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Misc IndyCar News/Info 2006
Since it's been rather slow on the IndyCar newsfront as of late I figured a thread for the smaller news, that perhaps doesn't really justify a completely new thread of their own, might be of some use.
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Watkins Glen recently announced that more improvements are in the works:
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Misc notes from a few days back - Kanaan is featured in tv-ad and AGR & SSM test Indy Pro Series drivers:
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17 Feb 2006, 13:39 (Ref:1525043) | #5 | ||
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I take it Dana has competed in few enough races to still be classified as a rookie?
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Not sure, to be honest, whether or not IndyCar has an official cap on the number of races you can do in one year and still be classified as a rookie the next. The NEXTEL Cup Series, for example, has a cap of seven races in one year to maintain your rookie-status for the following year. |
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Dan Wheldon did 2 races in 2002 and was Rookie of the Year in 2003, but I'm not sure what the cap is. I thnk in NASCAR you are classified as a Rookie if you've done less than 16 races, and less than 8 in any one season (bearing in mind the extra length of their years). Incidentally, Dale Earnhardt made his debut in 1975 and was Rookie of the Year in 1979, as he did occasional races for a few years.
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Indy Pro Series returns to ESPN2
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IPS - Mishael Abbott Lands MCM One-Off
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On the job training - Wallace tests Indy car to prepare for IRL analyst role
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Sounds like he had fun Sigh... I sure wish I could get the US commentary so I could get a chance to hear how Rusty does this year, but I'm guessing we outside of the US will get the usual "international US commentary" again... |
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Today's Indy Star reported that Hemelgarn is trying to put together a deal with P.J. Chesson for the 2006 IRL season.
BTW... In road course testing at Homestead yesterday, the Top Five were: 1. Helio Castroneves 2. Sam Hornish 3. Scott Dixon 4. Dan Wheldon 5. Vitor Meira |
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Happy to see Vitor/Panther on top, given their recent troubles.
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Also, it might be of note that Dixon and Wheldon drove Panoz chassis yesterday even though the team announced a switch to Dallara this year. This might mean they plan on running the Panoz at the road courses and Dallara at the ovals. Not a bad idea since the Panoz seemed pretty good on the road courses last year.
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P.J. Chesson was informally announced as the driver for Hemelgarn this year. It was also announced that Gene Simmons would be providing "financial backing" for the team. Its unclear whether that means some sort of sponsorship or if he has bought part of the team.
Looks like depspite all the off-season soothsaying about "minimum car counts" that the series will have just as many full-season runners as last year. |
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Seems negotiations regarding a race at San Antonio are nearing the end.
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It's no secret I dislike street circuits, but I guess if they do their homework and the layout is good that it could be cool. I'm not holding my breath though - it's usually a miss rather than a hit when it comes to new street circuits. Some IPS news.... IPS - Jay Howard Confirmed at Sam Schmidt Quote:
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IPS have never been so healty! at least 20cars on the grid, probably more than IRL.
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Yes, it should be interesting to see what the final car-count lands at
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It should be a really competitive season, everyone has honda's so someone who you don't expect to do well might spring a surprise Don't laugh but my tip for a potential upset is Ed Carpenter, he is looking alot better going into this season with a very teammate beside him |
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some more news abpout yellowribbon racing: the squad will be managed by old PDM blokes, renamedly the nicest people in the paddock, tho not the richest, nor the most competitive..
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