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PacWest Racing Group team. "Indy
Car racing is a lot thicker at the top
this season than it has been in a long
time. It's going to be tough at the top."
Other veterans with new teams this
season include Eddie Cheever with
Copenhagen Racing, Teo Fabi with
Forsythe Racing and Scott Pruett with
Patrick Racing.
Walker Racing will field one of the
brightest young teams this season with
Robby Gordon and Christian
Fittipaldi, Emerson's nephew. Gordon
came close to winning several key
races last season and is considered
the brightest youngster on the circuit,
while Fittipaldi brings with him some
incredible credentials, including winning the 1991 Formula 300 championship.
"I think this team has the tools to be
the surprise hit of the year," Gordon
said. "I think if things fall into place
that we can be a threat each week."
Another promising youngster is
Jacques Villeneuve, who won the season-opener at the Miami Grand Prix
this year. Villeneuve is driving a
Continued on page 83
IRL reforms wait ad new series
and CART seek common ground
Bobby Rahal shares an opinion held by many who
either make a living from or
have an interest in Indy Car racing.
"I just hope everybody is able to
get together and make some sense
out of this," Rahal said. "I don't
think we can survive with two different circuits to run."
Rahal is referring to the Indy
Racing League, a new oval-series
racing league proposed last summer by Indianapolis Motor
Speedway President Tony George.
Under his plans, the Indy Racing
League will consist of oval races
only-including the Indianapolis
500—and will have rules and specifications different than those who
currently run by CART, the governing body for all Indy Car races
except the Indianapolis 500.
George announced his new racing series last summer in response to
the rising costs of Indy Car racing. If
all goes according to plan, the IRL
will kick off its inaugural season Jan.
27 with the Walt Disney World
INDY 200 in Orlando, Fla.
Groundbreaking for the tri-oval
track there was held two months
ago.
However, in March George and
IRL executive Jack Long surprised
the racing world by delaying the
announcement of their new rules
and specifications for several
Continued on page 98
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| Transcript | PacWest Racing Group team. "Indy Car racing is a lot thicker at the top this season than it has been in a long time. It's going to be tough at the top." Other veterans with new teams this season include Eddie Cheever with Copenhagen Racing, Teo Fabi with Forsythe Racing and Scott Pruett with Patrick Racing. Walker Racing will field one of the brightest young teams this season with Robby Gordon and Christian Fittipaldi, Emerson's nephew. Gordon came close to winning several key races last season and is considered the brightest youngster on the circuit, while Fittipaldi brings with him some incredible credentials, including winning the 1991 Formula 300 championship. "I think this team has the tools to be the surprise hit of the year," Gordon said. "I think if things fall into place that we can be a threat each week." Another promising youngster is Jacques Villeneuve, who won the season-opener at the Miami Grand Prix this year. Villeneuve is driving a Continued on page 83 IRL reforms wait ad new series and CART seek common ground Bobby Rahal shares an opinion held by many who either make a living from or have an interest in Indy Car racing. "I just hope everybody is able to get together and make some sense out of this," Rahal said. "I don't think we can survive with two different circuits to run." Rahal is referring to the Indy Racing League, a new oval-series racing league proposed last summer by Indianapolis Motor Speedway President Tony George. Under his plans, the Indy Racing League will consist of oval races only-including the Indianapolis 500—and will have rules and specifications different than those who currently run by CART, the governing body for all Indy Car races except the Indianapolis 500. George announced his new racing series last summer in response to the rising costs of Indy Car racing. If all goes according to plan, the IRL will kick off its inaugural season Jan. 27 with the Walt Disney World INDY 200 in Orlando, Fla. Groundbreaking for the tri-oval track there was held two months ago. However, in March George and IRL executive Jack Long surprised the racing world by delaying the announcement of their new rules and specifications for several Continued on page 98 |
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