Firesuit (IndyCar 1996 Crew)

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This suit was worn by a crew member of Mark Blundell's race team (1996)(rookie season IndyCar). The 1996 IndyCar season , the eighteenth in the CART era of U.S. open-wheel racing , consisted of 16 races, beginning in Homestead , Florida on March 3 and concluding in Monterey , California on September 8, in which it was marred by the death of Jeff Krosnoff . The PPG Indy Car World Series Drivers' Champion was Jimmy Vasser . Rookie of the Year was Alex Zanardi . This was the first season after the split with the Indy Racing League and the last year that CART licensed the "IndyCar" trademark from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway . The Indianapolis 500 was replaced in the Series by the U.S. 500 , held in Brooklyn , Michigan . Out of Formula One, Blundell moved to the U.S. and joined the CART racing team PacWest Racing , with fellow former F1 driver Maurício Gugelmin of Brazil alongside. A huge crash in the early stages of the season in Rio meant Mark had to sit out for several races owing to injury. Despite this, Mark was third in the rookie standings with three top six finishes in the U.S. 500 , Detroit Grand Prix , and Michigan International Speedway races. 1997 was a breakout year, and Blundell recorded race victories in Portland , Toronto , and Fontana en route to sixth in the championship. That year he was also named British Driver read more

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