Panther Pack - Team Q&A

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Q. The photo of the camo firesuits is awesome. What a great idea. Only Panther would come up with something so cool.
A. (7-4-08) Thanks for the kind words. The suits came out great and will look even better in Victory Lane.


Q. Scheckter at Panther next year? Any Truth?
A. (7-4-08) Did Tomas start this rumor?


Q. The picture on the cover of your website says it all. Five-wide at Richmond? No wonder 10 cars finished the race. I changed the channel the race was so boring.
A. (7-1-08) We were probably at the airport by the time you decided to change the channel. The league needs to do something to ensure the racing doesn't continue to get boring. Richmond should always be one of the most thrilling races on the schedule.


Q. You know the silly season questions are already going to start rolling in. Will Delphi and the National Guard be back at Panther next season?
A. (7-1-08) It sure looks that way.


Q. Looks like sponsorship has been solid for you guys. Is there talk of adding a second car for next year?
A. (7-1-08) There's always talk. But talk is cheap. We'll add a second car when there is proper funding to support the effort and we can do it right. I'd say its 50/50 right now.


Q. Does Panther still have a relationship with Sam Hornish? Watching him run in 40th position this weekend just broke my heart. What is he doing over there? Have John Barnes call Sam and get him back in an IndyCar!
A. (7-1-08) Several folks at Panther are still friends with Sammy. But, if he decides to return to IndyCars, I hear his Cup team has a pretty good open-wheel program. I'm guessing he'd go that route first.


Q. Does you guys want to go back to Loudon? Las Vegas? Aren't there better tracks to race?
A. (7-1-08) With unification, we're excited to see what new events can do well on the IndyCar Series schedule. There isn't any way to tell until we go there. It's important to get more races out West, and obviously we could accomplish that with Vegas and Long Beach. Now, if somebody could get us back to Phoenix .....


Q. With AGR's recent release of Bryan Herta, could you see him making a return to IndyCars? Possibly with Panther?
A. (7-1-08) That's tough to tell. Obviously that depends on what Bryan wants to do and if there is a seat available. He's a great driver and a good person. I know there isn't an open chair at Panther right now, so his options are probably elsewhere.


Q. There is lots of talk about Danica right now. I feel like Dixon and Carpenters comments were way out of line. Does Vitor have issues with her, or are those guys stiring up trouble?
A. (7-1-08) We can't speak for other drivers. I know we had trouble getting around Danica at Texas, both for position and when Vitor was leading the race and lapping her. But league officals were on top of the issue. Vitor and Danica are friends dating back to their days at teammates at Rahal-Letterman, so you probably won't hear him say anything bad about her. We all thought Carpenter's comment was hilarious - he managed to insult the league's most popular driver and somebody that hasn't driven and IndyCar in a year with one sentence.


Q. This has been a rough couple races for Panther. What has the issue been? I was excited to watch you guys after Indy.
A. (7-1-08) It hasn't been as bad as you think. We had one of the fastest cars in Iowa but had the issue in the pits, then we were getting better and better at Richmond (running 12th) when Andretti sent us into the fence. Don't lose faith ... we haven't.