Comments for Open-Wheels http://open-wheels.com Sat, 08 Jun 2013 21:00:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Comment on Guest Blog: Tomas Scheckter: Indy is in my blood… by Jack bender http://open-wheels.com/guest-blog-tomas-scheckter-indy-is-in-my-blood-3/#comment-4683 Jack bender Sat, 08 Jun 2013 21:00:34 +0000 http://open-wheels.com/?p=2499#comment-4683 How in the world can the people who ruN Indy cars ….allow un tested women and other no talents drive in their races…..when a great and brave Tomas s…is avail….it s criminal….t s is. Heads over most of the field….this is why nobody gives a hoot anymore

]]> Comment on Tellez: As I Saw It… #Indy500orBust by OrdinaryRaceFan http://open-wheels.com/tellez-as-i-saw-it-indy500orbust/#comment-4572 OrdinaryRaceFan Tue, 28 May 2013 18:57:31 +0000 http://open-wheels.com/?p=3162#comment-4572 “I think we found his weakness. Ovals. On the road courses he has been fast and exciting to watch, but on the oval, he was outclassed in my opinion.”

Not surprising, it has been his one weakness in Lights too(even though he did beat Guerrieri for the title at the finale at Fontana).

“I still don’t know what her final decision was to the proposal.”

It was a joke from a Brazilian journalist, nothing serious.

” I’d actually like to see her pull a Saavedra and go back to Indy Lights and run some races there.”

You’re not alone, and I’m pretty sure she would if she could, however with Lights’ woefully low ROI, hard to get any sponsorship deals to race there.

]]> Comment on Hickey: Winners and Losers: Indianapolis by Edward http://open-wheels.com/hickey-winners-and-losers-indianapolis/#comment-4565 Edward Tue, 28 May 2013 03:04:51 +0000 http://open-wheels.com/?p=3156#comment-4565 I would also add a second Cone of Shame to ABC, or as another internet poster put it more succinctly, Always Bad Coverage. Anyone who believes that INDYCAR should pay to put it’s races on ESPN/ABC to have that coverage, no, no, no!

I would also give a winners kudo to Gianpaolo Dallara and his staff at Dallara Automibili. Some think the cars are ugly, but let me tell you, those things can race! Whatever the folks at Dallara are doing, keep it up. The racing in INDYCAR is the best out there right now. We just need to find a way for more people to realize that.

]]> Comment on Guest Blog: Tomas Scheckter: Indy is in my blood… by Tim Zima http://open-wheels.com/guest-blog-tomas-scheckter-indy-is-in-my-blood-3/#comment-4379 Tim Zima Mon, 13 May 2013 22:08:13 +0000 http://open-wheels.com/?p=2499#comment-4379 Tomas – I hope you find funding for this year and for years to come…You were the driver I rooted for each 500 that you were entered. Good Luck.

]]> Comment on Contact Us by Stephanie http://open-wheels.com/about/contact-us/#comment-4334 Stephanie Tue, 07 May 2013 18:56:46 +0000 http://open-wheels.com/?page_id=23#comment-4334 Hello,

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]]> Comment on Davies: Blocking, Barfield, and B*tching by Anonymous http://open-wheels.com/davies-blocking-barfield-and-btching/#comment-4329 Anonymous Tue, 07 May 2013 14:24:16 +0000 http://open-wheels.com/?p=3046#comment-4329 While I do believe from my perspective that Sato was blocking-and let me make clear that I am not a Ganassi loyalist-I like and respect all the drivers and teams in the INDYCAR series-it really doesn’t matter what I or the drivers or anyone else thinks. There is an old saying by late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Felix M. Frankenfurter: “The law is what the judges say it is.” Beaux Barfield is INDYCAR’s judge, and whether one likes his decisions or not, they need to be respected and abided by.

To your point about Dario and Scott whining, yes, it does sound like it to me. If they were more successful this year, perhaps they wouldn’t be. Grow up, gentlemen. You’re veterans of the sport. Start acting like it.

]]> Comment on Davies–The Hypothetical Return of Danica Patrick: Why It Could Actually Work by Noah Vuong http://open-wheels.com/the-hypothetical-return-of-danica-patrick-why-it-could-actually-work/#comment-4263 Noah Vuong Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:36:25 +0000 http://open-wheels.com/?p=471#comment-4263 Patrick started in kart racing and later raced Formula Ford in England before returning to the United States and moving up to IndyCars. She was named the Rookie of the Year for both the 2005 Indianapolis 500 and the 2005 IndyCar Series season. She holds the IRL record for most consecutive races running at the finish: as of October 2, 2011, she had completed 50 consecutive in the running (besting the record by 18).”‘

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]]> Comment on Hickey: Interview With Marco Andretti by Open-Wheels » Blog Archive » Mueller: Marco Andretti’s Take on the Season and the Future of IndyCar http://open-wheels.com/hickey-interview-with-marco-andretti/#comment-4261 Open-Wheels » Blog Archive » Mueller: Marco Andretti’s Take on the Season and the Future of IndyCar Tue, 30 Apr 2013 00:11:24 +0000 http://open-wheels.com/?p=2829#comment-4261 [...] A few weeks ago, my fellow colleague Matt Hickey (@IndyCar_MN) had the chance to sit down and ask M… This past week, I had the opportunity to also had the opportunity to ask the 3rd generation Andretti driver some different questions. Most of these are about the future of IndyCar and the direction Marco would like to see it head in. Enjoy. [...]

]]> Comment on Hickey: Winners and Losers: Long Beach by Dave Cornutt http://open-wheels.com/hickey-winners-and-losers-long-beach/#comment-4203 Dave Cornutt Thu, 25 Apr 2013 02:17:34 +0000 http://open-wheels.com/?p=2925#comment-4203 I’d add JR Hildebrand to the winners list. Top-5 on a street circuit! I think that’s a first for him. He really redeemed himself after the fiasco at St. Petersburg.

]]> Comment on Hickey: What’s Wrong With Panther? by Open-Wheels » Blog Archive » Hickey: Response From Panther Racing http://open-wheels.com/hickey-whats-wrong-with-panther/#comment-4197 Open-Wheels » Blog Archive » Hickey: Response From Panther Racing Wed, 24 Apr 2013 21:05:06 +0000 http://open-wheels.com/?p=2896#comment-4197 [...] week, I wrote a blog about the recent struggles of Panther Racing as they have not won a race since the 2005 Indycar [...]

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