Re: A1GP series calls on Paul Tracy

"John Francis" <johnf@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> In article <3q583uFd5udlU2@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>, forty  <cforte@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
wrote:
> >Killer wrote:
> >> A1GP series calls on Paul Tracy
> >
> >He'll certainly be competitive if he does. The only issue I could see
> >may be weight. I believe Champ Car includes driver weight in the
minimum
> >weight of the car, thus 190 + lb Tracy isn't at a disadvantage. I don't
> >know if A1GP includes the driver in the minimum weight or not.
>
>
> I think you're getting confused with F1 (which does include the driver
> in the minimum weight) - Champ Car do not, which was why Tracy used to
> complain that small guys like da Matta had an advantage.
>

Champ Car (then CART) changed to include the driver weight just after da
Matta
won in 2002 because he had a big advantage.  Tracy had lost all the weight
he
could possibly lose prior to the 2002 season and da.Matta was still about
50
Lbs lighter!  Tracy said that in his opinion he had a better car all year
but
da Matta was faster because of he was so light.  Christiano ran away with
it
that year.

I'd like to see Tracy involved if not just for the name adding to the
possibility that Canadians will see some of the A1 GP on TV instead of
now,
where guys like me have to catch it on the internet.

I didn't know that Canada had a team in A1 GP until after the first race, 
just
before I caught the race on the website.  They tested the car 5 days
before
Brands.

Not what I would call a big amount of publicity!