Herta official at AGR racing
June 26, 2003
Andretti Green racing has officially named Brian Herta as Dario Franchitti’s replacement for the balance of this years schedule. Come on Brian, show ‘em how it’s done.
Buddy Lazier ready for Richmond
June 26, 2003
2001 Richmond winner Buddy Lazier is excited to return to one of the most physically demanding events on the IRL schedule….
Motorsport.com: Buddy Lazier ready for Richmond
More to Dario’s story?
June 23, 2003
…well, no, not really. However, Robin Miller does have some interesting things to say about Dario’s future and why he has opted to take the rest of the season off and get his back back into shape once and for all. Also, at the botton of the page there is a note about Herta taking Dario’s ride for the rest of the season. Didn’t he just get a ride with a CART team????
Also of great interest is Miller’s note about the Panther/Chevy/Cosworth test. Apparently Sam Hornish was able to get an extra 5 mph out of Cosworth’s engine….
RPM.ESPN: Franchitti, Bernie making news
Kentucky hazards
June 21, 2003
IRL completed testing in Kentucky this week with many complaints about the track surfacing.
Jackass: The Driver
June 20, 2003
Why o’ why can’t Eddie just leave well enough alone? Eddie Cheever needs to stay the hell out of the car and develop his racing team. But no, of course since the engine development deal with Menard blew up (probably because Menard realized what a egotistical jackass Eddie is), this ding dong thinks he should be driving again!
Bumpy Kentucky Speedway
June 20, 2003
After the recent IRL test at Kentucky Speedway many drivers are highly concerned about the bumps in turns 1 and 2. Speedway officials agreed that the constant freezing and thawing this winter did cause changes to the track. However they will not do any repaving before the IRL race in August or the NASCAR Truck race in July. They may however enstate rules to slow the cars and compensate for the added danger of the bumps.
Dario done
June 20, 2003
Dario Franchitti, who just returned from missing three races due to motorcycle induced back injury will now miss the rest of the 2003 IRL season. Apparently there will be another surgery needed to full repair the damage he did to his back and make him 100% for the 2004 season. Heartbreaking for Dario…and the people who like to watch him.
Autosport: Franchitti’s 2003 season over
Dixon wants to test F1 ride
June 18, 2003
Scott Dixon is reportedly closing in on a testing opportunity in Formula 1.
Sheckter the “Wrecter”
June 17, 2003
Well written piece done with some humor about Tomas.
How does this happen?
June 17, 2003
How do you go from winning the championship for the past two years in a row….to barely finishing races? Sure they have much better competition in the series this year, but not THAT much better. This is embarassing. Chevy needs to get their act together ASAP! See the link below (FIFTH IS A FIRST FOR CHEVY)…
Speedtv.com: Pikes Peak IndyCar Notebook - Sunday
FOXSports.com: Hornish carves up field, finishes fifth at Pikes Peak