Get pumped for Bristol

August 21, 2003

This weekends night race at Bristol is one of the biggest events on the circuit. These two articles got me all fired up. I wish I was going…

SportingNews.com: You can’t say no to Bristol
GreenvilleOnline.com: Bristol mystique roars again

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Coulthard safe for another season

August 21, 2003

David Coulthard looks to be set for another season with McLaren next year. However there is strong rumor that Juan Pablo Montoya will replace him in 2005. Juan better grab the championship this season…McLaren doesn’t look to have what it takes for another few years…

BBC: McLaren set to keep Coulthard

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Vasser loses engineer, ponders future

August 20, 2003

I’ve been a fan of Jimmy Vasser since he had such lucrative sponsorship as “Otter Pops” on his car. Seeing him grow into a race winner and a champion has been great. This is why it pains me to see him without a sponsor on his car for the past few years, and pondering whether or not he will be in CART next year.

I think it is probably time for Jimmy to move on and get into stock cars or maybe endurance/sports car racing. At this point in his career I think he has proven all he needs to in CART, and who knows if CART will be there for him next season. I think he would be an awesome Trans-Am driver. I wonder what his relationship with Rocketsports team owner Paul Gentilozzi is like…

CART-Racing.com: Vasser loses Engineer and ponders his CART future
LasVegasSun.com: Vasser: 200 career starts means I’m getting old

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Ralf cleared by FIA…..

August 20, 2003

..of any responsibilty for the “racing incident” at the first turn of the German Grand Prix. That is the effect, anyway, even tho the FIA changed the penalty from the 10 spot drop in qualifying to a $50,000.00 fine. If the FIA believed Ralf bore some responsibility for the wreck why not dock him and the team points in lieu of the fine? The fine is small comfort to McLaren and Ferrari, who in effect lost championship points by Ralf booting them out of the race.

Williams delighted by FIA ruling

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Spencer’s appeal denied

August 20, 2003

NASCAR denied Jimmy Spencer’s suspension appeal at Bristol today. “Mr. Excitement” will not be allowed to participate in any NASCAR-sanctioned events until April 26th, missing this weekend’s Cup race in Bristol.

NASCAR.com: Spencer’s appeal denied by commission

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Gentilozzi rockets to CART success

August 20, 2003

Paul Gentilozzi has always been an interesting figure in my mind. It is fairly rare that a driver/owner has the amount of success that he has had in Trans Am. Of course, being the skeptic that I am, I though that his move into CART was too big a step for the short time that he had to put the team together. Paul is proving me wrong…

NationalPost.com: Freshman team has surprising strength

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Busch speaks

August 20, 2003

Kurt Busch was caught on tape with his pit crew commenting on how he would like to have dinner with Spencer.

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Renault drivers for 2004 unchanged

August 20, 2003

Renault will retain Fernando Alonso and Jarno Trulli for the 2004 Grand Prix season. Jarno Trulli has apparently saved his job with Renault via his latest series of strong Grand Prix results…

BBC: Renault name unchanged line-up
F1-Live.com: Renault F1 Team re-confirms its driver line-up for 2004

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