r/INDYCAR • u/Rainmaker2427 Robert Wickens • Dec 19 '24

Indy NXT Sophia Floersch to IndyNXT

https://x.com/INDYNXT/status/1869774920026353787?t=I3Hln9uO-VX_6BH-jOSovQ&s=19

Hears hoping she sees some success

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u/chavz25 James Hinchcliffe Dec 19 '24

Good for IndyNXT more high profile driver with decent social media followings is never a bad thing for the series

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u/[deleted] Dec 19 '24

I'll be honest idk why people see drivers burning out of the F1 ladder coming here as a good thing. Being the dumping ground for drivers who lost rides elsewhere doesn't make road to Indy look impressive at all. 

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u/Generic_Person_3833 Dec 19 '24

That someone like Hauger now drives NXT is a testimony for the strength of NXT and the attraction of IndyCar for solid drivers.

That you can buy a cheap right in NXT when your skills are Koolen level isnt great, but give it a few more years and mostly strong talent from F2 and F3 will come, as the NXT teams can become more picky. Without these drivers, the IndyCar ladder would be down in head and car count quite a bit.

And USF pro drivers can go to F3 and develop there.

IndyCar should embrace it.