Watkins Glen International will host its next LIVE driver chat on the WGI Fan Talk Forum on Wednesday, June 27th and will welcome a series and Glen champion. 2003 IndyCar Series and 2-time defending Watkins Glen Grand Prix champion Scott Dixon will be the featured guest and will be available for fans questions from 7:30 PM - 8:00 PM. He will be the second and final IndyCar Series driver to participate in the WGI Live Driver Chat leading up to the Watkins Glen Grand Prix, July 6-8.Suggested topics for tonights discussion with the Iceman include:
This is the second of two 30-minute live chats that feature drivers from the IndyCar Series. The live chat will be open to any and all race fans that go to the WGI Fan Talk Forum or the WGI homepage (www.TheGlen.com). A link to the live chat will become available to all visitors at about 7:20 PM and will be active for the entire chat. (MORE from the Watkins Glen site)
• Are there really Hobbits in New Zealand?
• Dan or Danica - who wins the big throwdown?
• How come you don't go back to your old hairstyle?
If you haven't read Dixon's Q&A with the Indy Star last month, then you may not realize how funny this guy is. For example.
Q: Your teammate, Dan Wheldon, has suggested in fun that maybe married drivers like Tony Kanaan don't go as fast as the single drivers.
A: "I think it actually gives you incentive. The wives spend more money so you've got to make more money so it speeds you up. That's what happened to T.K. She's starting to spend all the cash, so he's got to pick it up a gear. Same with Helio (Castroneves)."
Ice, ice baby -- too cold, too cold.