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- Access Motorsports was an American auto racing team that competed in the IndyCar Series from 2003-2004. Founded by 1999 Indy Racing League champion Greg Ray after failing to find a ride for the 2003 season, the team debuted at the 2003 Indianapolis 500 and ran the rest of the season with Ray as owner/driver. He would finish 15th in the points standings. Access Motorsports was the only team that year to run a G-Force chassis and a Honda engine, with Honda also making its debut that season. The combo was not particularly competitive, with Ray never finishing higher than 8th and only ever qualifying as high as 5th. The package was reliable, however, as the car only had one DNF out of thirteen starts. The 2004 season was much less consistent for the team, both on and off the track. Despite a sponsorship deal from and a front-row start at the third race at Motegi, the team struggled in the first three races and Renovac withdrew its sponsorship prior to the 2004 Indianapolis 500. Ray was fortunate enough to sign a one-race deal with Rent-A-Center, but for the next two races at Texas and Richmond the team was forced to race without sponsorship. This took an economic toll on the team, and as a result they were forced to skip the following race at Kansas. The team was able to scrape together another sponsorship deal for the rest of the season, and as a result Ray stepped away from the driver's seat and handed it to rookie Mark Taylor. Once again, the team struggled for results, although it did score a best finish of 7th place three times, one by Ray and two by Taylor. But despite Ray's best efforts to find sponsorship for the 2005 season, none was forthcoming. As a result, the team shut down before the start of the season and Ray officially retired from open-wheel racing. (en)
- Access Motorsports foi uma equipe norte-americana de automobilismo fundada pelo piloto Greg Ray para disputar a IndyCar Series em 2003. Ray, campeão da categoria em 1999, exerceria dupla função de piloto e chefe de equipe. Sua estreia foi no GP de Motegi de 2003, a primeira prova da categoria realizada fora dos Estados Unidos, terminando em 9º lugar. A equipe teve como melhor resultado uma quadra de 8ºs lugares, obtidos na Indy 500, Richmond, Gateway e na corrida 2 do Texas, marcada pelo violento acidente do sueco Kenny Bräck. Para 2004, Ray continuaria acumulando funções, obtendo o melhor resultado da Access no GP de Richmond, cruzando a linha de chegada em sétimo lugar. Chegou a ficar sem patrocínio antes das 500 Milhas, conseguindo um acordo com a válido por uma prova, voltando a correr sem patrocinadores nas etapas do Texas e de Richmond. Ray, que desistiu de correr a prova do Kansas, passaria apenas a trabalhar como chefe de equipe. Para seu lugar, foi contratado , dispensado pela Panther. O piloto inglês repetiu a posição de chegada em Nashville e na segunda corrida do Texas, última prova disputada pela Access. Greg Ray planejava inscrever-se com a equipe para as 500 Milhas de Indianápolis de 2005, mas acabou desistindo. (pt)
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- Access Motorsports was an American auto racing team that competed in the IndyCar Series from 2003-2004. Founded by 1999 Indy Racing League champion Greg Ray after failing to find a ride for the 2003 season, the team debuted at the 2003 Indianapolis 500 and ran the rest of the season with Ray as owner/driver. He would finish 15th in the points standings. Access Motorsports was the only team that year to run a G-Force chassis and a Honda engine, with Honda also making its debut that season. The combo was not particularly competitive, with Ray never finishing higher than 8th and only ever qualifying as high as 5th. The package was reliable, however, as the car only had one DNF out of thirteen starts. (en)
- Access Motorsports foi uma equipe norte-americana de automobilismo fundada pelo piloto Greg Ray para disputar a IndyCar Series em 2003. Ray, campeão da categoria em 1999, exerceria dupla função de piloto e chefe de equipe. Sua estreia foi no GP de Motegi de 2003, a primeira prova da categoria realizada fora dos Estados Unidos, terminando em 9º lugar. A equipe teve como melhor resultado uma quadra de 8ºs lugares, obtidos na Indy 500, Richmond, Gateway e na corrida 2 do Texas, marcada pelo violento acidente do sueco Kenny Bräck. (pt)
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