Tschops Sipuka Passes Rookie Test with Brian Stewart Racing
From Indy Pro Series Media Reports:
Tschops Sipuka, a national racing champion in South Africa, successfully completed his Indy Pro Series rookie test with Brian Stewart Racing at Phoenix International Raceway on February 7th.
"I think he did awesome," said Stewart, whose team has won two of the last three Indy Pro Series team championships. "Tschops (pronounced Chops) was very impressive for a guy who had never seen an oval before. He was flat around Phoenix and running times that were comparable to the other guys there."
IndyCar Series technical director Kevin Blanch oversaw the test and came away impressed with Sipuka in and out of the car.
"He had never seen an oval before, so he had no preconceptions of what to do," Blanch said. "We told him about his line and then showed him where he was doing wrong and he was right on the line. He was told he could run flat out and within a few laps, he could drive flat out."
Veteran of VW Cup and Formula V has Engineering Background
Sipuka, an automotive engineer in South Africa, has competed in both touring cars and formula cars in South Africa and throughout Europe. He won back-to-back Volkswagon Cup titles in 2002 and 2003 and was named the 2002 South African Motorsportsman of the Year by the South African Guild of Motoring Journalists.
He also has competed in Formula Volkswagen in Germany, the Fun Cup, a 25 Hour endurance race held at the famed Spa-Francorchamps circuit in Belgium, saloon car racing in Malaysia and Super Truck racing in South Africa.
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