Thats high praise from the man who organized and nurtured stock car racing into the slick production it is today. Its basically a stock v8 vantage thats lightened by 800 lbs. The damage caused the car to sit out for the rest of the weekend, but yoong bounced back at queensland raceway to start ninth. Born and raised in england, alex began racing karts at the age of nine. The ultimate role model for his family, friends and multitudes of fans. Oct 18, 2011 race car driver alex lloyd says death of his friend dan wheldon shows that in risky world of racing wome things are impossible to prepare for. Click on the year to see the standings for that year. After a spell as a driver coach to indy lights drivers and working as an automotive and racing journalist. Obsessed with racing cars since he could coordinate, he pushed and bullied his family into taking him karting, where his talent saw the young privateer become british. Professional race car driver who began competing in the nascar nationwide series in 2012. Transcript for dan wheldons indy car friends on tragic loss joining us now from las vegas motor speedway are two of dan its close friends indycar driver alex lloyd and espn pit reporter.
Alex lloyd racing driver public figure, local business facebook. Why driverless race cars are the answer to motorsports. Alex lloyd drove car number 40,202 as part of breast cancer awareness month at homestead in 2009, where he started 5th and finished 8th. Alex lloyd and jamie little remember their friend who died in an indy car crash. The team at drivers edge includes a core group of the finest professional driving instructors in the country. Video exclusive indycar driver alex lloyd tries sprint.
He drove in multiple championships himself, including the british saloon car championship and the world endurance championship. Forget which but was a female driver and its possible the number couldve been higher. Indycar driver alex lloyd tries his hand at sprint car racing with a little help from former 1974 indycar rookie of the year pancho carter connect to indycar. Alex lloyd director of seo vital proteins linkedin. Alex stewart lloyd is a former british motor racing driver. Aug 22, 2012 indycar driver alex lloyd tries his hand at sprint car racing with a little help from former 1974 indycar rookie of the year pancho carter connect to indycar. Cars 3 trailer hits on the issue of technology and. Former driver alex lloyd on racing as a rich mans sport. Much of his professional life has been spent driving race carscompeting in the. Driving the aston martin vantage gt4, the grabandgo race.
His mother, johanna bean, is a british expatriate and his father hanifah yoong yin fah is a malaysian of chinese descent through alexs grandfather yoong wan hoi who emigrated in 1933. Watch indycar driver alex lloyd try his hand at sprint car racing with help from 1974 indycar rookie of the year pancho carter on a oval dirt track in this exclusive video. Alex lloyd manchester, englandindianapolis, indiana born and raised in england, alex began racing karts at the age of nine. The complete story of slowtalking, fastdriving lloyd ruby product author john lingle. He has raced for caterham racing and campos racing during his career. Brundle, 29, raced for united in the elms series top. Why driverless race cars are the answer to motorsports biggest problem. Click on the number of races to see individual races for that year. Alex lloyd stats, race results, wins, news, record, videos. In an article on jalopnik, gizmodo medias carcentric blog, race car driver alex lloyd pointed out that series like roborace were going to. Since then it was only oneoff racing, so although he had a spell in the pirelli gt championship in 2014, he is now retired from racing.
Raceroom callaway corvette c7 gt3r at road america 4k. Starting out on short tracks in arizona and california, he graduated to quarter midget cars and then to full stock cars at age 17. Having said that, if jaden smith will wear a dress for a million bucks, you can bet a starving race car driver will change his or her political beliefs and become a walking billboard of hatred. Nov 18, 2019 united autosports has named alex brundle as a driver for its first full european le mans series campaign with the oreca 07 gibson next year. Richard lloyd 18 february 1945 30 march 2008 was a british racing car driver and founder of multiple sports car and touring car teams. If you ever forget what a race car should look like, just refer back to this post. F3000 italia series 2 races for gp racing to help develop the car world series by renault oneoff f1 support race at monaco chosen as one of 2 british drivers for a1teamgbr. He began his racing career by racing karts, becoming the international kart federation grand champion in 2005. Indy pro champion in 2007, who moved up to the irl in 2008, along with some grandam races. Alex lloyd my life of dad a worldwide community of dads. Unique perspectives on the daily sports topics that matter most. The next race on the schedule was at the new track up in high point, north carolina on august 31.
Aug 16, 2016 alex lloyd, 2009 firestone indy 300 at homestead. Races, wins, podiums, pole positions, fastest laps. Jul 30, 2018 there are two ways to race at the indy 500. Race car driver alex lloyd says death of his friend dan wheldon shows that in risky world of racing wome things are impossible to prepare for. His grandfather worked as a contractor and steel trader but was forced to retire during the 1997. View alex lloyds profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Alex lloyd makes indy pro series history in milwaukee. Its gotta be the big return of bsa indycar driver alex lloyd, last years rookie of the year. Bsa motorsports and dale coyne racing announced last week that lloyd will again be the teams. Former professional race car driver competed in four indy 500s, with a best finish of 4th in 2010. He earned the nickname pink lloyd after doing an indy 500 in a bright pink car and race suit. Much thanks and appreciation goes to the nascar media group for providing statistical content, video, images and all kinds of nascar love. The sound quality in the video below could certainly use some. Used to be a race car driver, formerly known as pink lloyd.
This dedicated group includes current and former professional racing drivers and professional performance driving instructors from some of the best driving schools in the world. The race was more eventful as he dropped to 25th and lapped after his car was stuck in fourth gear and an incident with kevin mundy on lap one meant he was unable to finish higher than 10th. Over the years we have had some great drivers race for us including corvette legend ron fellows, alex lloyd, ryan dalziel, raffaele marciello, daniel morad and mike skeen. After a frustrating day on saturday for alex lloyd and the sam schmidt motorsports crew, the team rebounded and gave lloyd a car that enabled him to dominate from his fourth starting position to lead 26 of 29 laps and win his seventh race of the year. He was close friends with multiple formula one world champion lewis hamilton through his karting and early racing days. Get the latest race results, news, videos, pictures, win record and more for alex lloyd on. Click on the number of races to see individual races. Alex lloyd rebounds to win race two of the corning twin 100s. Dan wheldons indy car friends on tragic loss video abc news. Alex lloyd has made indy pro series history by winning the road runner 100 on saturday at the milwaukee mile, his fifth race in a row, and continues his undefeated streak in 2007. For years, i have scoured the globe in search of knowledge and wisdom on how to become a faster. Drivers edge the team alex lloyd, driving instructor.
Lloyd joined the jr sport brief to talk to jr about. Since crp racing started competing in the blancpain gt world challenge america in 2008, we have raced with four different manufacturers. Ford v ferrari 2019 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. While going through the north turn, lloyd seay managed to get his entire car on two wheels while driving onehanded. Yoong was born on 20 july 1976 at the sambhi clinic in kuala lumpur.
Lloyd seay was regarded by nascar founder bill france, sr. Detailed karting statistics not covered by driver database. Click to show race results for grandam rolex sports car series. Click to show race results for grandam rolex sports car series dp 2009. Dan wheldons indy car friends on tragic loss abc news.
American race car driver who won the formula bmw americas title and the formula bmw world title in 2011. Alexander rossi bio, facts, family famous birthdays. That last part is something any wealthy gentleman or gentlelady. Lloyd finished th after losing a lap early in the race when the cars rear signal light was seen to be broken and lloyds car had to pit for the. Who is alex lloyd and why does he want to make you faster. It can line up besides porsche 911s or ferraris in sports car championships around the world, or it can race itself in the aston martin gt4 challenge.
Transcript for dan wheldons indy car friends on tragic loss joining us now from las vegas motor speedway are two of dan its close friends indycar driver alex lloyd and espn pit. Video exclusive indycar driver alex lloyd tries sprint car. The victory gives him a 112 point lead on secondplace hideki mutoh. Aug 22, 2012 watch indycar driver alex lloyd try his hand at sprint car racing with help from 1974 indycar rookie of the year pancho carter on a oval dirt track in this exclusive video. His in car camera showed one of the front tires coming toward him in the cockpit. United confirms brundle return to lmp2 program sportscar365. After a spell as a driver coach to indy lights drivers and working as an automotive and racing journalist especially for yahoo autos lloyd. The nascar logo and driver images are owned and of nascar, respective nascar teams and owners. A racing driver who competed in the rolex 24 at daytona twice and the indianapolis. Alex stewart lloyd born 28 december 1984 is a former british motor racing driver. Racing to win i episode 2 dreams fulfilled alex bowman, driver of the no. United autosports has named alex brundle as a driver for its first full european le mans series campaign with the oreca 07 gibson next year. Draftkings name and logo used for promotion and identity of the draftkings brand.
His success in europe was rewarded in 2004 when he tested with legendary formula one racing team mclaren mercedes. Watch indycar driver alex lloyd drive the legendary datsun. Most of the young kart drivers seem to be following in dads footsteps, or living dads dream, but alex lloyd didnt come from a motorsport background at all. Oct 16, 2011 power appeared to fly over alex lloyd s car, rolling into the catch fence and landing on its right side.
The team alex lloyd, driving instructor drivers edge. He won his first career nationwide pole at the oreilly auto parts 300 at texas. View alex lloyd s profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Power appeared to fly over alex lloyds car, rolling into the catch fence and landing on its right side. It is even more remarkable considering lloyd seay never competed in a nascar race.
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