Mo Nunn to stay!

pink69 · 10 Oct 2002, 22:34 (Ref:400733)

Mo Nunn racing are likely to increase their CART assult to two cars next year all things going well. Wonder who will be his drivers now Tony has gone? Villenuve perhaps? Also the likes of Papis, Dixon, Brack come into the equation.

mac · 10 Oct 2002, 22:42 (Ref:400737)

Papis and Vasser is my tip.

Liz · 10 Oct 2002, 22:54 (Ref:400745)

Papis says he is working with Emmo's new team. But anything can happen.

Whoever they are, they will be my team next year. Just to stick a fork in Deserter Tony.

f1manoz · 11 Oct 2002, 01:19 (Ref:400782)

Great news. I knew Mo wouldn't turn his back on CART. He's a racer through and through, and he wants to race in a REAL racing series.

As for drivers, well, who knows, but he sure does have his pick. I reckon he'll pick an American driver and get an American sponsor with that, but will probably pick a South American driver with personal backing for the other. That is my view, no-one has to share it.

StuiE · 11 Oct 2002, 06:54 (Ref:400916)

Quote:

Originally posted by f1manoz
Great news. I knew Mo wouldn't turn his back on CART. He's a racer through and through, and he wants to race in a REAL racing series.

I have to say I was one that thought he would just run away from CART and go with cars in EARL, but luckily im wrong!

macdaddy · 11 Oct 2002, 08:02 (Ref:400950)

Pink69's news about Mo Nunn Racing is great to hear. But who are your sources? I've been unable to find any media reports confirming this. Not that I don't believe you, just that I don't want to get my hopes up too high.

camcartfan · 11 Oct 2002, 09:34 (Ref:401001)

I was thinking along the same lines as macdaddy. Without an official and reliable source, it's probably unlikely.

racer69 · 11 Oct 2002, 13:53 (Ref:401161)

Apparently he still has Pioneer, but that depends on a number of things, grid size, whether Ford is involved or not etc...

The only thing official i have seen from MNR is that he will have 2 Hollywood backed cars in IRL with Giaffone and someone else.

Speedworx · 11 Oct 2002, 17:37 (Ref:401279)

Memo Gidley would be a good choice.

Liz · 11 Oct 2002, 17:58 (Ref:401299)

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAUGH

Memo Gidley is like Banqo's Ghost. Everywhere you look.

Flatspot · 11 Oct 2002, 18:30 (Ref:401330)

Don't you like Memo Liz???? I'd give him a ride in a heartbeat.

Tiresmoke · 11 Oct 2002, 18:32 (Ref:401332)

I like when Liz gets upset at the mention of Gidley

Truthfully though, he is always on the shortlist of considered drivers. Sometimes he gets overlooked because he has no personal backing, sometimes because there are better names out there. Personally, I think he deserves a shot, a full season. If anything, it would make a lot of fans happy.

camcartfan · 12 Oct 2002, 06:36 (Ref:401803)

Liz, Why not Memo?

El_Gibleto · 12 Oct 2002, 09:53 (Ref:401885)

Memo would do a very good job for any team in CART, he has guts, very good technichal ability and is great at PR etc out of the car.

Junquera only kept the Target drive because it was less expensive for Chip to keep Junquerra than it was to pay him off. If the desicion had been made on driving ability Junquera would not have kept the drive. The decision was made purely on financial grounds.

Remember in 2001, with ZERO test miles Gidley had more points per start than Junquera, who had a full test program, more podiums and more race laps in the lead. Indeed he was amongst the top 10 overall for laps leading despite missing 40% of the races.

Memo gets on the shortlist for drives, despite having no personal backing, because he has great ability, he gets to the races so is avalable and his ability to get in a car and perform from the start.

Liz · 12 Oct 2002, 12:05 (Ref:401983)

Memo has never had a full time drive with anybody in any series anywhere any time. This tells me a lot about the way he's perceived in the paddock. I agree that he's a nice guy and very friendly, and of course he is one of the very few Americans persistently looking for work so as soon as anyone says "American" the Pavlovian response is "Gidley".

As for Bruno, remember that he just barely missed having Jensen Button's drive at Williams, so he is talented and fast, and if you'll notice who is second in the championship, you might notice that it isn't Memo Gidley.

And Bruno's another one of those guys who thrives best in a supportive environment, and Chip has never concealed his contempt for him, which does not do him any good. (Montoya shouted back at him which is what he (chip) likes.) Chip figured he could buy him low and sell him high -- he's another one with his eye on the $$$$$$$$$$$$$ and nothing else -- and he is getting impatient to cash in.

Oddly enough, my sources tell me that TCG are putting enormous pressure on Bruno to sign an Invisible Contract. So far Bruno is resisting.

Liz · 12 Oct 2002, 12:34 (Ref:401998)

Mo Nunn to CART or IRL...Pioneer USA has decided. They want to stay in CART and Mo Nunn Racing is preparing for at least one car, perhaps two cars in CART in 2003. We hear his first choice of driver may be Brit Darren Manning, who Mo met with at length in Miami, with Canadian Michael Valiante also in the running.

Okay, this is still classified as a "rumour" but it is a promising rumour IMO.

MA2 · 12 Oct 2002, 19:02 (Ref:402149)

Not all that much "rumor", I believe. I was at Mo's shop last week talking ove custom projects for next year, and some of them ARE for the CART car. I kinda doubt that they'd be spending time and money on CART stuff if they didn't have comfirmation.

macdaddy · 12 Oct 2002, 19:06 (Ref:402151)

Liz · 12 Oct 2002, 23:03 (Ref:402299)

I like Manning. If Nunn stays in Champ Cars and hires Manning, Manning will be my driver next year. Up the Yorkshiremen!

StuiE · 13 Oct 2002, 12:09 (Ref:402727)

I Like Pioneer!, I was thinking they would go EARLing with Honda, but it seems like they are not, which is great! and Pioneer cars have always looked good too

Liz · 13 Oct 2002, 12:11 (Ref:402733)

Does the team have a website?

StuiE · 13 Oct 2002, 14:11 (Ref:402846)

Mo Nunn?

http://www.monunn.com/

edit: there is also Pioneer Racing if that was what you meant -> http://www.pioneer-racing.com/

Liz · 13 Oct 2002, 22:39 (Ref:403239)

I notice there is no contact information at Mo Nunn Racing; probably because everyone is writing in to diss Deserter Kanaan. I left a message of support with the Pioneer website though.

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Mo Nunn	Gerry Taylor	Motorsport History	7	18 Apr 2006 17:24
Mo Nunn Gone?	Teretonga	IRL Indycar Series	4	1 Feb 2005 18:24
No Mo Nunn Munn = No Mo Nunn?	N I Tram	IRL Indycar Series	11	28 Dec 2004 15:51
Nunn Out Of Cart?	GoFaster	IRL Indycar Series	13	20 Nov 2002 14:53
Mo Nunn	power&glory	ChampCar World Series	18	15 Nov 2002 11:40