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14 Apr 2003, 15:17 (Ref:569124)
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Cadillac to race in CART
There is a report on Grandprix.com that Cadillac are going to start a Champcar team, running some races this year!
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14 Apr 2003, 15:37 (Ref:569135)
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They're suggesting that the people FROM the team would run a CART team.
"The rumors suggest that the drivers would be men who are currently employed as F1 test drivers." Nice, top level talent. Very cool, I hope this is true. Last edited by Snrub; 14 Apr 2003 at 15:39. |
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14 Apr 2003, 16:36 (Ref:569176)
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Wouldn't have a damn thing to do with Cadillac themselves, then
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14 Apr 2003, 16:38 (Ref:569178)
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Ford has a 2 year contract to supply engines in CART. so Cadillac will race with Fords? Sounds a little off the mark.
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14 Apr 2003, 16:54 (Ref:569195)
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But the team itself has some very heavy hitters when it comes to engineering, especially one Nigel Stroud.
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14 Apr 2003, 17:11 (Ref:569214)
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Doesn't sound right
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14 Apr 2003, 20:16 (Ref:569395)
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It looks like Wayne Taylor and Cadillac are going to field a new ChampCar team. This from Seventh Gear (third rumor down). http://www.seventhgear.com/html/news/rumors.php
Doesn't Wayne Taylor drive or did drive in ALMS? Last edited by Dov; 14 Apr 2003 at 20:19. |
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14 Apr 2003, 21:18 (Ref:569485)
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Perhaps Cadillac are using a team to get into CART this year, get used to it over a season or so then launch as the factory team in 2005.
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14 Apr 2003, 22:04 (Ref:569533)
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I don't know about Caddilac, isn't this just Wayne Taylor's effort?
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14 Apr 2003, 23:05 (Ref:569564)
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Something doesn't sound right about this.
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15 Apr 2003, 00:59 (Ref:569638)
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Almost...
Sounds like Taylor wants to use the team members that ran the Cadillac ALMS car that he drove. They do not still work for Cadillac as GM shut down that program.
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15 Apr 2003, 01:29 (Ref:569657)
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Constued information here?
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15 Apr 2003, 01:56 (Ref:569679)
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Wow, a site about rumors. Cadillac would be a fine addition to the series. But he says at one point in the article "...we've now got a 2003 Lola." With the chasis freeze how is it that there are ANY 2003 Lolas? Unless they just call the design from last year 2003 for any cars built this year. Whatever.
The best news I saw on that page though was that Alex Zanardi will be driving at Lausitzring in a modified Champ Car!!! (It's the second rumor down) He's supposed to run 13 laps, the number of laps left in the race when he had the accident. I'll bet he's still got it! We'll see him back in the series if this goes well, I hope. But it's all just rumors right now... |
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15 Apr 2003, 09:50 (Ref:569931)
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Sounds like a strange rumour, but who knows what might happen? Wayne was linked to a 2003 entry previously, and maybe he's planning to run the team until the end of 2004, as an attempt to convince Caddy to enter with engiens under the new formula. These are exciting times for Our Favourite Series, and I hope this turns out to be a true rumour.
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15 Apr 2003, 13:50 (Ref:570127)
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I think you're dreaming if you believe for a minute that Cadillac has any connection to this other than being the former employer of Wayne Taylor and his team. If they can't find the money for one more year of an LMP that has been designed and built, and was suddenly going to have a realistic shot at winning Le Mans this year, what makes you think that they'd spend money on a startup CART program?
Don't get me wrong, I'd love to see Wayne join the circus. I just don't believe that Caddy management will embark on a new racing scheme so quickly after quitting another while, after not winning a race, announcing "we've accomplished what we set out to do." Last edited by paul-collins; 15 Apr 2003 at 13:51. |
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15 Apr 2003, 15:29 (Ref:570199)
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This from grandprix.com. http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns11000.html
It says in this article that former (cadillac) members want to start up a new CART team. Nothing about cadillac (the company) wanting to start up a new team. |
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15 Apr 2003, 23:01 (Ref:570613)
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OK. That makes some sense.
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