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Tagliani, Carpentier, Tracy: Player's-Forsythe going after all three for one last hurrah
Jump to full article: Canada.com (ca), 2002-09-04
Author: Bruce Arthur / National Post
Intro: Heading into its last year before tobacco legislation forces the exit of one-half of its partnership, Player's-Forsythe is working on an all-Canadian CART dream team featuring drivers Alex Tagliani, Patrick Carpentier and Paul Tracy. . .
But though negotiations are in progress, a deal is not yet done -- contrary to published reports. . .
Player's has been trying to make a splash in its last year before tobacco legislation forces it to abandon public sponsorship. Long a champion of Canadian drivers, the tobacco company seems to want one final run at racing dominance.
The negotiations with Carpentier are a major turnaround from earlier in the year.
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