2004 CCWS awards!!

[luke]

Hi everyone after the final round at mexico, who impresed you the most, who was the most disapointing of the lot?


Best driver-Sebastien Bourdais

Worst driver-Nelson Phillipe

Most improved driver-Alex Tagliani

Best newcomer-AJ Allmendinger

Worst newcomer-Nelson Phillipe

Your favourite driver-Paul Tracy

Most disapointing driver-Nelson Phillipe

Your favourite moment of 2004- Bourdais's run from the back half way through the race to win at Denver.

Driver with bad luck-Justin Wilson

Best team-Newman/Hass

Most improved team-Rocketsports

Best newcomming team-RUsport

Your favourite team-Newman/Hass

Your least favourite moment of 2004-AJ punting out Bourdais at the Casino harpin at Montreal



hrug:

[Kicking-back]

Can't really argue with any of that, except the nomination of Tagliani and Rocketsports as most improved driver/team.

I'd give those accolades to Oriol Servia and Dale Coyne Racing.

[esorniloc]

Not sure how you can give Nelson Phillipe the award for Most disapointing driver. You must have expected him to do something in the first place!

[Snrub]

Best driver: Sebastien Bourdais
Worst driver: Mazzacane. Say what you will about Phillipe, but he's at least mildly competent. Sperafico deserves mention too.
Most improved driver: Lavin. (it's all relative)
Best newcomer: AJ
Worst newcomer: Loaded question, but it depends if you consider Mazzacane a newcomer. If not there's no option but to pick Philipe, although Smith hasn't really shown much form...
Your favourite driver: For me probably between Dominguez, Tag and PT.
Most disapointing driver: Probably RHR, I expected to see a lot more from him. Tracy certainly had a disappointing season, but I won't give him 100% of the blame.
Your favourite moment of 2004: Elkhart race. Result almost didn't matter, but the course of the race was highly entertaining.
Driver with bad luck: PT.
Best team: NH
Most improved team: Coyne. No debate here. Also, I have trouble beliving it was all Seriva when compared to how Tag and Jimmy struggled. As for Rocketsports I'm not sure if they even got better. Honourable mention to Conquest.
Best newcomming team: Loaded question, there was only 1 new team.
Your favourite team: Don't have one.
Your least favourite moment of 2004: Screaming at the TV because of the crappy Monterrey coverage. That's not really the series fault... So I'll say the Las Vegas race.

New awards:
Worst Team: Walker
Least improved team: Forsythe
Least improved driver: Jourdain. Most of it probably wasn't his fault, but to be honest I sort of expected him to be able to handle it a bit better.

[stmookeyj033]

BEST DRIVER: Sebastien BOURDAIS
WORST DRIVER: Tarso MARQUES
MOST IMPROVED: Rodolfo LAVIN
BEST NEWCOMER: AJ ALLMENDINGER
WORST NEWCOMER: Guy 'Smiley' SMITH
FAVORITE: ALL
MOST DISAPPOINTING: Jimmy VASSER
FAVORITE MOMENT: Getting the series started again from a seemingly impossible position.
DRIVER W/BAD LUCK: Patrick CAPRENTIER
BEST TEAM: Newman-Haas
MOST IMPROVED: Dale Coyne, but only on the Servia side of the garage
BEST NEW TEAM: There's only one to pick is there?!
FAVORITE TEAM: ALL
LEAST FAVORITE MOMENT: Constantly hearing the knockers saying that the series is 2nd rate, no more than a support event etc.

[f1manoz]

Best driver: Sebastien Bourdais

Worst driver: Sperafico

Most improved driver: Lavin certainly showed improvement although could have done better

Best newcomer: 'Dinger. Easy...

Worst newcomer: Guy Smith didn't really impress

Your favourite driver: Erm... never really had a favourite

Most disapointing driver: Hunter-Reay. After Milwaukee, he disappeared off the radar

Your favourite moment of 2004: The season starting! Next to that, Tagliani finally winning at Road America

Driver with bad luck: Paul Tracy, although you make your own luck

Best team: Newman-Haas win this easy

Most improved team: Dale Coyne Racing. Where they've come from since last year is amazing. Big pat on the back to Servia.

Your favourite team: RuSport. Support the new guys!

Your least favourite moment of 2004: Erm... missing so many races while I travelled Europe!

Worst Team: Walker. Although you can't blame them being saddles with a Reynard

Least improved team: Forsythe certainly stood still this year

Least improved driver: Junqueira. Really, this was his year to win the title but he was annihilated by his team-mate.