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30.07.2009
Conquest Racing announced today that it has ended its partnership with the Rubicon Sports Agency. The termination of the association, which included Rubicon’s Jim Freudenberg acting as Commercial Director for the team, is effective immediately.Rubicon Sports Agency had been brought on by Conquest Racing in April and was responsible for the development of the team’s comme
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13.07.2009
- Untimely yellow costs team top result - They were fast, they were leading and they were dominating, but Conquest Racing and Alex Tagliani also suffered heartbreak at the Honda Indy Toronto today. The team ran in the top two for more than half th
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11.07.2009
While Conquest Racing is competing on the streets of Toronto, Ontario this weekend, the team will be continuing to build the excitement for another Canadian stop on the 2009 IndyCar Series schedule. The team is once again sporting the logo of the upcoming Rexall Edmonton Indy on the sidepods of the #34 Conquest machine.“It’s always with great pleasure that we continue ou
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10.07.2009
Sears Canada/CRAFTSMAN®, Hyatt Regency Toronto on King and The Keg Steakhouse and Bar to Partner with Conquest Racing and Alex Tagliani in TorontoConquest Racing announced today the addition of three partners for this weekend’s Honda Indy Toronto. Sears/CRAFTSMAN, the Hyatt Regency Toronto on King and The Keg Steakhouse and Bar will be featured on th
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08.07.2009
The following is a series of stats, notes and quotes from Conquest Racing for this weekend’s Honda Indy Toronto. Honda Indy TorontoStreets of Toronto, 1.75-mile, 11-turn street courseJuly 10 - 12, 2009, Race #10 of 17Race Distance: 80 lapsLive Broadcast: (US) ABC 1:00 p.m. ET, (Canada) TSN 1:00 p.m. ETHOND
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07.07.2009
- King Tut to be featured on #34 car at Honda Indy Toronto -After a successful venture together at this year’s Indianapolis 500, Conquest Racing and the Rubicon Sports Agency are thrilled to announce an extension of the partnership with the King Tut exhibition “Tutankhamun: The Golden King and the Great Pharaohs and exhibition organizers Arts and Exhibit
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01.07.2009
Throwing a curve at the Race car driver
What makes Newman Wachs Racing driver, John Edwards, nervous these days? Edwards joined Entergy Nuclear CEO, Mike Kansler, in throwing out the first pitches at the Mississippi Braves baseball game in Jackson, Miss., at the “Nuclear Clean Air Energy” Night on June 26. This task caused some appreh
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12.06.2009
Conquest Racing -Special Feature In the first part of this special feature, Alex Tagliani told about his experiences at the Indy 500 up until Bump Day. In this second and final part he shares what happened a couple of hours after being bumped as well as some more of his ‘Indy firsts’, like the Last Row Party and, of course, Race Day.It w
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07.06.2009
After a strong performance in qualifying Friday night for the Bombardier Learjet 550k at Texas Motor Speedway, Conquest Racing and driver Alex Tagliani kept their form and stayed out of trouble Saturday night while bringing the #34 Rexall Edmonton Indy/King Tut car home in 14th place.Tagliani, who was taking part in only his second oval race of the season and first on a 1.5-mi
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05.06.2009
The following is a series of stats, notes and quotes from Conquest Racing for this weekend’s Bombardier Learjet 550k at Texas Motor Speedway. Bombardier Learjet 550kTexas Motor Speedway, 1.5-mile ovalJune 4 - 6, 2009, Race #6 of 17Race Distance: 228 lapsLive Broadcast: (US) VERSUS 9:00 p.m. ET, (Canada) TSN2 9:00 p.m. ET
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28.05.2009
Conquest Racing’s Alex Tagliani was honored last night at the 2009 Indy 500 Victory Banquet. After an excellent performance on Sunday from him and his team that allowed him to move up from 33rd on the grid to 11th, Tagliani was selected as the 2009 Chase Rookie of the Year, given to the outstanding first year driver in the 2009 Indianapolis 500 Mile Race. He was presented with a $25 000 b
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23.05.2009
Conquest Racing and Conrad Indianapolis, the city’s first true luxury hotel, have formed a partnership that will see the #36 entry sport the Conrad Indianapolis’ logo during this year’s Indy 500.“With the Indianapolis 500 being such a vital part of our community, we are so proud to be represented on the famed oval this Sunday. And we
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18.05.2009
Conquest Racing announced late Sunday night that they will be replacing Bruno Junqueira aboard the #36 Conquest entry with the team’s primary driver Alex Tagliani for this year's Indianapolis 500. The following are statements from the drivers and team principle.Eric Bachelart, Conquest Racing Team Owner“We had the chance to qualify two excellent dr
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17.05.2009
Conquest Racing’s Alex Tagliani was the fourth fastest qualifier today during the third day of qualifying for the 2009 Indianapolis 500. The Canadian’s four-lap average of 220.553 mph placed him 26th overall on the provisional grid.Conquest’s Tagliani was one of 14 cars vying for one of the 11 remaining positions in the field. After struggling a little with a
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16.05.2009
...at Indy 500 for Bruno Junqueira Conquest Racing and All Sport, Inc. are pleased to announce that they will be fielding an entry for 2002 Indy 500 pole sitter Bruno Junqueira at this year’s Indianapolis 500.“We are very excited to have Bruno join the team” shared team owner Eric Bachelart
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16.05.2009
Conquest Racing and Alex Tagliani took part in their last full day of practice today at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway with the final weekend of qualifying for the 2009 Indianapolis 500 getting underway tomorrow. Tagliani continued to progress following yesterday’s session and found himself 11th overall at the end of the day and fourth among the non-qualified drivers.Tagliani
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15.05.2009
Conquest Racing and Alex Tagliani were back on track today preparing for this weekend’s qualifying session. Tagliani, who was back in his car for a full day of practice since his crash last weekend, ended the session on a high leaving him wanting more. Tag ended the day 21st overall, and fourth fastest of the non-qualified drivers.Practice resumes, Friday, May 15 at noon, weat
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15.05.2009
Conquest Racing driver Alex Tagliani took advantage of a day off-track to pay a visit to a couple of elementary schools on Wednesday. The visit was part of a school tour program designed to raise awareness about the “Tutankhamun: The Golden King and the Great Pharaohs” exhibition that will be at the Indianapolis Children’s Museum from June to October of this year.
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12.05.2009
Conquest Racing has welcomed a new partner to its family of sponsors for the 2009 Indianapolis 500 with Forté Healthy Energy Shot™ joining the team as an associate sponsor on the #34 Conquest car.“We’re very happy to welcome Forté Healthy Energy Shot to our team and introduce them to the world of racing,” said Conquest team owne
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09.05.2009
Conquest Racing completed their first week of practice today at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway during Fast Friday. The team has progressed well over the course of the week in preparation for this weekend’s first and second day’s of qualifying for the 2009 Indianapolis 500. D
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06.05.2009
- AmazingMail and LifeLock also on board as associate sponsors of the #34 car -In addition to unveiling the new King Tut livery of its #34 Dallara Tuesday, Conquest Racing announced the return of Northlands and its premier event, the Rexall Edmonton Indy as title sponsor for the 2009 Indianapolis 500. The team also revealed the signing of AmazingMail and LifeLock fo
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05.05.2009
- Canadian confirmed by Conquest Racing as driver of #34 car -As a kid at the age of 10, when his grandfather bought him his first go-kart, Alex Tagliani never thought that he would one day sit in an indy car at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Now, 26 years later, when he straps himself into his Conquest Racing Dallara on May 5 for rookie orientation, that long tim
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05.05.2009
- The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis Signs as Associate Sponsor - Conquest Racing and Rubicon Sports Agency announce the signing of The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis as a major associate sponsor for the 2009 Indianapolis 500 with the upcoming King Tut exhibition “Tutankhamun: The Golden King and the Great Pharaohs” as the fo
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20.04.2009
Conquest Racing was looking strong today at the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. The team ran with the front-runners for most of the race but an untimely yellow hampered the team’s chances of finishing up front. However, Alex Tagliani still gave the team their second consecutive top-ten finish of the season.After a hectic start at the season-opening race two weeks ago, the sta
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19.04.2009
Conquest Racing continued its string of qualifying in the top nine for a third consecutive race today. Canadian Alex Tagliani placed his #34 Hard Rock Hotel & Casino / The Joint car in ninth on tomorrow’s grid for the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach.Tagliani went on track as part of Group 2 in Round 1 of qualifying and spent the first part of the session hovering aro
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18.04.2009
Conquest Racing has joined in the battle to end breast cancer. The IndyCar Series team in collaboration with ODW Logistics presented a $10,000 check to the Orange County Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure. In addition to the
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17.04.2009
.... for Grand Prix of Long Beach Conquest Racing and the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Las Vegas are teaming up at this weekend’s Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. Conquest Racing will be promoting the Hard Rock’s all new state of the art concert venue, The Joint, which opens this month in Las Vegas."The Grand Prix of Long
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17.04.2009
The following is a series of news items including sponsor announcements, stats, notes and quotes from Conquest Racing for this weekend’s Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. Toyota Grand Prix of Long BeachStreets of Long Beach, 1.968-mile, 11-turn street courseApril 17 - 19, 2009, Race #2 of 17Race Distance: 83 lapsLive Broadcast
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14.04.2009
After a competitive weekend of racing in St. Petersburg last week, Conquest Racing continues to move forward with their 2009 plans. In another step towards achieving their immediate and future goals, the team today announced that it has called upon the services of the newly formed Rubicon Sports Agency to oversee the team’s commercial department. Recently created by Rubicon Ra
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11.04.2009
In the past three years, popular American racer Ryan Hunter-Reay has won in Indy Car, Champ Car, CART and Sports Cars. He’s won on road courses, street courses and ovals. The last three years have also been the most challenging of his career, having faced more than his fair share of ‘challenges’ to stay at the top level of motorsports in the United States. Ho
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04.04.2009
Conquest Racing’s Alex Tagliani was one of the stories of the day today with his performance aboard the Rexall Edmonton Indy car during qualifying for the Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. The Series’ lone Canadian, who found out on Monday that he would be racing in St. Petersburg, placed seventh ahead of Series Champion Scott Dixon, with only three practice sessions under his bel
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04.04.2009
The following is a series of stats, notes and quotes from Conquest Racing for this weekend’s Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. Honda Grand Prix of St. PetersburgStreets of St. Petersburg, 1.8-mile, 14-turn street courseApril 3 - 6, 2009, Race #1 of 17Race Distance: 100 lapsLive Broadcast: Versus 2:00 p.m. ET
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02.04.2009
....At IndyCar Series Race In St. PetersburgConquest Racing announced today that it has signed a partnership agreement with Northlands that will see the Edmonton-based organization and one of its signature events, the Rexall Edmonton Indy, become the primary sponsor of the #34 Conquest Racing car for this weekend’s season opening Honda Grand Pri
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26.02.2009
Conquest Racing completed their first open test of the season tonight at Homestead-Miami Speedway. The team used the two-day test, that was deemed productive, to try out different setups on their #34 Dallara in preparation for the upcoming season.The team, who called upon 2008 driver Jaime Camara for this test, learned different things during their on-track sessions and accomplished
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01.02.2009
The following is a statement from Conquest Racing in response to a story that was posted on Speedtv.com. Eric Bachelart, Conquest Racing team owner: “No matter how hard the current economic situation is making things for us in the racing world and everywhere else, never once did I think of closing the doors of Conquest Racing. I had two options i
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11.01.2009
Conquest Racing played host yesterday to a group of students from University High School (located in Carmel, Indiana) who are following a three-week course in entrepreneurship. The goal of the visit was to give the students a look in
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10.12.2008
Enthusiastic racer, Alex Tagliani, has certainly proved his skill behind the wheel this past racing season; Starting from the front row in a Champ car in Long Beach; winning at Edmonton in a Canadian NASCAR and finishing fourth in the Nikon Indy 300 in Australia, his second IndyCar Series road course event. Karting will only be the fourth professional level racing series he will compete in duri
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25.10.2008
Surfers Paradise, Australia
Alex Tagliani is sporting a specially designed Conrad Jupiters themed helmet at this weekend’s Nikon Indy 300. However, the helmet won’t be his to keep at the end of the weekend as Tagliani auctioned it off at last night’s Indy Gala Ball in order to raise money for the Gold Coast Hospital Foundation Children’s Ward. The helmet we
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25.10.2008
- Canadian Tagliani to start seventh with Camara 20th on the grid -
Conquest Racing scored its best IndyCar Series start of the season today, with a seventh place by Alex Tagliani during qualifying for the Nikon Indy 300. Tagliani’s teammate, Camara, despite showing much improvement from his last street course, will be starting 20th.
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24.10.2008
Conquest Racing announced today that it has signed a title sponsorship with Sanctuary Cove, Australia’s leading lifestyle residential community development, for this weekend’s Nikon Indy 300.
Sanctuary Cove’s logo will be displayed prominently on the side pods, rear wing and engine cover of the #36 Conquest Dallara driven by Alex Tagliani. The partnership is fitt
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21.10.2008
The following is a series of stats, notes and quotes from Conquest Racing for this weekend’s Nikon Indy 300 on the streets of Surfers Paradise, Australia.
Nikon Indy 300
Streets of Surfers Paradise, 2.795 miles, 14-turn street course
October 24 – 26, 2008, Race #18
Race Distance: 60 laps (or 1 hour 50 minutes)
Live Broadcast
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24.09.2008
Conquest Racing is pleased to announce that it has renewed its technical partnership with Voxdale, a design and engineering firm based in Belgium, for the 2009 IndyCar Series season. The partnership consists of providing Conquest Ra
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19.09.2008
- Team instills new ‘Accept No Limits’ philosophy and appoints key personnel -
With the 2008 season coming to an end, the Conquest Racing team has begun work on 2009 by taking on a new direction with the implementation of the team’s "Accept No Limits" business philosophy and by appointing marketing and sales veterans to the Conquest Marketing Depar
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08.09.2008
- Alex Tagliani takes season best of 12th with Camara 18th -
Conquest Racing registered its best oval finish of the season today at the PEAK Antifreeze and Motor Oil Indy 300 at Chicagoland Speedway with a satisfying 12th place finish by newcomer to the IndyCar Series Alex Tagliani. His teammate Jaime Camara wasn’t as fortunate having to battle his car but the Bra
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07.09.2008
Conquest Racing put in one of their best combined oval qualifying performances of the year today during the qualifications for the PEAK Anitfreeze and Motor Oil Indy 300 at Chicagoland Speedway.
Jaime Camara recorded his best starting position of the season with the 17th spot on the grid while new teammate Alex Tagliani will make his return to oval racing with a 19th pla
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06.09.2008
The 36 Conquest Racing machine driven by Canadian Alex Tagliani will feature two new sponsors this weekend at the PEAK Antifreeze and Motor Oil Indy 300. Ubisoft and Sennheiser, long time partners of Tagliani, will be prominently placed on the sidepods and engine cover of the Conquest car.
"We’re pleased to welcome world renowned companies Ubisoft and Sennheiser
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05.09.2008
The following is a series of stats, notes and quotes from Conquest Racing for this weekend’s PEAK Antifreeze and Motor Oil Indy 300 at Chicagoland Speedway.
PEAK Antifreeze and Motor Oil Indy 300
Chicagoland Speedway, 1.5-mile, D
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05.09.2008
Conquest Racing announced today that Alex Tagliani will be returning to the cockpit of the Conquest Racing machine as a replacement for the injured Enrique Bernoldi for this weekend’s upcoming race at Chicagoland Speedway. In addition, Conquest has elected to sign Tagliani for the final event of the season at Surfers Paradise due to his vast experience at the Gold Coast street ci
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04.09.2008
Veteran driver Darren Manning will have a rookie teammate in the final points race of the IndyCar Series.
Franck Perera, 24, will drive the No. 41 ABC Supply Dallara/Honda in th
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01.09.2008
- Tagliani registers sixth fastest lap of race but is sidelined by mechanical woes; Camara taken out by contact -
It was a busy weekend for Conquest Racing in Detroit after making a driver change late Friday afternoon due to an injury to Enrique Bernoldi and calling up veteran race car driver Alex Tagliani to fill in. The team was hoping to count
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