A question

**Chamoo** · 9th January 2010, 02:34

Originally Posted by NickFalzone

Well someone named "my997gt3" (yes me) on twitter asked PT what the trip was about and PT completely denied, said it was a biz trip regarding a rental property that he owns. Oh well, a real shame that this guy is not going to be in more than a handful of races this season once again.

Meh, I could see that as a cover story.

Anthonyvop made a good point that Canadian Tagliani and FAZZT race team were at the test as well, and despite the incident they had at San Jose in 2006, they are quite good friends. FAZZT also has four Dallara's sitting in it's shop, only two of them accounted for by Tags.

I wonder if there could be any connection between Vasser and Ganassi trying to get PT into the third car at Ganassi? Maybe as a KVRT/Ganassi car?

**anthonyvop** · 9th January 2010, 02:56

Originally Posted by NickFalzone

You honestly think Marco's looking at G/A or NASCAR? You think he caught the Danica bug? I don't, but I suppose stranger things have happened.

I am sorry. I should have said almost everybody.

**Civic** · 9th January 2010, 11:27

I heard he does have rental property there, as well as San Diego (he was fired from Penske in Penske's San Diego/La Jolla office from what I remember), and Lake Elsinore (don't know if he still has it after his divorce). But this is all internet hearsay so it could also be false.

Or maybe he was just visiting friends while he was in the area?

**Mark in Oshawa** · 9th January 2010, 15:55

I do know this much: PT likely loves all the speculation about him....

**El Libertador** · 10th January 2010, 03:36

Originally Posted by TURN3

Sponsors wouldn't let him do it and Tony Stewart drove along with Montoya, Vasser and (I can't remember the 4th).

The four Ganassi cars were driven by Jimmy Vasser, Tony Stewart, Bruno Junqueira, and Nicolas Minassian. Vasser was P4, Junqueira P5, and Stewart P6. Minassian retired.

As for PT, I doubt there will be a third Ganassi car for anyone. Or a second FAZZT car (maybe Indy, Toronto, and Edmonton). He'll be a part-time...again. It's a damn shame, since he can still drive, and there really hasn't been anyone to fill his role as "bad guy" in the sport. Toronto was one of my favorite races of the year...the reaction from the crowd to Helio was hilarious. PT keeps it interesting.

But when fan interest is so low, it doesn't matter. 100% of IndyCar fans could buy PT's sponsor and it would be the same as 10% of NASCAR fans buying a driver's sponsor (assuming the investment was the same, which it isn't). I know which one I'd do if I were a sponsor, though. Taking a minor role on the car all year and then doing one race as primary in NASCAR would be a lot bigger than sponsoring PT's IndyCar full-time. The 500's the only one that makes sense to do. It's a shame, but it's true.