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16 Oct 2004, 03:25 (Ref:1125695)
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I believe you are right..
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16 Oct 2004, 10:51 (Ref:1125871)
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I seem to recall that's the case too.
So, why did Sullivan say what he said? Well, it's motor-racing and people say strange things! |
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31 Oct 2004, 00:09 (Ref:1140897)
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It was Maria Jannace of Maxim sports that had the original idea.
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2 Nov 2004, 23:26 (Ref:1143428)
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John Edwards
Hey guys,
I drove for Gelles Racing in the N.American Formula Renault Championship this year, we had John Edwards testing the F.Renaults with us at Beaverun, Pennsylvania for a day back in June. Anyways he's actually 13 I guess, and he was pretty quick for a little guy like that. His best lap was about a second off mine, but I was pretty impressed. His dad seemed like he was putting quite a bit of pressure on him though. Not sure if that's a good or bad thing. Now that he's with Red Bull his whole life is gonna change pretty quick, and Red Bull's gonna own him for a while and so on and so forth. Oh well we'll see what happens. There's a better photo of him on the Gelles web site: http://www.gellesracing.com/ |
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2 Nov 2004, 23:52 (Ref:1143434)
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3 Nov 2004, 02:14 (Ref:1143492)
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NEWS FLASH!! Red Bull wants John to find his own ride in a series and then they will fund it. I thought they were looking out for his career; shouldnt they be doing this for him? He has two choices, skippy or karting....I would go to europe race JICA learn, test every weekend and if you are good then you will be top 3 in the 2006 JICA European Champ.
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3 Nov 2004, 08:17 (Ref:1143574)
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Better still, Scalextric!!!
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2 Jan 2005, 20:55 (Ref:1191840)
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John is headed to Europe tomorrow.
He will drive JICA for CRG. He will live in the apartment on top of the kart shop of CRG. |
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2 Jan 2005, 21:37 (Ref:1191872)
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The kid must have talent but we'll see what he is really made of when he comes over here to europe.
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2 Jan 2005, 21:37 (Ref:1191873)
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This should be good for John, working with Rossi and having a track within walking distance should really help him.
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3 Jan 2005, 23:10 (Ref:1192545)
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We'll see.
He's never driven a 2 cycle kart and his first race is the last of Jan. U.S. karting is not as competitive as Europe so we agree, he'll have his hands full. Time will tell. Mrinvader is right in my view, he'll need testing and living with the team to get up to speed. We took him out of school to totally devote his time to the karting team and effort. His mother will live separately so that he is integrated into the team as effectively as possibly. |
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4 Jan 2005, 01:38 (Ref:1192590)
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ems....does John have a tutor? or is he tottaly out of school. Most likely I will be at the WinterCup in Feb. with swiss hutless so I will come by and say hello....I know when I lived in Switzerland I couldnt wait to have a proper english conversation.
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4 Jan 2005, 03:33 (Ref:1192616)
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Do stop by. No, he does not have a tutor as yet. His school here is going to graduate him from the 8th grade, but I have instructed them that he is to have no assignments until Feb. He can catch up, but he should make racing the priority to see that he gets off to the right start with the team. Even if he does not place highly, he must show that he is committed if the team is to continue to support him. Please stop by and visit him. Are you going to be there for the international race, or for the winter cup?
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4 Jan 2005, 03:36 (Ref:1192617)
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Most likely just the wintercup...
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4 Jan 2005, 08:16 (Ref:1192681)
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Already in F3!
Edwards has already tested a Formula3 (Alan Docking Racing in Red Bull Driver Search) in estoril last October he did pretty well against Summerton,Van Hooser,Jaskol
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4 Jan 2005, 10:30 (Ref:1192721)
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Thats exactly what i'm saying the competion in Europe is going to be a lot tuffer than in US especially Single Seaters.
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4 Jan 2005, 13:32 (Ref:1192836)
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Im not sure I see the wisdom of putting a guy with single seater experience in karts for a few years, teach him bad habits, then putting him back in single seaters.
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4 Jan 2005, 13:54 (Ref:1192848)
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what else can you do with a 13 year old kid??? FBMW in Europe doesn't accept anyone younder than 15 (I think) so, unless he stays in the USA, he doesn't have much choice. IMO 12 / 13 is way too young to be racing single seaters anyway - I actually believe that FBMW shouldn't be taking anyone younger than 16. I didn't let my son into a kart until he was 16, just to be sure that it was his desire rather than mine.
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4 Jan 2005, 13:58 (Ref:1192852)
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John is so young he pron hasnt developed his skills yet. Seeing if he can compete with the big boys and how fast he learns is much more important. Plus Skip Barber cars teach you a whole lot of bad habbits. One last thing. European drivers are not any better than americans...there are just more of the "fast guys" and they race a lot more. The top drivers have done 10 races by the time us americans have done 3 races in a year.
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4 Jan 2005, 15:43 (Ref:1192926)
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The decision was made by John and Helmut Marko. His experience with the cars was quite good and I personally would have preferred for him to continue with the Skip Barber Series - and while those tube chassis cars are not ideal they served AJ Allmendinger, Scott Speed, Colin Fleming, JPM to a minor degree, etc pretty well,,,and the wheel to wheel racing is the best in the US by far,,, sort of similar to British F3,,,,,,,,,,except not at that level by far...........
Luizzi still karts alot, and a number of the "ladder series" guys continue their karting I'm told............in any regard the decision is final and we'll see...... John is actually testing the F BMW car today and through Thur in Sebring with Gelles Racing........we'll see how he fairs with the others who are testing in preparation of the upcoming Valencia test by BMW............. Russfeld: could you give me your contact info: My email is edwardsmichael@uams.edu..........I read your Minardi article with Atlas F1; quite enjoyable............also I'd like to have JOhn contact you since he'll be in Italy........... |
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5 Jan 2005, 03:27 (Ref:1193363)
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To Mrinvader: I hear that you are headed to the Skip Barber Shootout: good luck. Clearly that is the most tightly contested series in the U.S. The cars are not impressive, but the competition is...............this year finds a number of real competitors including Giessen et al................hope to see you in Sebring for the first race................
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5 Jan 2005, 14:54 (Ref:1193633)
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There is clearly some strategic thinking in the Red Bull driver support programmes.
This 13years old Brazilian is actually quite quick in the national championships. But the world is getting crazy, these kids should live their childhood like children and not like "professional racing drivers" Watch his profile: http://www.redbull.com.br/article.ac...534-1424258424 |
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5 Jan 2005, 14:56 (Ref:1193635)
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His website:
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6 Jan 2005, 15:51 (Ref:1194562)
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He is racing Karts in Italy this year and planning on competing in the 2006 Formula BMW ADAC Meistershaft in Germany. I heard that he wasn't the fastest at the Red Bull final, rather a 16 year old young driver by the name of Summerton was 0.8 quicker! Whats the go?
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6 Jan 2005, 22:07 (Ref:1194788)
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red bull seem to have another 13 year old on its books in some kid called Will Stevens who is racing in the british junior ICA category (todays autosport reports)
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