Brisco in at RuSport

[coolhand]

Acorring to you know who.

[trauma1]

could it be
http://www.danshistory.com/u2main.jpg

[racer2c]

RUSPORT LIKES BRISCOE

Look for Australian Ryan Briscoe to run the final two Champ Car races for RuSport following his test last week at Sebring, Fla.

It's a natural for the 23-year-old to compete in his homeland at Surfer's Paradise and he impressed the team -- as did Ronnie Bremer.

The team car to Justin Wilson's has been parked since Cristiano da Matta's near-fatal accident in early August while testing at Elkhart Lake, Wis.

RM's piece today.

link
(http://www.speedtv.com/articles/auto/oval/33145/?page=3)

[NismoZ]

GOSH...I wish we could have seen this one coming. (heard he was fastest, no problem)

[Jervis Tetch 1]

If he does well, I bet all those idiots at CF that post about how much they hate him and what a wanker Ryan is will suddenly embrace him should he win, place or show. :rolleyes:

[stroker]

At least RuSport didn't have to pay for all the cars he totalled in the .1RL...

[CART_Surfer]

Great news for Briscoe and I hope that he has a better run than he did today at Bathurst (Australia's V8 showpiece race) as his co-driver crashed out before Ryan even had a chance to take the wheel!!!

[theunions]

Just confirmed by RuSport & Champ Car w/ teleconference tomorrow.

[spinner26]

LOVELAND, Colo., Oct. 9, 2006 - RuSPORT announced today that Australian
driver Ryan Briscoe will pilot the No. 10 RuSPORT Champ Car in the final
two races of the 2006 Champ Car season, in Surfer's Paradise, Australia
on Oct. 22 and Mexico City on Nov. 12. Briscoe replaces RuSPORT driver
Cristiano da Matta, who was injured during a testing session at Road
America on Aug. 3.

Briscoe brings a solid base of racing experience to The Champ Car World
Series. He served as a test driver for Toyota's Formula 1 program from
2002-2004, competed in the Indy Racing League as a member of Target Chip
Ganassi Racing in 2005, and raced in the Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona in
2005 and 2006, winning the pole in 2005.

2006 has already been a busy year behind the wheel for Briscoe. In
addition to Rolex Grand American event in Daytona, he has competed in
four IRL events as a member of Dreyer & Reinbold Racing, scoring two
top-ten finishes, including one third place finish at Watkins Glen.
Briscoe has also been racing as a member of Team Australia in the A1GP
World Cup of Motorsport and has already posted a successful result,
finishing in third place in the first A1GP event of the 2006 season in
Zandvoort, The Netherlands. A very well-rounded young driver, Briscoe
most recently raced in this past weekend's Bathurst 1000, one of the
premier events in the V8 Supercars Australia Series.

"I'm very excited about joining RuSPORT and competing in Champ Car,"
said Briscoe. "Because my official start will be in Surfer's Paradise,
it will be a very special race for me. It's been my goal since the
beginning of the year to race in Champ Car, and I'm with a top team, so
it's a really exciting opportunity for me. I'm hoping we can get off to
a quick start and get some good results right away."

"Since Cristiano's accident in August, we have been spent a considerable
amount of time and effort on finding the right driver for the No. 10
car," said RuSPORT president Jeremy Dale. "Although we interviewed and
tested several talented and capable drivers, we believe Ryan is the
ideal type of driver for RuSPORT. The experience he has gained in his
relatively young racing career has enabled him to become a competitive
driver with a solid base of technical knowledge that we look for.

RuSPORT is a team made up of very competitive people, and racing without
the No. 10 car at the past three Champ Car events has been challenging
for everyone here. However, the entire team is very excited to have the
No. 10 car back on track in Australia and Mexico City, particularly with
a driver of Ryan's caliber."

http://www.champcarworldseries.com/News/Article.asp?ID=10957