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Linda Mansfield, Restart Communications
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Genoa Racing Impressed with Karjalainen
During Two-Day Atlantic Test at Sebring
 
ZIONSVILLE, Ind., Dec. 17 - The staff of Genoa Racing was very impressed with 
the performance of 22-year-old Finnish driver Henri Karjalainen during a 
two-day test in one of the team's Atlantic cars last week at Sebring International 
Raceway in Sebring, Fla. 
 
Karjalainen placed 17th in his rookie season in the Cooper Tires Presents The 
Atlantic Championship Powered by Mazda this year while running as a member of 
another team. His best finish was a tenth on the street course at 
Trois-Rivieres, Quebec. 
 
Genoa Racing's management feels confident they can help Karjalainen improve 
on those results in 2009, and offered him specific suggestions he can work on 
during the off-season.
 
"We were impressed with Henri, both in and out of the car," said Thomas 
Knapp, team manager and chief engineer. "He never put a wheel wrong, and was 
responsive to our direction. He hadn't driven at Sebring previously, and met our 
performance targets over the two days. We would like to complete a deal for the 
season, and develop him into a consistent threat for the 2009 Atlantic 
championship."
 
The Atlantic test was in addition to the team's recent Firestone Indy Lights 
test at Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Fla.  The team plans to field 
cars in both series in 2009.
 
For more information on Genoa Racing and its Atlantic program, please contact 
Knapp by telephoning (317) 873-8995 or (317) 501-7223, or by e-mailing him at 
genoaracing@yahoo.com.