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8 Apr 2004, 19:16 (Ref:934689)
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18 car field confirmed for 2004
From Cart.com: http://www.cart.com/News/Article.asp?ID=7620
INDIANAPOLIS (April 8, 2004) – Fulfilling the promises made throughout the 2004 preseason by Champ Car World Series co-owners Paul Gentilozzi, Kevin Kalkhoven and Gerald Forsythe, the Bridgestone Presents The Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford announced Wednesday that it had a full field of 18 cars slated for a full season of competition in 2004. Veteran Champ Car team owner Derrick Walker announced Thursday that he would be fielding a Ford-Cosworth/Reynard/Bridgestone for the full 2004 Champ Car World Series season, bringing the number of confirmed cars to 18. Walker will be running Champ Cars for the 14th season with the team coming back after a strong 2003 campaign that was its best year since 1999. “We have always maintained that we would have a full field for 2004 and men like Derrick Walker, Carl Haas, Eric Bachelart, Dale Coyne, Carl Russo and the entire Herdez ownership group have demonstrated their commitment to building the best open-wheel racing series possible,” said Gentilozzi. “The entire Champ Car community has done an incredible amount of work in getting to this point and we’re confident that the 2004 season will be a tremendous success.” The additional car for Walker – whose driver and sponsor lineup will be announced shortly – strengthens an already talented driver lineup in 2004. The current driver roster includes two former Champ Car titlewinners, three FIA International F3000 champions, two Toyota Atlantic champions and eight drivers that have won Champ Car races. Eight of the last year’s top 10 in the Champ Car standings are returning, accounting for 90 percent of the race laps led a season ago. To date, the 2004 driver lineup has accounted for 53 Champ Car victories, 49 poles and 150 podium finishes. “Our fans will be rewarded for their unwavering support with a driver lineup that will be far stronger than anyone has anticipated,” Kalkhoven said. “Not only do we have proven stars like Paul Tracy, Jimmy Vasser and Bruno Junqueira, but the younger drivers have proven themselves in Formula 1, F3000 and Toyota Atlantics. Justin Wilson, A.J. Allmendinger and Sebastien Bourdais are the next crop of Champ Car superstars and fans will enjoy watching them establish their own legacies in our series.” “We are very pleased to have put a full field of cars together for 2004,” said Forsythe. “There have been so many entities that have been instrumental in getting us to this point. Our corporate partners, sponsors, teams, promoters, the Champ Car staff and the fans have worked very hard and we will give them a series to be proud of in 2004 and beyond.” The 2004 season will open April 18 with the 30th anniversary of the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. Champ Car fans can follow all the action on Spike TV and HDNet, and can keep up to date with all of the happenings surrounding the Long Beach event by visiting www.champcarworldseries.com. |
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8 Apr 2004, 19:21 (Ref:934694)
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Hey Dov,
guess my "Line-up" thingy has been proven correct and surely came in handy.   zerO |
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8 Apr 2004, 19:23 (Ref:934696)
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I'm just happy there's going to be 18 cars on the grid!!!
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8 Apr 2004, 19:47 (Ref:934707)
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All I can say is, Gentleman, START YOUR ENGINES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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8 Apr 2004, 20:49 (Ref:934750)
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 Now if there was the possibility of more than 18 cars that would be even better. 
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8 Apr 2004, 22:02 (Ref:934790)
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You're the boss ZerO
The news that depressed me is Haberfeld in reynard 
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8 Apr 2004, 22:37 (Ref:934809)
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This season is going to blow everybody's socks off!
I just wish it would get started already! (And then the long gap after LBeach!) |
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8 Apr 2004, 22:42 (Ref:934815)
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Emmo, where art thou?:confused:
Dale Coyne - speak and let us listen who are the pilots for the LBGP? Congratulations to the fans of this forum Keep the faith in the series and the spirit that drives the series alive all year
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9 Apr 2004, 01:54 (Ref:934897)
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Why is it depressing that he is in a Reynard? Is it not better to have some variety in the series?
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9 Apr 2004, 02:04 (Ref:934903)
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ALL RIGHT! I'm ready to go Champ car racing!
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9 Apr 2004, 02:21 (Ref:934911)
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9 Apr 2004, 02:29 (Ref:934914)
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Drop the flag!!!!!
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9 Apr 2004, 02:49 (Ref:934922)
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9 Apr 2004, 02:55 (Ref:934924)
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This is great news. I'm not sure why, but I actually got a bit of a chill reading that release. :confused: Maybe it's something about the OWRS acknowledging its fan base...
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9 Apr 2004, 03:05 (Ref:934927)
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Tremendous news. Its been a while coming but now that its been confirmed, let the flag drop, and the ******** stop
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9 Apr 2004, 07:23 (Ref:935004)
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Hey, to have 18 cars at LB WONDERFUL news! And who knows - maybe in Monterrey, Mexico there could be more cars (Fittipaldi, Himelgarn, etc.) Yeah, its all spectulation, but I can be hopeful :-)
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good numbers
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9 Apr 2004, 18:34 (Ref:935400)
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I still don't think it's an especially strong grid, especially as we've lost 5 teams and only gained one. Still, tehre's plenty of talent among the drivers, and I'm sure it'll be a great season. I can't wait for the first flag to drop.
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10 Apr 2004, 23:02 (Ref:936128)
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AR1: Dale Coyne signs two drivers !
"Reliable sources tell us that Dale Coyne has now signed both of his drivers for 2004 and we expect an announcement shortly. We suspect the two drivers are Oriol Servia and Tomas Enge, both of which we have rumored previously. The team will be testing on the Fontana road course Tuesday and Wednesday and then moving right to Long Beach practice starting on Friday morning..." |
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i have a feeling that's true, unless i was hallucinating about someone being somewhere today.
if it is true, it's a real shame because mick deserves a break 
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I'd have to agree with this, there is in all seriousness only 5 or so out-and-out potential race winning prospects.
Tracy, Carp, Junky, Seabass, Tags, JimVee, Jourdain (possible reach, but experience and potential) Super Mario, RHR are IMO "potential race winning prospects"
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