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12 Oct 2005, 03:53 (Ref:1431454)
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McDowell To Race in Remaining Events?
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'Michael McDowell will race in the remaining Champ Car Events for 2005' He has been racing in the Grand-Am series this year for Memo Gidley's team. While I haven't followed the series that closely, I've gathered that he's quite quick and also known to be a bit of a trouble-maker on track. p.s. To be honest, I'll believe it when I see it. Every year it seems like we get a rash of 'X driver to race last X races' etc, and only half of them ever pan out. EDIT: Started new thread. Last edited by Snrub; 13 Oct 2005 at 13:46. |
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12 Oct 2005, 11:38 (Ref:1431714)
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Great news to have another American driver out there, and hopefully he will have a reasonably competitive package. Will Power racing for Team Australia would be great, as he's surely more capable than Marcus Marshall, and he's a very marketable driver, not least because of his mildly amusing name.
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12 Oct 2005, 15:15 (Ref:1431888)
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From what I've seen of him McDowell strikes me as quiet able to drive in Champ Car.
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12 Oct 2005, 15:29 (Ref:1431899)
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Its great that another American driver is getting an opportunity to drive Champ Cars. Let's see how he does.
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12 Oct 2005, 15:30 (Ref:1431900)
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There were rumors in the VIR GrandAm paddock last weekend that McDowell would be replacing Hunter-Reay.
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12 Oct 2005, 15:54 (Ref:1431926)
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I remember seeing him back a couple years ago when he drove in star mazda and dominated most of the races. Certainly a capable driver.
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12 Oct 2005, 16:39 (Ref:1431968)
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Yes, it's not a third car - RHR is being stood down, apparently.
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12 Oct 2005, 17:42 (Ref:1432055)
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I really don't know what's gone wrong this season for Ryan - his past record suggests that he should have been as competitive as Glock given Timo's rookie status. Still, it would be a shame for the series if he doesn't have a ride for 2006 - AJ isn't enough to carry the US fanbase on his own, and I'm not sure any of the current field has the charisma and general appeal of Zanardi or JPM.
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13 Oct 2005, 04:30 (Ref:1432345)
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Michael McDowell is blazing fast, I think two years ago he was runner up Star Mazda, and last year he utterly dominated the series. He's done well in GrandAm, although as mentioned he has been known to be very aggressive. He was penalized a few weeks ago and had to miss the last race because of it. Either way he is a very marketable, American driver with plenty of skill. I have no doubt that he will come up to speed in a Champcar in very little time.
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13 Oct 2005, 12:23 (Ref:1432642)
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Notice now how the blurb that he was going to be driving is now gone....
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13 Oct 2005, 12:38 (Ref:1432659)
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Very interesting, stmookeyj033...
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13 Oct 2005, 16:53 (Ref:1432889)
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A story appeared on SpeedTV today.
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13 Oct 2005, 19:01 (Ref:1432992)
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never mind!!
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14 Oct 2005, 01:47 (Ref:1433235)
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I actually feel badly for RHR. He got crappy equipment this year (like a Lola that had to be trashed after 3 races), and was on a team that didn't seem ready to field two cars. If he's not back with Rocketsports next year, I hope he ends up somewhere good. He really is a very marketable driver and has showed some talent - CC would be wise to find a way to place him on a decent team (maybe reunite with JV at PKV) next year.
I'm excited about McDowell, but hope his run at Rocketsports doens't send him the way of Hunter-Reay - From an up and comer to a "what happened to that guy." |
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14 Oct 2005, 19:30 (Ref:1433908)
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Ok, deal confirmed. He will race the #31 car, Hunter-Reay is out.
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15 Oct 2005, 16:27 (Ref:1434455)
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Good News.
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15 Oct 2005, 18:00 (Ref:1434512)
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Feel bad for RHR. Although I would imagine that he's getting paid for sitting out the last two races. Hasn't he got a "personal services" contract with OWRS?
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16 Oct 2005, 01:56 (Ref:1434706)
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Perhaps there's a spot for RHR at DCR?
 I think one thing RHR's performance at Rocketsports shows us is how difficult it is for rookies to come into a series on a bottom feeder team. RHR is a race winner and showed pretty well in his first two seasons. He ends up on a poor team and basically has done no better than Matsush|tsa or Mier or any number of names that are synonomous with being a joke. |
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