2007 Australian
Formula 3 Champion Tim Macrow will test a Champ Car Atlantic car for
leading team Jensen MotorSport in the US later this month.
23
year-old Macrow will test the Mazda powered Atlantic chassis – the series
a major feeder category to the Champ Car World Series - at Roebling Road
Raceway, in Georgia, on November 19th following an invitation from
experienced team owner and former driver Eric Jensen.
Jensen MotorSport
fielded a two-car Atlantics team this season for first year Atlantic
drivers Tom Sutherland and Hollywood actor Frankie Muniz.
The team is in its
11th season of Atlantics competition with the series now regularly
featuring 30 car grids.
The winner of the Champ Car Atlantic
Championship is awarded a US$2Million dollar prize to use towards a drive
in the Champ Car World Series the following season.
Team Australia
Champ Car driver Simon Pagenaud won the 2006 championship and, along with
Graham Rahal, graduated to the Champ Cars this season.
Brazilian Raphael
Matos won the series this year following yet another competitive
year.
It will mark the first step towards a possible move to the
United States next season, Macrow having targeted the US open-wheel scene
as a viable option to continue his career following three successful years
in Australian Formula 3.
In 46 race starts the driver from
Melbourne, Victoria, scored seven wins and a total of 26 podium finishes,
finishing second in the 2006 championship and scoring a triumphant win in
this years series in the final race of the year last
weekend.
“I want to stay in
Open-Wheel racing so this is a fantastic opportunity for me to further my
career and take a step forward,” Tim Macrow said.
”I’m really
looking forward to the test with Jensen MotorSport. The team has a lot of
experience in the Champ Car Atlantic Championship and have had plenty of
success in the past so I’m keen to get over there and work with them at
Roebling Raceway in Georgia.”
Macrow said that the
Aussie influences on the US-based Open Wheel scene were just one of the
attractions that have generated his interest to compete in the Atlantic
championship next year.
“Team Australia, Paul
Stoddart, Kevin Kalkoven, Will Power – there are a lot of very successful
Australians working amongst the Champ Car scene and I’d love to be part of
that,” he enthused.
“Champ Car is a good
series and gets a lot of exposure in Australia thanks to the Surfers
Paradise event and Will Power’s performances. The opportunity is there for
the Atlantic champion to step up to Champ Car the following season – not
too many series at that level anywhere in the world offer that kind of a
prize.”
For more information about Tim Macrow please visit www.timmacrow.com
More information about
the Champ Car Atlantic Championship can be found at www.champcaratlantic.com
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