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01-21-04, 09:47 AM
From Autosport.com. (http://www.autosport.com/newsitem.asp?id=25812&s=18)
ndy Racing League team owner and Champ Car legend Michael Andretti has said that the continued existence of Champ Car will not be a good thing for open-wheel racing in America. The comments come as rumours intensify that the IRL wants to purchase the former assets of CART.
"My hope is that Champ Car goes away and we become one series," said the boss of Andretti Green Racing, which begins its second season in the Indy Racing League next month.
"If open-wheel racing is going to start going where we want it to go, that's what's going to have to happen. If Champ Car continues on, it's just going to drag all of open-wheel racing down. It would be a shame for that to happen."
"The damage has been done," Andretti continued. "Let's not worry about what happened. Let's worry about fixing it. I'm sick of talking about whose fault this was and whose fault that was. Who cares? Let's just fix it. It doesn't matter. Let's fix it."
IRL president Tony George has until Friday to submit a bid on CART's assets. The Champ Car sanctioning body has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy to protect itself from creditors. Three Champ Car team owners - Paul Gentilozzi, Kevin Kalkhoven and Gerald Forsythe - have formed Open Wheel Racing Series and also are bidding for CART's assets.
I'm hoping that things are going on that we don't know about," said Andretti. "Obviously it's going to come to a head quickly. I think Tony would like to see one series. He knows it. I'm sure he's going to do everything he can to try to make it happen.
Andretti's driver Tony Kanaan agreed with his team boss, also voicing enthusiasm for the IRL's mooted idea of going road racing.
"We should fix things first," said Kanaan. "The biggest problem we have right now is that the two series are divided. We can go road racing any time. I'm ready. We came from that. I can't wait to do it again, but I would rather see something get done first to unify open-wheel racing."
Amazing isn't it? C^RT made him. C^RT also saved his career after his ill-fated foray into F1 and this is how he thanks them.
:thumdown:
eff u Andretti the lessor. Your father is a great man who sticks to his principles and commands a lot of respect in the racing world. Whereas you are a cheap whore.
ndy Racing League team owner and Champ Car legend Michael Andretti has said that the continued existence of Champ Car will not be a good thing for open-wheel racing in America. The comments come as rumours intensify that the IRL wants to purchase the former assets of CART.
"My hope is that Champ Car goes away and we become one series," said the boss of Andretti Green Racing, which begins its second season in the Indy Racing League next month.
"If open-wheel racing is going to start going where we want it to go, that's what's going to have to happen. If Champ Car continues on, it's just going to drag all of open-wheel racing down. It would be a shame for that to happen."
"The damage has been done," Andretti continued. "Let's not worry about what happened. Let's worry about fixing it. I'm sick of talking about whose fault this was and whose fault that was. Who cares? Let's just fix it. It doesn't matter. Let's fix it."
IRL president Tony George has until Friday to submit a bid on CART's assets. The Champ Car sanctioning body has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy to protect itself from creditors. Three Champ Car team owners - Paul Gentilozzi, Kevin Kalkhoven and Gerald Forsythe - have formed Open Wheel Racing Series and also are bidding for CART's assets.
I'm hoping that things are going on that we don't know about," said Andretti. "Obviously it's going to come to a head quickly. I think Tony would like to see one series. He knows it. I'm sure he's going to do everything he can to try to make it happen.
Andretti's driver Tony Kanaan agreed with his team boss, also voicing enthusiasm for the IRL's mooted idea of going road racing.
"We should fix things first," said Kanaan. "The biggest problem we have right now is that the two series are divided. We can go road racing any time. I'm ready. We came from that. I can't wait to do it again, but I would rather see something get done first to unify open-wheel racing."
Amazing isn't it? C^RT made him. C^RT also saved his career after his ill-fated foray into F1 and this is how he thanks them.
:thumdown:
eff u Andretti the lessor. Your father is a great man who sticks to his principles and commands a lot of respect in the racing world. Whereas you are a cheap whore.