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3rd June 2010, 08:51 #31
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Back to the first post for a second;
-What evidence, if any, is there that Dixon would go to Deferran/Dragon? You'd be pretty silly to give up a Ganassi car while they are still running the current regs.
-Not sure this Indy win will be enough for Franchitti to call it quits, he was quoted in Motorsport as saying he saw himself in Indycars for years to come.
-Agree that Briscoe must be on some slightly shaky ground... but he may have been anyway as i'd find it hard to believe Penske would run 3 cars next year like he is this year (the two 'main' cars un-sponsored).... i'd see a Castroneves/Power team next year as most likely.
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3rd June 2010, 11:13 #32
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Originally Posted by call_me_andrew
From the fans point of view: If everyone has the same parts save for a few "gray area" pieces, then whoever invests the most money in this "gray area" will win the most races. When we expand this "gray area", it becomes harder to dial-in a "perfect car".
EDIT: That means different teams will win oval races.
IMO.
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3rd June 2010, 12:23 #33
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over the past few seasons everytime the collective seems to think briscoe is on the way out he just happens to win a race or two
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3rd June 2010, 14:32 #34Originally Posted by px400r
Rather then spend tons of large team man-hours trying to develop custom mods just for your car that may not work, you buy the part that works the best & put your modest sized team to work making it fast. If you see Penske sporting a new trick part, you snap a picture of it & email to your suppliers saying: Put this on your next version!
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3rd June 2010, 16:43 #35
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3rd June 2010, 18:51 #36
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Originally Posted by px400r"Water for my horses, beer for my men and mud for my turtle".
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3rd June 2010, 18:54 #37
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Originally Posted by Lousada"Water for my horses, beer for my men and mud for my turtle".
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3rd June 2010, 21:11 #38
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Originally Posted by Starter
This is a very complicated thing for the tire makers, because as Goodyear proved that weekend, and Michelin proved with their f1 tires blowing up, this isn't an exact science yet..."Water for my horses, beer for my men and mud for my turtle".
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3rd June 2010, 22:37 #39
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Originally Posted by racer69
1. Maybe Dixon wants to actually make some money for once? Maybe Scott needs a different challenge? Maybe he is tired of working for Floyd? Maybe Jay Penske and Gil are about ready for a big step up in their games?
2. Dario about quit after last season. He's 37 and has more money then God. He has won everything he ever wanted to and has never had a serious injury. He's married to Ashley Judd. If he does hang it up, strong rumors that Graham Rahal will replace him (and its been in the works for a while). If Dixon leaves, Chip likes Justin Wilson. For Chip, he gets to save some money (which is always a key for him). And he doesn't think drivers are all that important in the sport anyway nowadays (which unfortunately, he is probably right).
3. Penske is going to have Pennzoil on at least one his Indy cars next year (through a "freebie" deal he did to get them to sponsor his Cup car). He has no sponsor currently for Sam in Cup. He has 3 Cup cars all ready to go for 2011 (Busch in the #22 Pennzoil car; Keselowski in the Miller Lite #2 and Allgaier in the Verizon #12). Sam's is up in the air. Sam and Pennzoil go way back. He won more then a few races for them back in the day of the real IRL. RP likes Sam. Sam wants to stay with RP (smart guy). Sam is a Indy 500 champion. Add it all up and it makes a lot of sense.
Power stays in the Verizon #12, Sam runs the Pennzoil #6 and a sponsor to be names runs the ???? #3 for Helio. 3 cars are no problem for RP. And with Will, Helio and Sam he will have a complete team.
Briscoe is just too error-prone to last long with RP. Plus he has made serious boners at Indy 2 of his 3 years there. RP doesn't put up with those kinds of mistakes at Indy, when there are so few teams/drivers capable of winning there now.
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3rd June 2010, 22:59 #40
Good points. I can't argue with you on anything there.
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