New Zealand racing driver Matt Halliday has been confirmed to contest the highly competitive 2007 Champ Car World Series. Halliday has been signed by Conquest Racing with whom he contested the 2001 Indy Lights Championship. Since making a big impression in that 2001 campaign, Matt has pursued a burning ambition to compete in what has developed into one of the world s top international motor racing series.
His signing follows a recent successful test with Conquest Racing, conducted at the Laguna Seca circuit (California) where he set top ten lap times despite not having driven in any of the other pre-season tests. Contesting the Series was made possible after sponsorship was secured from high profile New Zealand Vodka Company 42 BELOW who have been a personal sponsor of Matt s over recent years.
The 2007 Champ Car World Series will be contested over 16 races scheduled to be held in the USA, Canada, Mexico, China, Holland, Belgium and Australia. Racing venues will comprise a combination of permanent racing and temporary street circuits commencing with the Vegas Grand Prix around the streets of Las Vegas. Other circuits include such historic names such as Zolder, Long Beach, Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez and the annual race at Surfers Paradise on Australia s Gold Coast.
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