Paul Tracey proves once again he's an idiot
08-13-2006, 05:43 PM
#1
Burning Brakes
Thread Starter
Paul Tracey proves once again he's an idiot
I think it's time for him to go to NASCAR or better yet become a taxi cab driver in NY! The guy is totally out of control and it's shame because he's a hell of a driver.... 
08-13-2006, 06:57 PM
#2
Team Owner
Originally Posted by clubracer6
I think it's time for him to go to NASCAR or better yet become a taxi cab driver in NY! The guy is totally out of control and it's shame because he's a hell of a driver....
oxymoron
08-13-2006, 07:23 PM
#3
Originally Posted by John Shiels
oxymoron
What did PT do this time?
I'm so pissed because I messed up my recording of the Champ Car race and I'm going to have to either wait for highlights tonight on Speed or wait for the rebroadcast of it on Wednesday.
What I did see (recorded 21 minutes of the race) was an incident in the beginning of the race between Tag and PT, but it looked like Tag's fault.
08-13-2006, 07:30 PM
#4
Melting Slicks
Originally Posted by xsiveone
What did PT do this time?
I'm so pissed because I messed up my recording of the Champ Car race and I'm going to have to either wait for highlights tonight on Speed or wait for the rebroadcast of it on Wednesday.
What I did see (recorded 21 minutes of the race) was an incident in the beginning of the race between Tag and PT, but it looked like Tag's fault.
08-13-2006, 07:33 PM
#5
Originally Posted by joemoia
Last lap incident between PT and Seabass
Hmmm... I'll have to decide now whether to watch for results on Speed tonight or avoid race results until Wednesday. What should I do? Was it a good race? Is it worthy of waiting?
08-13-2006, 08:00 PM
#6
Melting Slicks
Originally Posted by xsiveone
Thanks Joe!
Hmmm... I'll have to decide now whether to watch for results on Speed tonight or avoid race results until Wednesday. What should I do? Was it a good race? Is it worthy of waiting?
Hmmm... I'll have to decide now whether to watch for results on Speed tonight or avoid race results until Wednesday. What should I do? Was it a good race? Is it worthy of waiting?
08-14-2006, 06:31 AM
#9
Le Mans Master
From the Globe and Mail:
Tracy clashes with Bourdais after late crash
Tracy, of course, saw it differently.
"It's the last corner on the last lap and if you're leading
the championship race by 30 points and you want to
make that risky a move with a guy like me for two points,
that's the risk you take," Tracy said. "I don't feel bad for him."
.
.
Tracy clashes with Bourdais after late crash
Originally Posted by Associated Press
Tracy, of course, saw it differently.
"It's the last corner on the last lap and if you're leading
the championship race by 30 points and you want to
make that risky a move with a guy like me for two points,
that's the risk you take," Tracy said. "I don't feel bad for him."
.
08-14-2006, 06:47 AM
#10
Le Mans Master
From SpeedTV
Paul Tracy, the New A.J.?
Looks like Tracy has decided that it is Foyt he wants to emulate.
I can't imagine Mario thinking Tracy has anything in common with
Mario Andretti.
My guess is that Tracy's deal with Forsythe is done at the end of the
season. Too late for them to pull him out of the car this season and
he has nothing to lose. Bumper car time, boys.
Even if he gets sanctioned by CHAMP CAR, he's gone and their action
doesn't extend to the new arena(s).
.
Paul Tracy, the New A.J.?
Originally Posted by David Phillips RACER Magazine
For openers, Tracy makes no bones about the fact that he is taking
a long look at the future, one which is not guaranteed to be centered
on Champ Car racing. His current contract with Gerald Forsythe runs to
the end of the ’06 season and though the two have talked about
extending their relationship, as the saying goes, it’s not a done deal
until it’s a done deal. And at age 37, Tracy knows his days in open-
wheel racing are, if not numbered, then at least beginning to dwindle.
... and he’s had some decidedly unofficial discussions with countryman
Ron Fellows about racing at Le Mans with Corvette at some point.
“I want to be the next A.J. Foyt or Mario Andretti,” Tracy says.
a long look at the future, one which is not guaranteed to be centered
on Champ Car racing. His current contract with Gerald Forsythe runs to
the end of the ’06 season and though the two have talked about
extending their relationship, as the saying goes, it’s not a done deal
until it’s a done deal. And at age 37, Tracy knows his days in open-
wheel racing are, if not numbered, then at least beginning to dwindle.
... and he’s had some decidedly unofficial discussions with countryman
Ron Fellows about racing at Le Mans with Corvette at some point.
“I want to be the next A.J. Foyt or Mario Andretti,” Tracy says.
I can't imagine Mario thinking Tracy has anything in common with
Mario Andretti.
My guess is that Tracy's deal with Forsythe is done at the end of the
season. Too late for them to pull him out of the car this season and
he has nothing to lose. Bumper car time, boys.
Even if he gets sanctioned by CHAMP CAR, he's gone and their action
doesn't extend to the new arena(s).
.
Last edited by Slalom4me; 08-14-2006 at 06:51 AM.
08-14-2006, 07:21 AM
#11
Le Mans Master
Missed that one. I have always hated Tracy with a passion. Now everyone else is starting to understand why.
If anyone has a link to the video clip please post it
If anyone has a link to the video clip please post it
08-14-2006, 07:29 AM
#12
Le Mans Master
At TSN, a variation on the same press release:
A.J. wins after Tracy takes out Bourdais
.
A.J. wins after Tracy takes out Bourdais
Originally Posted by Associated Press
Bourdais was attempting to become the first driver to win three
straight at the same track since Michael Andretti accomplished the feat
in Portland in 1990-92.
[Tracy] doesn't think he'll be suspended, especially with the next race
in Canada.
''What are they going to do, (take) me out of a race in Canada? Give
me a break,'' he said.
straight at the same track since Michael Andretti accomplished the feat
in Portland in 1990-92.
[Tracy] doesn't think he'll be suspended, especially with the next race
in Canada.
''What are they going to do, (take) me out of a race in Canada? Give
me a break,'' he said.
08-14-2006, 07:43 AM
#13
Le Mans Master
The organizers have a perfect opportunity to spank Tracy.
The event tickets are sold, Tracy is admitting by his actions that
he's no longer interested in CHAMP CAR, he's on probation as a
result of the incident last race. What's to lose?
It is hammer time.
They can call a suspension justified on the grounds that Tracy
is acting erratically and proving to be a danger to himself and
to others. They can cite Forsythe, too, for presumably being
unable to keep Tracy on a leash. Presumably, Forsythe's
commitment to the series extends beyond '06 and they ought
to be acting in the best interests of the team.
Or CHAMP CAR can just have Tracy sit out on the grounds that
he is arrogant, conceited and kind of a boor.
I wonder how NASCAR sponsers these days view neanderthal
behavior - they've been trying to clean up that act for years.
Witness the Kasey Kanes, Carl Edwards and the like ...
.
The event tickets are sold, Tracy is admitting by his actions that
he's no longer interested in CHAMP CAR, he's on probation as a
result of the incident last race. What's to lose?
It is hammer time.
They can call a suspension justified on the grounds that Tracy
is acting erratically and proving to be a danger to himself and
to others. They can cite Forsythe, too, for presumably being
unable to keep Tracy on a leash. Presumably, Forsythe's
commitment to the series extends beyond '06 and they ought
to be acting in the best interests of the team.
Or CHAMP CAR can just have Tracy sit out on the grounds that
he is arrogant, conceited and kind of a boor.
I wonder how NASCAR sponsers these days view neanderthal
behavior - they've been trying to clean up that act for years.
Witness the Kasey Kanes, Carl Edwards and the like ...
.
08-14-2006, 10:52 AM
#15
Melting Slicks
Tracy should be suspended for at least one race. Figure 8 racing sounds like something he would be more suited to, or maybe one of the open wheel series for the young and rich were they take each other out at the start of every race.
In NASCAR road racing is represented by good drivers such as Said, Pruett and Fellows, who are fast and always show their class. It would be a shame to see Tracy ruin that reputation.
Larry
In NASCAR road racing is represented by good drivers such as Said, Pruett and Fellows, who are fast and always show their class. It would be a shame to see Tracy ruin that reputation.
Larry
08-14-2006, 11:32 AM
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Originally Posted by Slalom4me
From SpeedTV
Paul Tracy, the New A.J.?
Looks like Tracy has decided that it is Foyt he wants to emulate.
I can't imagine Mario thinking Tracy has anything in common with
Mario Andretti.
My guess is that Tracy's deal with Forsythe is done at the end of the
season. Too late for them to pull him out of the car this season and
he has nothing to lose. Bumper car time, boys.
Even if he gets sanctioned by CHAMP CAR, he's gone and their action
doesn't extend to the new arena(s).
.
Paul Tracy, the New A.J.?
Looks like Tracy has decided that it is Foyt he wants to emulate.
I can't imagine Mario thinking Tracy has anything in common with
Mario Andretti.
My guess is that Tracy's deal with Forsythe is done at the end of the
season. Too late for them to pull him out of the car this season and
he has nothing to lose. Bumper car time, boys.
Even if he gets sanctioned by CHAMP CAR, he's gone and their action
doesn't extend to the new arena(s).
.
08-14-2006, 12:05 PM
#18
Melting Slicks
Originally Posted by Slalom4me
My guess is that Tracy's deal with Forsythe is done at the end of the
season. Too late for them to pull him out of the car this season and
he has nothing to lose. Bumper car time, boys.
.
08-14-2006, 12:31 PM
#20
Le Mans Master
Originally Posted by joemoia
Tracy signed a new 5 yr. deal with Forsythe after last season
Paul Tracy Signs New Contract with Forsythe 05/11/2006
What's more is that Forsythe likes what Tracy does.
An excerpt from the link above:
Originally Posted by Gerald Forsythe
"Paul has always been my kind of driver. He doesn’t take anything
off anybody, and there’s nobody I’d rather have in the car when it
comes down to the last lap," said Forsythe. "
off anybody, and there’s nobody I’d rather have in the car when it
comes down to the last lap," said Forsythe. "