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Q&A: Paul Stoddart and Keith Wiggins - Pt.2.

Tuesday, 19th December 2006

Following the announcement that he is to take a controlling interest in the CTE-HVM team, Paul Stoddart continues to explain his reasons for joining the Champ Car series, alongside Keith Wiggins and series president Steve Johnson.

Q:
Steve, quick question for you. Is there such an animal as an ideal car count in terms of the total number of cars? You're not going to turn anybody down because you say that's too many or there's too few. Is there such an animal as an ideal number for you do you have a number in mind? Is it 24 cars? How would you describe that?

SJ:
I think 22 to 24 cars would be a healthy grid. I think it would be a lot of excitement, but it really comes down to quality of drivers as well. What you don't want is 24 or 26 cars when half your lap is under yellow or half your race is under yellow. That's not part of the goal. So to answer your question, yeah, 22, 24 would be a great number.

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