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SEBRING, Fla. -- Several IndyCar drivers dismissed any notion of boycotting Texas Motor Speedway, and said the entire issue has been blown out of proportion. "I want to stop all this nonsense discussion about boycotting. Its absurd, its ridiculous and we are professionals and will race there," Helio Castroneves said on Monday, following the first day of spring training testing at Sebring International Raceway. Texas track president Eddie Gossage reacted angrily last week to rumours that IndyCars drivers had discussed skipping the June 9 race at Texas over concerns with how the fence is constructed. Gossage was bothered by a report two weeks ago that indicated the drivers had discussed boycotting the race, but hadnt come to that conclusion yet. "Its absolutely irresponsible of those drivers, and they deserve -- because of the way they conduct themselves sometimes -- they deserve where they stand now in the food chain of motorsports," Gossage told racing website Racin Today in quotes that surfaced Friday. That led IndyCar CEO Randy Bernard to issue a statement Saturday, insisting the series will be in Texas as planned in June. Justin Wilson, who serves along with Dario Franchitti and Tony Kanaan as a driver representative for the series, said Monday a boycott was never even discussed. He said Texas was discussed briefly during a Feb. 13 driver meeting in Indianapolis, but the issues covered centred on both pack racing and the fencing at Texas. Safety has been the dominant topic in IndyCar since two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Dan Wheldon was killed in the October season finale at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Wheldon was killed when his car sailed into the fence in a 15-car accident, and his head hit a post in the fence. The accident was a perfect storm of conditions, and a report on Wheldons death found that the pack racing on a high-banked oval were two contributing factors. Texas, which has hosted IndyCar for 15 consecutive seasons and is one of the biggest events on the schedule, is a high-banked oval, and its fence is constructed in similar fashion to the one at Las Vegas. "All the drivers got together, and (Kanaan) explained the situation to them as to what could happen, as far as going back there to Texas and pack racing could happen," Wilson said Monday. "And he said missing that race is not an option. And not one person disagreed. We all 100 per cent, all agreed, we have to go and do that race, and thats what Ive always said." Gossage remained disappointed Monday that the issue ever came up. He was track president in 2001 when drivers from the CART Series walked out of the event over concerns with the high speeds. "We strongly resent the introduction or inference that there could be a boycott in light of what happened here in 2001," he said. "We have every right to be more sensitive to that than any other track in America because we had drivers -- drivers who currently race in IndyCar -- walk out of here." Gossage also maintains that his fencing -- the order of construction, from inside the track, is cables, poles, mesh -- is constructed properly, and engineers from Speedway Motorsports Inc. dont recommend any other design. IndyCars drivers have asked to see the reports backing that up, and Gossage responded that any of them are welcome to call him at any time to discuss any issues they have with his track. "If there was a better technology, we would do it," Gossage said. "Or, if there was something that should be done but we couldnt economically afford it and make running IndyCar work with the numbers, then we just wouldnt run IndyCar here. But right now, what we have, our engineers tell us is the best, and I have yet to meet a driver who is also a structural engineer." Regardless of the fence, the pack racing must still be addressed, and the drivers do seem united in their desire to have IndyCar find a formula that separates the field on ovals. "Its very simple with me -- I dont think we should be stuck together pack racing," said Ryan Hunter-Reay, who had the fastest time in Mondays second practice. "Other than that, we need to be oval racing, this is IndyCar and its made up of ovals, its street circuits and road courses. Thats what makes an IndyCar champion. For me, what we did at Vegas, the product was wrong. We dont all need to be stuck on each other because then one person makes a human error and the domino effect starts. And we had the perfect storm at Vegas." Wilson agreed on pack racing, but said IndyCars current drivers are working on all aspects of safety improvement. "We have to push the changes to make improvements, but at the end of the day, were all racers and all we want to do is go race," Wilson said. "But we are also trying to make improvements for the sport in general in the long-term. If theres something that can be done fencing-wise, a bit like the SAFER barrier, maybe in five-to-10 years time, when most of our careers are finished, in 10 years time, it will be a very different grid, but if we can make it safer for them, then weve done a good thing. "Its not that we are saying what (Texas) has is bad, but weve got to keep looking to the future." Hunter-Reay said the focus needs to be on breaking up the pack racing and not on the fence. "Dans crash, the result was going to happen with it if it was a blue fence or a red fence," Hunter-Reay said. "Well get into sorting the oval stuff out. I have no doubt well get it sorted out and it will be a good race, well get it so we arent all on top of each other. The drivers just want it to where we are pedaling the car, we are lifting in the corner. Its tough to drive and you cant just sit under somebodys gearbox." nfl jerseys china .m. Houston, TX (Sports Network) - The Houston Dynamo will aim to break out of a five-game winless streak when they host rivals FC Dallas in Major League Soccer action at Robertson Stadium on Saturday. cheap jerseys . His father, Frank, played pro football in the United States Football League in the 1980s. His brother, Ryan, played centre at USC and now plays for the Carolina Panthers. http://www.cheapjerseyssafe.com/ . Just the way the Boston Red Sox drew it up, right? "Go tell him that," McDonald said, nodding at Ortizs locker. "See, I should be in the home run derby next year. wholesale jerseys . "During the race I tried not to think about Wouter," De Clercq said. "But now that Ive won it I want to dedicate this win to Wouter Weylandt and his family." Weylandt died in the third stage of the race on Monday after a heavy crash. cheap nfl jerseys . Tom Soehn, Vancouvers director of soccer operations, had made the journey to evaluate defender Alain Rochat and midfielder Davide Chiumiento.PORTLAND, Ore. -- While Golden State Warriors fans are clearly still irked that he was traded away, Monta Ellis is enjoying the Milwaukee Bucks. Ellis had 14 points and nine assists to help Milwaukee beat Portland 116-87 on Tuesday night for the Bucks sixth straight victory. "Everybodys out there having fun, sharing the ball and everybodys on the same page trying to get some wins," Ellis said. "Thats all that matters to us." Drew Gooden had 19 points and Carlos Delfino added 16 for the Bucks, who shot a season-high 57.8 per cent from the floor (48 for 83) and had 35 assists. Milwaukee coach Scott Skiles praised Ellis passing. "He hasnt surprised us, we knew he could do it," Skiles said. "He has a very high basketball IQ. He goes to the open man. I think, to his credit, hes also trying to fit in and see how we play, and hes playing that way." LaMarcus Aldridge had 21 points and 12 rebounds for the Blazers, who suffered their worst margin of defeat at home since a 118-89 loss to Miami on Jan. 8, 2009. About the only bright spot for Portland was Brandon Roy, who made his first appearance at the Rose Garden since his abrupt retirement at the start of training camp. Roy, a three-time All-Star who left the game because of trouble with both of his knees, unexpectedly showed up sitting courtside and was wildly cheered when he was shown on the Rose Gardens video scoreboard. Team owner Paul Allen was among those who joined in the ovation. The Blazers later said that Roy was at the game to surprise Blazers guard Jamal Crawford, a close friend, on his 32nd birthday. Roy did not speak with reporters. The Blazers were coming off an eventful seven-game trip, during which they dismissed McMillan and traded forward Gerald Wallace and centre Marcus Camby, both starters. Portland finished 2-5 on the trip. Overall, theyve lost nine of their last 12 games. Interim Blazers coach Kaleb Canales, who started with the Blazers as a video intern in 2005, was greeted warmly by the home crowd when he when he was introduced to start the game, but his new team struggled defensively against the Bucks. Portlands backups were 2 for 29 against Milwaukee. "Too many crooked numbers up here on the stat sheet," Canales saiid.dddddddddddd"We didnt do a good job defensively. And youve got to give them credit. Theyre a hot team and they played like theyve been playing and we didnt take them out of their game." Two of the players acquired by the Blazers in a trade-deadline moves last week, guard Jonny Flynn and centre Hasheem Thabeet, saw limited playing time late in the game. Both came to Portland in a deal that sent Camby to Houston. The Bucks acquired Ellis, along with Ekpre Udoh and Kwame Brown from the Warriors in exchange for injured centre Andrew Bogut and Stephen Jackson last week just before the trade deadline. Ellis was a fan favourite in the Bay Area, and the deal angered fans who booed Warriors owner Joe Lacob during a halftime ceremony to retire Hall of Famer Chris Mulllins jersey Monday night. The fallout from the trade had been made all the worse when Ellis and the Bucks visited Oracle Arena two days after the deal and beat the Warriors 120-98. Ellis did not have any comment on what happened to Lacob. "Theyve got to deal with what theyve got to deal with over there," Ellis said. "Im worried about the Milwaukee Bucks." The Bucks jumped ahead in the second quarter, led by Delfino, who hit two consecutive 3-pointers to put Milwaukee up 42-29 midway through the quarter. His layup stretched the lead to 48-32, and the Bucks carried a 54-43 advantage into the break. Delfinos jumper in the fourth quarter put Milwaukee up 90-64, and Portland fans began streaming for the exits. "We got to play with more effort," Aldridge said. "We got back-doored like four or five times. Weve got to fight through screens, our bigs have to be up on the screens. I feel like we didnt do that tonight. We just worried about trying to outscore them. Our defence wasnt there." Notes: Blazers Guard Elliot Williams, who has missed six games with a shoulder injury, might need surgery. ... The Blazers held a moment of silence for Dick Harter, a veteran NBA assistant who died last week at the age of 81. Harter not only was an assistant coach for the Blazers under P.J. Carlesimo, he was the coach at Oregon when the Ducks ended UCLAs 98-game home winning streak in 1976. ... Milwaukee snapped a five-game losing streak at the Rose Garden. cheap nfl jerseys ' ' '
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