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Old 11 Oct 2017, 13:23 (Ref:3773672)   #1126
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Who says Lally is staying? With the way this silly season is going, anything is possible.
Well her previous codriver is staying at Scuderia Corse so she'll need a new codriver. Lally has been there, developed the car, knows the team so if she were to go to MSR I think it is safe to assume they would recommend him as her codriver and she seems to be dedicated to her race craft enough to know a good thing when it's in front of her. But have I used small enough words you could make a connection that most would have assumed already?
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Old 11 Oct 2017, 13:24 (Ref:3773673)   #1127
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So Penske's full line-ups are Castroneves-Ricky Taylor-Graham Rahal and JPM-Cameron-Pagenaud (with the third drivers joining for the enduros). http://www.teampenske.com/news/index...TE_IMSA_LINEUP
Well I guess that kills the international fan push for Jenson in the car for the enduros. But Graham, really??
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Old 11 Oct 2017, 13:49 (Ref:3773679)   #1128
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So Penske's full line-ups are Castroneves-Ricky Taylor-Graham Rahal and JPM-Cameron-Pagenaud (with the third drivers joining for the enduros). http://www.teampenske.com/news/index...TE_IMSA_LINEUP
That's as strong as a line up will get!

Will be interesting to see who's gonna replace Ricky at WTR, V/d Zande maybe?
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Old 11 Oct 2017, 13:57 (Ref:3773680)   #1129
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Rahal is surprising, he has been very mediocre in Indycar for a long time now
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Old 11 Oct 2017, 14:20 (Ref:3773685)   #1130
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Rahal is surprising, he has been very mediocre in Indycar for a long time now
Erm, not for the last 3 years he hasn't. Top 6 in the championship with race wins every season in the last 3 seasons, and would have been top Honda runner in all 3 if it hadn't been for Scott Dixon this year. (Yes, he's been mediocre for a very long time, but it's almost like he's been a different racer since the winter of 2014-2015)
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Old 11 Oct 2017, 14:36 (Ref:3773691)   #1131
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My money is on Shank, she can team with Andy Lally and instantly have a reasonable chance to repeat as champs. MSR knows what they're doing, Lally can teach anyone (well maybe not Cooper) to improve their GT game and Christina is not far off a good pro pace much of the time. Outside chance of WTR if the Lamborghini deal comes through but I'm thinking MSR will push hard to sign her.
I suspect it all comes down to how much money is needed. My understanding is that she simply couldn't afford Scuderia Corsa next year; whether this is because her budget is shrinking or their rates went up I don't know, but if it's the former, she may not be able to afford Shank or Taylor either.

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Shank's been shopping customer seats w/ Lally as the pro co-driver. But yes, who knows what's going to actually happen.
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Old 11 Oct 2017, 14:50 (Ref:3773694)   #1132
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So Penske's full line-ups are Castroneves-Ricky Taylor-Graham Rahal and JPM-Cameron-Pagenaud (with the third drivers joining for the enduros). http://www.teampenske.com/news/index...TE_IMSA_LINEUP
that is the type of lineup we would expect them to bring. Top notch. Now that that has been official, other driver dominoes may start falling.
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Old 11 Oct 2017, 15:11 (Ref:3773703)   #1133
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that is the type of lineup we would expect them to bring. Top notch. Now that that has been official, other driver dominoes may start falling.
Rahal a little unexpected. Always expected him in one of the RLL cars if there were to be cross over. Will be interesting to see the carousel of drivers now. There are some GM drivers available for the WTR seat now that Caddy GT3 program shuttered.






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Rahal is surprising, he has been very mediocre in Indycar for a long time now
Confusing Graham with Marco Andretti eh?
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Rahal a little unexpected. Always expected him in one of the RLL cars if there were to be cross over. Will be interesting to see the carousel of drivers now. There are some GM drivers available for the WTR seat now that Caddy GT3 program shuttered.






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I hope WTR looks at an American driver to be the full season driver. To tab another European, Englishman, etc would be kind of disappointing.
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Old 11 Oct 2017, 15:33 (Ref:3773709)   #1136
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Haha, that must be it. Graham is one of the top drivers in IndyCar right now. Interesting penske chose him over newgaarden or power, actually.
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Old 11 Oct 2017, 16:16 (Ref:3773715)   #1137
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Haha, that must be it. Graham is one of the top drivers in IndyCar right now. Interesting penske chose him over newgaarden or power, actually.
Probably linked to how much sportscar experience they possess as well, Graham has done DP and IIRC a few races in GTLM for BMW, I'm not sure Power or Newgarden have any significant sportscar experience.
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Probably linked to how much sportscar experience they possess as well, Graham has done DP and IIRC a few races in GTLM for BMW, I'm not sure Power or Newgarden have any significant sportscar experience.
Yeah, but neither did castroneves before his Porsche p2 experiences a few years back.
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I'm assuming Rahal is signed to HPD as a factory driver, and that's the link here. That's all I can figure.
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Old 11 Oct 2017, 19:48 (Ref:3773752)   #1140
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I'm assuming Rahal is signed to HPD as a factory driver, and that's the link here. That's all I can figure.
Yes, that is the connection.


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Well her previous codriver is staying at Scuderia Corse so she'll need a new codriver. Lally has been there, developed the car, knows the team so if she were to go to MSR I think it is safe to assume they would recommend him as her codriver and she seems to be dedicated to her race craft enough to know a good thing when it's in front of her. But have I used small enough words you could make a connection that most would have assumed already?
I think you'll be surprised.
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Ganassi:
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WEC/IMSA - Ford
nascar - Chevrolet

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it's just like someone rolled the dice
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I know. Insane, isn't it?
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Ah yes, the infamous if you only knew what I do. The last refuge of those who usually don't know. And seemingly the thing everyone rips Atherton for. If everyone on here who claims to know inside things did, we'd have a rep from every team.

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Mike Shank is working quite hard to retain Lally-Nielsen did bring money to Scuderia Corsa and I cant see MSR being more expensive then Scuderia Corsa so they'd be a good fit.

Its a crying shame that her and Balzan are split up in the first place as they are a really good driver pairing. Now Balzan's stuck being a babysitter. Awesome...
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Mike Shank is working quite hard to retain Lally-Nielsen did bring money to Scuderia Corsa and I cant see MSR being more expensive then Scuderia Corsa so they'd be a good fit.

Its a crying shame that her and Balzan are split up in the first place as they are a really good driver pairing. Now Balzan's stuck being a babysitter. Awesome...
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Cheers. I'll keep an eye out for it when it finally appears on itunes in the next couple of days
It's already up at RSL .. series 12 episode 38.

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That would be a formidable lineup if United Autosport has Alonso and the rumored Jenson Button in the same car. I'm not going to hold my breath but I hope it happens. Might as well put Vandoorne in there too!
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