[simple simon]

When Vitor Meira ran into a sponsorship conflict that cancelled a promised meet-and-greet with fans, the Brazilian ace at Panther Racing vowed he'd do something to make amends to his admirers.


The result is a novelty that's become much sought-after in Indianapolis this winter: a carbon-fiber keychain charm from Meira's wrecked Dallara/Honda at the Chicagoland Speedway


Meira's shop manager at Panther, Jamie Nanny, took charge of cutting the pieces of wing sheared from the No. 4 Delphi car in a collision during the season-ending Chicagoland 300 IndyCar race into small rectangular pieces.


"Let's cut the broken carbon pieces into a keychain," thought Nanny. "We can make them like a small Marsh (grocery store) or CVS card, and fans can have a broken piece of Vitor's car on their key ring."

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[Racer Duck]

Fans are always looking for "parts" mementos. It's not uncommon for a fan of stock car racing (NASCAR, etc.) to have a door panel, hood, fender, tire, etc. from their hero's ride. My ex-son-in-law was one such and thru my son, while he was with Rich Bickle, obtained the complete side of a Craftsman Truck that Bickle had crunched the other side of! Hung it on the wall in his game room!