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14th December 2010, 14:48 #1
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Panther hires Hildebrand
J.R. gets the ride and brings no sponsorship money. I hope he does well.
http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/artic...jr-hildebrand/
In the same article, Miller said Ganassi has called a conference for Thursday to announce Rahal and Kimball in a new team that he owns.
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14th December 2010, 21:12 #2
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This is a ride that JR really earned. And is better that an mid-pack or back-marking F1 team. But still. I like to see JR in F1 in the future.
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14th December 2010, 22:06 #3
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Lots of good news lately. Especially for all of those people who say we need more 'merican drivers.....................
Glad to see the young talent get a chance without having to bring bags of moneyI read it on the internet, so it must be true
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15th December 2010, 04:24 #4
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The release from Indycar
http://www.fanviewpoint.com/2010/12/...and-signs.html
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15th December 2010, 09:45 #5
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As someone who'#s only seen glimpses of JR could our US members tell me if he's any good? And by that I don't mena able to drive that much is obvious, I mean ability to set cars up, race a poor car by the scruff of its neck etc.
Is he the best US prospect out there compared to Marco, Graham?:champion: WRC3 championship, WRC4 championship, WRC4 PCWRC, WRC4 ERC
Winner - TRD2 Bathurst:burnout:
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15th December 2010, 11:41 #6
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There are a couple things that make Hildebrand attractive to a team. He is a proven winner having won 3 championships - FIL, USF2000, and SCCA Formula Russell, has been competitive in everything from karts to A1GP, and is very intelligent. He was accepted at MIT and had a 2 year deferral to start, which is very unusual. Many still think he is the one US driver who could make it in F1.
I read it on the internet, so it must be true
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15th December 2010, 18:07 #7
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Originally Posted by beachbumIt isn't the car Danica...it is the space between the steering wheel and the seat.
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15th December 2010, 18:18 #8
It is unfortunate though that it seems he will have to go through his first season without a teammate. Hopefully if this whole TV NBC/Comcast thing goes through, Panther has something waiting from a sponsor to get a second car onto the grid.
With Highcroft Racing saying they would be looking at a few Izod Indycar Series events this season, I wonder if they would partner with Panther. They do have history together from the 2009 Indy 500.
JR would strive with a teammate to share data with.
Look how much stronger Panther Racing was when Ed Carpenter ran those four races with them last year.
First leg he will be thinking in Portuguese championship. Then he can go for WRC2.
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