Forsythe Racing Announces Four-Car Super Team for 2006 Champ Car Atlantic Championship Presented by Yokohama source: toyotaatlantic.com Forsythe Championship Racing, 2003 Vanderbilt Cup winner in the Bridgestone Presents the Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford, is proud to announce a multi-car entry into the 2006 Champ Car Atlantic Championship Presented by Yokohama. "Forsythe Racing has a historic and deep association with Formula Atlantic" said Team Owner Jerry Forsythe. "With the Champ Car Atlantic Championship Presented by Yokohama firmly established as the premier open wheel feeder series in North America and with the new and exciting changes for 2006, I am pleased to announce the formation of Forsythe Championship Racing's Atlantic 'Superteam' featuring four of the most promising young drivers in the world." Forsythe has signed American Leonardo Maia, Canadian James Hinchcliffe, Frenchman Richard Philippe and German Andreas Wirth to drive the brand new Swift/Cosworth/Yokohama Atlantic combination in the 12-race 2006 Championship. Vice President of Operations Neil Micklewright will oversee the team with John Brunner serving as Team Manager. Micklewright: "We saw the newly revamped Champ Car Atlantic series as being an incredible opportunity for young drivers. We wanted to become a big part of it and re-establish our driver development program. With $2 million dollars up for grabs for the series champion we decided to jump in with both feet and seek out the cream of the crop for our assault on the championship. With the signing of these four young drivers we've accomplished the first phase of that objective and now we'll get to work winning races. Long Beach is going to be an incredible weekend and it's difficult to contain our excitement."
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