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Fair enough.... Missed that
Question for the class regarding the RHR/Bruno swap...
Does anyone think it's time for the rule to be amended?
Personally while I know it's clear this was well within the rules and not done without precedent.... I do feel it circumvents the spirit of the rule...
It seems to me the intent of the rule is to allow a team/car to participate if and when a driver becomes unable go fulfill his driving duties due to injury or illness etc
I have to admit this just doesn't sit well with me....
RHR and AA missed the show ..... Simple as that
So is it time to amend the rule ?
IMO it is
Thoughts?
Get you facts straight before casting dispersions.Quote:
Originally Posted by chuck34
Both were different situations and were prearranged decisions in which everyone, including the fans, knew it was planned that way. And in BOTH CASES the drivers switched seats with drivers ON THEIR OWN TEAMS.
Now we have a team and driver that never showed any speed during practice and qualifying BUYING A STARTING SPOT on the grid with A DIFFERENT TEAM.
Even you should be able to grasp the difference.
Get your dictionary straight before casting aspersions.Quote:
Originally Posted by anthonyvop
Gary
If you see the Indy 500 as the center of all American open wheel racing than the rule should be changed. If you see it as the most important race (by far) in a series, the rule is both fair and sensible.... RHR and AA committed to a full season, are far from a danger on the track and really take nothing away from the field as a whole... Foyt is running a second car for one race with a driver who is not (despite his desire) a full time driver... What is more important, the series or the race? I am on the fence for the most part - but I think the move was not nearly as bad as many here seem to feel... I am not saying it is "good"..... just that it serves a larger purpose.... I would have a lot more trouble with it if they bought out one of the other full timers....
How is this a different situation? Those teams decided they had a better shot of winning with driver A instead of B. A.J. simply thinks that he has a better shot of winning the race with RHR than Junky. Sure there was also money changing hands, but come on does anyone here honestly believe that A.J. would drop a guy he thought could win?Quote:
Originally Posted by anthonyvop
And my facts are straight. Perhaps you should check your prejudices.
I think AJ thinks the SITUATION is more likely to win - if anything Bruno might be the better DRIVER for the job (although only by the smallest margin, if any - he seems to have a knack for Indy) - however an Andretti pit crew and some extra $$ are going to make a bigger difference to the chances for that car in the race......, I really had not thought of it in that way before but that car could actually be a dark horse- it was reasonably fast and Foyt knows how to do Indy, better pitstops could easily make the difference.....Quote:
Originally Posted by chuck34
Reay could have said- I am not going to buy my way into a race- but did not.
If anyone is to blame, it is he and his reputation is the only thing that could really take a hit here.
If Hunter-Reay wants to keep his rather enjoyable and probably reasonably lucrative job, he does what he has to (i.e. - what his sponsors tell him to do)... There are those who would criticize him for not wanting to race if given the opportunity - he is in a no win situation.....
Overall it stinks from many angles and that is all there is to it.... It is like the old Howard Jones song "No one is to blame" (or more accurately, EVERYONE is to blame, in this case)
I will explain it to you one more time. Try to pay attention.Quote:
Originally Posted by chuck34
In the case of both Mario and Goodyear the drivers replaced were both driving for the same teams as Mario and Goodyear and were aware that their job was to get the car into the race.
No seat was Purchased.
No Grid position was filled by the "highest bidder"
In the current case we had a driver receiving a starting grid position for the Indy 500 for a team that wasn't his and until qualifying was over wasn't even planned!
Get it????