Which ChampCar teams have received Dallaras?

[Danny Noonan]

In Cavin's article this morning he said 3 Champ Car teams (KV, NHL, Conquest) have been confirmed for 6 cars. Have these teams had Dallaras delivered?

When will we hear from the other ChampCar teams? There is only 3 weeks until the open test so you would think they would need the cars like yesterday. Will some ChampCar teams that come over not participate in the tests? That would seem to be really foolish.

[AceRacing]

In Cavin's article this morning he said 3 Champ Car teams (KV, NHL, Conquest) have been confirmed for 6 cars. Have these teams had Dallaras delivered?

When will we hear from the other ChampCar teams? There is only 3 weeks until the open test so you would think they would need the cars like yesterday. Will some ChampCar teams that come over not participate in the tests? That would seem to be really foolish.

I think 6 may be about it. That being said, Walker and Coyne may still pull partial season programs together, if the cost/benefits work out for them. A friend with ALMS said that Walker is nosing around over there, possibly setting up a program in P2 to start after Sebring, if the IRL doesn't pan out.

[SnakePitLounge]

So 6 total teams with TG subsidizing the cost and he actually has to pay for this acquisition. Should have just waited another year. It looks as if the IRL was going to get enough cars this year anyways with Foyt, Vision, and D&R adding additional cars. That would have given the IRL 19 cars, then you would have had SAMAX, Sarah Fisher and Beck running selected races.

If all the IRL is going to get is 6 additional cars I would be greatly dissappointed.

[Mack Too]

I have heard that NHL and KV have gotten NEW Dallara's, they may have bought them ahead of time, or had enough advance notice that the deal was going down to have first dibs. Cavin has to deal in absolutes, Dale Coyne told me he would run two cars, and I believe him, that would be eight. Walker might have a problem with poaching his egg laying goose, but how can you pass on two NEW cars and two used one, he will probably find the money and run two, that's 10, I don't know about how motivated the others might be, but PCM appears to be in too.

I, along with many others often claimed the CCWS couldn't produce entries, how wrong we were. Of course none of us suspected how "convincing" Tony Georg could be.

[Jakester]

It looks as if the IRL was going to get enough cars this year anyways with Foyt, Vision, and D&R adding additional cars. That would have given the IRL 19 cars, then you would have had SAMAX, Sarah Fisher and Beck running selected races.

Still waiting for a real announcement about that second Foyt car, ditto the 3rd Vision car, and actually the full time second D&R entry (although I think that'll happen with Duno/Bell sharing.

Nothing on the radar about SAMAX, hopefully Fisher gets a part time entry together. Beck? maybe Indy only.

[SnakePitLounge]

Still waiting for a real announcement about that second Foyt car, ditto the 3rd Vision car, and actually the full time second D&R entry (although I think that'll happen with Duno/Bell sharing.

Nothing on the radar about SAMAX, hopefully Fisher gets a part time entry together. Beck? maybe Indy only.

If Beck has Roger Y then they could do a partial season without TG assitance. SAMAX with Mario D money and TG's assistance could run a full season. If Runicon racing really has these sponsors then they could run a full season. Reason you haven't heard an offical annoucement on Vision 3rd car because of the Tracey hold up. I bet Rahal could run a second car with TG assistance. If TG offered free engines and cars to exisiting and potetial IRL teams, he could have gotten 22 this year and got Champcar for free. Really Champcar is not really offering much this year with Long Beach being a seperate race and only 6 confirmed cars.....might as well waited for next year. If these guys can't put programs together with free engines and cars.....they must have been getting quite a bit from KK and GF in champcar

[Mack Too]

It looks as if the IRL was going to get enough cars this year anyways with Foyt, Vision, and D&R adding additional cars. That would have given the IRL 19 cars, then you would have had SAMAX, Sarah Fisher and Beck running selected races. If all the IRL is going to get is 6 additional cars I would be greatly disappointed.

They get far more than six, Cavin can't post anything that can't be confirmed. In order for the ICS to get to 18 this year without the consolidation, Vision would have had to run three and Tony George would have had to prop up two teams that were only going to run one. SAMAX was gone, and that wasn't a full season deal anyway. You don't like this deal, hide and watch, it will be better than most of us could have expected. If The CCWS just went away most of those teams wouldn't run ICS anyway without "encouragement," we get most of them and peace along with it a year earlier. All we have to endure is crappies with less than 100 posts sneaking in here trying to pee on the peace.

[MarkDonohueFan]

Prediction? I hate making them, but...

Be prepared for a build up in car count that may not level out until Milwaukee.

That being said, Miami will have 25. St. Pete 25 to 27. Of course the Motegi/Long Beach thing will have 18 each due to the special circumstance that sucks. Kansas will have 28 to 30.

Indy will have 40 to 42.

Milwaukee may see a steady 30 that will ride us out to the end of the year.

2009 will have 26 to 30 because the sport will get a tad more expensive with the expansion of interest built up this year.

But don't hold me to these numbers.

[skcoop80]

SAMAX a no go!

Just a note to all...SAMAX is not running an indy car this season. I e-mailed them just before Milka signed with D&R and asked them about this season and they replied by saying they do not have a package for 2008. A guy named Peter is who replied to my e-mail.

[Ydawg]

The second round of tests haven't rolled around yet, so no
point getting worked up yet. Now, if only 4 cars show up,
OK that stinks - but what can you do. The economy is not
great and the openwheel war has decimated sponsor interest.
I'd love to see 24-26 cars at each race and some genuine
bumping at Indy (with 36-38 competitive entries) - but I'll just
have to be patient and wait and see.

[Mack Too]

Just a note to all...SAMAX is not running an indy car this season. I e-mailed them just before Milka signed with D&R and asked them about this season and they replied by saying they do not have a package for 2008. A guy named Peter is who replied to my e-mail.

OK, can you find out who owned the car (s) and where it/they went?

[Mack Too]

The second round of tests haven't rolled around yet, so no
point getting worked up yet. Now, if only 4 cars show up,
OK that stinks - but what can you do. The economy is not
great and the openwheel war has decimated sponsor interest.
I'd love to see 24-26 cars at each race and some genuine
bumping at Indy (with 36-38 competitive entries) - but I'll just
have to be patient and wait and see.

The former CCWS teams test the 19th and 20th of March at Sebring, and the 24th and 25th at Homestead on the oval. Right now I see a maximum of 12 entries if the six teams I know will run have 2 cars each, I know nothing of Minardi.

[Gasoline Alley]

I can confirm that Coyne will have at least 1 car and Walker will have at least 1 car. Unless there is a huge collapse, and their wont be, these deals will be announced soon.

Dont worry, we will get at least 8 from CC.

[Gasoline Alley]

The former CCWS teams test the 19th and 20th of March at Sebring, and the 24th and 25th at Homestead on the oval. Right now I see a maximum of 12 entries if the six teams I know will run have 2 cars each, I know nothing of Minardi.

Looking into Minardi.....

[Mack Too]

Thanx, Dale Coyne told me at Homestead he will run two cars, I said "all season?" He said, "yes, that's what we do." He didn't miss a minute of the Homestead runs, he talked with everyone he could find, I saw him with Greg Beck for over an hour, and TSO said he was at Sebring." I believe him, I know Bruno will test for him at both tracks too.