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Post by Canadianfan on Oct 16, 2018 10:57:00 GMT -5
Jordan King not returning to the #20 next year.
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Post by JSPorts on Oct 16, 2018 11:49:49 GMT -5
Probably best for them to move on. He was underwhelming to say the least in the 20 last year. He even got outrun by Pigot, and Carpenter beat him in points despite having 5 fewer starts.
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Post by Canadianfan on Oct 16, 2018 13:29:58 GMT -5
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Post by xxplode on Oct 16, 2018 16:47:46 GMT -5
Scuderia Corsa has had quite the meteoric rise. From being founded in 2012, to 4 titles in sports cars, to now being in Indycar. It's great to see. The more teams for Indycar the better.
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Post by JSPorts on Oct 16, 2018 17:24:01 GMT -5
I agree, the more teams the better, but this isn't actually the addition of any team. Let's break this down:
2018: Ed Carpenter Racing: #21 Spencer Pigot (17 races), #20 Ed Carpenter / Jordan King (17 races), #13 Danica Patrick (1 race) Scuderia Corsa: #64 Oriol Servia (1 race) Total: 36 races
2019: Ed Carpenter Racing with Scuderia Corsa: #21 Spencer Pigot (17 races), #20 Ed Carpenter / Ed Jones (17 races), #64 Ed Jones (1 race) Total: 35 races
Actually, we didn't gain any teams, we just lost 1 Indy 500 entrant.
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Post by xxplode on Oct 16, 2018 17:46:14 GMT -5
That is very true. That said, partnering with an established team like Carpenter is a great way for a team like Scuderia Corsa to grow into Indycar. It's good to see the collaboration.
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Post by JSPorts on Oct 16, 2018 17:48:03 GMT -5
For sure, it is. I just wish they would actually field a car instead of just collaborating. They could do something like Michael Shank did with SPM. But hopefully, they'll branch out and start their own team in a year or two.
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Post by xxplode on Oct 16, 2018 17:52:53 GMT -5
If things go well, I'm pretty sure there's a good chance of that!
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Post by Canadianfan on Oct 17, 2018 9:46:31 GMT -5
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Post by Canadianfan on Oct 17, 2018 14:32:40 GMT -5
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Post by sean on Oct 17, 2018 17:09:40 GMT -5
This is a bad idea. Not only will he have been retired for nearly 3.5 seasons by the time of the 2020 Indy 500, and washed up basically for 7 years even as a Cup driver (aside from his one fluky final win season), he would at that point be 49 years old and I'm pretty sure Mario Andretti and Emerson Fittipaldi were the only drivers to win oval IndyCar races at that age and higher but: 1. Stewart was not IMO as talented as Andretti and Fittipaldi to begin with. (Those are 2 of the top 20 drivers of all time, so it's not like I'm dissing him.) 2. Stewart was nowhere near as athletic as Andretti and Fittipaldi even in his prime. 3. The athletic standards today are much higher than in the late '80s/early '90s when Andretti/Fittipaldi were racing in CART. 4. They were at least full-time and not trying to win as a one-off (yes, Al Unser did win the 1987 Indy 500 as a part time driver when he was 47, which is worth noting.) 5. Andretti and Fittipaldi didn't have quite the long string of injuries that Stewart did either. I realize athleticism probably matters much less in oval racing than in road course racing, and indeed Andretti and Fittipaldi themselves started fading in road racing at a younger age than they started fading on ovals, but something tells me he'd barely be competitive and he missed his shot earlier.
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Post by diburritomelon9 on Oct 18, 2018 10:25:32 GMT -5
This is a bad idea. Not only will he have been retired for nearly 3.5 seasons by the time of the 2020 Indy 500, and washed up basically for 7 years even as a Cup driver (aside from his one fluky final win season), he would at that point be 49 years old and I'm pretty sure Mario Andretti and Emerson Fittipaldi were the only drivers to win oval IndyCar races at that age and higher but: 1. Stewart was not IMO as talented as Andretti and Fittipaldi to begin with. (Those are 2 of the top 20 drivers of all time, so it's not like I'm dissing him.) 2. Stewart was nowhere near as athletic as Andretti and Fittipaldi even in his prime. 3. The athletic standards today are much higher than in the late '80s/early '90s when Andretti/Fittipaldi were racing in CART. 4. They were at least full-time and not trying to win as a one-off (yes, Al Unser did win the 1987 Indy 500 as a part time driver when he was 47, which is worth noting.) 5. Andretti and Fittipaldi didn't have quite the long string of injuries that Stewart did either. I realize athleticism probably matters much less in oval racing than in road course racing, and indeed Andretti and Fittipaldi themselves started fading in road racing at a younger age than they started fading on ovals, but something tells me he'd barely be competitive and he missed his shot earlier. Tony Stewart is the last of the drivers I think of who are out of shape. I wouldn't bet on him doing good.
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Post by Canadianfan on Oct 18, 2018 11:31:15 GMT -5
This is a bad idea. Not only will he have been retired for nearly 3.5 seasons by the time of the 2020 Indy 500, and washed up basically for 7 years even as a Cup driver (aside from his one fluky final win season), he would at that point be 49 years old and I'm pretty sure Mario Andretti and Emerson Fittipaldi were the only drivers to win oval IndyCar races at that age and higher but: 1. Stewart was not IMO as talented as Andretti and Fittipaldi to begin with. (Those are 2 of the top 20 drivers of all time, so it's not like I'm dissing him.) 2. Stewart was nowhere near as athletic as Andretti and Fittipaldi even in his prime. 3. The athletic standards today are much higher than in the late '80s/early '90s when Andretti/Fittipaldi were racing in CART. 4. They were at least full-time and not trying to win as a one-off (yes, Al Unser did win the 1987 Indy 500 as a part time driver when he was 47, which is worth noting.) 5. Andretti and Fittipaldi didn't have quite the long string of injuries that Stewart did either. I realize athleticism probably matters much less in oval racing than in road course racing, and indeed Andretti and Fittipaldi themselves started fading in road racing at a younger age than they started fading on ovals, but something tells me he'd barely be competitive and he missed his shot earlier. He was the first to admit Sean that he will need to drop 20 to 30 pounds for this to work.
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Post by JSPorts on Oct 18, 2018 15:53:56 GMT -5
Let me say this: I agree that this is not likely to work. However, if anyone is able to defy the odds and be successful, it would be Tony.
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Post by Canadianfan on Oct 18, 2018 17:47:00 GMT -5
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