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does he try for the Brickyard 400?
Your thoughts?
Dave
Your thoughts?
Dave
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Re: So, if Montoya win the USGP...
No, he doesn't Dave.Originally posted by diftw
does he try for the Brickyard 400?
Your thoughts?
Dave
Without denigrating your question (from an IMS and U.S. motorsports fan perspective it might seem logical), Montoya is singularly interested in making a name for himself in Formula One.
And he likely will.
He must manage his career to insure he stays with a top team, and rely on a bit of luck. He probably will have a more difficult time than Michael.......as it appears there may be more competitive teams and talented drivers than Michael faced in his career.
But that is surely his goal. We live in an age of racing driver specialists. There is very little crossover......regardless how appealing the premise might be.
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My idea, for some time, is that IMS should offer $20 million dollars to the first person to win two events (500, 400, USGP) at IMS.
And $40 million to the first to win all three.
Imagine the PR blitz of Montoya returning, trying to sew up the points title AND win $20 million.
To respond, GV, I think he'd do it for $40 million. Why? I can think of 40 million reasons why....Last edited by mnkywrch; 08-25-2003, 12:49 PM.http://motorsportsblog.blogspot.com/Comment
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Re: Re: So, if Montoya win the USGP...
[QUOTE]Originally posted by GrandView
[B]No, he doesn't Dave.
Without denigrating your question (from an IMS and U.S. motorsports fan perspective it might seem logical), Montoya is singularly interested in making a name for himself in Formula One.
No offense taken GV-I was asking in terms of after his F-1 career was over.
Thanks,
Dave"I doubt NASCAR really cares one way or the other what Richard Petty does at this point in his life..." -hdolan. Very sad but very true.Comment
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There are some real problems that would accompany that proposal.......for active F1 drivers.Originally posted by mnkywrch
My idea, for some time, is that IMS should offer $20 million dollars to the first person to win two events (500, 400, USGP) at IMS.
And $40 million to the first to win all three.
Big money would certainly make it attractive.......... but to whom?
Certainly not the participating series. I find it hard to believe that Formula One, for instance, would embrace the idea of their teams running the Indy 500 and Brickyard 500 at the expense of one or two F1 events. This isn't 1965.........where Clark gave up the Monaco GP (an event he never won) to compete in the Indy 500. F1 ( or FIA) would enact driver competition rules to prevent it.
I would also like to see the reaction of NASCAR fans to multiple F1 dirvers buying competitive rides for a single NASCAR race.......the Brickyard 400. And that's certainly what would happen. McLaren, Williams, Ferrari, etc....aren't going to fund 3 distinct teams (IRL, NASCAR, F1)......drivers are going to buy rides as one-offs. And buying a one-off in F1 (in case an IRl or NASCAR driver would think of it) carrys a distinct disadvantage to a F1 team.......particularly if you aren't carrying that driver as a test driver.
He wouldn't as an active Formula One driver.......To respond, GV, I think he'd do it for $40 million. Why? I can think of 40 million reasons why....
But then........IMS won't be offering that incentive. For a number of reasons. Not the least of which would likely be the loss of the USGP.....
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I don't think you'd see active drivers from any series do it, either, which gets rid of the part about upsetting Bernie... I can't see him too upset if, say, Mika Hakkinen tries the Indy 500.Originally posted by GrandView
There are some real problems that would accompany that proposal.......for active F1 drivers.
But then........IMS won't be offering that incentive. For a number of reasons. Not the least of which would likely be the loss of the USGP.....
Are the odds of anyone doing it, much less winning all three, low? Of course they are. If it was an easy $40 mil IMS would never do it.
However, it gets people talking, and for a scenario when a winner from one event returns to run another, or if you do manage to lure a person to try a different event, it's great PR.http://motorsportsblog.blogspot.com/Comment
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In the world, there are probably 300 million people tops who are aware of the Brickyard 400.
There are probably 10 times that amount aware of F1.
Why should JPM risk his health and reputation in a series which is only important in (to him) a foreign country?"An emphasis was placed on drivers with road racing backgrounds which meant drivers from open wheel, oval track racing were at a disadvantage. That led Tony George to create the IRL." -Indy Review 1996Comment
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Andy Graves thinks he might do it sometime after F1:
Top NASCAR Manager Knows What Makes Gordon, Montoya Tick
I don't think it will actually happen, but I wouldn't be shocked if it did. What I really want to see is Montoya winning at Le Mans, duplicating Graham Hill's feat of victory at Indianapolis, Monaco, and Le Mans. It would be really cool to see him team up with Jeff Gordon at Le Mans!
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Can you imagine how hard the 42 NASCAR regulars would work to keep JPM from winning that race! I don't like the odds on that one.Comment
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