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> "armpit" <armarmpitpit@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> "alien" <nofenders@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> > "." <.@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> >> <schla66@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> >>
> news:e0c994f8-b82c-4095-8d39-4a96f47940ca@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> >>> On Mar 4, 12:56 pm, "armpit" <armarmpit...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>> >
>> >>> > > On Mar 4, 9:15 am, "armpit" <armarmpit...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> >>> >
>> >>>
>> >>> > 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?
>> >>
>> >> 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.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>> > 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)
>>
>
> Sounds like Zappa to me.
>
If it is, then Czaban can pass the dollar on to Zappa's heirs.
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