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6 Sep 2002, 09:59 (Ref:374337)
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Servia with Patrick for the rest of the season
Visteon/Patrick Racing signs Oriol Servia to run remainder Of 2002 FedEx Championship Series season.
JACKSON, MI - - SEPTEMBER 5, 2002 - - U. E. "Pat" Patrick announced today that Oriol Servia will pilot the #20 Visteon/Patrick Racing entry, with Toyota power and Bridgestone tires, for the remainder of the 2002 FedEx Championship Series season. Servia, 28, who originally joined Visteon/Patrick Racing at the end of July for a five-race trial, has impressed the team with both his knowledge and tremendous driving talent. "Oriol has done a good job for the Visteon/Patrick Racing Team since joining us over a month ago," said Patrick. "He is a tremendous driving talent who has worked very well with our engineering staff and mechanics. We are pleased to be able to give him the opportunity to continue racing with our team as we pursue our goal of winning races," Patrick concluded. http://www.motorsport.com/news/artic...105401&SN=CART Great news ! I bet Townsend is heartbroken know, but, well... Hopefully he can get the car to the finish without it breaking, he deserves a podium. 
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6 Sep 2002, 10:26 (Ref:374362)
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Good news, thumbs up from me
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6 Sep 2002, 10:30 (Ref:374366)
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Great news for Servia. Hope he keeps the ride for next year.
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6 Sep 2002, 10:43 (Ref:374378)
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Good news indeed. I think they realised they need an experienced driver when they're running a one car team. Maybe if things go well there will be a seat for Mr. Bell next year with an experienced teammate to help him over the hard spots.
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6 Sep 2002, 12:34 (Ref:374488)
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I think Liz has it exactly right, I had this doubt at the start of the season, although Bell is talented he has much to learn, and Servia knows how to drive a team forward, and is far too good to be out of a drive
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6 Sep 2002, 16:46 (Ref:374690)
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Obviously I'm very happy with the news!
 Let's hope that for next year Patrick and more teams can have 2 cars, so Bell, Gidley, Papis and co. are not sitting in the sidelines! |
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6 Sep 2002, 19:29 (Ref:374814)
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Bell made too many mistakes and deserved to get the chop.
Well done Servia for proving that you deserve a place on the grid. |
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6 Sep 2002, 23:14 (Ref:374941)
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Fantastic news!!!
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6 Sep 2002, 23:42 (Ref:374955)
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Let's hope now the car holds together when Oriol's in the top 5!
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9 Sep 2002, 03:29 (Ref:376038)
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Well Jordi, you win and I lose! Well, lets see what the future holds for my man Townsend Bell. He is why I became interested in CART as a newcomer.
Good luck to Oriol... mechanical problems aside, I haven't seen much forward progress in his race standings though. I will give him credit for driving conservatively and thereby keeping UE happy by not bending the sheet metal. Last edited by BobbyB; 9 Sep 2002 at 03:38. |
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9 Sep 2002, 16:39 (Ref:376603)
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I'm sorry BobbyB, I feel for you, because I know how it feels too...
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