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20 May 2004, 13:46 (Ref:976607)
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You're our best eyes and ears at IMS, Team Owner.... If that's what you overheard, that could very well be the deal.... But if it is, that's a shame in a way, because Mo Nunn already has the 21 car at least entered... Unless that is just a paper entry and he doesn't have the chassis with the new aero add-ons in place....and he doesn't want to risk the back-up car for Tora Takagi... |
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20 May 2004, 14:48 (Ref:976653)
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Looks like Buddy will be on track, although we don't know who for yet. I think we can get to 33 - Christian at NHR at Moreno at SAFR would be great.
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20 May 2004, 15:18 (Ref:976692)
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Buddy cut a deal with Dreyer & Reinbold....that is confirmed.... |
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20 May 2004, 17:11 (Ref:976784)
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The Indy Star says that Sam Schmidt is trying to work a deal for the #66 Penske G Force. Also there is more on the Greg Ray Access Motorsports meltdown; speculation that Honda may make the engines available to Newman-Haas or Fernandez to field an additional car.
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20 May 2004, 18:06 (Ref:976822)
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Now that would be bad. The IRL needs people like Ray, and he's worked far to hard to get his team going just to be given the shaft by Honda...
If this does happen, will he still be able to get a Chevy or something? Probably not... |
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20 May 2004, 21:10 (Ref:977028)
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I think Greg Ray's team has run its course. I pretty much rate him a scratch, which is more sad than anyting else.
As things stand, it looks like only three more cars are likely to qualify; #25 Roth, #98 Jones, and #23 Lazier. It's a fair bet that the #66 Penske G Force/Toyota, and the #44 Panther Dallara/Chevy will wind up in the race, but its hard to guess which team will lease them and exactly who will drive them - a lot of combos trying to get put together. I frankly don't see where the last two come from. Honda can certainly help with one, perhaps creatively working a deal to put the #13 in the race with some other team. Whatever it is, needs to be worked out today. |
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20 May 2004, 21:57 (Ref:977081)
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I didn't think that anybody raced #13.
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20 May 2004, 22:37 (Ref:977111)
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I was out at IMS this afternoon, courtesy of the Indy Star....and was in Gasoline Alley and the pits for most of the afternoon....
Three things of note: 1. Greg Ray's Team had the car out of the garage and were talking to people....One of their crew told me directly the same thing that "Team Owner" reported... That they have already done the testing they needed to do from the IRL session plus some runs on their own prior to May, and that we WILL see them racing...$$$ is tight, but that they will be out and racing to make the show.... 2. THe biggest buzz going on today was that Robbie McGhee has some $$$ or a sponsor to kick in with Paul Diatlovitch (PDM Racing) and that they will be hooking up with Robby Gordon;s team to run the #70 chassis...as you know, Robby qualified the #70T, and he has been using the 70 to get data for the race setups on the car he qualified....Robby G. heads for charlotte tonight, but he was running laps in the 1214-215 range today... 3. I saw one of the Penske G-Force cars in IRL Tech this afternoon, but only a few Penske team people and the IRL official around it....I looked very hard for anyone assoiciated with another team, but saw no one else from another operation.... Three other notes.... There was a guy with one of the passes that is given only to top officials or race team personnel around talking with the Cheever crew, and he was asked by a Cheever team member how things were going and he replied, "We just finished painting it." People got in my way, and I didn't get to ask him who he was with, but boy did it try to work my way over to him!!!! The Beck Garages were sealed tight, and the D&R garages, other than the slot where Giaffone's car was going to be placed after he finished running, were closed, too... AJ was NOT THRILLED with the shunt and contact that they had wiht the wall today....glad I was not his clipboard.....it sounded like a rifle shot when it hit the pavement!!! |
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20 May 2004, 23:01 (Ref:977131)
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ESPN/Sportcenter, reported that Robbie McGhee has made a deal with PDM Racing, and that Richie Hearn has made a deal to drive for Sam Schmidt, in the #66 Penske car.
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20 May 2004, 23:09 (Ref:977136)
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Great stuff for those two
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20 May 2004, 23:12 (Ref:977138)
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now that we've had some developments, I'll do an update on what cars we have put together to fill the field
27. #20 Roth 28. #98 Jones 29. #23 B. Lazier 30. #70 (will eventually need a new number) McGehee 31. #66 Hearn 32. #13 Ray just one more (assuming Ray does get something put together) and we have a full field. 2 more and we get some bump day drama. |
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20 May 2004, 23:16 (Ref:977142)
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ESPN interviewed Eddie Cheever and he mentioned something about Jaques Lazier being on his short list for drivers.
I only caught the middle of the interview, so I'm not sure if Eddie is planning to run a third car or not. Is it a possibility? |
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20 May 2004, 23:20 (Ref:977145)
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Interesting stat - When Ray used the #13 at Indy last year, he was the first driver to do so since 1914. |
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20 May 2004, 23:52 (Ref:977162)
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so we are getting there , ya just gotta hope that these guys with limited track time will get the job done properly and have a good run , nothing like being well prepared especially for Indy , so im hoping that with the help of teams other cars and drivers these blokes who are good drivers in their own right can get the cars dialed in quick and up to speed to make it a great show on the 30th
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21 May 2004, 04:18 (Ref:977260)
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http://www.indy500.com/news/story.php?story_id=2802
This makes 30 by my count: Robby McGehee is in the #18 PDM Dallara/Chevy, Napoli Engineering plus a number of other smaller sponsors. I hope PDM has time too get the car up to spec and properly setup for McGehee. He wont be any sort of threat in the race. Jones and Lazier, if they get some significant track time Friday, should be able to make some noise. Ten full rows. Hopefully Robert Clarke (HDP) will manage to get one more Honda out there, be it Ray or somebody else. Also I'm looking for Penske to work a deal to lease the #66 G Force. Its going to be very close right down to the wire. **** I noticed D&R entry for Buddy Lazier was changed to #91 and is a partnership with Hemelgarn Racing. So Ron is back in Indy!
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21 May 2004, 06:27 (Ref:977301)
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I've been gone for the last couple of days and it's been great reading up on all the latest news - things are certainly shaping up quite nicely.
Also, thank you Tim and Team Owner for your reports
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21 May 2004, 11:51 (Ref:977597)
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Having Hemelgarn back is a real surprise, and should shcok a few CART diehards into a reality check. PDM's presence is superb as well - it just goes to show how much committment Paul has made.
I don't blame Honda for Greg Ray's situation. I think he's beign quite petty, consdiering that he has quite happily (and economically viably) paid for engines for a year, and his team just doesn't have the performance potential of the other Honda squads. It's a shame Gordon isn't running the secod car himself, as it suggests that he's less likely to continue in the series past the month, but at least the car should be there. |
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21 May 2004, 13:09 (Ref:977689)
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It is 31 with the Hearn deal.... I spoke with Greg Ray's people in the garage area yesterday, and they said that they WILL run....they were pretty adamant about it.... Like "Team Owner" had told us over a week ago, they learned plenty during the IRL test in April plus their own sessions for set-ups.... Being tight on $$$, they don't want to waste the tires, fuel, etc.... But they assured me that they will run.... Let's see if it happens.... |
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21 May 2004, 13:13 (Ref:977693)
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BTW....Hearn will be in the Penske G-Force that I saw in tech yesterday....and Sam Schmidt put the deal together...
Jones & Lazier are expected to take the track today... Hearn was at Mid-Ohio yesterday testing his Star Mazda team....he'll need to be fitted for a seat, as will McGhee.... He was watching Robby Gordon run the car yesterday....Robby went 216 with the race set-up and looked decent.... McGhee will be just fine.... |
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21 May 2004, 13:47 (Ref:977726)
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More good news over the last few days then. PDM aand Hemelgarn are great news, as there must be a chance of them completing the season.
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21 May 2004, 14:04 (Ref:977749)
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Note on Hemelgarn....
The Indy Star reported this morning that he now has the Reynard chassis (that he leased from Forsythe of $1) in his shops, but he will not be ready to compete in the oWRS in time for Milwaukee... Portland would be their first race date... The word behind this is that Ron is being paid $3 million (either by one of the three principals in the OWRS or by the series itself) to race in OWRS....and as noted, his cars will cost him $1... Can't blame him for taking a deal like that..... But it's a shame he won't be running in the IRL past his involvement with D&R for this Indy effort....although he does ave an IPS team...Cory Witherell is the driver... |
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21 May 2004, 18:38 (Ref:978017)
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Note from Friday morning....
Buddy Lazier took to the track for the first time today... He ran a 215.5 for his best lap in the early session today before the IPS qualifying started... |
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21 May 2004, 19:17 (Ref:978044)
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Great start for him
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21 May 2004, 19:27 (Ref:978052)
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We have 26 drivers so far. Hearn, McGehee, Roth, Ray, Lazier and Jones makes 32. We just need one more.
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21 May 2004, 20:02 (Ref:978073)
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