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Pippa Mann Goes on Record with pressdog

@pippamann, Tweeting machine. Firestone Indy Lights Driver. Bacon lover. PitFit devotee. She of American-sounding accent (according to her "mates" back home).

When you end the Iowa race upside down, you almost have to go on record with Iowa-based pressdog.com.

Check below for this Londoner's take on the Firestone Indy Lights season, her dreaded fear of HUGE Brit-killing wasps and thoughts on F1 and IndyCar.

Big ups to Hannah Griffiths, Pippa's PR operative, for arranging the brilliant answers.

Raphael Matos Goes on Record with pressdog

Rafa Matos. Former FIL champion. King of stubble. Sometimes confused with Mario Moraes. Now he's on record with the pdog about Brazil, Danistar, and, of course, underpants.

Word to my boy Kirk Reynolds, PR stallion, for helping me get Rafa on record.

pressdog: You’ve won championships everywhere — karting, Chevrolet Formula Junior, Formula Dodge, Star Mazda Pro Series and Champ Car Atlantics, and the FIL last year. What’s been your biggest adjustment to coming into a non-championship situation in IndyCar?

Matos: Coming from Indy lights it was fairly easy to adapt myself to Indy cars, the dynamics of the car are similar and the way you set the car up as well. I had to get use to the longer races and pit stops, but that was just a matter of seat time and getting use to it. I'm fighting for the rookie title despite that I'm not fighting for the overall championship my approach is the same in everything that I race. I'm 100% focused and I push myself every time I'm in the car.

Leilani Münter Goes on Record with pressdog

Leilani Münter. Eco-friendly hotty. Hater of plastic. Apostle of recycling. The small woman with a tiny carbon footprint and huge heart for the environment. Friend of the pdog.

After struggling for more than a year to find sponsorship, Leilani is about to bust back onto the track for the Firestone Indy Lights race at Homestead-Miami this weekend. And she's super-geeded about it.

Check out what the super en fuego arch enemy of polystyrene has to say about her return to the track, modeling and being a self-described "vegetarian hippy chick":

J.R. Hildebrand Goes On Record with pressdog

J.R. Hildebrand. The FIL (Firestone Indy Lights) champion. Incredbily powerful brain. Rakish good looks and major hardware. Life is phat for J.R. And now, the cherry on top is a Q&A on the prestigious pressdog.com.

Charmed life? Maybe. Witty funster? Absolutely. Read below for Mr. Points Champion's incredible flavah.

Hideki Mutoh Goes on Record with pressdog

Hideki Mutoh, he of few English words. AGR Stallion. Honorary Iowan. Thanks to the mad translation skills of AGR PR operative Madoka Y. Hodgson, we broke through to the IndyCar Ninja who is currently in Motegi whipping up a media frenzy for the race there.

Thanks to Madoka for making "pelted with women's undergarments" understandable in Japanese, and for getting Hideki on the phone.

Ed Carpenter Goes on Record with pressdog

Ed Carpenter.

The fighter of the good fight.

The near-vanquisher of the Empire.

Husband of Heather, father of Makenna and Ryder, brother of Lauren. Master of the ellipse.

He's all those things and more, and now he's on record with the pressdog, and you don't want to miss it. It's ED ... uncensored.

pressdog: Coming to the line at Kentucky, were you throwing yourself forward in the seat, mashing the overtake button with your head or any thing else to try and get an extra 6 feet out of your car?

Robbie Buhl Goes on Record with pressdog

Former IndyCar driver, current IndyCar team co-owner and VERSUS color dude Robbie “Incredi” Buhl made me a most excellent Dad’s Root Beer/Blue Bunny Ice Cream float at Iowa and talked about his VERSUS life so far.

pressdog: You seem to be having a good time doing the VERSUS broadcast. How’s that going for you?

Live From Iowa Speedway 6/21/09 -- Part 7

Mutoh may move to Iowa. After finishing second in 2008 and third in 2009 -- his best two finishes in the IRL -- Hideki Mutoh may be ready to settle down here.

Me: Second last year, third this year, are you just moving to Iowa or what?

Mutoh: Yeah, maybe I'll move to Iowa. I have some luck on this track. The fans here are very nice. People recognize me here I think because I finished second last year.

Me: Is there something about the configuration of the oval or something that plays into your strength or what?

Robin Miller Goes on Record with pressdog

Robin Miller is the ideal person to start the ramp up to the Mighty Indianapolis 500 Mile Race Weekend. Let's kick it with a few quick-hitters with the most traffic-driving man in racing.

And, as a way to take this to a whole new level of narcissism, I'm going to answer my own questions as well:

Danica Patrick Goes on Record with pressdog

Say what you will about Danica Patrick -- and I certainly have -- but you have to give her this: Danica has identified her "brand" and works steadily toward building it.

Her combination of sexuality and speed isn't for everyone, but Danica doesn't seem to lose much sleep over negative opinions. There's certainly no denying Brand Danica has made her -- and the Indy Racing League -- tons of cash.

Check below for a recap of Danica's Bunnies and Rainbows answer, what it will take for her be P1 on lap 200 of the Indy 500, her advice to kids, what it's like have middle-aged men ask her to sign their body parts, what she thinks of bloggers and the first word that popped into her head when she crossed the finish line at Motegi last year.

Super huge props to AGR PR Czarina Haley Moore for arranging this teleconference/email Q&A and to Danica for sparing some time for the blogosphere.