Und noch kein Ende, sigh, wegen fehlender Sponsoren musste Franck Perera gehen bei Conquest Racing, er wird ab sofort durch Jaime Camara ersetzt und wird den #34 Wagen fahren. Camara kommt aus den Indy Lights. Sein erstes Rennen wird das "Road Runner Turbo Indy 300" auf dem Kansas Speedway sein, er soll für die ganze Saison bei Conquest fahren.
Das ganze passierte wohl weil der Sponsor Opes Prime, den Eric Bachelart erst seit kurzem und vor dem Zusammenbruch von Champ Car hatte, Konkurs anmelden musste. Tja, Eric Bachelart hat definitiv nicht leicht sein Rennteam am Leben zu halten.
Er wird Franck Perera als Ersatzfahrer behalten aber gibt ihn sofort frei sollte er in einem anderen Team ein Cockpit finden.
Camara replaces Perera at Conquest: Jaime Camara didn’t take the express route to the IndyCar Series, but three years of seasoning in Firestone Indy Lights will serve him well straight away.
Conquest Racing announced that Camara will drive the No. 34 Dallara/Honda/Firestone for the remainder of the season, beginning with the Road Runner Turbo Indy 300 at Kansas Speedway this weekend. It also announced an extension to the sponsorship program with Sangari.
Conquest Racing owner Eric Bachelart said the loss of sponsors Opes Prime, which recently went into receivership, and ARES necessitated the change. Franck Perera competed in three races, with a high of sixth place on the streets of Long Beach (Calif.) last weekend.
“As much as we are happy to have Jaime join the team, we are saddened that it is at Franck’s expense,” Bachelart said. “He has done exceptionally well in his IndyCar Series debut as well as in his one and only Champ Car race and we are keeping him as our reserve driver for the remainder of the year, but he will be released should a racing seat be available for him with another team.”
Camara, a native of Goiania, Brazil, finished fifth in his Firestone Indy Lights rookie season in 2005 for Sam Schmidt Motorsports. He recorded two victories, including the Freedom 100 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, and three pole starts. In 2006, Camara posted his third victory and set a series record by qualifying in the top 10 in 18 consecutive races while finishing sixth in the championship race.
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