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All the press I've seen re Shell/Penske, only mention "Shell returning to the Indy 500". Now obviously I know that one race carries probably more weighting and that headline would probably turn more heads than "Shell returning to Indycar", but I haven't seen anything that actually states the #3 car will be Shell-Penzoil (or whatever) for the WHOLE series. I may well have missed something though!
You have not. As of now, the only plans are for the Indy 500 in 2011. More races may follow, but nothing planned as of yet.Quote:
Originally Posted by Oli_M
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Andretti Autosport
Marco
Danica
RHR
No word on who will fund RHR, but the Snapple/Dr. Pepper rumors are not correct. They were tied into the 7/11, and the hope is they might still might be primary for some races.
Penske Racing/Team Penske Racing
Power
HCN
Briscoe
Target Chip Ganassi
Dixon
Dario
Ganassi/Prudhomme Racing
Rahal
Kimbal
Should be announced soon. Team coming together, and looks like all the funding is in place. Shop is in Brownsburg, about 20-30 minutes from the Ganassi shop. Good staff being put together...
A.J. Foyt Enterprises
Vitor
KVRT
Sato
Mutoh/Viso
Ride buyer ~3
KV Renta Team-Mutoh trying to get money togerther, Viso seems to have some funding as well.
Panther
TBD
Still looking or an american. Wheldon might be back, at a reduced cost.
de Ferran Dragon Racing
TBD/TK
Money is an issue- TK would be in, save for his current salary demands, which he deserves.
HVM
SDS
Money a big issue here.
Conquest
Bag
TBD
Money is also an issue here
FAZZT
Tagliani
Tung
Newman Hass
Servia
Hinch
Good things on the horizon.
Dreyer and Reinbold Racing
Wilson
Conway
TBD 2
Wheldon might be considered if he has some funding.
Sarah Fisher Racing
Carpenter
Money brought in from TG.
Dale Coyne Racing
Ride buyer 1
Ride buyer 2/?
Viso or Mutoh could end up here as well.
Team 3G
LOL
Like I said last year, will not happen. Team owes to much money.
Rahal
No one-
Not very likley, and the truck seen on the road is for Rahal's Legacy Historic series, not ICS. Lets not have another bunch of "Swift" trucks spotted like we had after the Swift Champcar went away.
Walker
Trying hard!
Fingers crossed that DW can come up with something.
So who are we waiting on now?
Tony Kanaan
Rafael Matos
Graham Rahal
Charlie Kimball
Dan Wheldon
James Hinchcliffe
Oriol Servia
JR Hildebrand
Paul Tracy
In no particular order. Who else should we expect to hear from?
Panther is testing at PIR today. Anybody know who with?
Drove past Firebird on my way to God forsaken Tucson the other day and reminded me of the days when teams would be testing there almost non-stop this time of year.
One of my favorite photos of all time is from a series of photos taken during Ayrton Senna's Penske test at Firebird. In the photo, Ayrton is holding court and Paul Tracy appears to be listening intently, while Emerson Fittipaldi looks on.Quote:
Originally Posted by TURN3
Now, as we discuss the prospect of GP2 also-rans coming onboard, photos like that sort of depress me.
Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio? :(
Someone at TF says it's Hildebrand per an email from Panther.Quote:
Originally Posted by TURN3
Quote:
Originally Posted by TURN3
It's JR, from his twitterQuote:
JRHildebrand I'm down at PIR testing with @PantherRacing, had a really solid day. Nothing set for next year, pretty excited just to be back in a car!
I think it would take a lot to keep JR out of a seat at Panther in 2011. Just the feeling I'm getting.
Where there's smoke, there is usually fire.
Some info on Carpenter's deal with SFR (from an interview I heard tonight):
-He brought NO money to get this ride. He was asked point blank and you could tell by the response that he was telling the truth. If any additional races are added, he will have to come up with some sponsorship. He says one more race is almost assuradly going to be added with others still possible.
-He and Sarah/Andy have already discussed engineers and potential hires. But he is staying out of that. Its their team.
-No equipment is coming over from Vision. TG is in the process of selling the remaining chassis's before they become obsolute by 2012.
-Fuzzy's Vodka could still be in the picture, but the races they were interested in sponsoring were already taken by Dollar General.
-Sounded like Panther wasn't a sure thing for 2011 for him; which is why he called Sarah and jumped on this deal.
BTW, look for AFS (Gary Peterson's team) to partner up with an existing team for the Indy 500. Don't be surprised if Sarah's team isn't the team and they run a 2nd car (although the car and most of the money would come from AFS) in a AFS/SFR entry. But there are other teams involved as well, so SFR is just one in the mix.