Nice to see a guy who can race like Ryan back on the grid, as for the team ,I don't see any improvement.
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Nice to see a guy who can race like Ryan back on the grid, as for the team ,I don't see any improvement.
Unlike when Weldon was driving the National Guard car and it still did not crack P1... It's not the driver in that team it's the team that is the issue...Quote:
Originally Posted by drewdawg727
Maybe you should go back farther to when Sam Hornish was driving the #4 car. But it was not the National Guard car then it was Pennzoil with a Hot Driver and the best engine in the field. I stated the National Guard car from 2008 to current when the field was even and everyone drives a Dallara. The team is junk and needs to look at itself and not just the driver....Quote:
Originally Posted by heliocastroneves#3
So what's next for JR Hildebrand? Could he still have a future in NASCAR or sports cars?
Panther seems to have some pretty significant team related issues. Since his death, Wheldon has been a bit over-rated in retrospect - BUT, he should have been a serious contender on that team and he wasn't even close. Meira before him wasn't (yes, he was a notch or two below Wheldon, but he had the capability to deliver results). I think Hildebrand has/had the raw talent - but I also think that the way the team works (or disfunction's) destroyed his confidence and brought out the bonehead in him. There is no question he has suffered from some serious brain fade. Realistically, he had to go - I just hope he gets another chance (like Briscoe - who, as pointed out in another forum, suffered quite a bit of brain fade in his time also).....
Sports cars maybe.Quote:
Originally Posted by zako85
Panther racing fired another driver? wow, imagine that...
good to see Ryan back though, i'm surprised Panther waited this long to "pounce" on him :p
Sam Hornish Jr. was simply amazing, he was my favorite driver until he went to NASCAR.Quote:
Originally Posted by Phoenixent
Sam just clicked with that team or maybe more like he clicked with Pancho Carter who was his spotter and coach. He could drive that car almost anyway but his weak point according to Team Penskes actions was street and road courses.Quote:
Originally Posted by heliocastroneves#3
Panther is quite good at oval track set-up (particularly Indy), but are woefully inept at the road course / street course set-ups.