CRISTIANO DA MATTA
2002 CART FEDEX CHAMPION
STAR HAVOLINE - TOYOTA - LOLA #1
2002 ... a great year for Newman/Haas Racing and Cristiano Da Matta too, emerging as the 2002 Champ Car Champions.  It's unfortunate that they loose him to Formula 1 in the 2003 season.

Also a great year for Brinkworth Models also ... back with Carl after a long spell.   Unfortunately, Newman/Haas switched to the Swift chassis for a while, and most of our regular clients were running Reynards.   Now back with Lola, along with many other teams on the 2002 grid, it gave us the opportunity to get on board again with Carl.

This particular model was requested with the #1 and not the #6 .. the number that Cristiano ran with all year.   I believe he carried the #1 on at least one race at the end of the season, once he has secured the points to ensure the Championship.

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