2012-08-27

Barracuda Racing to Start Eighth at Sonoma

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 Sonoma, CA - August 25, 2012 - Alex Tagliani and his newly-branded Barracuda Racing crew will begin Sunday's GoPro Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma from P8 on the starting grid.

 

 The team worked hard to make improvements during the Friday afternoon and Saturday morning practices. With each session, the Barracuda Racing crew gained positions and focused on their attempt to achieve their fifth consecutive Firestone Fast Six and be the only team in the Series to do so.

 Coming up only a tenth of a second out of the fastest six cars, Tagliani was able to look at the P8 as an achievement and focus forward toward the race.

 "First of all, I'm very proud of the Barracuda Racing crew," said Tagliani. "We were not here to test a week ago, so we were a little bit behind the eight ball with very limited track time to practice. So to get within barely a tenth of the Firestone Fast Six, I'm so proud of the boys.

 "Right now, the car isn't where we'd like it to be on braking, so I'm struggling to enter at the speed I'd like - it's limited by how good it can brake - so I'm constantly locking the rear. But still, being a tenth out of the Fast Six isn't too bad. We would've liked to make it five in a row but we'll find that improvement in the car."

 The GoPro Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma will take place on Sunday, August 26. Pre-race ceremonies begin at noon with an estimated green flag drop at 12:30 p.m. PDT with an estimated green flag at 1:42 p.m. The 85-lap competition will be broadcast live on NBC Sports Network. Fans can also listen to the radio broadcast on IMS Radio Network and Sirius (XM 94 and Sirius 212).

About Bryan Herta Autosport
Founded by veteran driver Bryan Herta and noted race engineer and team manager Steve Newey, Bryan Herta Autosport (BHA) has been a race-winning team in Firestone Indy Lights competition since 2009 and recently won the 2011 Indianapolis 500 with driver Dan Wheldon in only its second IZOD IndyCar Series start. The Indianapolis, Ind.-based squad made its IndyCar debut in 2010 contesting the Indianapolis 500. New for 2012, BHA has formed a joint venture with Bowen and Bowers Motorsports, Inc. (BBM) to field a full time entry in the IZOD Indycar Series for Canadian driver Alex Tagliani.  Based in Toronto, Ontario, Bowen and Bowers Motorsports, Inc. is the coming together of leading sports and entertainment property development professionals, Chris Bowers and David Bowen, along with the financial management experience of Trapeze Asset Management Inc. For more information, please visit www.bryanhertaautosport.com.

About Barracuda Networks Inc.
Barracuda Networks combines premises-based gateways and software, virtual appliances, cloud services, and sophisticated remote support to deliver comprehensive content and network security, data protection and application delivery solutions. The company's expansive product portfolio includes offerings for protection against email and Web threats as well as products that improve application delivery and network access, message archiving, backup and data protection. Coca-Cola, FedEx, Harvard University, IBM, L'Oreal, and Europcar are among the more than 150,000 organizations protecting their IT infrastructures with Barracuda Networks' range of affordable, easy-to-deploy and manage solutions. Barracuda Networks is privately held with its International Headquarters in Campbell, Calif. For more information, please visit www.barracudanetworks.com.

 

Posted by Marc Patrick Roy at 27.8.12

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