Comments on: The Slimy Underbelly Of Racing http://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2013/02/15/the-slimy-underbelly-of-racing/ Speed is Life Thu, 23 May 2013 17:18:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Steve K http://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2013/02/15/the-slimy-underbelly-of-racing/#comment-19622 Sat, 16 Feb 2013 05:12:04 +0000 https://oilpressure.wordpress.com/?p=11914#comment-19622 A lot apparently.

]]> By: dzgroundedeffects http://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2013/02/15/the-slimy-underbelly-of-racing/#comment-19616 Sat, 16 Feb 2013 02:35:40 +0000 https://oilpressure.wordpress.com/?p=11914#comment-19616 I cannot and would not argue a bit with your take on this George. Even noting the engagement matter. In a court of law, one could envision the judge pondering then saying “I’ll allow it.”

As for Saavedra, he better have great representation because his racing boots could easily be the next to get JPd upon. Karma’s kind of funny that way I feel.

]]> By: dzgroundedeffects http://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2013/02/15/the-slimy-underbelly-of-racing/#comment-19615 Sat, 16 Feb 2013 02:23:56 +0000 https://oilpressure.wordpress.com/?p=11914#comment-19615 How dare you compare Indycar to Calligraphy!

I love calligraphy. I takes tremendous skill and you won’t see people mitcurating while doing it either.

(I jest)

]]> By: JohnMc http://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2013/02/15/the-slimy-underbelly-of-racing/#comment-19614 Sat, 16 Feb 2013 02:21:53 +0000 https://oilpressure.wordpress.com/?p=11914#comment-19614 The Dragon/Lotus saga?!

]]> By: Oilpressure http://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2013/02/15/the-slimy-underbelly-of-racing/#comment-19612 Sat, 16 Feb 2013 01:13:26 +0000 https://oilpressure.wordpress.com/?p=11914#comment-19612 Our friend Pressdog brings up a good point regarding my comments on who Jay Penske is marrying. I went back and re-read this post around lunchtime today. When I read that paragraph regarding his engagement, I cringed. I had started that paragraph with a much better point than what was written. Unfortunately, I endured about a four-hour interruption as I was at that point in the post. I later came back to that sentence and threw something up there with the intention of coming back and finishing it before posting it. Unfortunately, I never did and it was printed as written.

By the time I realized it, there were already comments about it so it was too late to take it down. And of course, the original point I was going to make has long left me.

I stand by just about everything I said in this post, but Pressdog was right. Going after his engagement had nothing to do with the events at Dragon Racing and was probably crossing the line. For that I apologize. – GP

]]> By: pressdog http://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2013/02/15/the-slimy-underbelly-of-racing/#comment-19611 Sat, 16 Feb 2013 00:47:01 +0000 https://oilpressure.wordpress.com/?p=11914#comment-19611 by “Lotus background” I mean “Dragon background.” I’m an idiot.

]]> By: S. Bloom http://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2013/02/15/the-slimy-underbelly-of-racing/#comment-19607 Fri, 15 Feb 2013 23:58:27 +0000 https://oilpressure.wordpress.com/?p=11914#comment-19607 I have to agree with your comment about not knowing the facts. You, nor I, will ever know exactly what transpired. Racing is a business, and things happen in business. It’s not fair. Racing is not fair, never has been. I feel sorry for Legge but haven’t seen anything to suggest she’s any more deserving than Saavedra.

]]> By: Chiefswon http://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2013/02/15/the-slimy-underbelly-of-racing/#comment-19606 Fri, 15 Feb 2013 23:57:50 +0000 https://oilpressure.wordpress.com/?p=11914#comment-19606 Grand Slam Walk Off Home Run George!

]]> By: pressdog http://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2013/02/15/the-slimy-underbelly-of-racing/#comment-19604 Fri, 15 Feb 2013 23:30:00 +0000 https://oilpressure.wordpress.com/?p=11914#comment-19604 Agree with you George, virtually entirely (except for who Penske is marrying, which I think is immaterial and a bit out of bounds). Appreciate the Lotus background, most of which I had forgotten about. Based on the team involved, and the circumstances of the pig Lotus, I don’t believe saying Legge lost the ride on merit is fair. If it was all about merit, I doubt Saavedra would be the replacement choice for the reasons George mentioned and the fact that Legge finished ahead of him in both the Indy 500 (her qualifying effort there was remarkable as George notes) and the Fontana race. Maybe he will grow into a Colombian Mears, but right now, I can’t see how he’s “better” than Legge. Perhaps she lost the ride based on a personality conflict, which is more likely, but we’ll never really know.

]]> By: The Lapper http://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2013/02/15/the-slimy-underbelly-of-racing/#comment-19598 Fri, 15 Feb 2013 20:12:34 +0000 https://oilpressure.wordpress.com/?p=11914#comment-19598 He told Legge to “Piss Off!”

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