THE Pass - New Artwork

Liz · 29 Jan 2003, 00:13 (Ref:488862)

http://www.tomotorsports.com/

Go to this site and search for "Artwork - NEW" and take a look at a fabulous signed piece of artwork showing who really won the IRL 500.

I'm going to order one of these!

Russfeld · 29 Jan 2003, 00:32 (Ref:488874)

I so wish either Tracy passed HCN on the straight before, or that HCN hadnt lifted and stayed ahead. The nightmare of controversy post-race hasnt been good for the sport

Minardi4eva · 29 Jan 2003, 01:10 (Ref:488905)

Pathetic,Tracy lagged and he intentionally sparked all this ****. Or maybe it was Redon,Green....I dunno....

Jay · 29 Jan 2003, 01:18 (Ref:488910)

Nice painting, if the cars weren't so ugly, I might actually want one! But, I guess it was an accurate representation...

f1manoz · 29 Jan 2003, 01:38 (Ref:488929)

Someone should give a copy to Tony George.

rush1 · 29 Jan 2003, 01:45 (Ref:488936)

And I thought you people considered the "IRL 500" just another race.

Lee Janotta · 29 Jan 2003, 02:02 (Ref:488945)

PT's the exception, we like him around here.

_Damn_ though, those butt-ugly cars just ruin the image.

f1manoz · 29 Jan 2003, 03:10 (Ref:488981)

It is just another race, but when a driver is robbed of what was HIS victory, then something just plain stinks about it.

Liz · 29 Jan 2003, 04:07 (Ref:489012)

Quote:

Originally posted by Russfeld
I so wish either Tracy passed HCN on the straight before, or that HCN hadnt lifted and stayed ahead. The nightmare of controversy post-race hasnt been good for the sport

Au contraire - it won Tracy the "Most Popular Driver" award and he was even kind enough to thank TG for it!

And look at all the T-shirts and stickers that have come out, not to mention this excellent painting.

Not to mention that excellent website www.crapwagon.com

Tailwind · 29 Jan 2003, 04:26 (Ref:489023)

Thanks Liz. I like it...

macdaddy · 29 Jan 2003, 06:34 (Ref:489069)

Nah... I won't even say it.

Crash Test · 29 Jan 2003, 08:09 (Ref:489115)

People people, GET OVER IT!

Liz · 29 Jan 2003, 12:23 (Ref:489340)

Look, in F1 they are still arguing about Jerez 1997. Real Racing Fans NEVER Get Over It.

paul-collins · 29 Jan 2003, 15:14 (Ref:489506)

Well, if that doesn't put the cost into perspective.

My (defunct? Or dormant?) poster was coming in at something like $70 to $90 Canadian, and I just couldn't justify it for myself. Now they've gone and stolen my idea.

racerkeke · 29 Jan 2003, 15:38 (Ref:489529)

Just laughed a little at myself. Saw the topic and said, "Yeah, another picture of Zanardi at Laguna in '96? Cool..." Imagine my surprise when I realized "THE pass" meant something else entirely to someone else. I guess I'm getting old. :-)

keke

Jordi · 29 Jan 2003, 17:30 (Ref:489657)

I thought that too keke...
But nevertheless, an important pass, that of Tracy, albeit not represented in the official standings...

gaines · 29 Jan 2003, 17:57 (Ref:489681)

Quote:

And I thought you people considered the "IRL 500" just another race.

Before last year I still thought the Indy 500 was a great race, despite it being turned into a series event instead of the grand specticle of racing it used to be. However, when TG spent months of stall time before announcing the real winner and then refusing what everybody else saw, despite crybaby screaming, "He passed me under yellow" after he was passed and the yellow light came on, that put the final nail in the coffin for me. If Paul Tracy would have been a signed IRL driver he would have drank the milk. It would have been CART's third straight victory on Memorial Day. That's the real reason TG decided with Helio and the only reason. I know I read about fifteen articles on that race and all but one thought that Tracy won the race. The only two who didn't? Jack Arute, the IRL's loverboy. For that reason the Indy 500 is a shadow of it's former self. Not only do you not get the best racecars anymore, you don't even get the right winner.

Jack Arute...Jack Arute wouldn't know a good race car if it ran over him.

evo · 29 Jan 2003, 19:36 (Ref:489781)

It was kinda funny how TG didn't really embrace Team Penske as one of the IRL's own until this happened. As soon as Paul passed Helio and that yellow came out, Team Penske was the IRL's team. Before that they were a CART refugee...

mac · 29 Jan 2003, 22:48 (Ref:489975)

I thought this was gonna be Zanardi on Herta at Laguna.

Mosport67 · 30 Jan 2003, 00:13 (Ref:490039)

I had not planned to buy this but I was at Toronto Motorsports today and saw the print. It is very nice. It is really well done. Paul Huntington (the artist) does great work.

I ended up buying one. I hear they are selling very quickly.

Finishing second (first) probably did as much for Paul's popularity as if he had been declared the winner.

The Snout · 30 Jan 2003, 00:22 (Ref:490049)

Cart's got more out of Paul getting 2nd than the IRL got from Helio's 1st.

Liz · 30 Jan 2003, 00:22 (Ref:490050)

Maybe more, actually. He says so himself.

macdaddy · 30 Jan 2003, 08:00 (Ref:490269)

Snout is so right, and it's so funny.

I'm curious as to the artist's portfolio. Is he a true auto racing fan, or just a starving artist jumping at a great opportunity? Because if he were a true fan, I'd think he'd have come up with another title for his work.

"The Pass" is, and always will be, Zanardi / Herta.

The Snout · 30 Jan 2003, 08:10 (Ref:490276)

Yep, "The Farce" would be a better title.

evo · 30 Jan 2003, 09:16 (Ref:490296)

Hmm, I will never remember it as "the pass", mainly because he put all four wheels off the track to do it. Any racing series I've ever run you can't do that if you don't want a penalty.

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