Who’s hot…..
July 10, 2003
Prerace favorites at the Molson Toronto Indy race. My bet is on the rookie sensation, Sebby Bourdais, pending his winning pole and the pit races. Toronto is a notoriously difficult place to pass, most gains are made in the pits.
Ralf’s agent pouncing
July 10, 2003
In the wake of Ralf Schumacher’s recent pole positions and wins, his (and his brother’s) agent Willi Weber has begun to pounce on poor old Frank Williams to sign Ralf to a long term deal with the team. I think Frank is more than smart enough to see that Ralf’s success is only recent. Whether or not he can deliver in the long run is still up in the air. Keep in mind that Frank Williams fired Damon Hill the year he WON the Championship. And Damon Hill was a fellow Englishman…
BBC: Ralf chases new Williams deal
Teams fined in wake of Daytona infractions
July 10, 2003
NASCAR has paid some bills….
-Michael Waltrip lost 25 driver points (penalty drops him 417 points behind series leader)
-Teresa Earnhardt lost 25 owner points
-Slugger Labbe fined $25,000
-Reason: unapproved carburetor modifications
-Labbe fined additional $500 for unapproved roof strip
-No. 4 Morgan-McClure Motorsports Crew chief Chris Carrier was fined $25,000
-Penalized for having an unapproved fuel cell
-Stacy Compton forfeited 25 championship driver points
-Larry McClure forfeited 25 championship owner points
- No. 45 Petty Enterprises Crew chief Steven Lane fined $25,000 for unapproved rear jacking bolts
- Kyle Petty forfeited 25 championship driver points
- Pattie Petty forfeited 25 championship owner points
Lamborghini invades ALMS
July 9, 2003
VICI Racing, who entered a Lamborghini GTR At The 12 Hours at Sebring, will campaign the Lamborghini in the GT class of the American Le Mans Series when it begins competition later this season….
SpeedTV.com: Lamborghini Team Plans ALMS Debut
Firestone sponsors again…..
July 9, 2003
Is the Firestone Tire Company still a viable business? After all those rolling Ford Explorers and countless lawsuites, I thought the brand was dead. They have enough capital to come up with sponsorship at the IRL Michigan race on July 27.
Good for them, even if they are Bridgestone’s by another name!
Ralf begins to bitch
July 9, 2003
Even if you were not his brother, who would they compare you to? Jacque Villeneuve? He is the best the world has right now, stop complaining and pass somebody. Anybody!
Giaffone has surgery on broken leg
July 9, 2003
Driver Felipe Giaffone had surgery on his broken leg from an accident in the Kansas Indy 300.
RacingOne.com: Giaffone In Good Condition
No Cup drivers in Busch?
July 9, 2003
I am sick of traditional sports fans trying to compare auto racing to other major league sports. The latest is “Jeff Gluck” from RockyMountTelegram.com. He feels that it is “unfair” for Winston/Nextel Cup drivers to race in the Busch Series (i.e. Dale Jr. dominating the Busch race in Dayton last weekend).
F1 golf buddies (updated)
July 9, 2003
Martin Brundle (who is chairman of Silverstone’s owner, the British Racing Drivers’ Club) and Mark Blundell are criticizing British former F1 champs Damon Hill and Nigel Mansell for their lack of support for Silverstone and the British GP as of late. The circuit and the race have come under fire from none other than Bernie Ecclestone for what he deemed their wasting money on foolish enhancements to the track….
And today (7/9/03), the golf buddies have answered back.
They even looked cute way back when…
More on moving Hornish
July 8, 2003
As I wrote about this weekend, the noise about where Sam may be going is getting louder….