Comments on: Juan Pablo Montoya is a hero. http://www.number66.net/juan-pablo-montoya-is-a-hero/ Tue, 06 Jul 2010 09:05:39 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Sideways sam http://www.number66.net/juan-pablo-montoya-is-a-hero/comment-page-1/#comment-69 Sideways sam Sat, 24 Mar 2007 10:09:07 +0000 http://number66.net/2007/03/05/juan-pablo-montoya-is-a-hero/#comment-69 Monster is pretty handy for sure but not a patch on Vic Elford Monster is pretty handy for sure but not a patch on Vic Elford

]]> By: Martin http://www.number66.net/juan-pablo-montoya-is-a-hero/comment-page-1/#comment-56 Martin Fri, 09 Mar 2007 22:55:10 +0000 http://number66.net/2007/03/05/juan-pablo-montoya-is-a-hero/#comment-56 Oh Kraig, I don't think anything I can say will convince you otherwise... Oh Kraig, I don’t think anything I can say will convince you otherwise…

]]> By: kraig http://www.number66.net/juan-pablo-montoya-is-a-hero/comment-page-1/#comment-55 kraig Fri, 09 Mar 2007 20:38:01 +0000 http://number66.net/2007/03/05/juan-pablo-montoya-is-a-hero/#comment-55 Im sorrry martin you know how i feel about JPM the man has no skill he culd not prove himself in F1 in a very good car and if you walk away from F1 with out winning your a no no. Im sorrry martin you know how i feel about JPM the man has no skill he culd not prove himself in F1 in a very good car and if you walk away from F1 with out winning your a no no.

]]> By: Martin http://www.number66.net/juan-pablo-montoya-is-a-hero/comment-page-1/#comment-54 Martin Wed, 07 Mar 2007 20:28:10 +0000 http://number66.net/2007/03/05/juan-pablo-montoya-is-a-hero/#comment-54 All true, but Stewart gained much more oval racing experience during his time in the IRL. Anyway, just you wait and see :-) All true, but Stewart gained much more oval racing experience during his time in the IRL. Anyway, just you wait and see :-)

]]> By: Asp http://www.number66.net/juan-pablo-montoya-is-a-hero/comment-page-1/#comment-53 Asp Wed, 07 Mar 2007 11:28:49 +0000 http://number66.net/2007/03/05/juan-pablo-montoya-is-a-hero/#comment-53 Watching the race live on Sunday was very impressive, and it was clear he was a cut above the rest. There's no doubt his fight-back was helped by cautions and racing on newer tyres; and the way he took the lead was questionable at best, but when we knew he was going to make an extra stop I still wasn't going to rule him out. However, I still remain to be convinced if he's going to develop into a true all-rounder. Not only was it a road race, so he did have advantage, but it was a Busch race and not a full Cup race. Tony Stewart is almost certainly the test for conversion from open wheelers (IRL in his case) to NASCAR. Granted he had more experience in the NBS before moving to the Cup, but his first full time season (which was in the Winston) he won three races. That's the target that JPM needs to be aiming to better. Watching the race live on Sunday was very impressive, and it was clear he was a cut above the rest. There’s no doubt his fight-back was helped by cautions and racing on newer tyres; and the way he took the lead was questionable at best, but when we knew he was going to make an extra stop I still wasn’t going to rule him out.

However, I still remain to be convinced if he’s going to develop into a true all-rounder. Not only was it a road race, so he did have advantage, but it was a Busch race and not a full Cup race. Tony Stewart is almost certainly the test for conversion from open wheelers (IRL in his case) to NASCAR. Granted he had more experience in the NBS before moving to the Cup, but his first full time season (which was in the Winston) he won three races. That’s the target that JPM needs to be aiming to better.

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