Comments on: Briscoe Should Return To Penske Next Season

By: Brian McKay

Brian McKay — Sat, 01 Sep 2012 04:22:24 +0000

Castroneves was hired in Autumn 1999.

By: John S.

John S. — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 18:57:39 +0000

All right, now I have to check those other blogs to see how anyone could possibly say anything bad about Briscoe, who has to be one of the nicest guys out there. Good read, George.

By: Penskefan

Penskefan — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 18:48:50 +0000

Steve, I totally agree with you. I believe the fact that Briscoe is so “generic” is what hurts him.

By: Steve K

Steve K — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 18:06:42 +0000

Matt Kenseth is thrilled he is being lumped in with David Ragan. By the way, follow Kenseth on twitter (like Jimmie Johnson) and you will not think he is a boring guy.

By: JohnMc

JohnMc — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 01:13:28 +0000

You don’t pull over in INDYCAR!!

By: Penskefan

Penskefan — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 00:43:34 +0000

JohnMc, I totally agree with you. I have met Ryan several times at testing sessions as well as Sonoma and he was friendly and approachable each and every time. What annoys me following the Sonoma race is the fact that certain bloggers make it sound that Ryan should have apologized to Will Power for coming in first place. They make it sound as though Ryan should have pulled over and let Will take the lead and win the race. I don’t believe that Ryan gets the respect from a percentage of IndyCar bloggers that he deserves. Although his racing record does not compare to either Helio or Will he is still as asset to Team Penske.

By: billytheskink

billytheskink — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 19:45:27 +0000

I buy the argument that having publicly engaging drivers is good for Indycar, I don’t buy that those drivers must come at the expense of the Ryan Briscoes of the series.

By: billytheskink

billytheskink — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 19:38:32 +0000

Briscoe is not the first, nor will he be the last, to suffer the slings and arrows of fans who expect the world out of any driver in a highly regarded seat.
A low-end example would Rahal at Ganassi2, an extreme example would be Michael Andretti in F1.

Briscoe’s a good guy, a good driver, and I hope to see him remain in the series and wish him well whether he’s at Penske or elsewhere (unless he’s racing my favorite driver…)

By: billytheskink

billytheskink — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 19:29:26 +0000

2000 was the hire year for Castroneves, but yeah, I’m with you here. A new face in one of the top 5 seats would be very interesting, and I welcome things that make Indycar more interesting.

Now I certainly won’t be upset if Briscoe returns to Penske, and I think it is likely that he does, but there is no denying that Penske replacing Briscoe would be a story worth following.

By: Ron Ford

Ron Ford — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 19:24:04 +0000

Very well stated! I could not agree with you more, particularly your comment about simply substituting “the American public thinks these guys are boring” for “I think they are boring”.

Anyway, Ryan’s wife is a Green Bay Packer fan (born in Wisconsin), so hey, what’s not to like?

You know it is a slow news week when most of the talk is about RHR whining and Briscoe being boring. The internet is truly both a blessing and a curse. I grew up reading the Midwest Racing News. Not much talk in there about whining and boring.