- Local Indiana business to appear on sidepods of #34 Conquest car -
Conquest Racing announced today that they have formed a partnership with Bidaroo.com, a unique Indiana-based online charity auction which becomes title sponsor of the #34 car driven by Jaime Camara for the 92nd running of the Indianapolis 500.
Bidaroo.com, whose logo will appear on the sidepods of Camara’s orange and white Dallara, is an innovative auction type website which sells brand new products such as iPhones, Plasma Televisions, Nintendo Wii game systems, and many more products for at least 90% below retail. Offering such amazing and unique products for such incredible prices is not the only great thing about the Bidaroo.com. Bidaroo also donates a portion of net proceeds to selected charities.
"We are extremely excited to be partnering with Conquest Racing and Jaime Camara for the Indianapolis 500," said Rob Gough, founder of bidaroo.com. "The Indianapolis 500 is such a major event and it presents us with a great opportunity to expose Bidaroo.com not only locally but to the world."
Conquest Racing Team Owner, Eric Bachelart added: "We are pleased to have formed this partnership with bidaroo.com. The concept behind the online charity auction is so unique and such a great idea and if at the end of the day, we can help them raise even more money for their cause, then it makes our work that much more meaningful."
The #34 Bidaroo.com Dallara/Honda/Firestone car will be on track today for the final hour of practice before taking the green flag Sunday for the its first Indianapolis 500.
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All Sport’s logo will appear at Indy 500
Harding Road, a Dallas, Texas-based motor sports team, announced an associate sponsorship agreement for 2008 with All Sport Body Quencher, a sports drink brand and subsidiary of Big Red, Inc., an Austin-based beverage company. The All Sport logo will appear in Sunday’s Indy 500 race on Conquest Racing's #3 ... mehr
Indy 500 Practice Indianapolis Motor Speedway
MARIO DOMINGUEZ, #96 Visit Mexico City/Honda/Dallara/Firestone
Wednesday Practice 31 53 41.0596 219.194
Mario on the day: "We got some practice in ... mehr
Indy 500 Practice Indianapolis Motor Speedway Wednesday, May 14, 2008
The rain let up and the track stayed dry enough for a little bit of running today…22 laps worth for Mexican star Mario Dominguez. Of course the team was wishing for more, but they are thankful for every lap right now. It was just enough to evaluate the changes they have made since last Saturday, ... mehr
The day started out under rainy conditions and ended in the same way, but in between Conquest Racing was able to get in a little over 30 minutes of green flag practice today with Enrique Bernoldi registering the eighth quickest time of the day.
Both drivers completed 17 laps each today in the rain shortened practice session. Bernoldi registered a top speed of 220 ... mehr
Pacific Coast Motorsports is pleased to announce the evolution of www.pcmracing.com.
The Oxnard, California-based professional auto-racing team fields entries for Carl Skerlong and Frankie Muniz in the Cooper Tires Present the Atlantic Championship Powered by Mazda. The team also fields an entry in the IndyCar Series, where Mario Do ... mehr
Pole Day Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Mario Dominguez and his PCM crew took full advantage of the running opportunities today at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. While the team did not present itself for a qualification run, Dominguez did turn 40 laps and recorded a top speed off 220.597, which was 2.7 mph quicker than his previous best. If weather permit ... mehr
The following is a series of notes following "Fast Friday" at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the running of the 92nd Indianapolis 500.
Jaime Back on Track:
Jaime Camara (#34 Sangari Dallara/Honda/Firestone) was happy to be back behind the wheel of his race car today. Following his crash on Monday, the Brazilian had not yet retu ... mehr
Rookie Orientation Practice Indianapolis Motor Speedway
- Mario Dominguez ran 61 laps today, the second most of any driver in preparation for qualifying for the 2008 Indy 500. Dominguez turned his first laps at the historic Indianapolis Motor Speedway yesterday. They were also his first laps in the IndyCar and the first time the PCM team had run the car. To ... mehr
Rookie Orientation Practice Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Senator Clinton is a candidate fro the Democratic nomination in the 2008 presidential election. She was at the Speedway looking for last minute votes for today’s Indiana Primary election.
Mario was photographed with Senator C ... mehr
The following are notes and quotes following today’s second day of the rookie orientation program at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Tough way to start the day:
Jaime Camara’s day was cut short after he hit the wall in Turn 1. The Brazilian only completed four laps but was still able to put in a lap of 218.264 mph (41.2345 seconds).
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- Enrique Bernoldi looking to complete ROP on Monday -
The Conquest Racing pair of Enrique Bernoldi and Jaime Camara took their first laps at Indianapolis Motor Speedway aboard the IndyCar Series Dallara today during rookie orientation.
Camara completed his rookie test in 47 laps with a best lap of 41.0631 seconds (219.175 mph). His ... mehr
It’s been five years since the Conquest Racing team has competed in "The Greatest Spectacle in Racing". This year, thanks to the unification of American open-wheel racing, Conquest Racing will be making their return to Indy and will attempt to qualify for their second Indianapolis 500.
Their first step towards making the 33-car field starts today with the two-day ... mehr
Mario Dominguez and the Pacific Coast Motorsports team have moved into garages 25-27 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for their rookie debut in the 92nd running of the Indianapolis 500.
Dominguez will cross the historic yard of bricks for the first time in his #96 Visit Mexico City/Dallara this Sunday, May 4th when he participates in the Rookie orientation practice sess ... mehr
Conquest Racing completed their second IndyCar Series oval race of the season today at Kansas Speedway at the Road Runner Turbo Indy 300. The team saw how quickly things can turn around from one race to the next as today’s results were not quite as expected. The team did however come out of the 200 lap race with plenty of knowledge that will help them in future races.
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- Teammate Enrique Bernoldi qualifies 25th -
Qualifying for the Road Runner Turbo Indy 300 took place today at Kansas Speedway with the Conquest Racing pair of Jaime Camara, who was taking part in his first IndyCar Series qualifying session, and Enrique Bernoldi taking the 19th and 25th spots respectively on tomorrow’s starting grid.
Cama ... mehr
... of the #34 Car for Remainder of the Season Starting in Kansas
- Team also announces extension to sponsorship program with Sangari -
Conquest Racing announced today that they have signed Jaime Camara for the remainder of the season to drive their #34 entry as well as an extension to their sponsorship program with current p ... mehr
Pacific Coast Motorsports is pleased to announce their entry into the IndyCar Series, with Mario Dominguez driving the #96 Visit Mexico City/PCM/Dallara. The Mexico City Tourism Board is the primary sponsor of the PCM entry and the program will commenc ... mehr
It's exciting to get Graham Rahal to participate in this teleconference. Mr. Rahal, as you know, has just had an eventful beginning to 2008, started the wrong way hitting the wall in Homestead, but then his team prepared and got him ready for St. Pet ... mehr
Throughout the season Conquest Racing will be giving you a more in depth look at the team and their challenges of making the transition to the unified IndyCar Series.
In this first installment, through a short Q&A, Conquest’s Chief Engineer Eric Zeto offers further perspective on the differences in the teams competitiveness and expectations on ovals versus street cou ... mehr
Brazilian Antonio Pizzonia to make his return to Champ Car alongside Finland’s Juho Annala who will be making his debut
Rocketsports Racing is proud to announce a two-car effort in the upcoming Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. The driver lineup for the team will include former-Rocketsports driver Antonio Pizzonia and the introduction of a new face t ... mehr
The race may have started under yellow but it quickly got exciting for the Conquest Racing team who led their first laps of the season, ran in the top two with both drivers and came home with a fifth place finish with driver Enrique Bernoldi (#36 Sangari Dallara/Honda/Firestone) in their first street course race in the IndyCar Series at the Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. ... mehr
-Enrique Bernoldi 18th on the grid -
The new qualifying system put in place for the IndyCar Series made for an exciting qualifying session for Conquest Racing with rookie driver Franck Perera fighting for a spot in the Firestone Fast Six. In the end, the Frenchman didn’t make it to the final round but "Fearless" Franck did score a top-ten start in his first street ... mehr
Conquest Racing took part in two practice sessions today at the Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg and ended the second session in the top-five in their first outing with their IndyCar Series Dallara on a street course.
Franck Perera was the highest ranked Conquest driver at the end of the day with a lap of 63.6346 seconds placing him fifth in the second session and sixt ... mehr
Conquest Racing at a glance
IndyCar Series starts: 18
Best Start: 4th
Best Finish: 2nd
St. Petersburg Stats
Starts: 1 (Champ Car World Series)
Best Finish: 4th
Best Start: 6th
St. Petersburg Conquest Racing Pre-race Notes
Conquest Racing will be making their second star ... mehr
David Martinez announced today that he has been selected by Forsythe-Pettit Racing to compete in this year’s Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach, which will take place April 18 – 20 in the streets of Long Beach, California.
The 34th edition of this historic race will serve as a celebration of Champ Car’s history as it transitions into one unified open wheel series in North A ... mehr
It was quite a learning experience for the Conquest Racing pair of Enrique Bernoldi (#36 Opes Prime/Sangari Dallara/Honda/Firestone) and Franck Perera (#34 ARES/Opes Prime Dallara/Honda/Firestone) in their first oval race. Perera continued to demonstrate his talent ending up top rookie in 14th position and second of the transition teams behind Oriol Servia, who counts over 20 ova ... mehr
Conquest Racing took part in their first oval qualifying session of the season tonight in at Homestead-Miami Speedway with drivers Franck Perera (#34 ARES/ Opes Prime Dallara/Honda/Firestone) and Enrique Bernoldi (#36 Opes Prime/Sangari Dallara/Honda/Firestone) who were qualifying for the first time ever on an oval. Perera qualified 15th overall and first of the transition teams ... mehr
Conquest Racing completed a satisfying first IndyCar® Series test today at Sebring International Raceway. The team’s second and final day of testing on the 1.66 mile road course was a more productive one than yesterday with both drivers posting competitive lap times. Unluckily for the team, track time was once again cut short, this time on account of morning showers.
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Since Conquest Racing took possession of their Dallara chassis, it’s been a grueling last few weeks for the team. Long days, short nights and even all-nighters were part of the regimen in order to make it to the first open-test in Sebring. And today, the mission was accomplished when Conquest Racing completed their first IndyCar Series laps of 2008 at Sebring International Racewa ... mehr
.. to 2008 IndyCar Series Ride
Conquest Racing is set for the 2008 IndyCar® Series season with today’s announcement that the team has signed former Formula 1 driver, Brazilian Enrique Bernoldi, as a teammate to Frenchman Franck Perera who was confirmed last month.
Bernoldi will be making his debut in the IndyCar Series thi ... mehr
Forsythe Racing Inc., a long-time leader in the motorsports industry, has formed Forsythe Performance Research (FPR) to provide its high-tech services to the motorsports industry.
The announcement, made today by FPR Vice President Neil Micklewright, signals a new direction for the Forsythe team that boasts an incredible record of success in motorsports, dating back to it ... mehr
