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1994 our first Player's model was commissioned by Mr. Gerald R. Forsythe, of "Forsythe Green Racing" The major sponsor on the car was Player's Ltd. and the driver was Jacques Villeneuve. Jacques was awarded the "1994 PPG Indy Car Rookie of the Year" and a series of 1/10th. scale commemorative models were commissioned by Mr. Forsythe, along with two 1/5th. scale, one of which he presented to the Imperial Tobacco Company in Montreal, Canada. |
1994 Player's Ltd. #12 being shipped to Imperial Tobacco in Montreal |
1994 "Rookie of the Year"commemoratives . |
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1995
Mr. Forsythe and Mr. Green formed their own teams, Forsythe Racing with
the CE #33 car driven by Teo Fabi, and Team Green with Player's Ltd #27,
driven by Jacques Villeneuve. Jacques
won the "1995 PPG Indy Car Championship", and also the "1995 Indianapolis
500". Commemorative models in both 1/10th.
and 1/5th. scale, were commissioned for both the #33, and the #27
cars.
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1995 PPG Indy Car Championship car |
1/10th. models, ready to go |
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1995 was also the year that a young Greg Moore, won the "PPG Firestone Indy Lights Championship" for the Player's Forsythe Racing Team. Once again, a 1/5th. scale model, and a series of 1/10th. scale models were commissioned for this Lola Buick, by Gerald Forsythe. |
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1996 Greg Moore moved from Indy Light, to Indy Car, where he drove the #99 Reynard Mercedes-Benz for Player's Forsythe Racing, and a series of models were commissioned to mark his "Debut to Indy Car". Also that year, the Player's Forsythe Racing, Indy Lights, #33 driven by David Empringham, won the "1996 PPG Firestone Indy Lights Championship", and a series of 1/10th. and a 1/5th. model was commissioned. |
under construction |
no ... just our 1/5th. scale model |
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1997 Greg Moore got his "First Indy Car Win" at the "Milwaukee Mile", Mr. Forsythe commissioned a series of 1/10th. models to mark that event. These were the first Brinkworth models to be signed by Greg Moore and Gerald Forsythe. There was also a 1/5th. scale model of this car built |
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