Dan Wheldon, Indianapolis 500, 2008, Danica Patrick, Helio Castroneves, Indy 500, Ryan Hunter-Reay, shortboard, surfboard, Miami Dolphins, Vitor Meira, grip, horsepower, Tony Kanaan, carbon fiber stroller, paddle shifting
44 IndyCarSeries 2007 winterspecial
favorite things Holiday Edition
t’s the holiday season…Santa Claus has his list, we have ours. Into
which column – naughty or nice – we and some of the IndyCar
I Series drivers fall, we’re not exactly sure, but whether we pass Kris
Kringle’s quality-control check or not, we all still want stuff, and
we’ll have our wish list ready either way. So we asked some drivers
what’s on their list.
Dan
Wheldon
An Indianapolis
500 victory in
2008 would be a
nice gift. I guess my
stocking won’t be
so interesting this year…Just a good time
with family and close friends, that’s the
main thing, because being away you don’t
get to see them that much. It will certainly
be nice to see them after what was a
difficult season.
Ryan
Hunter-
Reay
A new shortboard
[surfboard], and a
win for the Miami
Dolphins.
Danica
Patrick
Let’s just say, in the
house where the
Christmas tree will
be...I hope there’s a
lot of people
because it’s more fun. I don’t need
anything; I’m spoiled and I buy myself
whatever I feel like. I don’t skimp on anyone
or anything, I have everything I need, and
family is the best.
Vitor
Meira
More overall grip.
That’s all I want in
my life. More grip
and more
horsepower, that is
what is on my wish list.
Our wish list? We’re just hoping for a 2008 IndyCar Series title fight
as exciting and close as last season. We wish for no more flying cars, and
no pit lane scuffles. Oh, and sunny skies over Speedway, Ind. – if not for
the whole month of May, at least on May 25.
For you dear readers, we wish only impact-free passes on your way to
the checkered flag.
Helio
Castroneves
Hopefully health
and a good 2008,
and that Indy 500
win that we’re
looking for again.
ILLUSTRATION BY MARTIN PEEL
Tony
Kanaan
I would say a
carbon-fiber
stroller for my
son...that would be
cool; paddle
shifting for my race
car, because I’m getting old and I’m making a
lot of effort to upshift; to win the Indy 500;
and have another child.
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