has best performance to date in Indycar

June 13, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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VISO SCORES TWO TOP-10 FINISHES, KANAAN AND SATO EACH EARN A FIFTH IN FIRESTONE TWIN 275s FT. WORTH, TEXAS – JUNE 11, 2011 – KV Racing Technology – Lotus had its strongest performance since joining the IZOD IndyCar Series in 2008 last night in the  Firestone Twin 275s at Texas Motor Speedway in Ft. Worth, Texas. The Firestone Twin 275s consisted of two races each running 114 laps with half the normal championship points awarded in each race.  E. J. Viso, #59 PSVSA – KV Racing Technology – Lotus scored two top-10 finishes placing seventh in race No. 1 … [Read more...]

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