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McMurray is the next to go
Re: McMurray is the next to go
On Jul 2, 10:40 am, Peaceful Bill <snails.p...@highspeedturtles,net >
wrote:
> jpchick wrote:
>
> > well perhaps that is true, but your prediction didn't work out so well
> > for you. Apparently Franchitti was the next to go... yeah, I know
> > Chip says he's hoping to get Dario to run some Nationwide Series
> > races.... what a consolation prize.
>
> Part of the problem Dario is having is that he came up from the IRL. He
> did pretty well when he was in CART / ChampCar, but the IRL cars don't
> really pose that much of a driving challenge. He lost his edge and,
> well he just couldn't hack it in the big leagues.
>
> Maybe he'll do OK if he goes back to the IRL.
or perhaps he should have been given a bit of a learning curve. He
had never been on these tracks in a stock car before. The "problem"
is more likely rooted in that fact, rather than the scenario you
suggest.
On Jul 2, 10:40 am, Peaceful Bill <snails.p...@highspeedturtles,net >
wrote:
> jpchick wrote:
>
> > well perhaps that is true, but your prediction didn't work out so well
> > for you. Apparently Franchitti was the next to go... yeah, I know
> > Chip says he's hoping to get Dario to run some Nationwide Series
> > races.... what a consolation prize.
>
> Part of the problem Dario is having is that he came up from the IRL. He
> did pretty well when he was in CART / ChampCar, but the IRL cars don't
> really pose that much of a driving challenge. He lost his edge and,
> well he just couldn't hack it in the big leagues.
>
> Maybe he'll do OK if he goes back to the IRL.
or perhaps he should have been given a bit of a learning curve. He
had never been on these tracks in a stock car before. The "problem"
is more likely rooted in that fact, rather than the scenario you
suggest.
Re: McMurray is the next to go
jpchick wrote:
> On Jul 2, 10:40 am, Peaceful Bill <snails.p...@highspeedturtles,net >
> wrote:
>> jpchick wrote:
>>
>>> well perhaps that is true, but your prediction didn't work out so well
>>> for you. Apparently Franchitti was the next to go... yeah, I know
>>> Chip says he's hoping to get Dario to run some Nationwide Series
>>> races.... what a consolation prize.
>> Part of the problem Dario is having is that he came up from the IRL. He
>> did pretty well when he was in CART / ChampCar, but the IRL cars don't
>> really pose that much of a driving challenge. He lost his edge and,
>> well he just couldn't hack it in the big leagues.
>>
>> Maybe he'll do OK if he goes back to the IRL.
>
> or perhaps he should have been given a bit of a learning curve. He
> had never been on these tracks in a stock car before. The "problem"
> is more likely rooted in that fact, rather than the scenario you
> suggest.
>
I can agree with that. But the lack of sponsorship isn't helping him
much either.
jpchick wrote:
> On Jul 2, 10:40 am, Peaceful Bill <snails.p...@highspeedturtles,net >
> wrote:
>> jpchick wrote:
>>
>>> well perhaps that is true, but your prediction didn't work out so well
>>> for you. Apparently Franchitti was the next to go... yeah, I know
>>> Chip says he's hoping to get Dario to run some Nationwide Series
>>> races.... what a consolation prize.
>> Part of the problem Dario is having is that he came up from the IRL. He
>> did pretty well when he was in CART / ChampCar, but the IRL cars don't
>> really pose that much of a driving challenge. He lost his edge and,
>> well he just couldn't hack it in the big leagues.
>>
>> Maybe he'll do OK if he goes back to the IRL.
>
> or perhaps he should have been given a bit of a learning curve. He
> had never been on these tracks in a stock car before. The "problem"
> is more likely rooted in that fact, rather than the scenario you
> suggest.
>
I can agree with that. But the lack of sponsorship isn't helping him
much either.
