from another racing website:
Recent written quotes attributed to Jon Vannini-
Now, wasn't Chris Pook his man? Somebody tell me I'm misinformed.
That's what I remember. I guess that was before Pook convinced the board to agree to spend Vannini's "easy mark" on racing.
Recent written quotes attributed to Jon Vannini-
Paul Tracy appears to be in a class of his own right now, no doubt spurred by a desire to rub Christopher Pook's nose in the dirt for his hapless meddling in issues beyond his scope of understanding and authority (further delusions of Ecclestone I wonder?).
As one of the rumored buyers of CART, let the sportsman in us all hope that he (Paul Gentillozzi) can run CART as well as he has his own team...I would say better than the current Captain of CART's ship but that would a bar set so shockingly low that Mini-Me would have little trouble clearing it with both legs tied together."
"Then, CART may find the young American sensation they are so desperately in need of. Throw in a couple of genuinely quick young Yanks that are already out there (Fogarty, Moran, Allmendinger, Gidley, etc) and CART may have something the American audience can identify with. If America can be convinced to get behind Lance Armstrong and the Tour de France ( I'm a BIG fan of this guy, by the way), young American road racers should be an easy sell. Sadly, apparently no one in the CART front office grasps this very simple concept...or if they do, they are doing an effective job of keeping it a secret. But given all the apparently baseless rumors emanating from that particular geography over the last 18 months, one has to conclude that discretion is not a trait that exist in any abundance with that crew. "
That's what I remember. I guess that was before Pook convinced the board to agree to spend Vannini's "easy mark" on racing.
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