[ChampCar] AJ Allmendinger dropped.

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Carl Russo and his team RuSPORT have announced that AJ Allmendinger has left the team, and the #10 Champ Car World Series seat with immediate effect and for the remainder of the 2006 season

“A.J. has been with us since we created RuSPORT late in 2002,” said Russo. “During that time, we won the 2003 Formula Atlantic Championship and the 2004 Champ Car Rookie of the Year together. However, as RuSPORT and A.J. have progressed, we believe a different environment will help A.J. to grow even faster, and so we have made this very difficult decision. We expect that A.J. will be a winner in any category he competes in. We thank him for all his efforts and we wish him well in the future.”

Former Champion Cristiano da Matta has been named as A.J.s replacement, who has competed in the first 4 races of the 2006 Champ Car World Series season as a driver for Dale Coyne Racing. He currently sits 9th in the championship.

“I would like to thank Dale Coyne for giving Cristiano the opportunity to display his desire, competitiveness and professionalism in front of all of us, this season,” said Russo. “I would like to also thank Dale for allowing Cristiano to join RuSPORT at this time. As for Cristiano, all I can say is a former champion with enormous experience is joining our team at a time when we are pushing to win the Champ Car driver’s championship, and that can only bode well for our chances. As all are aware, Cristiano is a true champion on and off the race track and we welcome a competitor of this caliber to the RuSPORT family.”

“To say this is a great opportunity would be an understatement,” said da Matta. “This is my sixth season in Champ Car. Only in two of the previous five seasons have I felt like I could fight for a race victory every time I went to the track. Now, I can say I have that opportunity again with RuSPORT. I’m looking forward to getting started, and I plan to make the most of this opportunity. I want to thank Dale Coyne and the entire team at Dale Coyne Racing for all of their hard work, and I would also like to thank Carl Russo and everyone at RuSPORT for giving me the chance to compete in the #10 Champ Car.”

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Pfft,if Russo wants a win this badly he should go straight for Seb.

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Allmendinger ....hyped almost as much as Danica Patrick in IRL! LOL

Never thought AJ was much of a talent actually....



"There are some pikeys there at Turn 10 putting tarmac down - what do you think of that?" - Martin Brundle

AJ has what it takes. He has shown that on a few occasions. Hes a great guy with a very obvious passon for racing. He tears himself up when he does badly, unfortunatly he also tears the team up.

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Lol!
Havent been able to watch the races, only see results, but it seems asif he is relativley good, I watched last year, and he seemed pretty good...

But i cant really evaluate based on results.... by the looks of it Wilson has been confortably ahead...

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"Trulli was slowing down like he wanted to have a picnic" LOL

IMO Aj is better than Wilson. that said i am an AJ fan...never really liked wilson.

Wilson looks like a better driver from where I sit than Allmendinger. Anyway, something about AJ is kind of creepy to me, kinda like Ant Wilson in F1.

In the ChampCar races I've seen this year AJ doesn't run up front for long before an accident occurs, but they aren't always his fault...



"There are some pikeys there at Turn 10 putting tarmac down - what do you think of that?" - Martin Brundle

AJ to Forsythe to partner PT... Dominguez is out by "mutual consent". No coincidence that MD's been axed after his... interesting take on being a team player!

six degrees Wrote:
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> AJ to Forsythe to partner PT... Dominguez is out by "mutual consent".
> No coincidence that MD's been axed after his... interesting take on
> being a team player!


Did MD make a controversial comment or something?



"There are some pikeys there at Turn 10 putting tarmac down - what do you think of that?" - Martin Brundle

six degrees Wrote:
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> AJ to Forsythe to partner PT... Dominguez is out by "mutual consent".
> No coincidence that MD's been axed after his... interesting take on
> being a team player!

Hahaha and you and dave kept telling me how good dominguez is! hahahahaha

"AJ to Forsythe to partner PT"

Confirmed now.

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no suprise there then

So Wilson builds up a small team, fights well and stays where he is, while AJ falls out with his team and gets rewarded with a top line drive?

pah



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Red Sam Wrote:
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> So Wilson builds up a small team, fights well and stays where he is,
> while AJ falls out with his team and gets rewarded with a top line
> drive?

Maybe AJ is just better

You think?

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"Trulli was slowing down like he wanted to have a picnic" LOL

"So Wilson builds up a small team, fights well and stays where he is, while AJ falls out with his team and gets rewarded with a top line drive?"

"Pah" back at you.

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w00t AJ on pole in Qual 1 :D

you have to @#$%& love that!

AJ dropped, then in his first race for his new team PWNS them all!! :D

Lol!
So im guessing its a superior team?
If so isnt expected he would win... I mean wouldnt Wilson win?

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"Trulli was slowing down like he wanted to have a picnic" LOL

PT got beaten by Dan Clarke.

Enough said about a "superior team".

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