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18 Mar 2004, 15:40 (Ref:909388)
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What happened to Marc Hynes?
Hi everybody
This is my first post at this board, and I’ve seen there are som very informed people here, so I thought it would be a good place to ask the question: What happened to Marc Hynes? Where are he now and what is he up to? Besides the occasional F3000-races and a BAR-test, he’s been nearly invisible since he took the British F3-title in -99 (beating both Burti and Button to it) What happened? …..anyone? Cheers! 
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18 Mar 2004, 15:58 (Ref:909405)
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There was something a month or so back that he may be racing Formula Renault V6 but I havn't heard anything since. Just a case of loads of talent but no money I'm afraid.
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18 Mar 2004, 16:03 (Ref:909409)
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Last race I saw him in was the F3000 race at Silverstone 2003, apparently the HANS devise caused him a lot of discomfort so he couldn't really show his full pace, also he was 'race rusty'. I feel sorry for the guy cos like you say, he beat Button and Burti in F3...
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18 Mar 2004, 16:14 (Ref:909414)
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Didn't he driver coach for Lewis Hamilton last year? He was at most of the F3 races, kicking about Manor and Hamilton's car.
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18 Mar 2004, 16:21 (Ref:909418)
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Yeah he does driver coaching for Manor. I last saw him at the end of last year and he was still struggling to find a budget. Havent spoken to him since though, so not sure if anything has developed
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18 Mar 2004, 17:01 (Ref:909446)
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Yeah he is with Manor as a driver coach and I am pretty sure he is doing the same again this season ? Good driver and I am supprised I have not seen him take the sports car route ?
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18 Mar 2004, 17:08 (Ref:909455)
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Agree - top driver, top bloke.
Very suprised he hasnt opted for sports cars, especially as he accepts that it is unlikely he will raise a budget to do a top single seater catergory. |
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18 Mar 2004, 17:17 (Ref:909466)
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You are right Boomer top bloke this is a driver with all the talent and little funding and he never cracked the big time SHAME.
I am sure he will be back and hopefully in a factory sports car he would run with the best at that level he proved that in F3. |
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18 Mar 2004, 18:50 (Ref:909558)
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It is a shame that his career has stalled a bit. But im sure he will be back and very successful, as you say.
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19 Mar 2004, 14:33 (Ref:910801)
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I think Marc is of opinion that sportscars and touring cars aren't the real deal. He's only interested in single-seaters – fair enough really, as long as he doesn't moan about not having a drive.
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19 Mar 2004, 14:42 (Ref:910809)
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Well has he tried Touring Cars or Sportscars to come to the conclusion? maybe he could try and get a test in a BTCC car in the near future, he may like it!
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19 Mar 2004, 15:22 (Ref:910840)
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I think he'd be in for a few surprises if he tried racing with a roof over his head. The standard of drviing is very high, the cars seem like great fun to drive and certainly a challenge, and the stamina needed for sportscars is awe-inspiring. Driving in those classes makes more sense than doing nothing.
It's extremely sad that he failed to get a budget together for F3000. His talent speaks voulmes, and what we've seen from him in recent years hasn't shown his full potential - one-off deals rarely do. |
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20 Mar 2004, 09:23 (Ref:911758)
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Marc's 'track' record has shown him to be a winner in all the series he has had a proper drive, he has driven against the best and come out ahead.
It is tradgic that he never got the f3000 drive his talent deserved. F3000 over the past few years has needed a quality British driver to give a greater UK interest in this series. Marc could have been the man for the job, given the chance UK interest would have hit new heights and funding would have flooded in |
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