#XFINITY: Villeneuve de retour en Nascar avec Wingnut Racing

Stefdy68 wrote:Watkins Glen semble le plus proche pis c'est le 6 aout et je suis en vacance c'est tu pas Bieautyful ca

It’s been pretty much downhill ever since. Every team or series or form of racing he’s attempted has ended in failure.
Now comes news that he’s signed to drive in the NASCAR Xfinity Series for a new outfit called Wing Nut Racing (no jokes please, and I am not making this up).
Wing Nut Racing – or WNR – says it’s a startup that plans to run in a “wide variety” of racing classes, from off-road to stock cars. Its primary sponsor is a Canadian company called Alsco (textile services worldwide), which plans to be the main sponsor in one race and an associate sponsor in five more.

Okay, although I think that Jacques lost the ability years ago to be a top-of-the-mountain racer he once was (like that baseball pitcher I told you about), if he still wants to race, then race. Take whatever money he has left and make a deal with one of the big NASCAR or IndyCar teams to give him a first-rate car and crew and then go to it. Quit teaming up with those never-wills or fly-by-night outfits that will never do anything but further tarnish whatever he has left of a once-stirling reputation.
Maybe this new team is serious (although, with a name like that, I doubt it). Perhaps Jacques is too. But if he falls flat on his face again, as he has a lot lately, he’ll be a joke instead of the hero he so obviously wants to be.

abf1 wrote:http://www.thestar.com/autos/2016/02/08/monday-morning-roundup-what-is-jacques-villeneuve-up-to-now-lewis-hamilton-comes-to-toronto-again-and-more.html

It’s been pretty much downhill ever since. Every team or series or form of racing he’s attempted has ended in failure.
Now comes news that he’s signed to drive in the NASCAR Xfinity Series for a new outfit called Wing Nut Racing (no jokes please, and I am not making this up).
Wing Nut Racing – or WNR – says it’s a startup that plans to run in a “wide variety” of racing classes, from off-road to stock cars. Its primary sponsor is a Canadian company called Alsco (textile services worldwide), which plans to be the main sponsor in one race and an associate sponsor in five more.

Okay, although I think that Jacques lost the ability years ago to be a top-of-the-mountain racer he once was (like that baseball pitcher I told you about), if he still wants to race, then race. Take whatever money he has left and make a deal with one of the big NASCAR or IndyCar teams to give him a first-rate car and crew and then go to it. Quit teaming up with those never-wills or fly-by-night outfits that will never do anything but further tarnish whatever he has left of a once-stirling reputation.
Maybe this new team is serious (although, with a name like that, I doubt it). Perhaps Jacques is too. But if he falls flat on his face again, as he has a lot lately, he’ll be a joke instead of the hero he so obviously wants to be.

Jacques Villeneuve au @JdeMontreal : «Les chances sont bonnes de courir à Daytona la semaine prochaine en série @NASCAR_XFINITY.

Jacques Villeneuve confirme en entrevue au @JdeMontreal : «Je vais faire au moins dix courses cette année en série @NASCAR_XFINITY. »

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19:
ON TRACK
-- 10:30-11:55 a.m.: NASCAR XFINITY Series practice, FS1
-- 12:00-12:55 p.m.: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series practice, FS1
-- 1-1:55 p.m.: NASCAR XFINITY Series practice, FS1
-- 2-2:55 p.m.: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series practice, FS1
-- 3-3:55 p.m.: NASCAR XFINITY Series final practice, FS1
-- 4:30 p.m.: NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Keystone Light Pole Qualifying, FS1
-- 7:30 p.m.: NASCAR Camping World Truck Series NextEra Energy Resources 250 (100 laps, 250 miles), FS1

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20:
ON TRACK
-- 10 a.m.: NASCAR XFINITY Series Coors Light Pole Qualifying, FS1
-- 12:15-1:55 p.m.: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series final practice, FS1
-- 3:30 p.m.: NASCAR XFINITY Series PowerShares QQQ 300 (120 laps, 300 miles), FS1

«Le contrat est signé, a dit Villeneuve en entrevue au Journal. On a fait état de six courses, mais c’est beaucoup plus. J’entends participer à au moins une dizaine d’épreuves incluant les trois étapes de la série sur circuit routier et quelques autres sur ovales dont Indianapolis en juillet.»

«Je suis retenu en Europe jusqu’à lundi, poursuit-il. Mais tout pourrait se régler en début de semaine prochaine et j’obtiendrais le feu vert pour courir à Daytona. Je souhaite que ça se règle. Notre équipe veut y participer, c’est certain.»

Simon wrote:Je vais attendre de voir comment l'équipe est bâtie... Genre le pit crew?

Pis, on va à Mid-Ohio oubedon Watkins Glen?