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26th February 2007, 15:59 #1
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Breakout week for Montoya?
So is this going to be a breakout week for Juan Pablo in the Busch Series? They're racing at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez. Road Course, former F1 track, (although I don't think Montoya's ever run there in CART or F1). What does everyone think?
¿Quién es el que anda aquí?
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26th February 2007, 16:12 #2
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Is he running that race? I didn't know if he was...
And I don't think it'll be a break-out race for him. He's more concerned about getting seat time at the moment and that's the right thing to do.
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26th February 2007, 16:14 #3
he should be good. I don't expect Juan to win, as he is still getting acustomed to the bulky cars but a top 10 should be there for his taking
alot of road course aces will be on hand though as well in Mexico.Brian France is a violation of Section 12-1 (actions detrimental to stock car racing)
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26th February 2007, 16:22 #4
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Originally Posted by dont_be_jack
http://www.mexico200.com/boletines.asp?no=57&bot=1¿Quién es el que anda aquí?
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26th February 2007, 16:25 #5
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Alright, gotcha. Thanks for the info. Like I said above, he's primarily looking for seat time. He knows he's not going to contend from the start. But he's got the right mentality for the moment.
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26th February 2007, 16:40 #6
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Originally Posted by Alexamateo
I don't know the answer to your question but I think it will be fun to watch."You win some, lose some, and wreck some." - Dale Earnhardt
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28th February 2007, 19:04 #7
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With these big cars, a driver has to learn how to drive them. They aren't point-and-squirt through the turns, or follow the one line. These are what one reporter called the "dancing elephants" and take driver skill to work through for a win.
You can't run the car hard for the 80 laps in this race, and is longer in length than an F1 race by 15 km with car control and conserving equipment being the important factor. Conserving tires is a must in a stock car for a road course, since you must be able to keep your tires to run 25-30 laps before a fuel stop, and the tires give up very easily if you run them too hard early in a run.In Christ,
Bobby
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28th February 2007, 22:18 #8
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Originally Posted by BobbyC"If you can help others, and fail to do so, your time on earth has been wasted" - Roberto Clemente
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28th February 2007, 23:02 #9
JPM will just carry on doing what he's doing - Learn the tracks, keep on practicing the drafting, etc. I don't think there should be any pressure on him to 'break out' at this early stage.
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28th February 2007, 23:29 #10
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