CARTs top 5

Jimmyz360 · 25 Oct 2001, 01:41 (Ref:165133)

Who do you think is the top 5 CART drivers

1. DeFerran
2. Castroneves
3. Tracy
4. Kanaan
5. Franchitti

f1manoz · 25 Oct 2001, 11:59 (Ref:165224)

In no particular order:

Gil de Ferran
Dario Franchitti
Patrick Carpentier
Tony Kanaan
Cristiano da Matta

Honourable mentions go to Paul Tracy, Jimmy Vasser, Helio Castroneves and Kenny Brack.

However, my top 5 might be seen as completely biased!!

**Adam43** · 25 Oct 2001, 12:27 (Ref:165232)

This year...

1) Gil de Ferran
2) Helio Castroneves
3) Cristiano da Matta
4) Kenny Brack
5) Scott Dixon

I know they have the best car, but I'm pretty convinced about the top two. The others have inpressed me at various moments throught the year.

paulzinho · 25 Oct 2001, 12:56 (Ref:165250)

De Ferran
Castroneves
Franchitti
kanaan
Moreno

Other drivers who have impressed include Dixon, Junqueira and Tag.

Still I like Gugelmin though.

BootsOntheSide · 25 Oct 2001, 14:41 (Ref:165330)

1 De Ferran
2 Castroneves
3 Dixon
4 Franchitti
5 Brack
6 Moreno
7 Kanaan
8 Vasser
9 Da Matta
10 Andretti
11 Carpentier
12 Junquiera
13 Tracy
14 Fernandez
15 Gidley
16 Tagliani
17 Gugelmin
18 Papis
19 Herta
20 Servia
21 Takagi (I can't beleive how much he's improving)
22 Fitipaldi
23 Jourdain Jr
24 Mears
25 Nakano
26 Barron

SevenGrain · 25 Oct 2001, 14:51 (Ref:165334)

Current Drivers

1. DeFerran
2. Andretti
3. Brack
4. Castroneves
5. Dixon

All Time

1. Andretti, Mario
2. Mears
3. Rahal
4. Andretti, Michael
5. Zanardi

BootsOntheSide · 25 Oct 2001, 14:56 (Ref:165339)

Erm Seven, is De Ferran better than Andretti or not?

enemy-ace · 25 Oct 2001, 15:15 (Ref:165349)

Current Drivers in no particular order

1. Gil DeFerran
2. Michael Andretti
3. Paul Tracy
4. Dario Franchitti
5. Scott Dixon

All Time in no particular order

1. Mario Andretti
2. Greg Moore
3. Bobby Rahal
4. Rick Mears
5. Alex Zanardi

SevenGrain · 25 Oct 2001, 15:25 (Ref:165353)

in 2001 deFerran is better than Andretti, but looking at Andretti's entire career his accomplishments, in terms of race wins, poles, and laps led have earned him a place on my all time list.

The 39-year old Andretti is a bit of a dissapointment to me. but I feel that a second marriage and fatherhood has taken a bit of his competitive edge away. His comments earlier in the season about the Michigan Speedway show that. Back in the 80-90's Andretti would never settle for second place (a trait which, ironicly, has cost him winning a few more championships) ut now Michael doesn't seem to push it as hard, but he is still one of the best out there.

DeFerran will likely creep onto my best all time list if he keeps up the solid championship caliber driving that he is doing now. DeFerran reminds me of Rahal back in the late 80's. But of the current driver's in their present form, DeFerran is the best.

R · 25 Oct 2001, 16:08 (Ref:165361)

In my biased opinion:

1. Brack
2. De Ferran
3. Vasser
4. Dixon
5. Gidley

Liz · 25 Oct 2001, 16:38 (Ref:165378)

1. Gil
2. Helio
3. Everybody Else

I think it's an unusually strong field this year and except for the clear dominance of the Penske cars, you can't really fault any of them.

However, I would not put Mikey anywhere near the top of my list. Unless you are making a list of the top ten cry-babies of the year (Want a little brie with that whine, Mikey?) Has anything this year actually been his fault? If Jean Alesi is considered washed up, then obviously Mikey is ready for the Old Drivers' Home (Brand X Racing.)

Raven · 25 Oct 2001, 19:35 (Ref:165487)

Top 10:

1. Helio CN
2. Gil dF
3. Tony Kanaan
4. Cristiano dM
5. Kenny Brack
6. Bruno Junqueira
7. Jimmy Vasser
8. Micheal Andretti
9. Scott Dixon
10. Dario Franchitti

winstonhenry · 25 Oct 2001, 21:51 (Ref:165542)

Overachievers:
De Ferran- smart, no messing about
Castroneves- fast, fun
Brack- ovals
Carpentier- positive
Dixon- rookie!
Moreno- not so old
Gidley- despite big crash and job security
Servia- new team
Vasser- unlucky
Andretti- likewise
Fernandez- not an easy job

Underachievers:
Tracy- gaining weight
Franchitti- won't be much good in F1 at this rate
Papis- replaceable
Junqueira- very lucky to win
Gugelmin- a bit pointless
Takagi- only good in FNippon?

winstonhenry · 25 Oct 2001, 22:08 (Ref:165554)

Grew up watching: Senna, Prost
Support in the last few years: M Schumacher, Jacques, Montoya
And from the other side of the racetracks (maintaining a balanced racing diet):
Grew up playing a computer game featuring: Rick Mears, Mario
Support in the last few years: Greg Moore, De Ferran, Tony Kanaan, Jimmy Vasser
And, of course, Mr John Force (11 titles you say? Not bad...)

f1manoz · 25 Oct 2001, 23:57 (Ref:165593)

I can't believe I forgot to put one of my all time favourite drivers on my list.

ROBERTO MORENO!!!

Oh, and the reason I failed to put Brack on is that he's good on ovals, but useless on anything else, so therefore he isn't that good on my books as CART is a championship that isn't based solely on ovals, you need all round driving expertise on all sorts of tracks. If he's so good on ovals, he should go back to Brand X Racing.

Speedworx · 27 Oct 2001, 18:24 (Ref:166305)

My top5 of the season.....

1. Gil de Ferran
2. Memo Gidley
3. Kenny Brack (even tho i don't like him)
4. Helio Castroneves
5. Michael Andretti

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