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do we know that was a decision on the Amigos part? or that TG just didn't turn round and say "no i don't want them, we have our own".Quote:
Originally Posted by Chaparral66
On these threads people keep saying oh "x" made this bad decision or "y" did this wrong. But do we actually know for sure who's decisions was whos???
The obvious reality is that Tony George had no responsibility for the management of ChampCar nor did he have any obligation to the employees of the company. The Amigos did. I repeat, The Amigos did. They apparently treated that responsibility and obligation with the same respect that they treated the fans and promoters. I do know a number of CCWS staffers and I'll bet that their resumes went to the IRL as well as ALMS, Grand Am, NASCAR, etc. I suspect that a few will probably eventually end up at the IRLQuote:
Originally Posted by BobGarage
I feel sorry for the former Champcar office people...
I hope they will find jobs somewhere else...
I wonder what Sanguin will do now?
This is true, TG isn't responsible for the CCWS staffers, The Amigos are. If, after all the rumors and articles about the merger surfaced, you'd think that at some point, at the very least KK would have given an indication of where it was going. But he probably didn't want to do that because he was so paranoid about leaks to the media. Once the deal was done, he should have been there personally to come clean to the loyal staff.Quote:
Originally Posted by ChaimWitz
I was surprised in a positive way by what TG, KK and MA said on Windtunnel. It seems that TG is far more open minded than some posters here would have had us believe and that KK was far more gracious and proactive in healing the Spilt than I would have thought. Perhaps they both read this thread and knew "it was time" ;-0.
they'd both had to have been blind to not see that it was time.Quote:
Originally Posted by ChaimWitz
both series were stuggling to get 16 cars each this season. Merger was the only option for both sides.
With the excess number of chassis etc the IRL had that is the formula that stayed on.
Someone already recounted the time when the safety crew was let go and replaced, and that was well before this merger. That means that it was the Amigos, not TG.Quote:
Originally Posted by BobGarage
"do we know that was a decision on the Amigos part? or that TG just didn't turn round and say "no i don't want them, we have our own"."
Are you kidding? This happened right after the BK... this was one of the first things OWRS did...
So, the river denial still runs deep in these parts and over on ****wagon.com.
Whatever.
The reality now is that the whole hater angle is tired. Very tired.
Tomorrow is just another crazy day in the nearly 100 year history of our sport and racers will do what they have always done. They will get on with it and go racing. It is time we all did too. I only have a few posts left in me before I get back to the hard work ahead. What happens next will happen regardless of who complains or feels hurt.
The future is coming at us. Fast. Hang on tight...