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ATLANTIC: Conquest Signs Matt Lee for '07
ATLANTIC: Conquest Signs Matt Lee for '07
This was another kid I got to see racing in F-BMW USA. He's quick. Damn
quick. Yet another top-notch kid from a development formula series
headed for Atlantics. I've said this many times before, but I shall yet
mention it again: Atlantics are going to be very interesting next year
with the depth of the talent there.
http :// www .champcaratlantic,com /News/Article.asp?ID'04
Indianapolis, Indiana - The Mi-Jack Conquest Racing Atlantic team is
well aware that it will be hard to top last season's nine consecutive
podium finishes. But to help them continue their on-track success, the
team announced Thursday that it has signed its first driver for the 2007
Cooper Tires Presents The Champ Car Atlantic Powered by Mazda, American
Matt Lee, the 2006 Formula BMW USA Championship runner-up.
Lee, who just barely turned 17, demonstrated his on track talent back in
October at the Buttonwillow Raceway Park in California when he tested
with the Conquest Atlantic Team for the first time. Eric Bachelart, the
team's co-owner, was impressed with the young American's skill and is
glad to have him on board for the 2007 season.
"When we tested Matt at Buttonwillow, it was clear that he was ready to
make the switch to Atlantics from the BMW Series. He quickly was up to
speed and was comfortable in the car nearly right from the start," said
Bachelart. "Like all rookies in Atlantics, he will still have a lot to
learn but he has a natural talent that can only serve him well and help
him in his development as a race car driver. I think Matt is one of the
drivers that represent the future of American open-wheel racing and that
he has a bright future ahead of him."
The teenager from Syosset, New York finished second in the Formula BMW
USA Championship this season scoring two wins, seven podiums and five
pole positions in 14 races with Team Autotecnica. He also competed last
month, for a second year in a row, in the Formula BMW World Final. For
his first year of racing cars in 2005, Lee signed on with Twin Tooth /
BRM Motorsports to run in the Formula BMW USA Series. In 2004, Lee
competed in the World Karting Association and Stars of Karting. He was
crowned the National Champion in the Junior HPV class in 2003 and
participated in numerous karting events since he was eight.
"I'm really excited about competing in the Champ Car Atlantic
Championship next season. It's a great series and as we saw last season
the level of competition is very high," expressed Lee. "I'm especially
happy to be part of this series with a winning team like the Mi-Jack
Conquest Atlantic team and I'm looking forward to my first race with
them next April."
Preparation for the 2007 season begins next week when the Conquest
Atlantic Team will be at the MSR Houston road course, December 21-22,
with their new driver to take part in two days of testing.
--
forty
“There are only three sports: bullfighting, motor racing, and
mountaineering; all the rest are merely games.” - Ernest Hemingway
This was another kid I got to see racing in F-BMW USA. He's quick. Damn
quick. Yet another top-notch kid from a development formula series
headed for Atlantics. I've said this many times before, but I shall yet
mention it again: Atlantics are going to be very interesting next year
with the depth of the talent there.
http :// www .champcaratlantic,com /News/Article.asp?ID'04
Indianapolis, Indiana - The Mi-Jack Conquest Racing Atlantic team is
well aware that it will be hard to top last season's nine consecutive
podium finishes. But to help them continue their on-track success, the
team announced Thursday that it has signed its first driver for the 2007
Cooper Tires Presents The Champ Car Atlantic Powered by Mazda, American
Matt Lee, the 2006 Formula BMW USA Championship runner-up.
Lee, who just barely turned 17, demonstrated his on track talent back in
October at the Buttonwillow Raceway Park in California when he tested
with the Conquest Atlantic Team for the first time. Eric Bachelart, the
team's co-owner, was impressed with the young American's skill and is
glad to have him on board for the 2007 season.
"When we tested Matt at Buttonwillow, it was clear that he was ready to
make the switch to Atlantics from the BMW Series. He quickly was up to
speed and was comfortable in the car nearly right from the start," said
Bachelart. "Like all rookies in Atlantics, he will still have a lot to
learn but he has a natural talent that can only serve him well and help
him in his development as a race car driver. I think Matt is one of the
drivers that represent the future of American open-wheel racing and that
he has a bright future ahead of him."
The teenager from Syosset, New York finished second in the Formula BMW
USA Championship this season scoring two wins, seven podiums and five
pole positions in 14 races with Team Autotecnica. He also competed last
month, for a second year in a row, in the Formula BMW World Final. For
his first year of racing cars in 2005, Lee signed on with Twin Tooth /
BRM Motorsports to run in the Formula BMW USA Series. In 2004, Lee
competed in the World Karting Association and Stars of Karting. He was
crowned the National Champion in the Junior HPV class in 2003 and
participated in numerous karting events since he was eight.
"I'm really excited about competing in the Champ Car Atlantic
Championship next season. It's a great series and as we saw last season
the level of competition is very high," expressed Lee. "I'm especially
happy to be part of this series with a winning team like the Mi-Jack
Conquest Atlantic team and I'm looking forward to my first race with
them next April."
Preparation for the 2007 season begins next week when the Conquest
Atlantic Team will be at the MSR Houston road course, December 21-22,
with their new driver to take part in two days of testing.
--
forty
“There are only three sports: bullfighting, motor racing, and
mountaineering; all the rest are merely games.” - Ernest Hemingway
