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INDYCAR: Live! Chat With Simona De Silvestro, Today
Join IZOD IndyCar Series driver Simona de Silvestro and Pork Chop, the only Indy car with its own Twitter account, for a live chat today at 2 p.m. ET.
Marshall Pruett  |  Posted July 01, 2011  
Simona and her trusty, cranky, funny and slightly overweight chassis, Pork Chop, will join SPEED.com for a Live! Chat on Friday at 2 p.m. ET from Kentucky. (LAT)
Join IZOD IndyCar Series driver Simona de Silvestro and Pork Chop, the only Indy car with its own Twitter account, for a live chat today at 2 p.m. ET.

Now in her sophomore season as an IndyCar driver, Switzerland's de Silvestro has shown plenty of speed and determination while driving for the No. 78 car for the veteran HVM Racing team.

Overcoming adversity has been de Silvestro's main challenge this season after experiencing hard crashes, fire and even being turned away by U.S. Customs & Border Protection agents before the event at Infineon Raceway.

Despite the hurdles she's faced, de Silvestro continues to remain motivated and resilient, and looks to this weekend's race at Kentucky as the next opportunity to deliver a solid result for her team and sponsors.

She'll be joined during the chat by her hilarious and highly opinionated chassis, nicknamed 'Pork Chop.'

With over 1500 followers on its Twitter account (78_Pork Chop), the presence of de Silvestro and her beloved Dallara together on the same chat represents a first for all parties involved.

As if a live chat with Simona and Pork Chop isn't enough fun, the team is offering some extra incentive to participate in Friday's chat: Simona has three pairs of tickets & paddock passes for the upcoming race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

Chat participants will be given a special code to tweet to the team to enter the HVM-run contest, and winners must be able to get to the race in Las Vegas to claim their prize.

Click Here today at 2 p.m. ET to join Simona and Pork Chop for some pre-Kentucky fun.
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