tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588720365825672791.comments2023-10-25T07:38:34.181-04:00The Other SideMatt Chamoishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13442697983852812729noreply@blogger.comBlogger182125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588720365825672791.post-44019738833028070102019-01-10T05:08:50.522-05:002019-01-10T05:08:50.522-05:00<3<3agen judihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15298583933753947504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588720365825672791.post-69658470292950770812011-04-25T17:31:10.029-04:002011-04-25T17:31:10.029-04:00Where you at?
GaryWhere you at?<br /><br />GaryGary Shellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04936039181599868668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588720365825672791.post-92159440462548823862010-12-18T18:46:44.104-05:002010-12-18T18:46:44.104-05:00I could see that, however, it is rumored T. Bell i...I could see that, however, it is rumored T. Bell is already signed up for Sam Schmidt with Herbalife again for the 2011 Indy 500. Mind you, things do change often in this world.Matt Chamoishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13442697983852812729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588720365825672791.post-15945387695508069682010-12-18T01:11:46.408-05:002010-12-18T01:11:46.408-05:00Here's some dots that I connect, in 2010 Herba...Here's some dots that I connect, in 2010 Herbalife Sponsored T Bell in the indy 500 and then had an associate for EJ viso all season. Bell was at the Lotus announcement in LA. What if Herbalife decided to pool all their sponsorship $ at one Team with a full season sponsorship? In particular at KV with Bell in the car? Viso would still have PDVSA to bring to KV as well. So there would be JPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04984813506930468025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588720365825672791.post-17466046842460350332010-11-11T10:14:41.733-05:002010-11-11T10:14:41.733-05:00Matt, you made a good post and some good points. ...Matt, you made a good post and some good points. We will have to agree to disagree on our likes and dislikes on the tracks. I don't mind if this series wants to have road/street racing for you fans. But I don't like being screwed out of my ovals just to put your form of racing out there. I used to go to Michigan every year. I went there when Cart was there, and when they went away Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588720365825672791.post-31075649779922795502010-11-11T09:56:33.219-05:002010-11-11T09:56:33.219-05:00As much as I want to see more than Hondas under th...As much as I want to see more than Hondas under the hood, I have been wanting more owners as well. I hope there is some merit to the whole Mark Cuban rumor. I have always thought it would be interesting to see some big name owners from nascab come over and start a team in this series. I don't want their drivers, but I would like the team owners. We have two owners in this series who Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588720365825672791.post-18280403162373666572010-11-11T09:46:12.444-05:002010-11-11T09:46:12.444-05:00This should help make it more interesting on the t...This should help make it more interesting on the track. Competition is good. Who ever comes in with a new engine, I hope it's as good as the Honda has been over the years. Watch nascab and you expect to see engines fail. When was the last time anyone has seen a Honda engine fail? I can't remember. Believe me, I try to buy American made product as much as I can...it get's Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588720365825672791.post-41321715502584273052010-11-10T09:56:44.601-05:002010-11-10T09:56:44.601-05:00Fair enough, everyone is entitled to their opinion...Fair enough, everyone is entitled to their opinion, and their right to express it. Obviously our opinions differ, and that is understandable.<br /><br />Please do not get me wrong, I do not want to see the Izod Indycar Series leave every single oval, and return to a CCWS type of schedule with 15 to 20 road courses. I appreciate the history of Indycar's on ovals, and even do appreciate the oddMatt Chamoishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13442697983852812729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588720365825672791.post-66792939715166647962010-11-10T09:38:38.756-05:002010-11-10T09:38:38.756-05:00Matt, I have never heard one driver say it was not...Matt, I have never heard one driver say it was not difficult to keep the car on the track. But that's not what I was even talking about. I'm talking about from a fans point of view. At least from mine, ovals are much better than any road course out there. If road/street racing was so great, don't you think F-1 would be huge in this country? Don't you think maybe Cart would Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588720365825672791.post-9066306213578242542010-11-08T10:51:26.237-05:002010-11-08T10:51:26.237-05:00If this pans out to be true, it's going to be ...If this pans out to be true, it's going to be great for the series. Fan's have been wanting this for a long time. Let's hope they keep working on this. The next problem they need to look at is all the damn road/street courses. They can put 12 different engines on the track, but when you bore the fans to sleep with boring races such as street racing, it's not going to help Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588720365825672791.post-39031670020194683132010-11-07T01:12:42.008-04:002010-11-07T01:12:42.008-04:00Fair enough, I see your point anonymous poster. Ho...Fair enough, I see your point anonymous poster. However, when you get to the level that the Indycar drivers are at, they will even admit that keeping the car on track is not difficult when the car is glued to the track.<br /><br />Sure, avoiding other cars is still difficult, and I won't argue with that, but sitting there and telling me gluing your foot to the floor and driving around in Matt Chamoishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13442697983852812729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588720365825672791.post-11716241320622697582010-11-05T16:28:42.036-04:002010-11-05T16:28:42.036-04:00I really get tired of the street fans who say stuf...I really get tired of the street fans who say stuff like you said. "I am not really one who enjoys a foot to the floor oval as I feel they don't really take a lot of talent to drive". Really. Have you ever tried it? I actually did try it. I drove an Indy car this summer at Chicagoland through the Mario Andretti racing school. It was a thrill of a life time. But beyond that, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588720365825672791.post-74995427491501527312010-05-30T13:59:39.155-04:002010-05-30T13:59:39.155-04:00Yes, remember the Novi, the turbine engine, the of...Yes, remember the Novi, the turbine engine, the offys vs the Cosworth ford V8s? Goodyear vs Firestone, etc. About the only underdogs to root for are the ladies.jmenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588720365825672791.post-87295196221960212532010-05-30T13:54:53.207-04:002010-05-30T13:54:53.207-04:00I hated it when they let an engine company have a ...I hated it when they let an engine company have a monopoly on engines. Every body uses the same brand tires, engines,etc. I guess this is modern America, low bidder rules. ( Or in this case was it high bidder?) What ever happened to innovation in racing?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588720365825672791.post-37899934688991102802010-05-02T11:21:09.038-04:002010-05-02T11:21:09.038-04:00You're wrong that there was no lifting at Kans...You're wrong that there was no lifting at Kansas. This is a really obvious point, so you might want to take into consideration that your bias is preventing you from seeing really obvious things. Here's the point: if there was no lifting going on, then why was the field spread out? If they were racing flat there would have been packs of cars like we used to see at this race back when the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588720365825672791.post-29031885274997068092010-05-01T21:11:48.032-04:002010-05-01T21:11:48.032-04:00Agree with what you said except that there are cle...Agree with what you said except that there are clear examples of better drivers overcoming a bad car and others who can't. Would Marco have lifted as much in the Go Daddy car as DP did? Or would he have parked it? Better not go there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588720365825672791.post-86959062721500791282010-05-01T16:59:05.280-04:002010-05-01T16:59:05.280-04:00I watched this race and thought "lets just gi...I watched this race and thought "lets just give the best oval championship trophy to the engineer...he's clearly the one winning this race."The American Mutthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01396701492082850805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588720365825672791.post-29946532047777569502010-04-06T11:23:10.366-04:002010-04-06T11:23:10.366-04:00Junior Strous makes sense...plus it'd be GREAT...Junior Strous makes sense...plus it'd be GREAT to see an Indycar decked out in a yellow Shell livery!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588720365825672791.post-70323017996241318732010-04-05T20:43:13.927-04:002010-04-05T20:43:13.927-04:00Yep, an American driver in a CITGO car, that would...Yep, an American driver in a CITGO car, that would make ol' Chavez happy and keep the dollars coming for sure. I'd rather see CITGO just GO! The rest of the rumors are pretty cool. Junior Strous and HVM seem a good match. Bring that Shell money in there. I love the Freaky Deaky Dutch! Isn't that weird?!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09112076003972108965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588720365825672791.post-48247239816947501092010-04-05T14:06:57.988-04:002010-04-05T14:06:57.988-04:00Gary, I agree, and I wish I could. At the time, it...Gary, I agree, and I wish I could. At the time, it didn't feel like the best thing to do.<br /><br />Imagine Milka taking her CITGO sponsorship and running a young American in the Indycar Series? She has a big enough budget, the problem is the driver. Take that budget and put it behind J.R. Hildebrand or Jonathan Summerton and she would be made a saint in Indycar circles.Matt Chamoishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13442697983852812729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588720365825672791.post-17642523563005107632010-04-05T13:35:24.719-04:002010-04-05T13:35:24.719-04:00I think everyone is hoping that Milka rumor is tru...I think everyone is hoping that Milka rumor is true... It looks like they've already started giving her the Roth Black Flag treatment this season... only Roth didn't want to be an owner so he went home.Allen Wedgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12511193372395131930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588720365825672791.post-91165259395990500132010-04-05T12:07:19.280-04:002010-04-05T12:07:19.280-04:00I think you should just tell the folks who gave yo...I think you should just tell the folks who gave you flack that they should grow a pair or click the back button.Gary Shellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04936039181599868668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588720365825672791.post-32034176428485797952010-04-02T10:04:34.757-04:002010-04-02T10:04:34.757-04:00Well, let's not get ahead of ourselves about e...Well, let's not get ahead of ourselves about exclusivity.<br /><br />If the series goes the exclusivity route, then sure, let them take this one.<br /><br />But I still think we shouldn't settle for a single chassis design. We've seen about 8 or 9 different concepts, let's see a bunch of them play ball.Matt Chamoishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13442697983852812729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588720365825672791.post-13658050274367141942010-04-02T07:19:31.439-04:002010-04-02T07:19:31.439-04:00OMG!!!!! I think i'm in love!!!! Im a stong ad...OMG!!!!! I think i'm in love!!!! Im a stong advocate of multiple chassis manufactures. However, i have no problem with this design having exclusivity!!! This is what i have been waiting for!!! WOW...AWESOME!!!!!Darrennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588720365825672791.post-82857164828411157882010-04-01T14:43:44.238-04:002010-04-01T14:43:44.238-04:00If you have any suggestions, please pass them on. ...If you have any suggestions, please pass them on. I'm not sure what I can do to make it easier on the eyes. I knew when I looked at this list, it wasn't the easiest thing to read, but I really don't know what to do.<br /><br />Give me your ideas and I'll be glad to try it out.<br /><br />Also, I would think Honda will be prepping some extra engines, on top of the forty they are Matt Chamoishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13442697983852812729noreply@blogger.com