LUYENDIJK RETURNS

Geva racing · 29 Dec 2000, 09:44 (Ref:54695)

He's back and he's aiming to win the indy 500. The circuit who brougt him famae and fortune.
Who?

ARIE LUYENDIJK!!! That's who

He going to race again at indy in 2001 either with Chip Canassi or Treadway.

Finally the Dutchman returns after a year lay-off.

He going to be great, as he always has been at Indy!!!!

marcus · 29 Dec 2000, 10:24 (Ref:54703)

while i think Arie is an excellent driver and always does well at Indy ..i dont think a driver should retire and then come back a year or so later..once you've had enough then thats it..but I guess its a bug and if you feel you can still do and want to do it then give it a go.

with either team he should do well and has driven for both in the past so he should know alot of the people there..good luck to him but i hope he gets plenty of testing before the may classic.

KC · 29 Dec 2000, 16:14 (Ref:54729)

If Luyendyck does indeed return with Ganassi to Indy, he could be a tough guy to beat. Obviously Ganassi had the best pit crew at Indy last year and his chassis engineers know what it will take to make the car fast there. With Luyendyck's experience and obvious talent for Indy he could get another win there.

botsquad · 29 Dec 2000, 17:20 (Ref:54737)

oh, i forgot. ims has a race in late may.

i guess the dutchman just could't stand not racing against some guy who takes a month off from his dental practice.

ari: come back in november. see a real race.

KC · 5 Jan 2001, 22:06 (Ref:56395)

Arie Luyendyck and Treadway-Hubbard Racing made it official today that the Dutchman would make another attempt at Indy this summer.

Gerard · 6 Jan 2001, 03:23 (Ref:56490)

Arie Luyendyk will drive an Aurora-powered G Force for Treadway-Hubbard Racing, run by chief mechanic Skip Faul and engineer Tim Wardrop - both part of Luyendyk’s 1997 winning squad.

'My desire to keep racing at Indianapolis has never stopped,' he said.
'I was in the broadcast booth last year and realised that probably wasn’t where I wanted to be. When I said I was going to retire after the 1999 race, it was part of a plan. Well, as we know, things change in life and I now feel this is the right thing for me to do and I have the support of my wife and family. Put it this way: I'm coming back for the love of the sport and, especially, the love of Indy.'

Luyendyk holds a number of records at Indianapolis, including the fastest one lap in qualifying at 237.498 mph and the four-lap average of 236.986 mph.
He has won over $5.5 million in prize money at the speedway and is one of 15 drivers to have won the Indy 500 twice.

Joe Fan · 6 Jan 2001, 16:27 (Ref:56698)

This has been rumored for some time and I am glad to see that it is finally confirmed.

Liz · 6 Jan 2001, 17:20 (Ref:56718)

Well if Mario can do Le Mans at age 60, Ari can try Indy at 47. Well done, the old guys!

Oh, right, Mario was a boat anchor, wasn't he?

I await a Press Release from Little Al, warning Ari that Indy can be dangerous. When Ari stops laughing, I am sure he will reply.

**gomick** · 6 Jan 2001, 19:20 (Ref:56758)

arie returns, yeah great, i am so excited, i hope ganassi gives his indy drives to minassian and junquiera

botsquad · 8 Jan 2001, 22:14 (Ref:57467)

the defending indy 500 champ will also be back. in november

perhaps juan-pablo can repeat.

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