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CART: Dale Coyne Racing signs Takuy Kurosawa for 2000 season

14 January 2000

Posted By Terry Callahan
Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel

Text Provided by CART

Dale Coyne Racing announced last week that it has reached agreement with Japanese Formula 3000 driver Takuya Kurosawa for a full-season effort in the 2000 FedEx Championship Series. Kurosawa, 37, will contest the season in a Ford-powered Lola sponsored by MTCI, a Japanese Internet provider.

Kurosawa owns experience in the Japanese GT Championship as well as F3, Japanese Touring Car and British Formula Ford competition. He won four events during his tenure in the Japanese Formula 3000 series, which has served as a training ground for drivers such as Ralf Schumacher and Eddie Irvine, and also served as a test driver for the Jordan Formula One team in 1993.

"I was at Fuji in 1993 and watched him [Kurosawa] take the pole," said team owner Dale Coyne. "He has continued to impress others and myself ever since. We look forward to capitalizing on his experience and making a run at Rookie of the Year honors."

Dale Coyne Racing took delivery of its first car in mid-December and plans to begin its off-season testing program within the next week to 10 days.

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