Although Cheep’ only had three Rookies in the
Field…
What better way to celebrate, or should it be
commiserate the Post Indianapolis 500 Blues, Eh? With some more riveting No
Fenders banter…
It’s Funny what sends you down another
nefarious Wabbit’ Hole, Eh? As this time I’ll blame my Numero Uno IndyCar Radio
Pit reporter Ryan Marin! Especially since I thought I heard Him say what was
the wrong year?
As Ryan was talking to Ganassi’s No. 2 Man Mike
Hull, who also doubles as Scott Dixon’s Strategist. With another prescient answer
to Ryan’s comment noting how if All three of Ganassi’s rookies qualified for
this year’s race. Ganassi would have the most rookies in the field since
Scandia Racing in 1997. (Or that’s the year I thought I heard Ryan say?) To
which Hull in typical understatement said “We’re Not here to make records!”
Having previously
chronicled one of my Home-teams Scandia Racing in the following No Fenders
tome…
http://www.nofenders.net/2016/05/r100-pacific-northwest-racing-teams_26.html
Ironically, contrary to popular belief. This is
not the first time that Cheeps’ had five cars entered at Mother Speedway. Since
I’d forgotten about 2015, when Ganassi ran Sage Karam, Scott Dixon, tony
Kanaan, Sebastian Saavedra and Charlie Kimball.
Having been reminded when revisiting my ‘Ol No
Fenders yarn about Who’s had the most Indy 500 entries?
http://www.nofenders.net/2015/05/indy-500-whos-really-had-most-entries.html
As Team scandia set the record Wayback’ in
1996, when ‘lil TG’ was desperate for anybody to race in His Sandbox after
instituting that Dastardly, Nefarious 25/8 Rule!
Obviously the most “Decorated” driver in the
Andy Evans/Dick Simon stable was Formula 1 and future 24 Heurs du Mans winner
Michele Alboreto. Followed by Eliseo Salazar, the only driver to ever win an
IndyCar race for this organization!
Yet Bad Arse Sports Car Ace Fermin velez might
wish to argue about “Greasy ‘Ol saladbar’s” placement upon the Team Scandia
hierarchy. After all, the Spaniard did win two 12 Hours of Sebring races
alongside team boss Andy Evans. Not to mention the World Sportscar
Championship’s Group C2 Prototypes “Lights” title twice!
While Alesandro Zampedri’s claim to fame is
surviving a very scary accident during the 1996 Indianapolis 500, for which
part of His foot and three toes had to be amputated! Ironically getting
caught-up in an accident involving teammate Salazar and Roberto Guerrero.
Alboreto and Felez, who were both making their
debutante starts at Mother speedway were joined by the team’s other three
rookies. A teenager from Mexico named Miguel Jourdain Jr. And two Yanks’, one
nameless and another with a cool first name. As move over Sting Ray Robb,
you’ve got nothing on Racin Gardner! Whilst most people will be saying Joe who?
In regards to rookie Joe Gosek…
Meanwhile, Cheeps’ still got nothin’ upon Mikey
a’, whose had the second most entries at Indianapolis not once, but twice! As
Andretti Autosport has entered six cars in 2017 -18.
Whilst I won’t even bother recapping how many
times Michael Andretti’s run five cars at the Speedway. Meaning this year’s
“slimmed down” quartet ‘O entries must seem like easy pickings for Mikey.
Although you’d have thought they could have easily afforded to have a better Backup chassis for Marcus Ericsson, Eh?
