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11 Mar 2009, 11:59 (Ref:2413571)
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Lloyd at Indy 2009
Alex Lloyd is running in the Indy 500 again in 2009 in an association between Ganassi and Sam Schmidt, the team he won the Indy Pro series for in 2007.
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11 Mar 2009, 12:48 (Ref:2413589)
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Well, i hope he will have more than just one race a year in IndyCar soon.
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13 Mar 2009, 17:43 (Ref:2415040)
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He may as well not turn up, it is Danica's year.
 Good news for Alex. He deserves a better shot at the overall series though, he has the pedigree to step up. |
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13 Mar 2009, 18:11 (Ref:2415058)
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Much as I am happy for Alex to be returning he should be doing more than one run a year. Great as the job security may be at Ganassi he's not getting much out of it & this will be effectively his second full year out of racing. 1 race a year doesn't count as much of a racing career. It wouldn't be so bad if Ganassi just ran a 3rd car but instead they just dump him off on some other team that doesn't have the resources to give him a real chace to show what he can do. Sam Schmidt hasn't been a full-time Indy Car operation for many years now & good as they once were a top 10 finish would still exceed all expectations. I believe he can do much much better than he's being given the chance to do now.
IMO its like buying a new $1000000 supercar. You buy it then park it on your drive & never drive it but just look at it every now & then. COMPLETLY POINTLESS!!!! |
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13 Mar 2009, 19:07 (Ref:2415100)
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I agree, but i guess you go to take what you can get in these times and there are plenty of drivers who have nothing on the cards. I am sure it's known that i am a friend of the family so a little bit biased and still hopeful that something will come through for him with Ganassi in the medium term.
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13 Mar 2009, 19:51 (Ref:2415127)
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Im suprised Alex didnt get a partial ride last year.
You are right Knowlesy, it is Danica's year! |
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10 Apr 2009, 07:54 (Ref:2437896)
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Always,
Great quote in your signature line. In these times, even Ganassi can't pull the sponsorship money to run everything he'd like to. So maybe the best case for your boy is that he gets alot of seat time and exposure, and gets a crack on bump day in a Ganassi T car if his main car isn't up to speed. |
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10 Apr 2009, 23:02 (Ref:2438354)
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Lloyd deserves to be in the series full time not Indy once a year in a shared effort with another team.
Chip just let him go or race him. |
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11 Apr 2009, 10:45 (Ref:2438517)
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The problem is if Chip lets him go, in these current times he will be going no where. If there was an offer on the table to loan him out etc i am sure Chip would be happy to do this. I suspect at least that he will be being paid, which is more than a lot of drivers in the series are, in fact a lot of drivers are paying to be in the series.
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12 Apr 2009, 00:46 (Ref:2439059)
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Also, he has at least driven in the 24 Hours of Daytona the past 2 years. However, he can't stick him in a full-time seat there because his second driver is bringing Telmex money and his "ringer" driver is Scott Pruett who is definitely one of the best.
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14 Apr 2009, 17:37 (Ref:2440648)
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4 May 2009, 20:32 (Ref:2455436)
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Alex is going to be very pink at Indy ....
@alex_lloyd on twitter has him posting this pic http://yfrog.com/04gjej |
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4 May 2009, 20:54 (Ref:2455455)
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I will be interested to see how all the mechanics look
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4 May 2009, 22:03 (Ref:2455483)
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He's gonna be as embarrassed as when Timo Schieder drew the short straw at Opel in the DTM and had to drive around with 'Woman Magazine' all over his car.
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6 May 2009, 21:33 (Ref:2456809)
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I saw this car in person today, wow, is it pink.
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6 May 2009, 22:05 (Ref:2456829)
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How Pink do you want it?
The Vision guys or the Sam Schmidt guys have called him Pink Lloyd - took me ages to realise that was quite clever ... as long as he stays away from The Wall ... 
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9 May 2009, 23:02 (Ref:2458839)
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Pink is the new black !!!
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10 May 2009, 15:51 (Ref:2459303)
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He made one Hell of a run to bump Mutoh in the final minutes yesterday...
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Although think about this. If he ever drove a pink car for Panther Racing, he'd be the Pink Panther. 
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13 May 2009, 18:05 (Ref:2461855)
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Wonder if his teamates are starting to ask him to do Steve Buscemi impersonations
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19 May 2009, 13:44 (Ref:2465142)
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Looks like Alex might be looking to set a new track record, first child born on raceday
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19 May 2009, 14:34 (Ref:2465171)
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Not sure, but the improbability is high enough to run The Heart of Gold
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19 May 2009, 14:37 (Ref:2465173)
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Baby Bump Day?
Will they be timing contractions frrom the pitboxes? |
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