Ed Carpenter 7th in the points.

[garyshell]

Again, the only reason it even came up was a CC fan felt that it was important to talk smack about Ed in the first place. I simply stated that IMO he would end up in front of 90% of the CC transition drivers.

Yeah. I should have turned to the other cheek. But quite frankly after the **** IRL fans have had to endure for the last ten years I wasn't in the mood for it.

Jeeze, DTD you sound like the old Japanese men they found in caves years after the war was over. Do you really think the IRL fans are the ONLY victims in the abuse game? If so you didn't frequent many Champ Car or CART forums, did you?

Gary

[bblocker68]

This will be quite entertaining if Ed sinks like a rock after the roadies.

I know, I know......."But, someome else started it, not me".

[cartpix]

This will be quite entertaining if Ed sinks like a rock after the roadies.

I know, I know......."But, someome else started it, not me".

Ouh Oh, it's ON now. Oh no you di-n't.

Jeff

[downtowndeco]

This will be quite entertaining if Ed sinks like a rock after the roadies.

I know, I know......."But, someome else started it, not me".

I say this with a smile on my face, so don't get me wrong. I know Ed is not a road course specialist. I know he won't do as well at the RC as he does on the ovals. And I know if he stumbles you guys will let me know. I get it. But I still think when it all shakes out at the end of the year he'll have done better than most would have given him credit for. That's all I'm saying.

You know what the problem is w/some of the guys that post here? They can dish it out but they can't take it.

[cartpix]

Grow a pair already.

And this quote is found in which chapter of How to Win Friends and Influence People?

Jeff

[coogmaster]

Out of all the races that are left on the schedule, which do you think Ed has the best chance for a victory?

Definitly Chicago and Kentucky are probably his best chances, but I would say that a place like Richmond is where he could pull of a miracle, esp. if the race is full of accidents and he happens to avoid them.

What do you think?

[BenRoethig]

Divide by 5:
1st 10
2nd 8
3rd 7
4th 6,4
5th 6
6th 5,6

So it's actually a lot tighter than the already tight European point system.
Of course the CART system is nearly the same except it doesn't give points for very low positions.

And what incentive does that give the other 20 cars? The euro system may reward winning, but it doesn't recognize consistency and it doesn't punish mistakes. The euro system also promotes the win or wreck mentality that gets people hurt.

[ChampUSfan]

Way tO gO Ed!! yOu will win the champiOnship One day!!

[weeflyonthewall]

it was the same for both sets of fans. The champ car forum used to full of IRL fans bashing CC, the same way the CC fans used to bash the IRL.

The war ended in February, its time to move on....

Maybe a tough assignment for Downtowndeco? He'd be at a loss for words without the conflict. Regardless how authentic the criticism was of Ed Carpenter or Danica Patrick.

[dataman1]

Most recent standings. Ed is 10th with Power in 9th and Servia in 11th.

http://www.indycar.com/stats/points.php?year=2008