Grapevine: Boxing champ wants an IRL team
Former heavyweight boxing champion George Foreman is considering the possibility of forming an IRL IndyCar Series team
Foreman confirmed during a visit on Friday to Infineon Raceway that he was on a fact-finding mission about the possibility of starting a team. He met with IRL and track officials.
"We are exploring starting a team," Foreman said. "I wanted to meet everybody first of all. This is a good family atmosphere, and that's what I love about it.
"Then you see a generation of children coming up behind the ones who were in the winning position. This is something I need in my life; I'd like to be a part of it."
Foreman visited the Indianapolis 500 in 1969 after winning the gold medal at the '68 Olympics in Mexico City.
"Just the name Indy cars brings back so many thrills to me because I cut my teeth on that name," Foreman said.
"It has changed so much, like from the wild, wild west to having computers in cars. It is unreal. Hopefully, soon I'll get a chance to be a part of it."
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