Overheard in Cleveland

Although Matt Halliday said he's coming back to Champ Car for the final five races with sponsorship in hand, the fact remains that the Conquest team does not have a 2nd car for him to drive and it is cost prohibitive to acquire one for just five races. If the rumor is true that the Rocketsports team will be losing its sponsorship after Toronto, and if Halliday does indeed have money, perhaps he will land in the 2nd RSPORTS car………Did you know that 23-year-old native of Jens, Switzerland Neel Jani's father hails from India. Indeed he does……..Saturday morning has dawned sunny and cool again so we should be in for another nice day for the Roar by the Shore (of Lake Erie)……..Conor Daly, in his first Skip Barber National Series outing was fastest in practice yesterday. Daly is the son of former Champ Car announcer and F1 driver Derek Daly…….The grandstands being used in Cleveland now are a bit steeper than years gone by to help the fans see the cars better on the very wide-open flat airport circuit, but the number of grandstands is way down from the glory years of CART……….In future years we hear the Grand Prix Organizers are toying with the idea of adding grandstands in the infield so fans can get a good view and feel the rumble of a standing start. Of course that would block the view of those in grandstands outside the track.