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29 Jan 2003, 19:06 (Ref:489763)
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Lamarie confirmed at PK racing
PAtrick lamarie has been confirmed as PK racings new driver. See cart.com for full details
so much for mika salo. Such ashame |
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29 Jan 2003, 19:09 (Ref:489764)
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Intresting choice.
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29 Jan 2003, 19:14 (Ref:489766)
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I hadnt realised lemarie is 34 years old!
I thought a young gun may have got the drive or some one with a decent pedigree. I guess its the Pollock/lemarie relationship in its not what you know, its who you know! |
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29 Jan 2003, 19:23 (Ref:489774)
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29 Jan 2003, 19:31 (Ref:489777)
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Betcha he'll be pretty good.
No word on sponsors or chassis? And who are "Torchia Communications"? Is it a Kalkhoven-owned business, or perhaps a sponsor? Never heard of them. http://www.torchiacom.com/media/cartracing/index.html |
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29 Jan 2003, 19:42 (Ref:489790)
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They'll be running a Lola. No surprise there. #27.
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29 Jan 2003, 19:46 (Ref:489794)
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Chassis is a Lola. Don't know where from (ex-Rahal?, ex-Ganassi via Forsythe? a new '03?). Car will wear #27. No Sponsor.
Why boo? Chris Pook did say 'expect signings of European and Latin drivers.' He said that is what he would do, and that is what he has done. |
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29 Jan 2003, 20:04 (Ref:489811)
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because Lemarie sucks and doesnt have a CV to warrant even a test in CART.
By my records he hasnt won a race between Formula Ford in 1991 and a 2001 ELMS victory in the Johanasson R8 |
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29 Jan 2003, 20:07 (Ref:489814)
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Wow, if we can get a number of latin drivers, maybe we can get the Pope to sign on as sponsor.
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29 Jan 2003, 20:11 (Ref:489818)
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Wasn't he French F3 champion a few years back?
Lemarie is a better choice than Mika Salo, who drives like an old woman. |
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29 Jan 2003, 20:21 (Ref:489828)
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hakkiman: he competed in French F3, that's it. No championships, not even wins it seems.
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29 Jan 2003, 20:22 (Ref:489831)
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his best result is a 2nd place in a Toyota Atlantic race in 1993. He had 3 wins in Formula Ford in 1991 then his ELMS win in the Johansson R8 in 01
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29 Jan 2003, 20:26 (Ref:489834)
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Lemarie's been testing BAR's for a couple years now. Very valued by Villenueve. Excellent choice IMO.
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29 Jan 2003, 20:27 (Ref:489835)
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¡As-de-mim!,
We have 13 drivers confirmed, 10 of whom fit the Latin & European profile Pook wants; Lemarié, Camathais and Servia are both. The next three will all be Latins (Bourdais - also European, Moreno, and I presume LavÃ*n). Sponsors?  Why just ask Liz. According to her, although heavy wieght big shots like Carl Haas and Craig Pollock cannot find them, all that is keeping Memo Gidley from being in CART is his own personal failure to just ask for it 24-7 from every company in the country. It certainly isn't a conceptual failure with CART's business model.  Yes, Fench is a Latin language ... it just doesn't seem like it.
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29 Jan 2003, 20:27 (Ref:489836)
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Yeah, but I could have won driving that R8. Providing I wasn't punted off the course.
 (Ok, maybe not.) |
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29 Jan 2003, 20:41 (Ref:489852)
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sgw2,
Makes sense, since Bernie is moving F1 outside of Europe, with Spa, Austria, etc. losing races. Last edited by ¡As-de-mim!; 29 Jan 2003 at 20:42. |
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29 Jan 2003, 20:45 (Ref:489853)
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Quote:
You're joking right? The only reason he so much as saw an F1 car is because of Jacques Villeneuve. BAR sacked the guy who had helped develop the Williams-Renault in favor of JV's friend. |
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29 Jan 2003, 20:52 (Ref:489861)
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Lemarie was sacked the day pollock left B.A.R. Dave Richards knew he was **** as he struggled to lap within two seconds of the likes of Darren Manning and Anthony Davidson.
Well i suppose its another one for the back of the grid. |
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29 Jan 2003, 20:52 (Ref:489862)
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Lame!
I wouldn't trust Pollack to buy groceries, the man's totally incompetent. 
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29 Jan 2003, 20:54 (Ref:489863)
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Let's give him a chance and see how he runs before we write him off as hopeless. At least I've heard of this bloke, unlike Lavin etc
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29 Jan 2003, 21:17 (Ref:489883)
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Wow. I didn't know anyone still spoke latin.
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29 Jan 2003, 21:18 (Ref:489886)
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Well I haven't.
 And from a personal standpoint, French drivers do _nothing_ for me (Alesi being the sole exception). This should have been Anthony Davidson's seat. |
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29 Jan 2003, 22:38 (Ref:489961)
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I've never seen the guy race, so I'm not going to talk about his prowess..
Russfeld, who's the guy that helped develop the Williams-Renault and that was sacked by BAR? |
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29 Jan 2003, 22:57 (Ref:489984)
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JCB - Bouillion to you and moi!
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29 Jan 2003, 23:23 (Ref:490007)
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Ugh...well, best of luck to him and Pollock!
*cough* BAR2 *cough* Good to have them in Cart either way.... |
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