Even Without a Ride, Carpentier Sleeps Well source: radio-canada.ca / translated by Gail Shankland So, you wonder what I've been doing? Not a lot (laughter)... It should be said though that my situation is not easy. Hello everyone. If you listen to the leaders of the open wheel racing series, everything is going very well (laughter), but that is not the case. The situation has become quite serious since the two series separated. Many in the series are unhappy and have to endure more. The rides are harder to come by than they once were. Teams seek drivers that bring money rather than drivers with talent or experience. The situation is disappointing for me. There are so many teams in IRL and Champ Car that have closed their doors. There is so much change at this moment. In the IRL, several teams released employees at the end of the season. Cheever Racing is one of these. Additionally, Toyota choose to leave the IRL immediately (a year earlier than planned). It is extremely difficult to know what will happen in 2006, I don't know what's available at this point. Series In Danger? Things are not right in the IRL. I always was of the opinion that the two series, IRL and Champ Car should have reunified, but that has not been the case, and that explains the problems that we're seeing. In Champ Car, the new owners have done an excellent job for the past two years. But I don't know if Champ Car has become stronger than the IRL. For me, it's more generalized, it's all type of racing (Open Wheel) that suffers in North America. I don't know what the solution is. But I am not ready to say that one series is more fragile than another. As for me, I don't have a ride, so I won't state a preference for one series or the other (laughter). It is clear though that the two series seek drivers who bring lots of money.
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