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11 Oct 2008, 04:48 (Ref:2308873) | #1 | |
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2009 Star Mazda Silly Season
With the Star Mazda series set to crown it's 2008 champion, it seems now is as good a time as any to start an off-season thread for driver/team news/updates for 2009.
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Jessica Brannam has signed with Stars and Stripes Motorsports for a 2009 Star Mazda campaign. I would expect this will be a two year stop for the talented kart racer.
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I think it's way to early, most teams will be signing for 2009 in 2009, ahead of 2009.
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Conor Daly will most likely be running Star Mazda for 2009 after winning the 2008 Skip Barber National Championship. The SBN series champion is awarded $350,000 to be used towards a Star Mazda ride for 09. Rumors are circulating that he will drive for Anderson Racing, although nothing has been officially announced.
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Anderson Racing has been busy testing drivers for both their Star Mazda and Indy Lights cars for 2009. Here is a brief write-up on the drivers involved.
Star Mazda test drivers: Anders Krohn, Richard Kent, Josef Newgarden, Conor Daly, Nathan Silva |
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Conor Daly is scheduled to complete a Star Mazda test with World Speed Motorsports later this month.
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Interesting that Anders Krohn (Formula Ford Champ) is testing Star Mazda - thought he would jump to Formula Atlantic
Looking forward to seeing how Conor Daly & Josef Newgarden go in their tests... |
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Money gomick, money, Star Mazda is twice as cheap as Atlantic.
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wouldve thought there is not much difference in the racing ladder between fford & fmazda...
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It is big difference between those two, I'd say £100k - £150k diff., and even bigger difference when u combine Star Mazda and Atlantics. That's why Atlantics isn't popular anymore, cause its better to move to Indy Lights.
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Just in case you guys were wondering here what I've been told by drivers and teams are some approximate budgets for the various feeder series (in US Funds).
Formula Ford 2000 - $100-150,000 Formula BMW Americas - $280-320,000 Star Mazda - $250-300,000 Atlantic - $750-850,000 Indy Lights - $800-850,000 Cheers, Al. |
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didnt mean $ difference - meant racing career ladder as you go up the formula's...
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Just how good is Jessica Brannam?
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Conor Daly has signed with Anderson Racing to contest the 2009 Star Mazda championship. The deal comes as part of the MAZDASPEED Devlopment Program, where Conor was awarded $350,000 for winning the Skip Barber National in 2008. Without a doubt, this combo will be fighting for the title in 2009.
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good for conor & great that he can progress further through the ranks - one to keep an eye on next year for sure...
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How much has Jessica Brannam been training?
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