Re: Champ Car/Indy/F1 running thread II
For us, P.J. Chesson is great. The guy talks, and talks, and talks, and talks, and gives reams and reams of great copy. His post-qualifying presser -- which included a sound-effect laden description of flying in an F-16 and buzzing Tony George & Brian Barnhart (as well as his "checklist" for a guy -- drive IndyCars, fly in an F-16, jump out of airplanes, knock sh*t over with bulldozers, ride in fire trucks and date a lot of girls who are really hot). was the highlight of Pole Day.
He seems to be nuts, but nuts in a good, endearing way that would bring people back to the series.
As far as the race, I'm expecting Penske and Ganassi to be up front and the contenders for the win. But they won't be as dominant as, say, Penske was in 1994, when Al Unser Jr. pretty much lapped the field (and Fittipaldi had Unser Jr. lapped before he hit the wall). I'm not expecting last year, with 27 lead changes and the Danica drama in the closing laps, but I do figure this'll be a pretty good show.