Well, not exactly. The IRL d00dz wouldn't be caught dead on a road course ;)
And naturally, the race at Laguna is guaranteed to be won by a CART team.
Although this year it looks like somebody besides Herta will probably win,
unless Bryan finds another ride.
Scot
------Original Message------
From: "Sal Versaggi" <versaggi@vom.com>
To: Patrick Jones <axng4me@yahoo.com>, Solo2 <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
Sent: May 31, 2000 4:51:21 AM GMT
Subject: Re: Indy 500 experience
Come out to Laguna and work the CART event and it's almost as good, and with
all the same players---- Sal
-----Original Message-----
From: Patrick Jones <axng4me@yahoo.com>
To: ba-autox@autox.team.net <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
Date: Tuesday, May 30, 2000 9:44 PM
Subject: Indy 500 experience
>Thought I would share with you some of the totally awesome times I had
>this past weekend at the 500.
>
>Bradley Motorsports teamed up with CAN and we were the main sponsor of
>#12, driven by Buzz Calkins at this years race. I had four days of
>full pit and garage access along with viewing the race from the new
>suites above the new garages built for F1.
>
>This was my first Indy and what a treat. I had tweleve laps around the
>track in the pace car with Anthony Edwards, James Garner, and Parnelli
>Jones driving. I had dinner with AJ Foyt, met Johnny Rutherford, and
>sat at the bar with Bobby Unser. I was on the grid when the cars came
>out for the start of the race and saw the **intense** looks on several
>of the drivers faces. I was standing on the yard of bricks when the
>order came, "Ladies and gentlemen, start your engines!"
>
>At that point, 200,000+ fans and 33 - 650HP V8s made a noise I will not
>soon forget.
>
>Watching Buddy Lazier try so hard to catch the amazing Juan Montoya -
>wow. At the end, I took a golf cart and ran around the new F1 track
>that will host the USGP on September 24 this year. Buzz finished the
>race with 194 laps and 18th place. The car looked like it had been
>sand blasted. ESPN and ABC had coverage of the Team CAN car, and we
>hope to be back in "The Show" next year.
>
>Now, if I can keep those g-Force's from wearing out on the Neon...
>
>patrick
>98 Neon ACR
>98 Viper GTS-R #33
>
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