Mid-Ohio 100

Team Moore Racing headed to the beautiful countryside of Mid-Ohio riding high on James Hinchcliffe's victory in Edmonton. At the scenic road course, Hinch qualified 2nd in the bright yellow TMR Xtreme Coil #2 car while Adrian Campos, Jr. qualified 8th on the grid in the #22 car.

Sunday's race was exciting as Hinchcliffe battled pole sitter Martin Plowman lap after lap on the 13-turn road course. James was unable to overtake Plowey, but stayed in the Brit's mirrors hoping to force him into a mistake. Unfortunately, as the race was coming to a close, James locked up his brakes. As this happened, the back-end snapped out and he went off course on lap 36 (of 40). James did manage to recover and finish in seventh place. This was a bitter disappointment after running so well throughout the entire weekend.

Meanwhile, Adrian Campos, Jr's race unfolded quite differently. Adri dueled wheel to wheel with points leader JK Vernay for several corners on the first lap, overtaking the Frenchman and ultimately gaining an eight second advantage over him that remained in place for the duration of the race. Adrian finished a solid 6th.

Next up: The Carneros 100 in Sonoma, CA

Flag to Flag Victory, Part Deux

James Hinchcliffe placed the #2 TMR Xtreme Coil Drilling machine on pole at Edmonton and went on to dominate in another flag to flag win for the second time this season.

After the crushing disappointment of last week's race in Toronto (where the 23 year old driver held onto the second spot for 49 laps, only to hit the tire wall on the last lap) this victory was sweet vindication.

"It's obviously a fantastic feeling. It's the first time I've managed to win here [in his home country in open-wheel]. To finally get it done---I've come close a couple of times. To finally get it feels extra special," said Hinch, an Ontario native. "The cool-down lap was a lot of fun, seeing all the fans in the stands. And, thanks to all of them for coming out because it's such a great event."

Also significant to note, with this pole and victory, Hinch closed up the gap in the championship to only 55 points heading into the next race at Mid-Ohio on August 8th.

Hinch went on to say, "I'm naturally thrilled to win on home soil. One of our team owners, Tom Wood, is from Alberta so this as good as a home win for him and as always, the Canadian fans have been outstanding in supporting the Indy event here and all the drivers. I'm also pretty pleased to have delivered another win and to bounce back after last week. Talk about motivation!"

Adrian Campos, Jr., TMR's driver in the #22 Xtreme Coil car finished a solid 8th overall for the weekend.

Flag to Flag Victory at Long Beach

April 18

James Hinchcliffe in TMR's Xtreme Coil Drilling #2 again showed his ability for winning by capturing his second pole in three races, and unlike the previous misfortune at St. Pete, this time there would be no denying him the win as he dominated the Streets of Long Beach on April 18th.  Hinch earned his first win in the Firestone Indy Lights™ Series, expertly leading all 45 laps on the temporary street circuit.

"It feels like it has been a long time coming," he said.  "To get our first win out of the way and another pole is huge.  Basically it was a perfect weekend for us."

Added team co-owner Mark Moore, "Everyone on the team worked very hard and after the disappointment of St. Pete this feels awesome.  James drove a smart race and I'm very proud of him.  I'm very happy for the whole team.  We have quite a while now between races, so it is particularly great to carry this positive energy and momentum for that many weeks going into the Freedom 100."

Adrian Campos qualified the Xtreme Coil Drilling #22 in 11th starting place and finished a disappointing 15th after contact on lap 33. Fortunately he was not hurt in the incident.

The team is now preparing for the Freedom 100 on May 28th at the legendary Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Long Beach photo gallery

 

Good Runs at Barber

April 11

TMR drivers James Hinchcliffe and Adrian Campos qualified 5th and 14th respectively at Barber Motorsports Park on April 11th. As expected the beautiful roadcourse didn't offer many opportunities for passing, but both drivers completed the event without incident. James maintained his 5th position, while Adrian moved up to 13th.

 

St. Pete Convolution

March 28

After an exciting weekend's beginning, with pack-leading practice sessions for the inaugural 2010 Firestone Indy Lights Series race, TMR's James Hinchcliffe raised the excitment bar with his electrifying, pole-winning qualification performance on Saturday.  But on Sunday the race event suddenly fell to double disappointment for TMR on Lap 1 as both cars were eliminated by contact.  Hinch in the Xtreme Coil Drilling #2 was taken out in the very first corner by fellow countryman Philip Major as Major failed to brake, driving straight into James and damaging the car beyond continuing.

After admirably qualifying tenth for his initial St. Pete race, Adrian Campos in the Xtreme Coil Drilling #22 was taken out of the competition by contact only moments later.

"It's safe to say this race did not pan out as planned," said James Hinchcliffe. "The team did a phenomenal job giving me a fast car and starting on pole was great way to kick things off. Sadly our race was over in turn one as the driver who started in ninth somehow misjudged his braking by a bigger margin than I have ever seen in my life. You fight for pole to give yourself the cleanest run to the first corner and despite being on pole we still got caught out by an unnecessary move. JK ran a great race and I wish I was able to run out there with him. It's terrible for the team who worked so hard. A big thanks to Lee, Mark, and all the crew. But, its behind us now and we look forward to Barber where we tested well."

 

Hinchcliffe Takes Career 1st Pole at St. Pete

March 27

After a solid second-place finish in Friday's practice session, James Hinchcliffe and Team Moore turned up the wick in the Xtreme Coil Drilling #2 a couple of times in Saturday's qualification run and Hinchcliffe drove away with the day's quickest lap to claim his first career pole position for the first Firestone Indy Lights event for 2010.

TMR co-owners Tom Wood and Mark Moore share the moment with driver James Hinchcliffe

"Pole is a fantastic place to start and it's such a great way to start the season," exclaimed Hinchcliffe. "Huge thanks to all the Team Moore guys. Our deal came together really late, but we were able to put together a great group of people. All their hard work paid off. Hopefully we can keep the car underneath us for 45 laps. Just a great way to start. I'm really, really pleased."

Hinchcliffe dominated the qualification session, and late in the session led second place by a margin of nearly four-tenths of a second. JK Vernay then closed the gap to about 0.020 seconds, when Hinchcliffe pitted and Team Moore made their final tune to enable James then to finish the session setting his quickest laps of the day and finish a comfortable 0.132 ahead of second-quickest Vernay.

Adrian Campos likewise got faster all day in the Xtreme Coil Drilling #22 car, advancing to tenth starting spot for Sunday's 40-lap race through the streets of St. Petersburg, scheduled to begin at 12:45PM EDT with a live webcast on IndyCar.com.

 

Hinchcliffe Tops Barber Test

February 28

In the final weeks of the off-season, TMR's busy February culminated with the team's first running of the two Xtreme Coil Drilling cars in 2010 and proved Mark Moore and the team have been doing their homework, with two successful testing sessions.  First at the Houston Texas Speedway, shortly followed by James Hinchcliffe's blazing display at the Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham, Alabama, in the Firestone Indy Lights Series' only pre-season open test and where the upcoming FIL event will be held April 11.

James Hinchcliffe in TMR's Xtreme Coil Drilling #2 posted the Barber session's quickest lap of 1:14:97 to set the pace for the other teams at the open test at Barber Motorsports Park under less-than-ideal track conditions from the very cool weather.

"It was a great day for us on the No. 2 car," Hinchcliffe said. "I'm really happy, especially coming into a new team. We are all working well together right off the bat and that translated into the speed we showed on the track. Everyone at Team Moore Racing deserves a huge pat on the back because there have been some long hours getting ready for this test.  I'm happy that the hard work paid off."

Adrian Campos also posted some quick laps but unfortunately had the only major incident of the day. The yellow #22 suffered some damage but thankfully Adrian was uninjured.

The team is now looking toward the season opener in St. Pete.

 

Adrian Campos, Jr. Driving #22 for 2010

February 11

Team Moore Racing has signed talented Spanish driver Adrian Campos, Jr. to pilot the TMR Xtreme Coil Drilling #22 in the 2010 Firestone Indy Lights Series.

"We are really pleased to have Adrian as an addition to TMR," said TMR co-owner Tom Wood. "His family has a tremendous racing background and we are honored to be chosen to work with him. I think he will be very fast in our cars. He has had success in Europe and it will be our job to ensure that carries through to our series."

"I am very happy to be in America and to be with TMR," said Campos, Jr. "I am sure this team and I will be very successful. I will learn a lot this season and will do my best."

The twenty-one-year-old Campos has successfully competed in F3 Championships, racking-up an impressive nine wins, 25 podiums and five pole positions in 82 starts.  A second-generation talent, Adrian's father is the renowned Adrian Campos, Sr, whose driving and ownership accomplishments span motorsports arenas from Formula One to GP2. "This is a decision of a lifetime for my son and I support him," said Campos, Sr. "I am completely sure that he can be one of the best drivers in the USA. He is mature and he has enough experience to do a great job."

"Adrian's father has had teams in Europe that have won championships in everything from F-3 to GP2 and he is currently testing the waters of F-1 as a team owner," said TMR co-owner Mark Moore. "The man certainly knows what it takes to win races and Tom and I are very proud that he and young Adrian chose Team Moore Racing to take him to the next level in his career."

With the 2010 TMR stable filled, the team sights-in on getting some testing underway to get Adrian Campos and James Hinchcliffe that invaluable pre-season seat time as the March 28 St. Petersburg season opener approaches.