KV RACING TECHNOLOGY - SH RACING DOES NOT TURN A WHEEL
DUE TO COLD TEMPERATURES AT INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY
SPEEDWAY, IN – MAY 17, 2011 – KV Racing Technology - SH Racing driver Tomas
Scheckter did not venture out on track today due to extremely cold temperatures
on day four of practice for the 2011 Indianapolis 500 at the Indianapolis Motor
Speedway in Speedway, Indiana.
Scheckter, 30, driving the No. 07 Team REDLINE Xtreme machine, has had a
disrupted start to his 10th Indianapolis 500 campaign. Opening day on Saturday
started out with sunny skies, but rain soon put an end to the ideal conditions.
Sunday saw continuous rainfall which meant that the green flag for practice was
never seen. Yesterday, despite clear skies, Scheckter ran just 13 laps before
returning to the garage with a mechanical issue. Today, the decision was made by
team officials, that with temperatures never reaching above 50F, that they we
would be unable to gain anything of value from out. Other teams seemed to be in
agreement as only two cars took to the track, running a total of 13 laps.
Over the past four days, Scheckter has posted a fast lap of 221.204 mph and run a
total of 20 laps.
The team will be looking to continue practice tomorrow from 12 - 6pm ET, in
preparation for next weekend’s Indianapolis 500 qualifying. The 100th
anniversary of the Indianapolis 500 will be held Sunday, May 29. It will be
broadcast live on ABC beginning at 12:00 p.m. ET.
Notes: Tomas Scheckter was featured on Versus Open Wheel Weekly today at 4:00 pm
ET. A Re-run of this will be shown tomorrow at 2:00 am ET.
The KV Racing Technology - SH Racing team used the valuable downtime today to
practice for the IZOD Pit Stop Competition. Time trials will begin at 9:00 am ET
tomorrow on pit lane. The pit stop competition will be held on Carburetion Day,
Friday, May 27 from 1:30 - 3:00 pm ET.
For more information about KV Racing Technology - SH Racing, please go to:
www.RedlineXtremeRacing.com and
www.kvracingtechnology.com.
KV Racing Technology Contact: Kevin Diamond Phone: (415) 332-2016
Mobile: (415) 729-6011
Email:
kdiamond@kvracingtechnology.com
Fiona Hewitson Phone: (317) 291-1500
Mobile: (925) 336-1536
Email:
fhewitson@kvracingtechnology.com
4001 Methanol Lane, Indianapolis, IN 46268 Phone: (317) 291-1500 Fax: (317) 291-1555
Website: www.kvracingtechnology.com
SH Racing Contact:
Lisa Smith Phone: (214) 432-1724
Email: PR@TeamRedlineXtreme.com