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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.
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>>> 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...
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>> 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.
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Yes, but wasn't that use of "international" in the same vein as your use
of the term "World" as in "World Series"? In other words he meant it to
include Alaska and Hawaii, not just the mainland states ...
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