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8 Sep 2002, 20:25 (Ref:375915)
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Mark Taylor to IRL?!
 I hear from a friend in the states that Britan's own Mark Taylor has signed to drive on the ovals next season. The IPS is IRL's new version of an Indy Lights car.I've only read about small grids and injured drivers when Autosport has noted the series!!! -Why would a multi-race British F3 race winner with plenty of funding go this direction? Fair game to Mark wanting to race USA style, but why not Toyota Atlantics?:confused: |
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8 Sep 2002, 20:28 (Ref:375917)
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8 Sep 2002, 20:50 (Ref:375930)
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Just saw him interviewed on Sky Sport's IRL Chicagoland coverage, quite a surprise. Maybe if he realistically thinks there's more chance of getting into the IRL than CART over in the States (more seats), the IPS could be a good move as he'd solely be learning ovals.
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9 Sep 2002, 05:54 (Ref:376086)
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The Infinity Pro-Series is such a joke! Driver talent plays nothing into winning races. They run on tracks where they are completely flat all the way around, it's all engine and who's engineer can trim out the car the best. If Mark finds a good engineer who knows all the tricks and they get the 'good' motors then he'll look like a F-ing star in the eyes of the IRL team owners! If not, he's f-ed. And, since they are dangerous sh*t boxes, hopefully he won't get tweeked trying to be an all American oval track star.
What a waste of talent! |
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9 Sep 2002, 06:08 (Ref:376091)
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i thought he would have rather chosen Atlantics if he's going racing in the states .
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9 Sep 2002, 08:55 (Ref:376200)
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As for being dangerous... so is formula ford, formula 3 etc.. its a risky business. He has my full support. |
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9 Sep 2002, 09:12 (Ref:376218)
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Fiorentina motorsport is dangerous it even says it on the tickets
Like PP says mark knows what his doing Best of luck to him I'm sure he'll do well |
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9 Sep 2002, 09:16 (Ref:376222)
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Best of luck to Mark. He's signed with Panther Racing and they certainly know what they're doing.
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9 Sep 2002, 10:26 (Ref:376262)
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I'm with you guys on supporting Mark in his racing... but I wouldn't class the danger of these IPS cars anywhere close to an F3 or FF. LoL! Read back and do a little research... Fair enough the circuts have a lot to do with it, but their average shunt puts the guy in the hospital!
...it's not like you just stop the session and get pulled out of the gravel at Paddock Hill. Mark, if it's not too late, go Atlantic racing. |
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9 Sep 2002, 11:07 (Ref:376309)
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he's got my vote what ever he decides , but i would have thought that for him to get noticed , he would have been better racing in Atlantics , where he would be on the support bill for Cart .
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9 Sep 2002, 11:23 (Ref:376318)
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Good Luck Mark! Im sure he will do well!
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9 Sep 2002, 13:26 (Ref:376437)
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I believe the thinking behind his choice was to create a progression into IRL the following yearor so.
Atlantic is a good series, but who know's what shape CART will be in next year with maybe 6 teams, not all of which could afford to run 3 cars..... Last edited by Super Tourer; 9 Sep 2002 at 13:27. |
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9 Sep 2002, 14:17 (Ref:376493)
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I hear a few teams are moving to IRL rather then champ cars so may be marks going to be in the right places at the right time
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9 Sep 2002, 19:08 (Ref:376759)
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i can't blame mark for being bored with the over hyped british racing ladder, but america's an awful big pond...
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9 Sep 2002, 19:22 (Ref:376779)
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hmmm
a big pond with not much fishing. All our money and drivers are in NASCAR. Mark's likely to drown in our pond. |
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9 Sep 2002, 20:58 (Ref:376888)
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Well we will just have to wait and see russfeld, but I know for a fact Mark will put his heart and sole into his racing where ever he is!
We all know hes a good driver and for a team like Panther to sign him up they must have been impressed with him, not just his racing career and achievements but his personality and positive approach to what he wants to do! |
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9 Sep 2002, 21:18 (Ref:376904)
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You tell him girl!!! Good luck Mark,
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10 Sep 2002, 06:52 (Ref:377098)
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Still a waste of talent, when you consider what the IPS is like. None of you guys have a clue what those car and series is like. What are you talking about? It takes zeroe skill, flat all the way around the track? Go drag racing, at least the start is critical and you have less then 10 seconds to win, or lose the race......
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10 Sep 2002, 08:16 (Ref:377149)
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10 Sep 2002, 16:05 (Ref:377483)
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Fio's right. The series sucks. Most of the tracks are completely foot to the floor and the driver talent is laughable at best. The teams arent much better. And its ****ing dangerous. The first accident of the year put a guy in the hospital with pretty serious neck(?) injuries |
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10 Sep 2002, 17:07 (Ref:377502)
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You obviously dont realise how difficult it is to drive a lap without taking your foot of the pedal and trying to go round corners without turning the wheel whilst being 6 inches from the wall at 160+ mph and having to do that perfectly for hundreds of laps. And being that dangerous it just proves that the drivers out there are heros and not puffs that complain that a wall is too close to the track.
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10 Sep 2002, 17:21 (Ref:377511)
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I understand what you're saying, but for a racing driver its not a big deal. Oval racing in general, and especially the IRLights series, is all about engineering. How much can you trim your car out, and how powerful is the engine. Its in a way a racecraft series, but not one of driving technique. You could take someone out of Silverstone school and once they adjusted to the speed they could hold their foot down for a lap. Hell an actor, and complete ****er, was qualifying in the top 4 of the series. Its not very competitive or difficult, and its extremely dangerous.
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10 Sep 2002, 18:02 (Ref:377540)
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I thought the same things when drivers I knew started going Stateside, but looking at what Dan Wheldon, Tomas Scheckter, etc did then I started to like the idea.
It's still only the first year of the IPS. If Mark does well he could be on for an IRL or CART drive in 2004. http://www.indyproseries.com/ |
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10 Sep 2002, 18:53 (Ref:377569)
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Russfeld, are you trying to scare me or something??
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10 Sep 2002, 19:14 (Ref:377574)
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No, but hopefully it will scare Mark and his management into some sense. If he's got the budget ive heard him quoted as having (especially knowing costs for the series) he should go straight to Toyota Atlantics. Its similar to an F3 car, its road racing, and he could drive for a top team. Just look at how well Ryan Dalziel did.
He can dominate the championship next year but he'll be in serious physical danger and even winning wont do too much for his career. He should *really* do Atlantics. If he's a star he might get a CART ride, if he's a star but CART doesnt work out, he can then go to the IRL as planned. |
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