rabbit
03-11-07, 01:53 AM
http://www.speedtv.com/articles/auto/champcar/35904/
“Right now it appears as though we’ll have a 17 or 18 car grid for the first race of the season. 17 or 18 cars is a good grid, but there’s probably a couple of team owners that should have two cars (apiece) out there that aren’t applying the funding to do it.
“The rest of us are busting our asses 24/7 to do two cars and what Dan Pettit and Paul Gentilozzi are doing (by consolidating singleton car programs at RuSPORT and Rocketsports into a two car “technical partnership”) is, in my opinion, crap. As I said, I think a 17 or 18 car grid is feasible but it would be better to have twenty cars; I think the series would benefit hugely. As series owners, I think it’s their responsibility to run two cars.”
Although he says that series co-owner Gerald Forsythe has so far “sent the wrong message” to the other teams and the series fans by only running one car in testing (for Paul Tracy), Gore believes that
Forsythe Championship Racing -- like the PKV Racing owned by series co-owner Kevin Kalkhoven -- will, ultimately, field a second car this season.
“I’m not a racer, I’m a businessman,” said Gore. “But I’m making a serious investment in the sport of auto racing here in the United States. When Dan Pettit and Paul Gentilozzi don’t make a similar investment what message does that send? It’s time to stop treating guys like Dale Coyne, Eric Bachelart and Keith Wiggins like Grade B shareholders.”:eek:
“Right now it appears as though we’ll have a 17 or 18 car grid for the first race of the season. 17 or 18 cars is a good grid, but there’s probably a couple of team owners that should have two cars (apiece) out there that aren’t applying the funding to do it.
“The rest of us are busting our asses 24/7 to do two cars and what Dan Pettit and Paul Gentilozzi are doing (by consolidating singleton car programs at RuSPORT and Rocketsports into a two car “technical partnership”) is, in my opinion, crap. As I said, I think a 17 or 18 car grid is feasible but it would be better to have twenty cars; I think the series would benefit hugely. As series owners, I think it’s their responsibility to run two cars.”
Although he says that series co-owner Gerald Forsythe has so far “sent the wrong message” to the other teams and the series fans by only running one car in testing (for Paul Tracy), Gore believes that
Forsythe Championship Racing -- like the PKV Racing owned by series co-owner Kevin Kalkhoven -- will, ultimately, field a second car this season.
“I’m not a racer, I’m a businessman,” said Gore. “But I’m making a serious investment in the sport of auto racing here in the United States. When Dan Pettit and Paul Gentilozzi don’t make a similar investment what message does that send? It’s time to stop treating guys like Dale Coyne, Eric Bachelart and Keith Wiggins like Grade B shareholders.”:eek: