Luzco Racing signs Matos for 2009 full-time

[Placid]

Luzco Racing will look forward to have a full season with the signing of
2008 Indy Lights Champ Raphael Matos who will drive the #12 for 2009.

http://www.indycar.com/news/?story_id=12668

[jwhite9185]

Wonder where this leaves Scheckter then?

[acescribe]

Wonder where this leaves Scheckter then?

Sat somewhere alongside all the drive-shafts he broke....

[garyshell]

Sat somewhere alongside all the drive-shafts he broke....


Where he belongs... How many times can you break drive shafts and not learn the proper way to get the car going???

Gary

[bblocker68]

Good to see Matos get a full time seat. He deserves it. He has won in everything he's competed in so far.

[coogmaster]

What a bunch of BS. Scheckter deserves that ride 10 times more than Matos. He should at least get a ride for Indy.

[garyshell]

What a bunch of BS. Scheckter deserves that ride 10 times more than Matos. He should at least get a ride for Indy.

Scheckter "deserves" the ride? How do you figure that? Look at his stats. (See attached.) He didn't finish a single race of the six he ran last year. I don't remember how many of them were due to half shaft breakage, but I do know he has had WAY too many of those, and not just last season if memory serves.

Gary

P.S. I just looked at the stats in more detail out of 113 races he failed to finish 45 times. That is almost 45 percent! Now I am certain these were not ALL his fault, but...

[Damon]

Here's the deal on Scheckter: He's been on five teams in seven years, enough is enough.


I'm glad to see Matos get his chance that he's earned over the years by winning races/championships.

[fugariracing]

Here's the deal on Scheckter: He's been on five teams in seven years, enough is enough.


I'm glad to see Matos get his chance that he's earned over the years by winning races/championships.

And even then it still takes a Lights, Atlantic, Star Mazda and Form Dodge title to get the seat. Rafa is looong overdue for this chance. He's one of the best prospects I've seen come out of Brazil in my years following racing, and that's saying something b/c they have been a hotbed for producing talent.

[Cart750hp]

Matos would be a good addition to next year's line-up. Good for Matos!

[bravefish]

Yeh Scheckter is a bit of a car wrecker, he'd be pretty disappointed in his performance this year although he is still quick. Just needs to finish races to prove it. Matos ? Well we will soon see how good he is, that Luzco team has a decent car...