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News from recent events...
- Newgarden has left ECR and replaced Montoya at Penkse
- Ganassi will switch (back) to Honda which probably means SPM and Foyt will go to Chevy
- Sato has left Foyt, likely because Foyt won't have Honda power in 2017
- TK remains with Ganassi for a 4th season
- Alex Rossi remains with the Herta car under Andretti for 2017
- Bourdais has rejoined Dale Coyne
- Kevin Magnussen is being considered for an Andretti drive should Renault not retain him in F1
- Montoya is being linked to multiple teams... ECR, Foyt and Ganassi
- Chilton is expected to re-sign with Ganassi for 2017 but there are some doubts
- Jimmy Vasser and Kevin Kalkhoven are expected to part ways with their team
- Trevor Carlin has been linked to join up with Kevin Kalkhoven for the 2017 season

I read this earlier and Marshall Pruett doesn't pull any punches in his assessment of Chilton's year with Ganassi - http://www.racer.com/indycar/item/13538 ... ax-chilton
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I am afraid Montoya may call it a day.

Again such a short schedule :(

Where are the times of Indycar going Motegi, Surfers', Cleveland, Vancouver, Houston...
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kals wrote:I read this earlier and Marshall Pruett doesn't pull any punches in his assessment of Chilton's year with Ganassi - http://www.racer.com/indycar/item/13538 ... ax-chilton
I think Marshall will say something about this subject this evening in Midweek Motorsport.
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Sato confirmed at Andretti Autosport.

Carlos Muñoz and Conor Daly will be at Foyt.

Indy Lights champ Ed Jones will be at Dale Coyne Racing, alongside Bourdais. Good luck!
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Chilton has resigned at Ganassi.
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Antonov wrote:Chilton has resigned at Ganassi.
:haha:

English lesson because I thought Chilton must otherwise be an idiot.

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PTRACER wrote:
Antonov wrote:Chilton has resigned at Ganassi.
:haha:

English lesson because I thought Chilton must otherwise be an idiot.

Resigned = Quit
Re-signed = Signed up again
Or better yet: "... has renewed his contract". ;)
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John wrote:
PTRACER wrote:
Antonov wrote:Chilton has resigned at Ganassi.
:haha:

English lesson because I thought Chilton must otherwise be an idiot.

Resigned = Quit
Re-signed = Signed up again
Or better yet: "... has renewed his contract". ;)
Or better yet:

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kals wrote:
John wrote:
PTRACER wrote:
Antonov wrote:Chilton has resigned at Ganassi.
:haha:

English lesson because I thought Chilton must otherwise be an idiot.

Resigned = Quit
Re-signed = Signed up again
Or better yet: "... has renewed his contract". ;)
Or better yet:

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Yes. Can we make this official?
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Kyle Larson wants to run the Indy 500, but it doesn't look like it will be happening any time soon.

Indy Car has no plans on moving up the start time to accommodate drivers that want to do the double.
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Did they change it then? Because Kurt Busch was able to do a double.
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Only just, he missed driver introductions iirc and that was aided by him crashing out the 500 early.
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Ian-S wrote:Only just, he missed driver introductions iirc and that was aided by him crashing out the 500 early.
Kurt Busch finished 6th at the Indy 500.
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kals wrote:
Ian-S wrote:Only just, he missed driver introductions iirc and that was aided by him crashing out the 500 early.
Kurt Busch finished 6th at the Indy 500.
Yep. He ran remarkably well that race. But his race at Charlotte ended with a blown engine on Lap 278 of 400.
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