Ryan Justice Completes Atlantic Car Test

February 27, 2006. BUTTONWILLOW, California, USA – In a single day test, Ryan Justice climbed into the cockpit of the US Racetronics Swift .014 for this first official test in an Atlantic Car. His experience around Buttonwillow Raceways East loop helped as he posted some of the quickest times set this year.

“I was definitely impressed by Ryan’s performance,” said Shane Seneviratne, owner of US Racetronics." It was nice see the progression though out the test with Ryan turning his fastest times towards the end. Even though the learning curve was quite steep, his understanding of the car and great feedback made it seem as if he was a veteran driver of the car.” Shane also adds that Ryan is very capable of being a front runner in the up coming Champ Car Atlantic season.  

Ryan worked with long time Champ Car Atlantic engineer and 2006 Northwest Autosport team engineer Peter Jacobs during his Atlantic test debut. The combination Justice & Jacobs were able to outpace two other Champ Car Atlantic teams during his single day outing. “The car was quite different than my Pro Formula Mazda,” stated Justice. “The Atlantic car is a very quick and aggressive car. Overall I think the test was very good for me. I’m very encouraged about the select races we plan to run during the 2006 Champ Car Atlantic season.” Justice will continue a regular Atlantic testing schedule along with campaigning full time in the Star Mazda Championship Series and the ASA Speed Truck Challenge Series. For more information on Ryan Justice please contact Northwest Autosport at  www.northwestautosport.com

Based in Milwaukie, Oregon, Northwest Autosport is one of the top teams participating in the Star Mazda Championship presented by Goodyear, which will feature twelve races across the United States and Canada supporting the American Le Mans Series, ChampCar and the GrandAm series. For more information please visit www.northwestautosport.com.