McLaughlin defects to the USA

serf407, Oct 25, 12:13am

Scott McLaughlin to race Indy cars full time in 2021

https://www.speedcafe.com/2020/10/24/confirmed-mclaughlin-joins-team-penske-full-time-in-indycar/

and Penske gone from SCs too.

pettal, Oct 25, 1:26am

never liked him ,, good driver and all but just seemed a bit up himself .

cjohnw, Oct 25, 1:54am

DJR returns with two mustangs in place of Team Penske.

https://www.djrteampenske.com.au/blog/2020/10/24/dick-johnson-racing-returns-for-41st-season-in-2021/

gusthe1, Oct 25, 2:55am

Maybe that's the real reason he left for the USA

pettal, Oct 25, 3:26am

strange - i normally have the opposite effect .

marmar1, Oct 25, 4:10am

Great driver and seems like a nice guy, hope he does well over there.

gazzat22, Oct 25, 4:17am

+1 and probably a lot more.At least he hasnt done a Dean Barker/Brad Butterworth/Russell Coutts and a few others

socram, Oct 25, 4:27am

Good on him. I wish him well. A massive change from tin tops.

At least Scott Dixon had a good bit of single seater experience.

No doubt that even with 2 Kiwis, the Herald will be hard pushed to even give them a mention each race weekend.

Even the Herald's Bathurst report failed to mention Coultard, Heimgartner and Pither.(I'm assuming Pither was competing!), but manages goodness knows how many comments on the rugby.

cjohnw, Oct 25, 5:30am

The Herald aint reporting on much other than Ardern and Labour feel-good opinion pieces.
Dumped my subscription well over a year ago.

serf407, Oct 25, 5:38am

Pither was 16th at Bathurst with Steve Owen in the Team Sydney entry.

Pither won the Super 2 Series in 2018.

https://www.supercars.com/sessions/supercheap-auto-bathurst-1000/virgin-australia-supercars-championship-race-31/

m16d, Oct 25, 6:05am

So true. he was ok when driving for Volvo giving GM and Ford a bit of stick, but it all went to his head with Pensky. turned into a sniveling little smart arse. good bye.

elect70, Oct 25, 10:41am

Penske runs at least 4 cars in his indy team N & Mac will be the new kid & long hard road to r the top . Look how long it took Dixon .He might regret leaving SC & all the glory . Still good luck to him . Wonder if DJR retains Coultard

pettal, Oct 25, 6:19pm

watched " BORN RACER " last night and really enjoyed it , a bit of an insight into behind the pit wall action etc

oscar220, Oct 25, 7:47pm

Your comment says more about you than what sort of a person Scott McLaughlin is. Nasty and mean spirited person.

bill-robinson, Oct 25, 8:01pm

looks to me like some people here think that aussie taxi racing is the only form of racing worth doing.

harm_less, Oct 25, 8:10pm

McLaughlin got 10th fastest practice time, Dixon 16th fastest. Kiwis doing well.

cjohnw, Oct 25, 8:32pm

The real reason Penske quit Supercars:

https://autoaction.com.au/2020/10/24/why-penske-quit-supercars?fbclid=IwAR1g5s-Ya5JNqKazMdGfb8pr6Bf8e8Z_vGvbZ86StxtY0uZ8VrftkRjtW0A

gazzat22, Oct 25, 9:50pm

Are you perchance a Holden lover. ?

msigg, Oct 26, 1:12am

Good on Scotty, he is a racer through and through, this is his job. He is very good at it, He will earn lots more dosh in the US and maybe fame, maybe not, He is excited and who wouldn't be, great to have ambitions, life is short so go do whatever you want, Have fun.

ryanm2, Nov 2, 11:58am

Look how long it took Dixon to do what? Indy Lights champion , pacwest ( gets their final win ), then Ganassi. Rest is history.

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