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15 May 2003, 06:49 (Ref:599380)
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Your Favourite Driver
Who is your favourite driver? I think we had a thread about this earlier in the year, but with so many new drivers, it really was a bit hard to pick out one.
I've become a fan of Mario Dominguez myself, I always love an underdog, and he's an outsider for a win or two this year. The car looks pretty racey, he's a nice bloke apparently, and I 'saw' his win at Surfers last year...hehe |
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15 May 2003, 07:05 (Ref:599394)
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15 May 2003, 08:09 (Ref:599465)
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Right now, I've gotta say PT. He's been very much an ambassador for our sport. Although I'll admit that last year my favourite was Fernandez. It's hard to pick a real "favourite" from any of the new crop until I've had the opportunity to meet some of them. (Hopefully all that will change if/when I can line up a paddock pass for Toronto!) I don't like rooting for a guy who, in real life, is an arse. Regardless of his statistics. (That's why I was never a fan of Michael's).
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15 May 2003, 08:16 (Ref:599469)
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Jimmy Vasser as he always speaks his mind, something not done a lot of in professional sport.
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15 May 2003, 08:33 (Ref:599484)
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Tracy at the moment . But i like the look of young Bourdais pushing him hard.
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15 May 2003, 09:15 (Ref:599519)
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alex tagliani and patrick carpentier
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15 May 2003, 09:20 (Ref:599523)
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Roberto Moreno has always been my favourite. But I support all the drivers really. Unlike most other categories, there is no driver on the grid that I dislike. They all left!
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15 May 2003, 09:27 (Ref:599529)
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I've been a fan of Michel Joudain for a fair while, I've talked to him a few times over the years and is a really nice guy.
But I don't think I've had a real favourite since Greg Moore 
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15 May 2003, 09:53 (Ref:599544)
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15 May 2003, 10:30 (Ref:599565)
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I like Tiago Monteiro and Mario Dominguez -- both gentlemen and kind to journalists, both with a nice sense of humour and and very hard workers who will take a little longer to get up to speed but will be well worth the wait.
And incidentally, both 100% committed to Champ Cars as a career. |
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15 May 2003, 10:33 (Ref:599566)
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Mario Dominguez has stepped up this year; so I say good on him. Even looks a bit fitter.
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15 May 2003, 11:18 (Ref:599609)
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I would have to say Paul Tracey is my favorite, home town boy and all. But I think the real beauty of CART is that I can always find myself cheering for almost any driver at any time.
For instance I really wanted to see Michel Jourdain Jnr. win at Long Beach even if it came at the expense of PT. Alas that was not be be; but then I wanted to see Dominguez beat Bourdais at Germany (even though I am quickly becoming a Bourdais fan) but that didn't happen either. On reflection I think the best thing I could do for the Mexican drivers is too stop cheering for them. CART has always had that friendly feeling amongst it's teams and drivers, it almost feels like when I go race at my KART club and you can rub wheels and tell tall tales. The CART fraternity is just so welcoming that you want them all to win. |
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15 May 2003, 12:12 (Ref:599649)
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15 May 2003, 12:37 (Ref:599676)
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Moreno, though I like Tracy more as each day goes by! I've always been a fan but he's never been one of my faves until recently!
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15 May 2003, 13:51 (Ref:599733)
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Toughee... Probably Tagliani, but there isn't really anyone I don't like in the field this year.
What Crash Test said about Greg applies for me too though... |
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15 May 2003, 14:09 (Ref:599745)
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Right at the moment.....Darren Manning, Paul Tracy, Mario Dominguez, Michel Jordain, Mario Haberfeld (exciting) and Rodolfo Lavin (cos of Walker, an I was impressed by his driving at Lautitz, he was fast enough for a top 5 there)
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15 May 2003, 15:04 (Ref:599791)
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Moreno seems to be a lovely guy, and very talented, but he seems to be in the twilight of his career. I think one of the rookies will be my favourite by the end of the year, but I like Servia and Fernandez, I think some of the others are a little over-rated.
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15 May 2003, 17:12 (Ref:599959)
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Bourdais, Tracy and Servia.
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15 May 2003, 17:31 (Ref:599981)
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Greg forever, but now Servi* and Carpentier
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15 May 2003, 17:32 (Ref:599982)
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Alex Tagliani, Michel Jourdain & Adrian Fernandez.
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15 May 2003, 18:54 (Ref:600086)
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Patrick Carpentier... one of the nicest guys you'd ever want to meet. Who else would run the track (almost) naked after winning in Mid-Ohio.
I'm also becoming more and more fond of Darren Manning. He seems to really enjoy himself. Last edited by evo; 15 May 2003 at 18:56. |
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15 May 2003, 19:48 (Ref:600141)
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I never really have a favorite. Manning is definately a quick and interesting guy. All three Canadians are quick and are pretty presonable. Jourdain is the underdog who finally made it and a nice guy.
From a purely speed standpoint you have to respect Bourdais. Dominguez kinda came accross in the past as a bit snotty, but he's now built up the speed. From a personality standpoint Vasser and Moreno are good guys, but neither of them seems to have the speed they once had. |
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15 May 2003, 19:50 (Ref:600144)
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Hard to say... I guess Moreno, PT, and Manning. I'm very suprised with Tags this year, he's earning my support.
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15 May 2003, 20:15 (Ref:600188)
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I wish I could say Mad Max, but
...I've always loved PT, so I guess he's my main man right now along with Michel. This reminds me of something- in 99, knowing Max had no chance at championship, I knew I had to pick a contender. Even though I absolutley loved Montoya's style, and thought he was absolutley awesome, I ended up favoring Franchitti because, although he's not American, something inside made my instict to cheer for a fellow Anglo rather than a Latin. Just a little something interesting... |
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15 May 2003, 20:21 (Ref:600205)
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ALEX ZANARDI that guys has balls bigger than a bulls!!
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