Title: James Weaver
Post by: termietermite on November 04, 2006, 10:07:06 pm
Have a look at the tribute to JW in the news section of this site http://www.dysonracing.com/
Bang-on article, bang-on bloke. I'll miss him for one.
Bang-on article, bang-on bloke. I'll miss him for one.
Title: Re: James Weaver
Post by: bird on November 07, 2006, 06:17:20 pm
I booked a holiday to the caribbean for him once.
Nice bloke.
2 down in one season. :'(
Nice bloke.
2 down in one season. :'(
Title: Re: James Weaver
Post by: termietermite on December 02, 2006, 10:42:14 am
btw, for those who haven't read this, Andy Wallace is confirmed as his replacement at Dyson, to partner Buzz Lightyear.
Title: Re: James Weaver
Post by: Boorish Grobian on December 03, 2006, 07:21:25 am
Hmm, going to go out on a limb here but....
Why Andy Wallace? With all due respect to Andy, who's been a hell of a racer over the years, I would think in Rob's situation he would look to go in the direction of a fast, young gun to partner with Butch and build a team around for a few years to come. This seems like replacing one middle aged racer with another. You need someone in the car who's going to drive the wheels off it, especially if Dyson is going to take the fight to Audi. I'm not convinced Andy's the guy, not anymore. There may have been a time when he would have been the guy for this, but I don't think so anymore. To me this is a case of Rob opting for Andy out of loyalty and his relationship with the team. I think he could have gone with someone quicker. Like I said, I think Andy's a great guy and a hell of a racer, but I think he's past his prime for the role of a fulltime ALMS LMP1 driver, where most of the races are two hour and forty five minute sprints.
Fax
Why Andy Wallace? With all due respect to Andy, who's been a hell of a racer over the years, I would think in Rob's situation he would look to go in the direction of a fast, young gun to partner with Butch and build a team around for a few years to come. This seems like replacing one middle aged racer with another. You need someone in the car who's going to drive the wheels off it, especially if Dyson is going to take the fight to Audi. I'm not convinced Andy's the guy, not anymore. There may have been a time when he would have been the guy for this, but I don't think so anymore. To me this is a case of Rob opting for Andy out of loyalty and his relationship with the team. I think he could have gone with someone quicker. Like I said, I think Andy's a great guy and a hell of a racer, but I think he's past his prime for the role of a fulltime ALMS LMP1 driver, where most of the races are two hour and forty five minute sprints.
Fax
