Monday, March 22, 2010

George closes Vision Racing

January 29, 2010 by Negative Camber  
Filed under Other Racing, Parc Fermé

Unfortunate news from Indycar keeps coming this week. First, Tony George stepped down from the IMS board as we discussed here. In that story his mother, Hulman & Co. chairman Mari Hulman George, informed everyone that her son was stepping down. It was expected that George would remain active in Indycar via [...]

Tony George out: and you thought the France family was odd…

January 20, 2010 by Negative Camber  
Filed under Other Racing, Parc Fermé, People & Events

In a not-so-surprising move, Tony George has stepped down from serving on the board of IMS. After being removed by his own family as President, George remained on the board…until now according to ESPN.

That’s not the shocking thing for me. No, the shocking thing is the bizarre statement made by his own mother [...]

Indycar: Tony George steps down

July 1, 2009 by Negative Camber  
Filed under Other Racing, Parc Fermé

I guess Robin Miller isn’t such a bad guy after all. Speed took a lot of heat for that story and many who flamed them should apologize. I even suspected Robin was jumping the gun on the issue but with Robin, where there is smoke; there is usually a smudge or fire.
Unfortunately the [...]

Tony George ousted as CEO?

May 28, 2009 by Negative Camber  
Filed under Other Racing

That wacky and unpredictable Robin Miller has suggested that Tony George has been released as CEO of the Speedway following a board meeting with his sisters. with these rumors running rampant, George felt it was important to tell us what he and his Mom felt about the situation. Something sounds so wimpy about [...]