The Forsythe operation's successful start to events at Sebring continued into the opening day of Champ Car Atlantic testing, when Canadian returnee James Hinchcliffe produced the best lap to head an international field.
Hinchcliffe's 57.449secs effort on his return to the Forsythe Atlantic operation after a one-year absence pushed him ahead of fellow series veteran Jonathan Bomarito, who posted 57.542secs on his first official outing with reigning champions Sierra Sierra Enterprises. Hinchcliffe's new team-mate, Mexican driver David Garza, completed the top three, with a best lap timed at 57.860secs.
“Obviously, we're pretty happy with the results,” 'Hinch' said, “The team ended the day first and third, so that's a good place to start. Sebring is kind of an enigma in itself, so you can't take too much away from this, but for the sake of the team and for the confidence of both me and David, it's a good place to start. We're looking forward to Long Beach more than anything. We've got two tests still to go, but we know we've got a good package underneath us. Now I just want to go racing.”
Bomarito echoed those sentiments following his public debut in the cockpit of the championship-winning #6 machine. The American moved to Sierra Sierra Enterprises in the off-season and is entering his fourth year of Atlantic competition.
“It's good so far,” Bomarito admitted, “A lot of the teams have been here in their private testing in weeks previous to this test and we haven't, so we were a little bit behind when we first got here this morning. This afternoon, though, has been awesome. It's a new team for me, joining Sierra Sierra this year, and I'm just working on gelling with the team. I can't tell you how excited I am to get to Long Beach and start the year.”
Like Bomarito and Hinchcliffe, Garza also made his official debut with a new team at Sebring, moving from US RaceTronics to Forsythe Championship Racing for his second year of Atlantic action. The move appears to be paying immediate dividends.
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