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I was asked to post this so I thought it best over here..
The 1994 Australian FAI Indycar Grand Prix was the opening round of the 1994 CART World Series season, held on 20 March 1994 on the streets of Surfers Paradise, Australia.
Nigel Mansell, the defending winner and CART series champion, won the pole position in Newman-Haas's new Lola T94/00. Alongside on the grid was Michael Andretti, who was beginning his comeback to the CART series with Chip Ganassi Racing after spending a year in Formula One. Starting in eighth position was future CART and Formula One champion Jacques Villeneuve, making his first start in the CART series. It was also the Indy car debut of the Reynard chassis and the Honda engine.
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To achieve anything, you must be prepared to dabble on the boundary of disaster.”
Sir Stirling Moss
Would the last 20 laps of 2006 Homestead be of interest? or Australia I think 06 ?
I'm still checking my files and I've been looking thru my old VHS tapes
To achieve anything, you must be prepared to dabble on the boundary of disaster.”
Sir Stirling Moss
We were talking about the 1993 500 so I thought this short 7½ min video might be in order..
The pre-race attention for the month focused heavily on rookie Nigel Mansell, the reigning Formula One World Champion, who switched to the CART Indycar series during the offseason
To achieve anything, you must be prepared to dabble on the boundary of disaster.”
Sir Stirling Moss
And people wounder why i cannot stand AOW racing anymore, and despise IMS and the entire Hulman George family, they destroyed it and no a new car will not save this , only when the team owners get pissed off enough again will it ever change. Thanks FTG you won the AOW war now looks whats left of the carouse. AOW needs another Dan Gurney however there is no one that could now fix this cluster f@@@ out. need to get the Hulman George clan to only running IMS and the 497.5
no problem with the women running if they are good,not like when the have MIlko Duno bring up the rear, I'm sick of spec racing,1 chassie and the BS IMS and the IRL spout, injust before the split( thank you FTG)CART was making Bernie real nervous. let the Hulman George clan only run IMS and the 500, and that's it. and they wau the gaver out the $$$ to teams ,of course FTG's step son, good ole eddie got his $$$$,
From speed
Ed Carpenter and Jay Penske were awarded the last two Leader’s Circle franchises for the 2012 IZOD INDYCAR season while Bobby Rahal, Chip Ganassi, Bryan Herta, Eric Bachelart and Mike Shank were miffed at being rejected from the welfare system.
After hearing presentations from all seven owners who paid $60K apiece to state their case, INDYCAR CEO Randy Bernard selected Carpenter and Penske to receive the $1,168,559, which is paid in eight monthly installments beginning in March.
"We're really thankful that we had the opportunity to present our plan to the series," Carpenter told SPEED.com. "It means a lot to have received one of the Leader Circle contracts, and Ed Carpenter Racing is prepared to represent the series and our sponsors to the fullest."
Dragon Racing owner Penske echoed Carpenter's sentiment.
"I'm proud that our team has been chosen for one of the [Leader Circle] contracts, and we're currently working hard to get our cars ready for testing," he said.
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But Bernard’s decisions left some red faces in the INDYCAR paddock.
"I’m extremely disappointed and angry, it’s a travesty,’’ said Herta, who along with Steve Newey co-owned last year’s Indy 500 winning car driven by Dan Wheldon and also served as the development team for the new Dallara.
Derrick Walker, left, and Ed Carpenter, right, have formed an impressive new operation with backing from Fuzzy's Vodka, and can also count on funding from INDYCAR's Leader Circle program. (IndyCar Series)
“We’ve got the only national brand as a primary sponsor and I was always told the Indy 500 was the most important race in the world. But obviously it wasn’t enough to get us into the 20 most important teams.’’
The former CART/IRL winner was asked if not getting a Leader’s Circle would torpedo his season with Alex Tagliani?
“Absolutely not. We’ve got a good sponsor. But could we have used to money for testing and development? Certainly.’’
Ganassi, one of the full-time entrants in 2011 with cars that missed the Leader Circle cut (Charlie Kimball's No. 83), found it strange that a new team and a part-time team got the nod from the series.
"If you run 20th or worse, you're at the mercy of a bunch of people, but I guess the best way to avoid that is to run 20th or better," he said. "Woe-is-us for not running in the top 20, but I did run the whole season last year and our sponsor did a heck of a job of activating..."
Shank, the longtime sports car racer whose team won the Rolex 24 two weeks ago at Daytona, is the only new entrant for 2012 and has the smallest workforce and budget.
“We all felt like we deserved it so it’s frustrating,’’ said Shank, who is trying to finalize a deal to run Paul Tracy with Lotus power. “This is my life, I live and die with cash flow and this would have been a big help since we’re starting from scratch.
this is why i cannot stand IMS and the IRL it's BS
The supply crisis originated when Lotus, the third engine manufacturer, informed INDYCAR that it would not be able to assume its full 40 percent share of the field—10 engine leases, causing the series to lean on the other two engine suppliers to fill the void.
“I would say that we understand that there are teams out there that are having difficulty in getting engines because one of the manufacturers isn’t meeting their requirement,” GM Racing Director Mark Kent stated with the British marque in mind.
cossie wrote:no problem with the women running if they are good,not like when the have MIlko Duno bring up the rear, I'm sick of spec racing,1 chassie and the BS IMS and the IRL spout, injust before the split( thank you FTG)CART was making Bernie real nervous. let the Hulman George clan only run IMS and the 500, and that's it. and they wau the gaver out the $$$ to teams ,of course FTG's step son, good ole eddie got his $$$$,
From speed
Ed Carpenter and Jay Penske were awarded the last two Leader’s Circle franchises for the 2012 IZOD INDYCAR season while Bobby Rahal, Chip Ganassi, Bryan Herta, Eric Bachelart and Mike Shank were miffed at being rejected from the welfare system.
After hearing presentations from all seven owners who paid $60K apiece to state their case, INDYCAR CEO Randy Bernard selected Carpenter and Penske to receive the $1,168,559, which is paid in eight monthly installments beginning in March.
"We're really thankful that we had the opportunity to present our plan to the series," Carpenter told SPEED.com. "It means a lot to have received one of the Leader Circle contracts, and Ed Carpenter Racing is prepared to represent the series and our sponsors to the fullest."
Dragon Racing owner Penske echoed Carpenter's sentiment.
"I'm proud that our team has been chosen for one of the [Leader Circle] contracts, and we're currently working hard to get our cars ready for testing," he said.
What do you think of INDYCAR's picks? Click here to comment below!
But Bernard’s decisions left some red faces in the INDYCAR paddock.
"I’m extremely disappointed and angry, it’s a travesty,’’ said Herta, who along with Steve Newey co-owned last year’s Indy 500 winning car driven by Dan Wheldon and also served as the development team for the new Dallara.
Derrick Walker, left, and Ed Carpenter, right, have formed an impressive new operation with backing from Fuzzy's Vodka, and can also count on funding from INDYCAR's Leader Circle program. (IndyCar Series)
“We’ve got the only national brand as a primary sponsor and I was always told the Indy 500 was the most important race in the world. But obviously it wasn’t enough to get us into the 20 most important teams.’’
The former CART/IRL winner was asked if not getting a Leader’s Circle would torpedo his season with Alex Tagliani?
“Absolutely not. We’ve got a good sponsor. But could we have used to money for testing and development? Certainly.’’
Ganassi, one of the full-time entrants in 2011 with cars that missed the Leader Circle cut (Charlie Kimball's No. 83), found it strange that a new team and a part-time team got the nod from the series.
"If you run 20th or worse, you're at the mercy of a bunch of people, but I guess the best way to avoid that is to run 20th or better," he said. "Woe-is-us for not running in the top 20, but I did run the whole season last year and our sponsor did a heck of a job of activating..."
Shank, the longtime sports car racer whose team won the Rolex 24 two weeks ago at Daytona, is the only new entrant for 2012 and has the smallest workforce and budget.
“We all felt like we deserved it so it’s frustrating,’’ said Shank, who is trying to finalize a deal to run Paul Tracy with Lotus power. “This is my life, I live and die with cash flow and this would have been a big help since we’re starting from scratch.
this is why i cannot stand IMS and the IRL it's BS
we get it IRL pissed in your cheerios im not a huge fan either but this thread has nothing to do with your rant. Please try to stay on topic or refrain from posting. Im pretty sure every one on this site knows your feelings no need to post them every time Indy is mentioned.
I really believe that AOW decline was a result of Greg Moore's death, he was at the time the best young driver in CART or F1 and believe he would have been a F1 star and WDC
