2012-09-04

Barracuda Racing's Top Ten Streak Continues

 

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Baltimore, MD - August 2, 2012 - Alex Tagliani and his Barracuda Racing crew earned an eighth place finish during a caution-filled race on the streets of Baltimore Sunday afternoon.

The Grand Prix of Baltimore presented by SRT featured plenty of action for the fans, including nine caution flags and a constant threat of rain. Barracuda Racing pitted on lap 16 as rainclouds rolled in and precipitation became consistent. The radar showed a clearing only 11 laps later, so the team made another pit stop to switch back to slicks. A final pit-stop on lap 57 completed the team's three-stop strategy.

 

Barracuda Racing now leads the IZOD IndyCar Series in top ten finishes, with Baltimore marking eight out of the last nine races. Tagliani expressed his confidence in the team's performance, despite a minor setback during the rain-related pit stop sequence.

"During the race, while we were on rain tires, there was a miscommunication between Todd [Malloy] and myself. I think we were both talking at the same time and I didn't hear him tell me to pit. I didn't bring the car in when he told me to because of the miscommunication, so it cost us a bit but we recovered really well. 

We started P13 and we just never gave up. We struggled a bit this weekend in regards to car setup but we definitely made some better calls and adjustments for the race, I'm very proud of the Barracuda Racing team and we were able to score some more points for the championship. It was really good. Plus, a lot of things that we learned can be applied for the future and will definitely make our team stronger."

In two weeks, the IZOD IndyCar Series heads to Fontana, CA for the season finale. The MAVTV 500 will take place at Auto Club Speedway on Saturday, September 15. Pre-race activities will begin at 4:30 p.m. PDT with an estimated green flag scheduled for 5:50 p.m. The 250-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 4.9.12

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