Lynx Racing

Memo Gidley

Memo Gidley took over "the hot seat" in Lynx Racing's Ralt RT-41 #19, replacing 1996 Atlantic champion Patrick Carpentier (9 wins in 12 races, 8 in a row from the pole) who graduated to the Bettenhausen Racing team in CART. He raced for Lynx for two seasons with teammates Alex Barron in 1997 and Buddy Rice in 1998.

Memo has been winning races since childhood, first on bicycles and motorcycles, then in karts, the USAC Russell Championship Series, Shelby Pro Series, Formula Ford 2000 and Barber Dodge Pro Series. After finishing second in the KOOL/Toyota Atlantic Championship and winning the prestigious "Player's Challenge" in 1997, he switched from open wheels to fenders and won the GT American Stock Car class at the Reno Grand Prix.

Memo graduated to Champ Cars in 1999, substituting for an injured driver on Derrick Walker's team. Since then, he has driven for Dale Coyne, John Della Penna, substituted for an injured Patrick Carpentier at Player's/Forsythe and replaced the fired Nicholas Minassian at Target Chip Ganassi halfway through the 2001 season. He finised on the podium three times with Ganassi, but lost the ride at the end of the season. In 2002, he ran the IRL race at Fontata when driver Robbie Buhl was injured but finished several laps down due to various mechanical problems. He does not currently have a Champ Car ride, but he and manager Donnie Graves are working toward getting him back in the series full-time during the 2003 season.

He also continues his activities as a factory test driver for TrackMagic karts and has recently authored a book on kart racing. For the latest information on Memo, visit his web site at www.memogidley.com.