http://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2009/06/23/mediocrity-hits-newmanhaaslanigan/ Speed is Life Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:19:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2009/06/23/mediocrity-hits-newmanhaaslanigan/#comment-431 Wed, 24 Jun 2009 23:24:49 +0000 http://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2009/06/23/mediocrity-hits-newmanhaaslanigan/#comment-431 I’ve always liked Newman/Haas, and thought when they signed young Rahal to tutor under SeaBass in 07 that they’d be set for the future. Yet, they still have only one sponsored car, which is a huge blow to catching up with AGR, Penske, and Ganassi.
While they ARE clearly almost there, Rahal is still learning and Doornboos is a rookie on the ovals. However, when they start to run more former ChampCar venues like Toronto and Edmonton, we’ll see how good Bobby D really is (I was really impressed by his year in ChampCar, since he won multiple races with a team that was NOT tops)

]]> http://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2009/06/23/mediocrity-hits-newmanhaaslanigan/#comment-411 Tue, 23 Jun 2009 13:33:22 +0000 http://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2009/06/23/mediocrity-hits-newmanhaaslanigan/#comment-411 Once they bring Bourdais back next year they’ll have a veteran to lead the team. You con’t build a team around a driver with 3 years of professional experience like Rahal. You need a leader and if STR drop Sebastien they’ll have one.

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