Ho-Pin Tung to make attempt at INDY 500
 

You just can't make this chit up!
I wonder if his crew chief will be 'Rick Shaw"? :5:

Tung To Become First Chinese Driver To Attempt Indy 500
Last updated on Wednesday, May 04, 2011
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(INDIANAPOLIS, IN) - Chinese driver Ho-Pin Tung has a ride for this month’s Indianapolis 500.

Tung will drive the number-eight car for Schmidt Dragon Racing.

The team is a collaborative effort of Sam Schmidt Motorsports and Jay Penske's Dragon Racing.

Tung will be the first driver from China to attempt to qualify for the Indianapolis 500.

Tung has been a test driver for the formula one Lotus Renault team for the past two years.

He tested for Fazzt Racing at Sebring, Florida last fall.

Fazzt Racing has since been bought out by Sam Schmidt Motorsports.

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after the US is annexed by china all of the drivers will be chinese....:7:

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Is this part of the US debt reimbursement program?

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:42::THIS IS WHY THE 500 HAS BECAME A "J_O_K_E":42:: aka.... "WHO CARES ANYMORE"!!!!!!!!! :7: I know I'm beating a :deadhorse:

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If Schmidt likes him then so do I ;)

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I think a Ho-Pin Tung is illegal in Indiana.

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Yeah, but that law is seldom enforced ;)

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Why does this make it a joke? Because he has a funny name? Hate to say it folks but Indy has never been "dominated" by American drivers, maybe the US had the majority, but never been dominated.

The thing that really gets to me, is if these drivers weren't coming to Indy (like MANY did, and have throughout history), then it wouldn't be so special. And if these drivers weren't coming to Indy this year, would we have 33 cars? Maybe, maybe not.

I'm all for more cars, and better competition at the Speedway. I have no clue in the world how anybody thinks this is a bad thing. It's not like IndyCars are the only ones doing rent a ride deals. It's public knowledge of the money getting thrown around everywhere else, so it's not anything new.

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The other night, Donald Davidson referred to Ho-Pin Tung as Ho Chi Minh (the late Viet Nam revolutionary leader). Later in the show he seemed to regret saying that.

It's a money game. We all know that. Funny part is most of the drivers that bring money to a deal will very seldom win a race.

For you oldtimers out there, I bet Harlan Fengler is spinning in his grave over this one.

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Where can I buy his T-shirt?
David.