Canadian sweep….
August 18, 2003
What a perfect way for Team Player’s to exit racing sponsorship and to give the flying finger to the Canadian government that will drive them from said sponsorship. How? By winning the Molson Indy Montreal event this weekend, which would give the Team Players crew a three fer in the Canadian races this year.
With Patrick Carpentier a native of Montreal and Paul Tracy’s innate aggressive driving style we may may see some driving mayhem between the teammates.
Canadian Sweep in farewell home race
Hornish leaving Panther Racing
August 18, 2003
Sam Hornish has annouced that he will be leaving Panther Racing at the end of this season. Where will he be going? That remains to be seen…
IndyStar.com: Hornish leaving Panther Racing
IndyStar.com: Hornish has his choice of rides
MotorSportsForum.com: The Pennzoil Pack Splits Up
RPM.ESPN: Hornish to announce future this month
All about the tires…..
August 18, 2003
As previously discussed, if Bridgestone can’t come up with a better performing tire in hot weather conditions, Michael may just as well leave the car in the garage. The article has a lot of bold predictions from the Bridgestone team, now they have to deliver!
Bridgestone to hit back in Hungary
Mileage, and more mileage…
August 18, 2003
I thought the purpose of racing was to see who had the fastest car and best driver. Why should these races be dictated by fuel efficiency? I don’t know if Kurt’s loss is attributable to poor pit strategy, poor mileage, or just plain team stupidity, but why should any of that matter? Give ‘em the bigger tanks and let ‘em race!! And shit can the restrictor plates while you’re at it and give ‘em smaller displacement engines if you want to slow them down.
Stewart opinion on mileage racing..
The privatization offer….
August 18, 2003
Cart has received the long awaited “go private” purchase offer from Open Wheel Racing Series, LLC, with Gerry Forsythe as a key partner holding 22.9% of the existing CART stock.
CART-Racing.com: The proposed Open Wheel letter…
GrandPrix.com: F1 watches as CART takeover bid arrives
GrandPrix.com: How to loose $8.3 million in a morning
SpeedTV.com: CART Confirms Buyout Bid
PressTelegram.com: Group offers to buy CART
TheStar.com: Players, CART circuit in doubt
CART-Racing.com: CART announce purchase offer
Spencer suspended for one race
August 18, 2003
Jimmy Spencer has been suspended for the Bristol race weekend for punching Kurt Busch after this weekend’s GFS Marketplace 400 in Michigan…
CNN/SI: Spencer suspended until Aug. 26 for punching Busch
Silly season summary
August 18, 2003
Having trouble remembering who is rumored to go where, when? GrandPrix.com has a great silly season summary posted…
GrandPrix.com: Silly season summary
Kalitta, Densham, Anderson and Brown all win at Brainerd
August 17, 2003
Doug Kalitta, Gary Densham, Greg Anderson, and Antron Brown all survived close finals to capture their respective classes…
NHRA.com: Sunday Recap
NHRA.com: Race Results
DragRaceCentral.com: Anderson, Kalitta, Densham and Brown Win at Lucas Oil Nationals
RPM.ESPN: Kalitta edges Schumacher at finish
RacingOne.com: Home Track Win for Anderson
Motorsport.com: Doug Kalitta eliminations summary
Childress confirms talks with IRL teams
August 17, 2003
NASCAR team owner Richard Childress confirmed this weekend that he has been in talks with various IRL teams about partnering up to share technology and sponsorship. Could this be an early view of what the future of the American oval racing “Super Team” will look like? Years ago each NASCAR team ran one car, then came the multi-car team revolution and the associated benefits of sharing data among those teams. Now most teams have at least two cars. Is this the start of a similar trend…
Dangerous days in the IRL
August 17, 2003
The IRL is looking more and more like it will be the ultimate victor in the open wheel war with CART. However, if IRL is going to take its place of prominence in American auto racing it needs to improve its safety record. Two more drivers were injured this weekend at Kentucky Speedway. IRL Pro Series driver Tom Wood received fractures to his middle back, right knee, right foot and both ankles. He will soon undergo surgery to stabilize his wounds. Additionally, in Saturday IRL practice Team Menard driver Vitor Meira crashed hard and broke his right wrist and Team Menard withdrew from the event…