"forty" <cforteR3M0V3@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> just bob wrote:
>> I expect we will hear KK say he's done with racing. He will drop his K
>> from the team. At least that is the impression I got from watching the
WT
>> interview when he basically said TG will make the decisions going
>> forward.
>> KK will have no input. TG says both sides have to give but the only
thing
>> TG is giving is money, which will be returned to him in spades by all
the
>> people here who love this "merger". The IRL is not giving up anything.
>> They are saving a couple of the races but only to make KK's exit easy.
>> He'll probably give Long Beach to the IRL, too. It's a sad day for
anyone
>> who dislikes oval racing and will dearly miss a premier road racing
>> series. This is all about CC going away and the IRL left alone to take
>> over everything as TG always wanted.
>>
>> "Lenny" <haysooce@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
>>
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>>> SPECIAL PROGRAMMING NOTE:
>>>
>>> SPEED will interrupt regularly scheduled programming Wednesday
>>> afternoon at 12:30 p.m. ET to broadcast coverage of the scheduled
>>> IndyCar Series press conference from Homestead-Miami Speedway formally
>>> announcing the merger with the Champ Car World Series for 2008.
>>> SPEED's Robin Miller will be on-site providing commentary and
>>> perspective.
>>
>>
>
> I couldn't care less if he stays or goes, Vasser seems to be fully
capable
> of running the team without him. I don't think Dan Pettit has much of
> anything to do with the team anymore, does he? Methinks he's fully
wrapped
> up with the Forsythe team. They could just rename it to 'Team Vasser' or
> something like that.
>
> Or, maybe PKV will field an ALMS entry. KK must be anxious about the
> future of Cosworth and the company has a wonderful 3.6L bi-turbo LMP1
> engine that could use a customer...
>
> --
> forty
>
Hmmm. I'd like to see the IRL dump the Honda engine at season's end in
favor
of the Cosworth, and the Power-to-pass that goes along with it.
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