Mi-Jack Conquest Racing announced today that talented young American Graham Rahal has signed with the Indianapolis-based team to contest the 2006 Champ Car Atlantic Championship Presented by Yokohama. source: conquestracing.com / grahamrahal.com / norwalkfurniture.com / sparcousa.com / bosch.com / renier.com Famed race engineer Don Halliday has also signed on to the effort and will work with Rahal, who is looking forward to a competitive Atlantics campaign. Rahal's Champ Car Atlantic effort will be sponsored by Norwalk Furniture, Sparco, Robert Bosch, the CAR Group, and Renier Corporation. "I am excited about taking the next step up the ladder and racing in Atlantics with Mi-Jack Conquest Racing next season," said sixteen-year-old Graham. "I think we should be very competitive and I hope to rack up some wins and get the championship. Eric (Bachelart) is a great guy, and my dad and I were impressed when we visited the Conquest shop. It's going to be a very competitive championship, but this will be a good situation for me and I am really looking forward to getting in the new car and going racing." Rahal first started racing karts when he was just eleven years old, winning at the national level in Stars of Karting competition in 2003 before making the move up to race Formula BMW USA in 2004 as a Scholarship Driver. Rahal continued his racing education in 2005, becoming the youngest winner in Star Mazda Pro Series history with a victory in Portland highlighting a strong season that also included six podium appearances for the high school junior. Another important element of the program will be the guiding presence of driver coach Mike Zimicki, who has worked with Graham since he first made the move into race cars, and to whom Graham owes a lot of his success to.
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