Lloyd Read @ Bryan Herta Autosport/Jeffrey Mark Motorsport Indy Lights 2014

[R2D2]

http://eformulacarnews.com/news_info.php?n=13158

[ICS001]

The MRTI sure does attract a lot of drivers from the UK (and more recently, France).

[FourCamFord]

Now age 22, the Wales native spends his time karting, working out, surfing and snowboarding.

"I am unbelievably excited to be selected to drive for Bryan Herta Autosport in the 2014 Indy Lights season," said Read.

Looks like the check cleared for his initial payment. Long live the vision.

[drdisque]

He's been in the US since he was a little kid, he went to college at St. Mary's in California. He's more of a California boy than a furriner.

He had a best finish of fourth in a full season in Pro Mazda and among full-time drivers only finished ahead of Juan Piedrahita, who was usually faster but also more inconsistent. Read was consistently mediocre. It was also his first full-season in professional auto racing (previously had done partial seasons in Star Mazda, Formula Car Challenge in a Pro Mazda Car, SCCA FE), so considering his inexperience maybe he did OK, but he's still very inexperienced.

[ICS001]

Looks like the check cleared for his initial payment. Long live the vision.

Unfortunately, not every Lights driver is going to be a Greg Moore or a Tony Kanaan. Do you think GP3 has 26 top of the line drivers? Or does it have 5-10 great drivers and many field fillers behind them?

[FourCamFord]

Unfortunately, not every Lights driver is going to be a Greg Moore or a Tony Kanaan. Do you think GP3 has 26 top of the line drivers? Or does it have 5-10 great drivers and many field fillers behind them?

I agree with your point, and I wasn't thinking of GP3 when I made my comment. I was thinking of decades ago, when costs were low enough that someone without substantial family wealth could succeed in open wheel road racing by working a job in the off-season, hustling for sponsorship and connections, working on his car. My apologies to Lloyd Read.