Probably so, Ken......different styles, to be sure. And Gary, no question Zanardi was/is a great statesman for the sport and coming back after that horrible accident the way he did to compete again was spectacular.
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Probably so, Ken......different styles, to be sure. And Gary, no question Zanardi was/is a great statesman for the sport and coming back after that horrible accident the way he did to compete again was spectacular.
IC,
When I said they were not on the same page, I was thinking only about their relative on-track styles. I wasn't even thinking about their off track personas. Except for the accident and recovery, to be honest, I would have to rate the two of them as pretty equal in terms of their "statesmanship". They both do a bang up job (no pun intended) in front of a camera or throng of fans.
Gary
Understand, Gary....as I said, think the styles were/are different and maybe I'm thinking of aggressive as the wrong term. Zanardi was pretty much aggressive all the time, like Tracy or Michael Andretti or Mario. Helio is aggressive at the end of races and/or in traffic on ovals. And I agree....both are great for our sport.
and i was only referring the 'Aggressiveness' on track
personnally I have always felt "the Pass" was bunk....and set the tone for the next couple of seasons....where Zanardi ran rampant...he made some questionable passes IMO....and played on his reputation...CART allowed him some leway and IMO encouraged it because he WAS good for the sport....but Ultimatly he was repremanded at a canadien race (can't rememberif it was Vancouver or Toronto)
we have all seen Helio go 'wheel to wheel'...and run fast and smooth.....but 'aggressive'?...naw, not like Zanardi did during his Championship seasons
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Originally Posted by indycool
Ah there you go, agreeing again. Jeesh.... :s mokin:
Gary
Ken, maybe you're right and I didn't watch Zanardi closely enough....still wish we'd gotten to see him run Indy.....but I just didn't put him in an aggressive class with a Tracy or Mario.
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Originally Posted by indycool
You should. All cut from the same cloth.
Gary
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Originally Posted by garyshell
and Moore....
anyone else remember him 'Shutting the door' going into turn 1 at Rio?
Yes, I DO remember that one.....and I'll defer to you guys because you obviously watched Zanardi closer than I did.