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30 Sep 2001, 13:48 (Ref:153693) | #1 | ||
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30 Sep 2001, 13:53 (Ref:153698) | #2 | ||
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Clearly the intention is that if he shows strongly he will have the #66 ride for 2002 as well. I wish him well, but isn't it amazing how many families there are in American (ie NASCAR, CART, IRL) racing? Andretti, Fittipaldi, Gordon, Jarrett, Mears, Unser, Hill (Phil and Derek), Villeneuve and Burton to name but a few.
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30 Sep 2001, 20:51 (Ref:153876) | #3 | ||
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Uh, perhaps quite recently too. Old Clunker |
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1 Oct 2001, 16:38 (Ref:154330) | #4 | ||
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I hate to see anyone get a drive in this kind of situation but I hope Mears does better than Gidley now he has his chance.
As a weird little side note, I have read that Zanardi was the first one on the phone to Sir Frank after Senna was killed ... and received a rather shocked "No thank you" for his pains. Wonder if Mears was on the phone that fast? And did you know that Clay Reggazoni (that's misspelled and I admit it) was also racing for Mo Nunn when he had his accident in which he lost the use of his legs? |
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4 Oct 2001, 01:08 (Ref:155636) | #5 | |
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Casey Mears hasn't really convinced me. He was in IndyLights for long enough to have more success than he did. A lot of the time in 2000, he struggled to keep up with Bright and Bell (who were both rookies). The reliability and better luck (ie. not getting crashed into at the first corner) allowed him to finish second.
Having said that, he was reasonably impressive at Fontana that year. Mind you, he was in a Rahal car with a very good setup to work off (Brack's and Papis's). Good luck to him. It will pain me to see someone else driving the #66 Pioneer Worldcom Mo Nunn Racing Reynard Honda. |
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