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22 Oct 2002, 18:44 (Ref:410426)
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Mario offers Michael opportunity to stay in CART
From Champweb.net:
2002-10-22 Mario offers Michael opportunity to stay in CART Champweb.net has learned that, Mario Andretti has offered his son, Michael Andretti, the opportunity to stay in CART with one car next year and two cars in 2004. Mario will gaurantee Michael one ESP this year and two for next year. Mario would then run the team, with Michael as teh driver. The details of the offer are that Michael can only run Indy next year himself as a driver and can only run two cars in the IRL except at Indy. Michael will either drive the car in CART himself or Dario will drive (Mario will not accept anyone else). Mario will provide sponsorship and Michael has until Fontana to decide. |
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22 Oct 2002, 19:07 (Ref:410448)
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Michael, listen to your daddy.
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22 Oct 2002, 19:54 (Ref:410491)
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Champweb is about as reliable as a british tabloid, but I hope they're right on this one...
Even then, how much longer would Michael be driving? |
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22 Oct 2002, 19:57 (Ref:410497)
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Kool, you're welcome to play in CART... Motorola are you sure you want to race in front of 15K people in Kansas?
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23 Oct 2002, 03:55 (Ref:410882)
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This sounds like Mario has been asyet unable to field a team of his own. Says he'll run Michael's team if he stays. But then it goes on to state that Mario will find the sponsorship, so what gives? He doesn't need Michael. Maybe if the boy declines, Mario will form a team anyway and get another driver. Perhaps he's just giving his son first dibs. Or maybe Mario sees a bright light on the horizon (Bernie) and is looking out for his kid's best interests.
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23 Oct 2002, 04:55 (Ref:410892)
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I'm struggling with this one. As much as I'd like to, I just can't bring myself to beleive it.
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23 Oct 2002, 04:57 (Ref:410894)
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Bizarre indeed. Damn, and just when I thought we were rid of Micky too.....
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23 Oct 2002, 05:51 (Ref:410927)
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I'm with FlatSpot on this one.
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23 Oct 2002, 06:18 (Ref:410938)
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Perhaps this thread should be renamed,
"Mario offers Michael opportunity to stay in good graces" |
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23 Oct 2002, 07:46 (Ref:410967)
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Considering the dosh Honda have already put in, I wouldn't have thought Mario would be in a position to offer anything to Michael.
Hard to believe this one. Last edited by The Snout; 23 Oct 2002 at 07:47. |
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23 Oct 2002, 11:14 (Ref:411092)
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I think macdaddy has got it. Mikey has denied that Honda is giving him Big Buckolas, and obviously he has no big sponsorship ... perhaps the little
 has bitten off more than he can chew, and maybe even Daddy was upset at seeing how the fans are reacting to his son's deserting and doesn't want to see the family name trashed in public.Perhaps this is a public expression of a way to save face -- or it could be one more way to force Mikey to confess that this is his own choice and he will stand or fail on his own. I wish Mario and Emmo would team up and field a couple of cars. I wish they'd do a demonstration run in them when they did. |
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23 Oct 2002, 12:43 (Ref:411198)
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Can't see it happening, wasn't the point the whole thing happened was so Michael could own and run a team. Going by what the article says, he would pretty much just be a hired driver.
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23 Oct 2002, 13:06 (Ref:411223)
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OR .. maybe it could be that Mario never said any of it and people in the Mikey Camp made it up hoping Dad will give him a call ...
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