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http://www.champcarworldseries.com/News/Article.asp?ID=6193
Plainfield, Illinois... Former Indy Lights race winner Geoff Boss and Dale Coyne Racing announce today their plans to run the 2003 Bridgestone Presents the Champ Car World Series powered by Ford beginning with this weekend's event at Laguna Seca.
Looks like the Cross Pens family money came through again. While he's no Alex Barron, Memo Gidley, Joey Hand or Buddy Rice, he certainly can't be any worse than anyone else Coyne has had this year. Those of us who wanted more Americans, we've doubled the number for Laguna at least.
chop456
06-12-03, 11:34 AM
This is weird. I thought of him yesterday for no reason whatsoever.
I think I may be psychotic. ;)
Warlock!
06-12-03, 11:50 AM
And that, ladies and gentlemen, makes the 20 car minimum set by Laguna Seca.
Actually, I'm not sure LS has a 20 car minimum. I know a couple tracks do, and I'm just guessing that, since we suddenly have 20 cars, LS is one of the tracks. :gomer:
Does anyone besides me think of something other than Laguna Seca when just the initials LS are present? Like... LightSpeed Univ. or somethin'?
Warlock!:
Originally posted by chop456
I think I may be psychotic. ;)
Be interesting to see what directions things go with this quote.
I think Boss is the new driver for the car formerly driven by Yoong and Salles. I don't think this is an additional car on the grid, so we're standing pat at 19.
I'd rather Fogerty getting that ride, but hey... beggars can't be choosers.
I too think we are still at 19 but a stronger 19 then two weeks ago.
Boss is a equal or improvement to the either coyne car.
Herta is a hugh improvement to Lemairie
Something to note. Most press releases on CART dot com say the car number that a driver is driving and the Boss doesnt say which # he will be driving #19 or #11 so maybe salles is still in for LS and Joel is sitting this one out...
Did'nt this Andy Boss guy (or a brother) flog around a Lights car for like three seasons?
This should guarentee at least 10 more tickets sold....
Ziggy
Classic Apex
06-12-03, 01:58 PM
Originally posted by Warlock!
Does anyone besides me think of something other than Laguna Seca when
Warlock!:
Yep, Scnadanavian porn stars.
:D
Peter Olivola
06-12-03, 02:01 PM
Who else did you have in mind? Who else can fund the ride and meet the requirements? I understand you have a problem with is reality but it is your problem. Reality doesn't care.
Originally posted by Ziggy
Did'nt this Andy Boss guy (or a brother) flog around a Lights car for like three seasons?
This should guarentee at least 10 more tickets sold....
Ziggy
Originally posted by Ziggy
Did'nt this Andy Boss guy (or a brother) flog around a Lights car for like three seasons?
This should guarentee at least 10 more tickets sold....
Ziggy Andy and Geoff are brothers. They drove for the Lucas Motorsports Lights team (racing in CORR off-road trucks now, I believe). Geoff was definitely the better of the two, winning at Toronto one year. He was good on road courses, but completely scared $*#&less on ovals. Chris Lucas told me that himself.
KobySon
06-12-03, 02:51 PM
Originally posted by Warlock!
Does anyone besides me think of something other than Laguna Seca when just the initials LS are present? Like... LightSpeed Univ. or somethin'?
LS/MFT
Wolverine
06-12-03, 03:01 PM
Originally posted by Axel
Something to note. Most press releases on CART dot com say the car number that a driver is driving and the Boss doesnt say which # he will be driving #19 or #11 so maybe salles is still in for LS and Joel is sitting this one out...
Boss will be driving # 11
Railbird
06-12-03, 03:24 PM
An old Indy Lights rundown (http://www.silhouet.com/motorsport/archive/1998/indylite.html)
Peter, I dont have any "requirements" and will leave this one alone. I think Coyne is a team which is out to lunch, and would accept anyone's check.
Ziggy
Gurneyflap
06-12-03, 06:10 PM
You "MAY be psychotic"!? You forget, I met you at RA once! And, "...he's good on road courses but scared s******s on ovals"? I'm liking this guy already!! (actually I've seen him race before and think this is a good thing for CART, though I have to echo some of the Coyne sentiments.)
Peter Olivola
06-12-03, 09:16 PM
When did you return from the planet Xenon? Coyne has always been a rent-a-ride operation.
Originally posted by Ziggy
Peter, I dont have any "requirements" and will leave this one alone. I think Coyne is a team which is out to lunch, and would accept anyone's check.
Ziggy
Ill check with you next time I post.
Silly me, what was I thinking?
Ziggy
Originally posted by Ziggy
Ill check with you next time I post.
Silly me, what was I thinking?
Ziggy :laugh:
DjDrOmusic
06-13-03, 04:29 AM
Originally posted by Ziggy
Ill check with you next time I post.
Silly me, what was I thinking?
Ziggy
WOW now I'm not alone Ziggy, It seems I have to check with Andy HAll before I post anything!!:D ;)
RaceGrrl
06-13-03, 08:58 AM
Originally posted by DjDrOmusic
WOW now I'm not alone Ziggy, It seems I have to check with Andy HAll before I post anything!!:D ;)
It's not only Andy you have to check with, Doc. ;)
The good news here is that CART rides are now cheap enough for American ride buyers. Whether the price they're getting is enough to keep the doors open for next season is another question.
Maybe next we'll see Memo running with $20 bills taped to the sidepods.
Geoff Boss had an odd career. He showed a few flashes of potential in Lights but never gained any consistancy. Expecting him to come in mid-season and run his first Champ car race after two or three years out of the car is producing predictable results.
Originally posted by Warlock!
Does anyone besides me think of something other than Laguna Seca when just the initials LS are present? Like... LightSpeed Univ. or somethin'?
Warlock!:
Yeah! Baby! Yeah! And 'lock knows who my favourite student is....
:D
Jag_Warrior
06-22-03, 04:22 PM
Originally posted by Warlock!
And that, ladies and gentlemen, makes the 20 car minimum set by Laguna Seca.
Actually, I'm not sure LS has a 20 car minimum. I know a couple tracks do, and I'm just guessing that, since we suddenly have 20 cars, LS is one of the tracks. :gomer:
Does anyone besides me think of something other than Laguna Seca when just the initials LS are present? Like... LightSpeed Univ. or somethin'?
Warlock!:
Hadn't thought of that. Is Tawnee a CART fan? :laugh:
Originally posted by Jag_Warrior
Is Tawnee a CART fan? :laugh:
I would like to think so. :D :o :p
Geoff Boss is even slower than Gualter Salles. A fit guy on a paddock bike could lap him. But apparently his name is easy to pronounce, his geneology is faultless, and the cheque cleared.
Could we get him to change his name to "Jeff" so he will sound more American and less wealthy? Could we buy him some driving lessons too?
I support Dale Coyne in his Minardi-like efforts but surely an ad in a magazine read by Speed World Challenge guys would produce inquiries from someone faster than Jeff Boss.
Warlock!
06-23-03, 08:50 AM
Originally posted by Kate
Same ol', same ol'...
That's really refreshing to hear that from you, Kate.
Warlock!
nevermind :rolleyes:
I'll bite my tongue.
So....
Geoff is not "American-sounding" ? I don't get that.
Neither does my son Geoffrey. (a good CART fan at age 7)
RaceGrrl
06-23-03, 10:43 PM
The spelling of Geoff's name is just one more reason to snipe. :rolleyes:
Sean O'Gorman
06-24-03, 12:39 AM
Why even bother responding to the pretend journalist's comments? Its not like she actually backs up her statements. Hmm, wouldn't that fit the description of a troll?
Dr. Corkski
06-24-03, 12:51 AM
Originally posted by Kate
Could we get him to change his name to "Jeff" so he will sound more American and less wealthy?Or why don't they change his name to something less American like Gëoff Böss since that makes him at least 5mph faster in your book?
DjDrOmusic
06-24-03, 02:22 AM
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Originally posted by Kate
Could we get him to change his name to "Jeff" so he will sound more American and less wealthy?
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That's a great idea and while we're at it let's get Patrick Carpentier to change the spelling of his name to Carpawnte eh' so he sounds more Canadian and less French!:rolleyes: :eek: :saywhat: :shakehead
chop456
06-24-03, 03:35 AM
Originally posted by DjDrOmusic
quote:
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Originally posted by Kate
Could we get him to change his name to "Jeff" so he will sound more American and less wealthy?
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That's a great idea and while we're at it let's get Patrick Carpentier to change the spelling of his name to Carpawnte eh' so he sounds more Canadian and less French!:rolleyes: :eek: :saywhat: :shakehead
Or "Car Pointy, Eh?"
Tawnee would be faster than Geoff Boss. But I don't think that Kate would approve.
Peter Venkman
06-24-03, 05:30 PM
"I support Dale Coyne in his Minardi-like efforts but surely an ad in a magazine read by Speed World Challenge guys would produce inquiries from someone faster than Jeff Boss."
Absolutely.
You could probably take the first third of both the Touring Car and GT World Challenge field, and they most probably would take up the first half of any current CART or IRL field.
Many of those guys have ten times more "seat time" than any driver in CART and most certainly the IRL.
Dr. Corkski
06-25-03, 01:27 AM
Originally posted by Kate
Geoff Boss is even slower than Gualter Salles. A fit guy on a paddock bike could lap him. But apparently his name is easy to pronounce, his geneology is faultless, and the cheque cleared.
Originally posted by Kate
He's still way faster than you are.
Lizzerd
06-25-03, 02:03 AM
Originally posted by Peter Venkman
"I support Dale Coyne in his Minardi-like efforts but surely an ad in a magazine read by Speed World Challenge guys would produce inquiries from someone faster than Jeff Boss."
Absolutely.
You could probably take the first third of both the Touring Car and GT World Challenge field, and they most probably would take up the first half of any current CART or IRL field.
Many of those guys have ten times more "seat time" than any driver in CART and most certainly the IRL.
It's too bad we'll never know the reality of your speculation. I agree that it is a shame that many very talented racers will never get the break they might deserve, but your prediction of the Touring and GT guys filling the first half of a CART field is a bit much. And having ten times the seat time is way too much. If they had ten times the seat time, why are they stil where they are?
Unfortunately for many of them, reaching the top tiers of OW racing often times requires more than talent. Sometimes $$$ and most certainly salesmanship help.
And as a side note, the series' you and Kate mentioned have fenders.
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