Legge confirmed at PKV according to Speed

coyote9999 · 13 Feb 2006, 22:22 (Ref:1522157)

Hello everyone,

We were waiting for some confirmations for a while about PKV drivers. Looks like Danica will not be the only one turning heads next summer and that Champ Car will be also in the mix. Annoucements should come tomorrow.

macdaddy · 14 Feb 2006, 00:27 (Ref:1522226)

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It's not known who will partner with Legge in '06, but Montagny and Briscoe were thought to be the front runners.

SpeedTV

D.R.T. · 14 Feb 2006, 01:54 (Ref:1522257)

Weren't PKV repotedly leaning away from 2 rookies in the car, or could there be a third ?

Lets hope KK has made the correct for Katherine. I must say I have been more than a little impressed with her testing times.

rustyfan · 14 Feb 2006, 09:33 (Ref:1522411)

If it indeed gets announced as SpeedTV thinks, I must admit it would be awfully tempting to say "I told you so......"

Nevertheless, if it as said does get announced, I think it's great, and it will be highly interesting to see how she does.

Marcel ten Caat · 14 Feb 2006, 18:06 (Ref:1522791)

Rumours are indeed 3 cars for PKV

pink69 · 14 Feb 2006, 19:04 (Ref:1522836)

Bet this a better Valentines present for Katherine than any card or cuddly toy! Good luck to her. I'm sure she'll get some good results in time, coupleof top 5's maybe even a podium by the end of the year!

Marcel ten Caat · 14 Feb 2006, 19:05 (Ref:1522838)

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Who: Champ Car Media Teleconference with Champ Car’s newest driver, as announced at Tuesday night’s Champ Car Atlantic unveiling in Los Angeles.

When: Wednesday, February 15, 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time

Now who would that be?

Matt_S · 14 Feb 2006, 20:06 (Ref:1522863)

http://www.crash.net/news_View~t~EXC...~id~125359.htm

BootsOntheSide · 14 Feb 2006, 20:39 (Ref:1522891)

Looks pretty official then. Long-term I think another year of Atlantics might've suited her more, and it's hard to deny that if she were a man she wouldn't've had this chance compared to the other drivers in the fray (each of whom have more relevent experience, more potential, or both), but I wish her well. I really hope the team can run 3 good cars - da Matta and perhaps Briscoe might be their best available lineup, although Pantano and Montagny also deserve a drive. Dalziel does too, but I can't see the team running 2 Brits.

SALEEN S7R · 14 Feb 2006, 20:50 (Ref:1522906)

Good to see Legge getting the contract, will be interesting to see how she does this year. Shes a good driver and shes capable of some good results. IMO.

Sato san · 14 Feb 2006, 21:10 (Ref:1522923)

TOTALLY AGREE

this is great news , she is a total racer , and always prepared to have a go if the situation is right , and thats what makes it good to see .

Good luck to Katherine this year .

marcus · 15 Feb 2006, 08:41 (Ref:1523179)

good luck to her , I hope PKV have a better 2006 than 2005 and she does really well

ManAlive · 15 Feb 2006, 10:59 (Ref:1523268)

Just out of interest will that mean that the Belgium driver Jan Heylen will not have a seat in champcar? I think at would be though luck for him i see him as a real talent !!

enemy-ace · 15 Feb 2006, 11:57 (Ref:1523325)

Good for Legge. I hope she does well. She has a good attitude going in. I am sure she will work hard for the team and the series.

mp356a · 15 Feb 2006, 13:55 (Ref:1523413)

Tragic. There are better drivers. It is never good for a series when driver choice is so OBVIOUSLY PR related.
Of course I could be wrong....
Mike

rustyfan · 15 Feb 2006, 14:01 (Ref:1523416)

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Originally Posted by mp356a

Tragic. There are better drivers. It is never good for a series when driver choice is so OBVIOUSLY PR related.
Of course I could be wrong....
Mike

She might have been a bit rushed, but I say give her a chance to show what she can do.

Surely she can't be any worse than the likes of Fabrizio del Monte, for example.

JNWRF01 · 15 Feb 2006, 15:44 (Ref:1523458)

The reality is she was very average in FF (eau rogue at spa!!) poor in falcon's renaults and then one lucky pole in Fortec's..and out of her depth in F3.

She was up against pretty average competition in Atlantics (Wirth could not cut it in German FBMW but wins in FA) - if she was male then she would be another moderately talented driver looking for either a real job or praying for some seat time in a GT3 car.

REALIST · 15 Feb 2006, 20:27 (Ref:1523711)

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Originally Posted by rustyfan

She might have been a bit rushed, but I say give her a chance to show what she can do.

Surely she can't be any worse than the likes of Fabrizio del Monte, for example.

Don't bet on that...................

okeefe · 15 Feb 2006, 20:55 (Ref:1523748)

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Originally Posted by JNWRF01

The reality is she was very average in FF (eau rogue at spa!!) poor in falcon's renaults and then one lucky pole in Fortec's..and out of her depth in F3.

She was up against pretty average competition in Atlantics (Wirth could not cut it in German FBMW but wins in FA) - if she was male then she would be another moderately talented driver looking for either a real job or praying for some seat time in a GT3 car.

I wonder if you would tell me honestly your opinion - do you think female drivers of the future in this sport will be seen as less serious; or more serious after the way this has all come about for KLegge? Or, will it have no affect and any future female racer? sorry, maybe this should be a separate thread.

blueflagger · 15 Feb 2006, 21:38 (Ref:1523801)

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Originally Posted by okeefe

I wonder if you would tell me honestly your opinion - do you think female drivers of the future in this sport will be seen as less serious; or more serious after the way this has all come about for KLegge? Or, will it have no affect and any future female racer? sorry, maybe this should be a separate thread.

Maybe if the media (and posters on sites like this) would quit looking at the novelty of genetic disposition and if Katherine doesn't fall into the same female/pr trap that Danica did and continues to just concentrate on her driving, she will have an excellent impact on many future racers, no matter which gender they are.

fantasytoca · 15 Feb 2006, 23:52 (Ref:1523917)

I'm really pleased for Katherine, pleased that she's got a Champ Car drive next year and also pleased that at after months of will she/wont she at least she now knows what series she will be racing in and can get on with the job in hand

Tenoch · 16 Feb 2006, 03:28 (Ref:1523987)

I'm really not that thrilled, for once i dont feel she is ready I think if she had another year in FA she would be a much more legit choice, secondly by giving her one of the last semi-competitive rides the field is not gonna be as deep iw ould rather see Pantano and Briscoe in the PKV rides, or any of the other really talented drivers who tested.

rustyfan · 16 Feb 2006, 08:58 (Ref:1524110)

I think they are taking a pretty sensible approach to it, seeing as it's a two-year contract with the first year primarily intended for her to adapt to the cars and the new tracks. It should make it easier for her to focus on the task at hand without having to worry about producing results or job security etc.

It's very hard to predict how she'll do though, but hopefully she won't make a lot of stupid mistakes and tear up a lot of equipment.

JohnSSC · 16 Feb 2006, 10:36 (Ref:1524164)

OWRS has seen a number of drivers of the Del Monte/Geoff Boss ilk. I do not have a lot of info on Legge's European career but tend to respect Sato san's opinion here as I know he follows them pretty closely. Here record in Atlantics though is as good or better than a number of drivers who are doing well in open wheel here in North America.

She has the opportunity and seems to have the talent - let's see where she goes with it. At least at PKV she will have Vasser on hand for support, I would be far more concerned if she were going to Rocketsports or Coyne where the engineering talent and overall setup is less "new to OWRS" friendly.

D.R.T. · 16 Feb 2006, 12:37 (Ref:1524259)

Exactly. Ronnie Bremmer had an outstanding rookie year after coming from one year in Atlantics.

A certain young man in another top class North America OW championships is taking over the championship winning car with even less experience.

Its going to be great to see what Katherine can do in 06.

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