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> On Mar 27, 9:56 am, "." <....@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> "Dan the Man" <dan...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> On Mar 26, 4:17 pm, "." <....@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:> In an article penned by
>> his own team's public relations
>> > department graham rahal admitted that while attempting
>> > to pass another race car ... he caught ... and overtook ...
>> > and was almost past him ... on a higher line than (he) had
>> > been taking ... that was a lot bumpier with a little less grip.
>> > The car sustained a large amount of damage to the gear-
>> > box, bell housing and three of four corners.
>>
>> > "The rear stepped out on me and I caught it and then it
>> > did it a second time and I couldn't catch it and crashed."
>> > You see, it was the bumpier line and the car repeatedly
>> > stepping out on him that was the problem, not his
>>
>> driving.http://motors****t.com/news/article.asp?ID=283165&FS=INDYCAR
>>
>> Sounds like he's blaming the "bumpy" track more than his car.
>>
>> ------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> Both actually, and will use the outcome as an excuse to not
>> race in an event he's (always been) too afraid to participate
>>
in.http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/indycar-graham-rahal-withdrawn...
>
> classic . illogic. knowing Newman and Haas, if they could put a car
> in they would. Rahal didn't back out the team did. yet another feeble
> attempt by the dot to deflect this from being IRL's fault since they
> barely gave each CCWS team enough stuff to start, left them with
> another race to work on anyway in two weeks across the country, so it
> just seems to be a sound business decision given the cir***stances.
How is Champ Car's last minute fold-up the IRL's fault? The IRL gave NHL a
car as promised, and NHL promptly wrecked it by trying to go too fast with
a
car they were unfamiliar with, with a driver who has limited, if any, oval
experience.
They should have done what Milka's team did, and dialed a ****load of
downforce into the car until they were more familiar with the car and
venue
type.
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