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Old 02-04-2009, 07:37 PM
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Default Newman-Haas-Lanigan Jumps the Shark......

.....by signing Milka Dunno to drive in 2009. PLN must be rolling over...

http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/artic...-hass-lanigan/
Old 02-04-2009, 07:48 PM
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That is sad.
Old 02-04-2009, 07:52 PM
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Just another big team selling out to the Hype Machine in the name of 'racing is a business'...

Maybe Doornbos will show enough talent to make up for such management stupidity.
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They must need her much vaunted "Citgo" sponsorship money! Really Sad!

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Originally Posted by Feffman
They must need her much vaunted "Citgo" sponsorship money! Really Sad!

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They all need $$$ in this economy
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Geez, can someone please find a better Venezuelan driver for Hugo to sponsor....
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W......T......F
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wow they didn't even call me
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What is her connection to Citgo anyway........they obviously don't think being competitive is important.


I like that at age 35 she "decided" to become and Indycar driver...........

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Rahal racing may bail on the entire season, they can't find a sponsor
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Originally Posted by davidfarmer
What is her connection to Citgo anyway...
Milka is a former model from Venezuela.

Citgo is a subsidiary of Venezuela's state-owned oil company, Petroleos de Venezuela S.A. (PDVSA). As such, it ultimately belongs to Venezuelan dictator Hugo Chávez, an avowedly anti-American leader who counts Fidel Castro among his closest friends. Chávez is Citgo's ONLY shareholder.

Chávez has threatened several times to shutdown 'his' oil flow to US refineries at times when we need oil & gas the most - like after Katrina. He controls 6% of our refining capacity.

Yes, it's all about the money. Milka is just part of his propaganda harem.
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Originally Posted by davidfarmer
What is her connection to Citgo anyway........they obviously don't think being competitive is important.


I like that at age 35 she "decided" to become and Indycar driver...........
may be her and Hugo are a pair at times
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Since I'm about to turn 38, maybe I'll "decide" to become a model..........
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Originally Posted by davidfarmer
Since I'm about to turn 38, maybe I'll "decide" to become a model..........
Anyone can be a model, question is will you be a good or bad model?
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Originally Posted by davidfarmer
Since I'm about to turn 38, maybe I'll "decide" to become a model..........
Somebody has to be in the "before" pics.
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Being a bad "driver" doesn't seem to have stopped her...........
Old 02-06-2009, 05:26 PM
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Originally Posted by davidfarmer
Being a bad "driver" doesn't seem to have stopped her...........
I guarantee I can be as good a model as she is a driver!

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