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©1999 SpeedCenter Publishing Herdez-Viva Mexico! Team driver Michel Jourdain Jr. will test on Tuesday and Wednesday at Sebring, Florida. Jourdain Jr. has tested there before, but this will be the firsttime he does so with his new Lola/Ford-Cosworth/Firestone package. Michel Jourdain Jr., Car #19 Herdez-Viva Mexico! Team: "I feel highlymotivated for the '99 season and I think we will do well. In the twoprevious tests at Homestead in November andDecember, the car showed a lot of potential and if we keepworking hard, hopefully this will pay off in order to start the season witha high note. "At Sebring we will test for two days (January 12 and 13). Then wewill go to Homestead for a two-day testing session (January 15 and 16).After that we will fly to Mexico City and few days later we will have thelaunch of the team at the autodromo Monterrey, which is located at thenorth of Mexico. This will be on January 26 and 27. The previous testswhen launching the team in Mexico ('97 & '98) were held at the autodromoHermanos Rodriguez in Mexico City, but this time we want to get closer tothe fans in the north of the country," he added. Antonio Marron, team director: "TheHerdez-Viva Mexico! Team is working hard to give its best performance everduring the 1999 FedEx Championship Series season. This time Michel(Jourdain Jr.) will have more testing previous to the start of the season thanever. Also, Lola is giving us a lot of support and this will be a keyfactor in our performance during 1999. Michel (Jourdain Jr.) isgaining more points every year, and for sure this year he will get more than the fiveachieved in the '98 season." Source: Team Herdez-Viva Mexico! | ||
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