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On wind tunnel, Dave D said that Chip G is giving a return, a lot of consideration. He seems to have an engine problem.
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This has gone way off topic and may be worthy of a new thread but...
Ganassi told me to my face he wasn't going to the IRL. 2 weeks later he said he may run in both series. Guess where he was exclusively the next spring? Floyd plays things close to the vest and isn't above denying his plans and considerations. On this one I speak from personal experience. If I had to make a bet on who may be the first back over the fence I'd bet on Rahal. He's proven he's willing to move around, CART, F1, IRL, ALMS, etc. Not that it means much but, Letterman has made some snide remarks concerning the IRL management on his show recently too. I beleieve Rahal/Letterman ordered some Atlantic's for next year and if they win the championship there, there is only one place to spend the $2mm bonus. |
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I haven't heard anything other than what y'all have heard; however, I will be in Montreal this weekend and will keep my eyes open. It'll be interesting to see who might be around the paddock this weekend.
Hazarding a guess, it might be comforting for certain people from Another Series to know that the guy who owns the series also owns the engines. No more being whipsawed by manufacturers. |
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Other than bringing sponsors who would spend money on either series, I don't think that either US OW series would benefit from Ganassi's involvement in 2006.
In a way I'd like to see Ganassi come back, have the added benefits but him not compete. On the other hand, CC needs more competitive teams to make things more interesting. |
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Hopefully his budget would include enough $ to rebuild the fire damage done to a bridge.
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The simple question for Chip may be does he want to get paid by Toyota to run mid to back of pack in the IRL. Or does her want to put in a bit of work and find the money to run up front in Champ Car.
I also find it ironic that Penske is having a word to Chip about not leaving the IRL ship when Penske was the first to leave CART at end of 2001. |
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I don't know if that kind of money exists anywhere.
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