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Jul 23, 2010
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Simona De Silvestro Ready For Edmonton
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No. 78 Team Stargate Worlds / HVM Racing Dallara / Honda
No. 78 Team Stargate Worlds / HVM Racing Dallara / Honda
EDMONTON, AB (July 22, 2010) – - Just days after enjoying her best finish of her young IndyCar career, a 9th place at last weekend’s Honda Indy Toronto, Team Stargate Worlds/HVM Racing’s, Simona De Silvestro now turns her attention to this weekend’s Honda Indy Edmonton. The recent result helped Simona in her chase for the 2010 “Rookie of the Year” and moved her up 1 position in the Championship standings. Simona and crew are looking forward to having another good result this weekend and continue the positive momentum they left Toronto with.

As was the case for the Toronto race, this weekend represents a return for Simona to the Edmonton 1.96 mile temporary street/airport course. Simona raced here back in 2007 as part of a double-header Atlantic race. She is hoping that the experience gained at these two races will serve her well and add to a successful event, and this time she’s piloting her No. 78 Stargate Resistance Dallara / Honda entry.

Simona De Silvestro
Simona De Silvestro
This Sunday’s Honda Indy Edmonton will be broadcast live at 5:00 pm EST on Versus television. Additional coverage is available at www.indycar.com for live timing and video, while radio coverage will be provided by the IMS Networks and Sirius Channel 221 and XM channel 145.

Simona De Silvestro, Driver No. 78: “Even though we struggled a bit at our last race, we did leave there on a positive note with a great result and I’m hoping that this weekend picks up where we left off in Toronto and progress throughout the weekend. It’s going to be a long and difficult race and the speeds are fast but I’m very excited about it and looking forward to hopefully having another good weekend.”

Keith Wiggins, HVM Racing Team Principal: “Another great Canadian venue and we’re looking forward to great fans and another good result.”

Imran Safiulla, Team Stargate Worlds Team Principal: “We hope to continue our positive momentum from Toronto. The Edmonton track is a very demanding one and we hope to be up to the challenge.”

About HVM Racing:

HVM is based in Indianapolis, Indiana. In its nine years of competition, the team has earned six wins, two pole positions, and an additional 16 podiums. The team finished fourth and third, respectively, in the Champ Car championship standings in 2006 and 2007, and earned drivers Mario Dominguez and Robert Doornbos Rookie of the Year honors in 2002 and 2007, respectively.

Since joining the IRL Championship in 2008, the team has earned nine top-10 finishes with drivers E.J. Viso and Robert Doornbos. For 2010 HVM Racing has partnered up with Team Stargate Worlds and driver Simona De Silvestro for its IndyCar program. You can follow HVM Racing on twitter at www.twitter/HVMracing.com and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/HVMRacing

About Team Stargate Worlds:

Team Stargate Worlds enters the 2010 IZOD IndyCar Series in collaboration with HVM Racing. Simona De Silvestro will be the driver for the team, referred now as Team Stargate Worlds/HVM Racing. In the 2009 Atlantic Championship season De Silvestro won four races and four poles in the Atlantics, and led the most laps, thereby becoming the first woman in series history to lead those categories in a single season. The 2010 season marks the team’s 6th year of competition in North American open wheel. For more information about Team Stargate Worlds please visit www.teamstargateworlds.com. The Team Stargate Worlds Twitter page can be found at www.twitter.com/TeamSGW

- Team Stargate Worlds / HVM Racing Press Release


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