N/H/L pulls out of Sebring test.

[garyshell]

Guys N/H/L wasn't talking about needing a car. They said they were short on PARTS. The very same parts they said they would have in hand by Homestead. So why can't Rahal Letterman or some other existing team who can't test until Homestead just loan them the parts? I am baffled by this turn of events.

Gary

[Hoop-98]

Pulling off this bailout at all is a bit of a minor miracle. Let's, IMHO, get through this season and hope for pleasant surprises. A CCX win on an oval, or a RC, some good contests up front, and something to build on.

On the topic, there are way too many things that could be out of place to even begin second guessing, I am just going to watch and see.

I was gong to Homestead but our Longhorns may be playing in town for the Final 4 so maybe I'll catch St. Pete. In 2004 I was at LB when they unloaded the first time, to see who was going to show up. They were assembling Del Monte's car from spare HVM parts.

It will definitely be different (in a good way?) to be in an IRL paddock for the first time with the CCXers.

Quit the grinning and drop the linen (green flag of course).



rh

[IWUTitan90]

Guys N/H/L wasn't talking about needing a car. They said they were short on PARTS. The very same parts they said they would have in hand by Homestead. So why can't Rahal Letterman or some other existing team who can't test until Homestead just loan them the parts? I am baffled by this turn of events.

Gary

Exactly what I was thinking Gary. When you take into account how many times in their interviews, Graham and Justin stated how difficult it was going to be with getting a "late start", one would think the team would use whatever means available to get at least one car on track. Beg, borrow or steal, so to say.

[nigelred5]

The IRL could always allow the teams time on the roadcourse when they get to Homestead. The test doesn't have to be strictly the oval. My understanding was various tests by the IRL at homestead have utilized both tracks in the past.

[IWUTitan90]

The IRL could always allow the teams time on the roadcourse when they get to Homestead. The test doesn't have to be strictly the oval. My understanding was various tests by the IRL at homestead have utilized both tracks in the past.

Maybe they will if circumstances warrant it. But I've got to believe there is more to this.

NHL was really never in question as to running in the ICS, yet they don't have parts while other teams do. Perhaps I'm wrong and maybe Bachelart or some other team is in the same boat, and we just haven't heard of it yet.

[nigelred5]

I suspect the issue with NHL would be more the quality of the available parts than the actual availability. NHL isn't going to put a car on track with junk or used parts. What was the highest number of cars on roadcourses last season, 20? Aren't most of them still in business? 33 cars built for Indy isn't the same as 33 cars in a road course configuration.

[namarow]

great merger

[bblocker68]

It'll be interesting to see who will be on track today! I'm hoping for the best.

[jimispeed]

great merger

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[Ruben Barrios]

Never a merger Namarow... it was only called a merger to let the principals at CCWS save face... It was a surrender...