17 Feb 2010: Indy Lights: Drivers get test laps under their belts
British Indy Lights drivers Pippa Mann and Martin Plowman have been getting to grips with their new teams by taking part in winter testing in Florida.
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15 Feb 2010: ‘Go West, young drivers’, says Christodoulou
The opportunities for young drivers to develop their careers in America are far greater than those offered in Europe, according to reigning Star Mazda champion Adam Christodoulou.
4 Feb 2010: Indy Lights: Stefan Wilson signs for full-season drive
Sheffield’s Stefan Wilson has become the third British driver to be confirmed for the 2010 Indy Lights season after signing with the team set up by IndyCar veteran Bryan Herta.
13 Dec 2009: Indy Lights: Mann bags top drive for 2010
Pippa Mann’s gamble of basing herself in Indianapolis over the winter has paid off after she landed herself one of the plum seats for next year’s Indy Lights campaign.
20 Nov 2009: Wilson tests for McLaren at wet and windy Silverstone
Indy Lights hopeful Stefan Wilson has cashed in his prize for winning the Autosport BRDC Young Driver award – a Formula One test drive at Silverstone in Lewis Hamilton’s championship-winning McLaren.
6 Nov 2009: Indy Lights: Mann tests again with Sam Schmidt
Pippa Mann is about to embark on a second test with Sam Schmidt Motorsports in her quest for an Indy Lights seat for next year.
24 Oct 2009: Pippa Mann: “I’m English, but an Indy girl too”
On the day of our interview, Pippa Mann is sitting in her new Indianapolis apartment waiting for her furniture to arrive. Surrounded by packing boxes, she is taking time out from the tasks of sorting through them to speak to us, before making a return to her demanding fitness regime.
22 Oct 2009: Pippa Mann’s Iowa adventure, in her own words
On June 20th this year Pippa Mann lined up with the rest of the Indy Lights field for the Miller Lite 100 at the Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa, little knowing that she would end the race with her car upside-down on the track as rivals shot past at near full speed just feet away. Asked by BritsOnPole to talk us through what happened, she replied in such detail that we thought it worth publishing her answer in full.
22 Oct 2009: Pippa Mann: “Next year I’ll be back – and stronger”
“Going out to do a qualifying run on one of the ovals is, to me, one of the most special sensations out there,” says Indy Lights driver Pippa Mann. “When a car’s absolutely right on an oval it’s mega.”
11 Oct 2009: Indy Lights: Romancini wins thriller as Plowman looks to future
Mario Romancini won the final Indy Lights race of 2009 with a last-gasp lunge for the line to snatch victory from champion-elect JR Hildebrand in the second-closest finish in the history of the series.
