Not surprising to me, but still will be interesting to watch. I wonder if the leaders will actively attempt to set times faster than Lotus can achieve to get them out of the field early.....

The checkered flag will again drop in Baltimore when the IZOD IndyCar series returns for the 2012 Labor Day weekend. Charm City entered into a five-year agreement with Downforce Racing to run the Baltimore Grand Prix. The partners in the new group are Indianapolis-based contractor Dale Dillon, as well as Felix Dawson and Daniel Reck of Wilkes Lane Capital in Baltimore.

I know this article is old, but wanted to see if anyone had other images of the different "Super Cars" around Indianapolis? I wanted to get a picture of the Titans car, but it's downtown and I can't stand crowds/traffic. If I get down there, or to any of the other cars, I'll get a picture and post it. But feel free to share if you've got any pictures of the cars!

Robin Miller at SPEED reports that Brian Barnhart will move to President of Operations for INDYCAR but will no longer be involved in day-to-day management of the racing series. He also reports that INDYCAR commercial division president Terry Angstadt will be replaced by Mark Koretzky, previously director of business development.

Zanardi won the handcycle class in this year's NYC marathon by 2 seconds averaging over 25 MPH over the course. It's been a decade since he lost his legs but he hasn't slowed down at all.