Helio Gets Green Flag for Oz

Posted Oct 10th 2008 4:36PM by TMZ Staff

Helio Castroneves is going halfway around the world while he awaits trial on tax evasion charges. Good idea?

A Federal judge is letting H go to Australia for a race on October 26. The same judge allowed him to race last Saturday in Atlanta, just a day after his indictment hearing. Not too shabby, all this travel.

Amusingly enough, the judge said if he tries to go on the lam, Helio would be "dancing with the U.S. marshals." Ah, jurist humor.

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1. FIRST!

Posted at 4:48PM on Oct 10th 2008 by blahblahblah

2. Hey TMZ - those of us who live in Kansas request that you be a little more original when nicknaming destinations. Oz for Australia? Seriously?

Posted at 5:22PM on Oct 10th 2008 by Kate Smith

3. Oz has always been the nickname for Australia.

Posted at 6:14PM on Oct 10th 2008 by Marie

4. I know Marie - I said that mosty with tongue in cheek! Australia got Oz because of their accent. Kansas got Oz because of Dorothy and Toto....oh wait - they aren't real, but Australia is.....hhmmmmm

Posted at 7:42PM on Oct 10th 2008 by Kate in Topeka

5. Good Lord #5, go write a blog somewhere. Your comments have no place here, which shows your tiny mind. Oh by the way, I'm proud to vote for Obama and can't wait to see him sworn in.

Posted at 9:54PM on Oct 10th 2008 by Kate in Topeka

6. Helio's race shop is in my hometown, and I know people who work there. Everyone, myself included, agrees that Helio is a good guy. I hope that he can prove himself guilty of having a bad lawyer and nothing more.

Posted at 10:26PM on Oct 10th 2008 by Mooresville

7. The real reason why Helio was crying is because Julianne has a new beau named Chuck.

Posted at 11:15PM on Oct 10th 2008 by Abdul

8. Yea! Helio is crying, but his ex-fiancee is probably laughing her a$$ off. What goes around, comes around. Never forget that.

Posted at 11:23PM on Oct 10th 2008 by Joanna

9. Mooresville -that's pretty cool. My impression has always been that he's a straight up guy. Lawyers got their bad reputation for a reason...Wonder if you've been to his shop. I've been to NHRA John and Ashley Force's shop and also Chip Foose.

Posted at 12:55AM on Oct 11th 2008 by Kate in Topeka

10. Oops - sorry Harvey, you're excluded from the bad lawyer comment, of course! You're my favorite!

Posted at 12:58AM on Oct 11th 2008 by Kate in Topeka

11. HE WILL BE EVENTUALLY DEPORTED BACK TO BRAZIL ONCE HE SETTLES WITH THE I.R.S. - JAIL OR NOT - IT IS U.S. IMMIGRATION LAW, LET'S SEE HOW THIS " RACER " WILL WIN THAT RACE... LIKE THE SAYING GOES DOWN THERE " JA ACABOU O DOCE PRA TI MEU AMIGO BRASILEIRO "

Posted at 3:22PM on Oct 11th 2008 by BRASUSA

12. Dude just sign the papers and trust me.I have everything under control
He has to know a little something about it.

Posted at 8:34PM on Oct 12th 2008 by bubba

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