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>> <schla66@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>> On Mar 4, 12:56 pm, "armpit" <armarmpit...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>> > > On Mar 4, 9:15 am, "armpit" <armarmpit...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>> > Like CCWS & IRL aren't spec series? At least in Nascar most teams
>>> > build
>>> > their own cars & engines.
>>> >
>>>
>>> missing the point. CART wasn't a spec series until IRL showed up with
>>> their alledged two chassis, two engine non turbo combo that was
>>> supposed ***LOWER*** costs and ***RAISE*** amaerican participation.
>>> sure did that, didn't it?
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>> Let's see, last year the IRL had Americans Michael Andretti,
>> Marco Andretti, John Andretti, Danica Patrick, Al Unser Jr,
>> Buddy Rice, Buddy Lazier, Alex Barron, Davey Hamilton,
>> Richie Hearn, Jaques Lazier, Scott Sharp, Ed Carpenter,
>> AJ Foyt IV, Jeff Simmons, Sarah Fisher, Jon Herb...
>>
>> Do remind us all again as to the numbers of American (again
>> meaning US citizens) drivers that participated in any Chump
>> Car event (parade) last year.
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> Chimp, are we making up the rules as we go along? Champ Car / CART
never
> once stated that they only wanted Americans. That was a part of the
> "vision". remember? And of that impressive list of IRL participants how
> many were once off Indy 500 field fillers and how many were full time
> IRLers. I really don't know and I'm not going to look but a lot of
those
> names don't look like regulars. Of the 17 names there it looks like
only
> 5 or 6 are full time IRL drivers. What was the "vision" again? 1/3
> Americans? No wait, I just heard Tony say on national TV that the IRL
is
> an international series. It's so confusing.
>
> alien
"It is what it is, and it ain't what it's not" ($1 to Steve Czaban of FSR)
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