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28 Apr 2006, 17:59 (Ref:1597090)
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Roth to Run IRL Full-Time After Indy
The IRl's official website has a story today that Marty Roth will race in the IRL full-time for the rest of the season following the Indy 500...
I do wish him well and I hope that he will be safe....but personally, I don't think he has the speed or skills to compete at that level, IMO.... I also hope that no one else gets hurt due to his participation |
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28 Apr 2006, 18:58 (Ref:1597109)
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Well good for the numbers but will he be like what was it Paul Dana last year finishing 4 laps off the pace each race on average?
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28 Apr 2006, 19:00 (Ref:1597113)
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well, he has 2 Indy 500's and 2 full years of IPS under his belt and has a fairly good track record in the IPS in not making dumb mistakes and usually running at the finish.
A big part of his cars at Indy not being competetive the last few years is due to him not having the team together engineering-wise. He dropped out of the race last year because the weight jacker broke. |
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28 Apr 2006, 19:57 (Ref:1597142)
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I have serious misgivings about this.
He's not the sort of driver who's qualified for this level. |
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28 Apr 2006, 20:55 (Ref:1597174)
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What a waste
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28 Apr 2006, 23:34 (Ref:1597249)
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good luck to him I say.
He has a little bit of experience in these cars and some good IPS experience as mentioned by drdisque. Of course he will be somewhere towards the back but I dont think he will be as bad as some people may think. I am looking forward to seeing how he goes |
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29 Apr 2006, 03:07 (Ref:1597305)
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29 Apr 2006, 09:22 (Ref:1597397)
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Extra cars are always a good thing if the driver will be safe, and Marty should be, if he hans't been a danger in IPS. Ideally he'd run a car for someone like Carpentier or Enge, but that's not the way it works - he's living out his dream after achieving a lot in another field, and in some ways we should be honoured that motor racing is his dream, and something he's prepared to throw a lot of his own money at.
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29 Apr 2006, 10:14 (Ref:1597430)
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Hurrah for amateurs. Jeopardizing the pros since god knows when.
On a lesser note, Hurrah for a token slow Canadian. WE MISS YOU ROSS BENTLEY! |
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30 Apr 2006, 08:36 (Ref:1598001)
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Martys 47 and his best driving years are behind him. That being said he was doing allright in the Pro Series but should have stayed there. The young guns in the IndyCar Series will eat him alive. One good point about this is that Martys new wife Margret will still be at the race track.
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I think overall it is good for the series
Another driver on the grid is good which now makes it 21 and before the start of the season some people were saying the IRL would struggle to get 15 and would "no way" fill the 33 car grid for 500. I hope Marty does well and is competitive although I think it will be a race between him and Chesson for the last couple of positions. but good luck to him |
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