Monday, April 21, 2008

The 7 day outlook is for reduced confusion

It's finally over the logistical chaos of the Motegi/Long Beach weekend is behind us and the unprecedented slew of unwarranted hyperbole is heading straight for us. Danica finally got the win by driving quite slowly and listening to the radio (something we can all aspire to). Good for her!

It is also more than good for Matt Thompson and his 'Empty Tank Racing' team. He had the winners of both events in his team and they helped contribute to his whopping 320 point haul this week.

But in truth, it has been a sensational weekend for the ladies, Danica won in Japan, Simona De Silvestro won the Formula Atlantic race at Long Beach and Jamie Little won the Pro-Am race. Erik Dickerson, complained to the stewards that he wasn't allowed use a stock car as a blocker in front of him, but that fell on deaf ears. Most importantly, however, Julie Werner and Maureen O'Neil have leapt to the top of the standings with more than solid selections this weekend. Team PT Cruiser, used the opportunity to pick two teams to firmly establish herself as one of the teams to beat this season.

Normality returns this weekend as the circus regroups in Kansas and we will see how the new guys adapt to the shorter ovals.

The transfer window will open very shortly, just as soon as I calculate the new driver values.



1st
500 - "RPH Racing" - Julie Werner
[Helio Castro Neves, Hideki Mutoh, Ryan Hunter Reay, Ed Carpenter, Mario Moraes]

2nd
495 - Maureen O'Neil - "PT Cruiser
[Dan Wheldon, Hideki Mutoh, Ed Carpenter, Townsend Bell, Roger Yasakawa]
[Alex Tagliani, Graham Rahal, Ernesto Viso, Mario Moraes, Juho Annala]



3rd
305 - Michael Gathman - "Weekend Warriors"
[Tony Kanaan, Ryan Hunter Reay, Ernesto Viso, Jay Howard, Ed Carpenter]

4th
480 - "One Lap Down" - Jeremy Scott
[Helio Castroneves, Ryan Hunter Reay, Ed Carpenter, Townsend Bell, Roger Yasukawa]
[Paul Tracy, Jimmy Vasser, Roberto Moreno, David Martinez, Mario Moreas]

5th
462 - Doug Werner - "Drivers who weigh more than Danica"
[Scott Dixon, Hideki Mutoh, AJ Foyt IV, Marty Roth, Ed Carpenter]

6th
460 - "Gerry Forsythe's 'Play your cars right'" - Declan Brennan
[Helio Castroneves, Hideki Mutoh, Ryan Hunter Reay, Jay Howard, Franck Perera]


7th
455 - "3.2 Million Bricks" - Michael Rennick
[Scott Dixon, Vitor Meira, Ernesto Viso, Jay Howard, Ryan Hunter Reay]


8th
445 - "Team IndyCart" - Robert Duffield
[Helio Castroneves, Hideki Mutoh, Ryan Hunter Reay, Mario Moreas, Franck Perera]

9th
435 - "Empty Tank Racing" - Matt Thompson
[Marco Andretti, Will Power, Enrique Bernoldi, Danica Patrick, Marty Roth]


10th
425 - "Tony George stole my Series" - Emiliyan Stoykov
[Helio Castro Neves, Dan Wheldon, Marty Roth, Jay Howard, Roger Yasakawa]

11th
414 - "Should We Stay or Should We Split Now?" - Andrew Harbey
[Dan Wheldon, Justin Wilson, Darren Manning, Enrique Bernoldi, Buddy Rice]


12th
395 - "Opposite Lock Motorsports" - Louis Berlan
[Dan Wheldon, Ryan Briscoe, Ryan Hunter Reay, Mario Moraes, Roger Yasukawa]

13th
370 - "Month of Mayhem" - Adrian Bourne
[Helio Castro Neves, Vitor Meira, Bruno Junquiera, Townsend Bell, Darren Manning]

14th
355 - "Team Bigger USA" - Jon Bigger
[Marco Andretti, Ryan Briscoe, Danica Patrick, Milka Duno, Vitor Meira]

14th
355 - "no Ferrari Influence Apparent" - David Harbey
[Dan Wheldon, Marco Andretti, Darren Manning, Mario Moraes, Franck Perera]


16th
350 - "Super Duper Best Friends" - Andy Blackmore
[Tony Kanaan, Marco Andrettti, Franck Perera, Milka Duno, Townsend Bell]


17th
225 - "I am Hindy" - John Hindhaugh
[Marco Andretti, Hideki Mutoh, Bruno Junquiera, Ernesto Viso, Darren Manning]


18th
320 - "Come back to Rockingham" - John Harbey
[Dan Wheldon, Paul Tracy, Franck Perera, Mario Moreas, Roger Yasukawa]


19th
305 - "I Hate Tony George" - Jim Casey
[Graham Rahal, Jimmy Vasser, Roberto Moreno, Ernesto Viso, Roger Yasakawa]


20th
295 - "I am Timgray" - Tim Gray
[Scott Dixon, Ryan Briscoe, Danica Patrick, Townsend Bell, Mario Moraes]

20th
215 - "Why do we keep turning Left on our way to the merger?" - Nick Daman
[Tony Kanaan, Justin Wilson, Jay Howard, Milka Duno, Roger Yasukawa]

22nd
132 - "Chip, your name doesn't mean you have to eat Chips" - Matthew Hyndman
[Ryan Briscoe, Ryan Hunter Reay, Buddy Rice, Bruno Junquiera, Franck Perera]

23rd
255 - "Indy Pace Car Speed" - Jason Kwok
[Tony Kanaan, Graham Rahal, Jay Howard, Mario Moreas, Roger Yasakawa]

24th
250 - "Sideways Sam's Sideways Tings" - Sam Collins
[Dan Wheldon, Hideki Mutoh, Danica Patrick, Jay Howard, Franck Perera]

25th
232 - "Joe Blob & the Spoonerisms" - James Murphy
[Marco Andretti, Ryan Briscoe, Hideki Mutoh, Mario Moraes, Buddy Rice]


26th
230 - "Team IROC - Indignantly Racing Our Crapwagons" - Simon Speichert
[Oriol Servia, Hideki Mutoh, Ernesto Viso, Franck Perera, Juho Annala]

27th
182 - "Danika Wheldon Crash Team" - Chris Vince
[Oriol Servia, Ryan Briscoe, Hideki Mutoh, Marty Roth, Buddy Rice]

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