DaveEllis Wrote:
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> chet Wrote:
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> > Might sound like a silly question but if the two
> > were to unite, what car would they use?
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> Dallara. The Panoz DP01 is a mess.
The Panoz had new car problems but worked better towards the end of the season, I think its fine now. Is the Dallara the car of choice in the IRL or is it the orphan? I don't follow the IRL so I can't recall which car is the one that most of the teams drive these days.
> Swift aren't
> exactly doing well, and are currently supplying
> the Champ Car Mazda Atlantic chassis - a series
> which could die in the decision to merge.
It shouldn't, its a better development series then the dreadful IRL one which has yet to produce any decent drivers.
> Penske
> no longer have the facilities to produce there own
> chassis like they did before as that aspect of the
> company is now dedicated to running the Porsche
> Spyder LMP2s. AAR (Eagle) are no longer around.
I'd be willing to bet that Penske would jump at the chance to develop his own chasis again if he were allowed. When he switch to the IRL he applied to produce his own but was denied by TG.
And as for Montegi, Long Beach is a much more important race, if they don't move it then they should drop it.