Indianapolis, IN (Saturday, May 18, 2013) – It was a drama-filled day at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway today with qualifying being delayed due to rain. De Silvestro, driver of the No. 78 Nuclear Clean Air Energy car was first up having drawn 10th in the qualifying order, while Kanaan, driver of the No. 11 HYDROXYCUT – KV Racing Technology – SH Racing Chevrolet/Firestone car was scheduled to qualify 42nd.
De Silvestro had a solid four-lap run with an average speed of 225.400 on her first qualifying run of the day. Kanaan followed with a qualifying run that averaged 226.949 putting him in 7th place at the time. Unfortunately, faster cars followed dropping the Brazilian to 12th on the starting grid for next Sunday’s race. Read the rest of this entry »
Sao Paulo, Brazil (Sunday, May 5, 2013) – KV Racing Technology had a great start to the Itaipava Sao Paulo Indy 300 presented by Nestle, with Brazilian Tony Kanaan, driver of the No. 11 Itaipava – KV Racing – SH Racing car, starting fourth and Simona De Silvestro, driver of the No. 78 Nuclear Clean Air Energy car starting eighth. Kanaan quickly moved up through the field leading a total of 12 laps and looked poised for his first podium finish of the season, while De Silvestro did a great job maintaining a top-ten position while conserving fuel for a late-race push that the team hoped would also take her to the podium.
Unfortunately, things didn’t work as planned. Kanaan ran out of fuel on lap 51 just as he was scheduled to make a pit stop and De Silvestro, despite passing several cars on her final stint, finished 8th as the yellows didn’t work in her favor.
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Sao Paulo, Brazil (Saturday, May 4, 2013) – A great day for KV Racing Technology with both cars qualifying in the top-eight for tomorrow’s Itaipava Sao Paulo Indy 300 presented by Nestle. Brazilian Tony Kanaan, driver of the No. 11 Itaipava – KV Racing – SH Racing car, will start fourth with Simona De Silvestro, driver of the No. 78 Nuclear Clean Air Energy car starting eighth.
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Long Beach, Calif. (Sunday, April 21, 2013) – With both KV Racing Technology cars poised to finish in the top-ten, Oriol Servia made contact with Tony Kanaan knocking him out of 5th place with only two laps to go. Kanaan was driving a great race in the No. 11 HYDROXYCUT – KV Racing Technology – SH Racing Chevrolet/Firestone car and was poised for his second top-five finish of the season after starting the season with a fourth-place finish in St. Petersburg.
While Kanaan didn’t have the result he was looking for, Simona De Silvestro, driver of the No. 78 Nuclear Clean Air Energy car, had a great result moving up ten positions from her starting spot of 19th on the grid to finish in 9th place. Read the rest of this entry »
Long Beach, Calif. (Saturday, April 20, 2013) – After practice sessions that saw Simona De Silvestro with top-ten lap times, it was Tony Kanaan who set the pace for KV Racing Technology’s qualifying efforts on the streets of Long Beach. Kanaan was short of making the cut into the Firestone Fast Six with his No. 11 HYDROXYCUT – KV Racing Technology – SH Chevrolet/Firestone car, but still charged to a starting position of 8th for the 39th annual Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. Read the rest of this entry »
Birmingham, AL (Sunday, April 07, 2013) – Expectations were high with both drivers having a great warm up session this morning. De Silvestro, driver of the No. 78 Nuclear Clean Air Energy car started 14 th on the grid, while Tony Kanaan, driver of the No. 11 Mouser – KV Racing Technology – SH Chevrolet/Firestone car, started 19 th. At the end of the day, their fortunes were reversed with Kanaan finishing 13 th and De Silvestro bringing it home in 18 th. Read the rest of this entry »
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Birmingham, AL (Saturday, April 06, 2013) – After running well in all three practice sessions for the weekend KV Racing Technology drivers had high hopes heading into today’s qualifying session. Simona De Silvestro, driver of the No. 78 Nuclear Clean Air Energy car just missed moving to the second qualifying session and ultimately qualified 14th, while veteran Tony Kanaan, driver of the No. 11 Mouser – KV Racing Technology – SH Chevrolet/Firestone car, was disappointed with a 19th place qualifying.
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St. Petersburg, FL (Sunday, March 24, 2013) – KV Racing Technology had an 
exciting start to the 2013 IZOD IndyCar season with fourth and sixth place finishes. Both KVRT drivers spent the day in the top ten with Kanaan, driver of the No. 11 HYDROXYCUT - KVRT-SH Racing Chevrolet/Firestone car, finishing fourth and De Silvestro, driver of the No. 78 Nuclear Clean Air Energy car, finishing sixth.
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St. Petersburg, FL (Saturday, March 23, 2013) – KV Racing Technology driver’s Simona De Silvestro and Tony Kanaan will start tomorrow’s IZOD IndyCar season opener 3rd and 11th respectively. For De Silvestro, the driver of the No. 78 Nuclear Clean Air Energy car, this is the best qualifying of her IndyCar career; her previous best was 7th at Edmonton in 2010. Her best start here in St. Petersburg was 14th also in 2010.
When asked how much fun she was having, De Silvestro, in her fourth IndyCar season, said, “It’s awesome. The whole weekend has been going really well for us and it’s really cool to finally get the results we wanted. Thanks to KV Racing Technology for giving me the opportunity, and to the whole Nuclear Clean Air Energy campaign for supporting me after the year we had last year. It’s cool to get the results. It’s unbelievable. We were right there with Will and Sato who are usually always up there and it’s fun to be up there with them.”
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Indianapolis, IN (Thursday, February 21, 2013) – KV Racing Technology hosted three groups of high school students studying physics at Decatur Central High School as part of the team’s science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) outreach program. The tours focused on the importance of STEM in the racing industry and in particular how those areas affect the performance of an Indy Car.
Several members of the team including three of the team’s engineers, spent time interacting with the students as they rotated through the different stations set up for the tour. The stations included explained aerodynamics, fuel, the gearbox, shocks, the chassis, the cockpit and the engine as well as the engineering aspect of racing. Team members encouraged students to ask questions and help with demonstrations by awarding trading cards depicting parts of the car. The student with the highest engagement level and having earned the most cards received a small prize to reward their efforts.
“We were excited to have the physics students visit the KV Racing Technology race shop to learn about how science is instrumental to success in our sport,” said Eric Cowdin, the team’s Technical Director. “We were able to help educate them on the importance of science, technology, engineering and math in a fun environment that allowed them to see up-close a product that was produced through a significant use of STEM. Hopefully this experience will help motivate them to pursue a higher level of STEM education and to possibly explore related career opportunities.” Read the rest of this entry »
