With the recent announcement that the Indy Racing League (IRL) and Champ Car World Series (CCWS) have finally came together as one series, there have been a number of releases about races and teams. Here are some of the recent stories:
There is a news conference regarding unification scheduled for Feb 27, 2008 that will be carried live on indycar.com.
Looks to be a great season for the IRL!
Looks like the open wheel unification may be the real deal. Open wheel racing is some of the most exciting racing on the planet and the long overdue merging of the two series will only increase the competition and excitement. It will be wonderful to see some of the races come back together, including Long Beach and Edmonton.
Maybe this will be the year that Indy Car and open wheel racing makes some headway against the NASCAR juggernaut.
Looks like the talks are continuing between Tony George and CCWS officials. The Indianapolis Star reports that one of the biggest hurdles may be closer to a settlement.
From the article:
The IRL was seeking permission for alternatives to its April 19 race at the Honda-owned Twin Ring Motegi circuit as it tried to alleviate a potential scheduling conflict with Champ Car’s Long Beach (Calif.) Grand Prix, to be held on April 20.
The options include moving the Japan race to August, the end of the season or postponing it for a year.
Let’s hope they can get it done!
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This is some of the best news I’ve heard in a LONG time.
The Indy Racing League (IRL) and Champ Car World Series (CCWS) may finally be getting back together.
Robin Miller from the Speed TV channel is reporting that Tony George and the powers that be within CCWS are closer than ever to a reconciliation. This has me excited for many reasons, but one that stands out is the competition factor. NASCAR has become the premier racing league in many people’s eyes because of the close competition between teams. A IRL/CCWS merger would create that same depth of competition and raise the level of racing even higher than it already is.
For us die-hard open wheel racing fan, this is exciting news! Open wheel racing is SO much more exciting to watch than a bunch of station wagon’s turning left every few hundred feet lined up like a freight train.
Let’s keep our fingers crossed!
From the article:
It also means young stars Graham Rahal and Marco Andretti can now race on the same track along with Justin Wilson and Dan Wheldon while veterans Helio Castroneves, Tony Kanaan and Paul Tracy would be reunited.
“I think we’d all be happy if we’re back together and the fans would be happy to see all the best drivers in one race,” said Tracy, the 2003 CART champion who hasn’t competed at Indy since his controversial second place finish in 2002.
More from the Indianapolis Star.
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The Colts are 6-1 favorites, with the Patriots being 2-1 fav’s. The poor NY Giants get NO respect.
NY Times – 2009 NFL Super Bowl Odds
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So many reasons to hate the Patriots.. Which one are you?
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