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I think the champcar fillers helped prop the field up for a while, but I think before long we will be back to car numbers of early 2008. All I am hearing is cuts, cuts, cuts and unhappy sponsors and teams. There are rumors of quite a few layoffs coming.
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I think pulling the license was a bit harsh. Maybe it could be put to him that he's not good enough to drive himself but they're quite happy for his team to be involved. Clearly with the influx of new drivers from CC etc guys like Roth are going to find themselves out of the series.
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So what do you guys think the possibility of AJ Allmendinger in Indy if he doesn't get picked up by a team in NASCAR.
Theres not many seats left in Sprint Cup for next year so i think he may have to look elsewhere unless he's willing to drive for a second rate team I know it's not likely but it's possible |
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according to the speed boards if it does happen it'll only be a three car team.
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And I read the same thing as you afterward apparently. That stated, if this does not occur and the Petty car disappears or goes partial season or Gillette buys Petty and remains a 3-car team, that would only leave 37 full-time cars, meaning 6 open spots are out there for races, so Allmendinger could get one-offs and such or partial season rides, albeit at a drastic pay cut. I don't think Allmendinger cares much for Indycars to be honest. If you remember the circumstances under which he left, if he came back there'd be a lot of crow-eating going on. Last edited by Flyin Ryan; 17 Dec 2008 at 01:02. |
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Its been a while since this was properly updated. Just in case anybody hasn't managed to keep up with the state of play here's a rough idea of what is going on...
Highly Likely/Confirmed Entries Andretti-Green Tony Kanaan (Confirmed) Danica Patrick (Confirmed) Marco Andretti (Confirmed) Hideki Mutoh (Confirmed) Penske Ryan Briscoe (Confirmed) Helio Castroneves or Sebastien Bourdais or Justin Wilson or Ryan Hunter-Reay or Will Power or Tomas Scheckter or Santa or the Yetti. Just about anybody who doesn't have a ride & even some that do have been linked with this seat...which still depends very much on how Helio's trial goes. Ganassi Scott Dixon (Confirmed) Dario Franchitti (Confirmed) Newman/Haas/Lanigan Graham Rahal (Confirmed) Vision Ed Carpenter (Confirmed) Panther Dan Wheldon (Confirmed) KV Racing Oriol Servia or Mario Dominguez or ? Will Power or Justin Wilson or ? Luczo Dragon Rafael Matos (Confirmed) Foyt Vitor Meira (Confirmed) Dreyer & Reinbold Buddy Rice (Unconfirmed, but highly likely) Milka Duno (Unconfirmed, but highly likely) Coyne Bruno Junqueira? HVM EJ Viso (Confirmed) Robert Doornbos or Daniel Clarke or Nelson Philippe or Tomas Scheckter or ? Conquest Alex Tagliani (Confirmed) Jaime Camara or Nelson Philippe or Richard Philippe or ? 3G Racing Stanton Barrett (Confirmed) Possible Entries Newman/Haas/Lanigan Robert Doornbos or Justin Wilson or Ryan Hunter-Reay or ? (all dependant on sponsorship) Vision AJ Foyt IV or John Andretti or ? (dependant on Vision finding a few more sponsorship $ which could be tricky at the moment) Coyne Mario Moraes or ? Rahal Letterman Ryan Hunter-Reay or Alex Lloyd or Bruno Junqueira or ? (Rahal has run out of money & unless some more is found this entry is looking unlikely) Sarah Fisher Sarah Fisher (all dependant on sponsorship. This could be a full time entry, part time or non-existant) PCM/Rubicon Tomas Scheckter or Max Papis or Giorgio Pantano or ? (PCM & Rubicon have apparently joined forces & funds and are planning a full schedule. An announcement regarding the link-up & the driver is expected soon. They have confirmed though that they have no intrest in Mario Dominguez in the future) Longshot Entries Walker Paul Tracy or Will Power or ? (nothing heard from here for a while & its unlikely anything will be) Panther Anthony Davidson or Mike Conway or Giorgio Pantano or ? (just possible if one of the drivers brings a big cheque...but very unlikely) Philippe Racing Nelson Philippe or Richard Philippe or ? (Nelson Philippe is apparently in the process of buying op all of Roth Racing's equipment & may be planning a partial schedule if funds allow...but then again he might not...) Foyt Franck Perera or ? (a partial schedule for Perera is still on the cards but looking ever-less likely) Fernandez Giorgio Pantano or Jacques Lazier or ? (a definate ridebuyer seat. Fernandez reportedly wants this to happen but it would be dependant on full sponsorship...) One off Entries Rahal Letterman Ryan Hunter-Reay or Alex Lloyd (if Rahal withdraws from the IRL an Indy run with either RHR or Lloyd is still possible) Andretti-Green Franck Montagny or ? (Franck has been doing a lot of testing for AGR & has said that while chances of a full time schedule are less than slim Indy is still possible. Foyt Franck Perera or Pablo Donoso or ? (all dependant on funding but AJ does have a history of extra entries at Indy) Dreyer & Reinbold Townsend Bell or Giorgio Pantano or ? (Bell is acting as driving coach to Duno (why they don't just employ a driver who can already drive the damn car is beyond me) & so is most likely to get this ride if it happens) Vision AJ Foyt IV or John Andretti or Bryan Herta or Davey Hamilton or ? (if TG only runs one full time car then an extra 2 at indy is possible. If not then only 1 extra if any is likely. That ride would probably go to Herta is he is their driving coach) Sarah Fisher Sarah Fisher or Darren Manning or ? (If Sarah can afford a full schedule then she may add an extra car at Indy. If not then she'll probably just try to be there herself) 3G Racing/Beck/Curb/Agajanian Roger Yasukawa or Giorgio Pantano or ? (They've said they'll add an extra car for Indy but who knows at the moment???) Hemelgarn Buddy Lazier or ? (The usual Indy one-off???) Luczo Dragon Tomas Scheckter or Giorgio Pantano or ? (A second car rumoured for Indy but would probably be a ridebuyer if it happens) Forsythe James Hinchcliffe or David Martinez or ? (supposed to be a 2 car effort but it has gone very quiet lately & will probably only be a one off at Indy if it does happen at all this year...) There are a few others for Indy (Schmidt, Guthrie/Meyer, KVR (Vasser), Team Leader) & any teams that have recently been 2 car efforts that go down to 1 car may bring out another entry for the big race, but that is still a long way off yet & these are very uncertain times for racing... Last edited by Alwaysfirst; 10 Jan 2009 at 19:52. |
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Well, here is some latest news coming out of Indy this weekend...
Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing is rumored to have signed Robert Doornbos and trying to get a sponsor for a 3rd car and sign Sebastien Bourdais. They currently have Graham Rahal as well. My Take On this.. Bad Moves. I know Doornbos is bringing sponsorship with him, so that would be the only reason why NHL would be signing him over Justin Wilson. And then having them try to pick up Bourdais over Wilson doesnt make sense either. Justin Wilson is a proven driver. He improved greatly the 2nd half of the season. Nothing against Doornbos and Bourdais, but these will be rookies coming into the IRL and especially on the ovals. Justin will fare out better than both of these 2 will if these moves happen. And Doornbos was practically signed with HVM Racing, so Im not sure what happened there. The other rumor mill is that KV Racing is picking up Mario Moraes. Their other driver is Oriol Servia. My Take On This... Another bad move. Why they wouldnt keep Will Power instead of picking up Mario is unclear to me. I think Will is a better driver. The last rumor is that Team Penske may announce a replacement for Helio Castroneves as early as this week. My Take On This.. I hope not but I may have to face the facts that he may not race next year. |
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And the last rumor I forgot to add..
And last rumor...The Philippe family has purchased Marty Roth's equipment and will run sons Nelson and Richard as "Team France" in the 2009 season. My Take On This Good news. It's always good to see more teams and drivers. Hopefully they can be somewhat competitive if this move is true. |
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Wilson & Power really need to be kept in the Championship after last year. I would also like Montagny as I feel he is extremely fast. We do need Americans which I reckon is the sole reason for NHL keeping Rahal and would be the reason Penske pick up RHR if they do. Bourdais back would be good although I wish him to have another F1 season and see what comes from it.
Nelson buying Roth is excellent as while they are not always the fastest they are great people and will enhance the paddock. Doornbos is fast as well and these mentioned drivers will kill of Carpenter and Foyt ( John Andretti...) after a year but hopefully by then we will have a new batch of American drivers coming along. Would love Pantano to come on board after winning GP2 this year and beating prospective F1 drivers. Lights? Anna Beatrice will make it but maybe 2010, Battistini as well. |
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KV Racing made it official today...Mario Moraes will drive one of their cars this season
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Well that a little unexpected...& bodes badly for Power. A shame but thats racing...
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12 Jan 2009, 21:56 (Ref:2370227) | #90 | |
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I love the idea of a Team France in Indycar. It'd be great to just see Nelson, as Richard's already signed up for British F3. As soon as I read it I had "Ree-kee Boo-bee" ringing through my head. Perrier sponsorship, anyone?
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Announcement from Penske due tomorrow according to AR1.
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Pragmatically we have to accept that Servia + Moraes is better than Servia + nothing, which was more likely in the current climate. Same goes for NHR - Doornbos showed potential in ChampCars and F1, but Wilson looks the better driver, especially after a year in which he gradually improved. Team France has to be thought of as two unexpected extra cars, regardless of the mediocre pedigree of all those involved. If they're as bad as Roth, the IRL can intervene.
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Since when has Nelson Philippe been a mediocre driver? Maybe in his first couple of years in the US when he was just 17 but I hardly think he can be described like that anymore. He's as good as at least half the current crop of Indycar drivers IMO. I would agree though that I'm not sure that the team will do his talents much good, at least not in its first year...
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The announcement is made by Penske. Will Power will be replacing Helio Castroneves until the trail is over and it can be resolved.
I am suprised he got the nod over Justin Wilson or Ryan Hunter-Reay. Maybe this means that these 2 have full-time rides already. |
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motorsport news only has moraes signing for pkv... where is this penske/power signing?
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cheers cos
good to see "aussie kev" at pkv looking after will |
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Will at Penske, great news, now Aussie Kev can ditch Aussie Graig and get back to racing , albeit with a few dollars short.
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Come on KV, sign Wilson. Servia is a great guy but Wilson is faster.
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