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Topic: Champ Car

	SPEEDtv.com - The Online Motorsports Authority
		CHAMP CAR: Power Takes Home Pole Again at Surfers
		Australian will start on P1 for second year in a row ahead of Servia and Tracy.
		CHAMP CAR: Servia Gets Friday Pole in Australia
	www.speedtv.com /articles/auto/champcar (89 words)

	Howstuffworks "How Champ Cars Work"
		Champ Car racing is one of the most technologically advanced sports in the world today.
		And, other than space shuttles and jet fighters, Champ Cars are the most sophisticated vehicles that we see in common use.
		The teams have to completely revise the aerodynamic package, the suspension settings, and lots of other parameters on their cars for each race, and the drivers have to be extremely agile to handle all of the different conditions they face.
	www.howstuffworks.com /champ-car.htm (703 words)

	Champ Car Series (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Champ Car also operated the Trans-Am Series in a cooperative agreement with SCCA Pro Racing from 2003 until 2005 before dropping it in November of 2005.
		Unlike in F1, Champ Car teams are not obliged to construct their own chassis, and in recent times have tended to buy chassis constructed by independent suppliers such as Lola, Reynard and March.
		What is ironic about the current Champ Car business model is that it mirrors the direction taken by the rival Indy Racing League during its formative years and that Toyota and Honda both defected to their Indianapolis based rival.
	www.menstuff.org /issues/byissue/champcar.html (1804 words)

	CART
		Except when the race cars come to town, it is a tranquil place in a rural setting of rolling hills and pretty lakes, where the bass and walleyes are plentiful and the fastest movement in the autumn is the leaves turning red and yellow.
		Champ Car series president Steve Johnson said in a television interview that Legge “gave me a smile and gave me a thumbs up” in the ambulance after her car lost its wing and hit a fence, causing it to disintegrate and tumble down the track.
		Lola has been producing Champ Cars since the 1970's and the entire grid has been using Lola chassis' this season after Walker Racing became the final team to elect to make the switch from the Reynard which was proving to be less competitive than the Lola used by the rest of the field.
	ncrl.com /cart.htm (3994 words)

	AutoWeek: Champ Car today
		Champ Car officials will confirm any day now the worst-kept secret of their season: The race planned for China in October finally has been canned.
		Champ Car driver Paul Tracy returned to action after suffering a compression fracture to his first lumbar vertebra during a practice session at Long...
		Champ Car will not use standing starts for the first three races of 2007, citing a need “to work with the teams and the manufacturers to find the...
	www.autoweek.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=CHAMPCAR (1252 words)

	Champ Car - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		During the inaugural Champ Car visit in 2002 Cristiano Da Matta won the pole position in the Champ Car race with a lap time of 1:18.959.
		The performance superiority of the Formula 1 machines were also demonstrated in 1989 when Champ Car began to race on a street circuit in Detroit that had served as the Grand Prix of the United States just one year prior.
		Champ Cars use methanol for fuel rather than gasoline, and refuelling has always been permitted during the race.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Champ_Car (2968 words)

	champ car boost (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Champ Car’s owners faced a dilemma: How to keep the racing exciting and the technology cutting edge, but at the same time keep costs down.
		Champ Cars are already very powerful they have turbocharged 2.65-litre (161 cubic inches) V-8 engines that deliver about 750 horsepower.
		One area that is not skimped on is safety for the drivers and the pit crews, said Steve Shunck, Champ Car director of public relations.
	www.gazettes.com /champcarboost.html (471 words)

	HO Champ Car
		Cianciola, a huge Champ Car and Indy 500 fan, built a slot car facility in his basement as part of a display of his racing memorabilia.
		From that one track and one gathering of friends for an informal race, the entire concept of the HO Champ Car World Series was born.
		The cars are the same H.O. size as many of the drivers had as kids, only these cars are much faster and require a lot of driving skill to be competitive.
	groups.msn.com /HOChampCar/aboutus1.msnw (427 words)

	Daily Racer - Fast Cars and Motorcycle news, reviews, pictures, wallpapers, videos and more (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The late, great Dale Earnhardt once drove a pink race car in his nascent days in the sport and drag-racing legend Shirley ‘Cha-Cha’ Muldowney steered her pink Top Fueler to championships but pink Champ Cars are few and far between.
		Champ Car officials also confirmed that the ideal location for a race in the nation’s capital would be the former Rockcliffe air force base.
		Champ Car director of public relations Steve Shunck repeated that Ottawa is on the series’ radar as a venue to replace Montreal on its race calendar.
	www.dailyracer.com /champ-cars/champ-car-news-and-rumors/index254.html (1427 words)

	Kalkhoven says Champ Car and IRL not ‘even remotely close to a merger’ (Auto Racing Sport.com) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Champ Car series co-owner Kevin Kalkhoven dismissed the notion that the series and Indy Racing League are even remotely close to a merger.
		Autoracing1.com is reporting that according to their NASCAR sources, Champ Car’s current hottest property, AJ Allmendinger, and his agent have decided to take the Toyota money and will drive in NASCAR starting next year for 3 to 5 years.
		Champ Car World Series rookie Katherine Legge (#20 Bell Micro Ford-Cosworth/Lola/Bridgestone) started last week by climbing out of the smoking hulk that once was a PKV Racing Champ Car, and ended it by strapping right back into another 750hp turbocharged rocket, as she tested her backup Champ Car at Sebring International Raceway.
	autoracingsport.com /category/champ-car (1181 words)

	Historic Champ/Indy Car Association
		Today both Champ Car and the Indianapolis Racing League, IRL, declare champions and new cars and drivers are creating automobile racing history.
		Hundreds of cars are currently on the register and more are being added at a rapid pace.
		Car owners and drivers enjoy the thrill of on track action and the opportunity to participate in the competition and pagentry with the legends of racing.
	www.champindycar.com /background.html (430 words)

	Motorsport.com: News channel
		Specialized SVT cars such as the Mustang Cobra, Focus and the F150 Lightning truck will be part of the Fast Lap Program which paces each of the Champ Car sessions as well as providing high-speed thrill rides to customers on each stop on the 2005 series schedule.
		The agreement allows for the stars of the Champ Car World Series to sport the legendary Blue Oval off the track as well, as Ford Motor Company will provide an allotment of vehicles to each of the Champ Car teams and drivers for their use.
		The Champ Car World Series features some of the greatest race car drivers in the world competing in the most diverse and exciting series in the world.
	www.motorsport.com /news/article.asp?ID=181046&FS=CHAMPCAR (501 words)

	USATODAY.com - Teammates show the way in Champ Car qualifying (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		PORTLAND, Ore. — Sebastien Bourdais is causing a stir at the Champ Car Grand Prix of Portland.
		After a lengthy review, Champ Car officials stood on the initial results, which gave the outside spot for Sunday's race to Allmendinger based on his best lap on the 1.964-mile road course Friday.
		Champ Car rules forbid interfering with a driver running at full pace.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/motor/champ/2005-06-18-champ-car-portland-qualifying_x.htm?csp=34 (754 words)

	Indy/Champ Car Listings
		The car deserves a cherished position in a significant collection and is accompanied by all the available spares as well as fabrication patterns and templates.
		This car was driven by Derick Daly in the 1985 Michigan 500.
		This was the car that Rick Mears was leading the 1981 Indy 500 in when fuel was spilled on him resulting in burns that prevented him from continuing in the race.
	www.race-cars.com /carsold/indy.htm (1251 words)

	National Speed Sport News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The “Bridgestone Presents Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford” first hit the track when Championship Auto Racing Teams was founded on November 25, 1978.
		While the cars are referred to as Champ Cars, they essentially are Indy Cars.
		Champ Car racing is broadcast domestically on Speed Channel, CBS and NBC.
	www.nationalspeedsportnews.com /newsroom.html?cid=NWoQNQ3yJZk= (216 words)

	Champ Car, index.php - Jalopnik (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Lola, whose chassis have dominated the Champ Car field as of late, is a bit perturbed that the series has inked a deal with Panoz to supply cars for the series.
		The British race car manufacturer has been building Champ Cars since the 1970, but it's not their only meal ticket, as they're the sole supplier to the new A1GP, their LMP2 competes in prototype sports car racing and they're working on a new LMP1 chassis, among other things.
		We reported almost two months ago that popular Champ Car driver and proponent of large amounts of ice (and we don't mean Molson Ice) Paul Tracy was testing with Richard Childress Racing for a possible run at NASCAR next season.
	www.jalopnik.com /cars/champ-car/index.php (1640 words)

	Indy/Champ Car Listings
		This car was raced by Al Unser Jr, for the Shierson Domino's Pizza team.
		The cars are in varying states of rolling and are not considered race ready rollers.
		Tha car is in road course configuration with road coarse gearing for an XD.
	www.race-cars.com /carsales/indy.htm (624 words)

	ChampCarFan.Com: Proud Supporters of the Champ Car World Series (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		It would be much easier to enter the car for the whole season with the same driver throughout.
		On the other hand, McDonald's is also considering becoming a co-sponsor of the Champ Car World Series alongside with Bridgestone.
		Champ Car Logo's used with permission of Champ Car World Series LLC.
	www.champcarfan.com /r0402196002.shtml (326 words)

	Motorsport.com: News channel
		Fans are expected to attend the four events in record numbers but those that spend their weekends closer to home will be able to follow every lap of the action live on CBS Sports.
		"Champ Car has taken great steps to enhance its television package this season and this four-race stretch on CBS Sports provides a great platform to carry not only our great racing to our loyal fans, but also to showcase our sponsors and corporate partners," said Champ Car President Steve Johnson.
		That race will be followed the next week by the Champ Car Grand Prix of Cleveland which begins at 2:30 p.m.
	www.motorsport.com /news/article.asp?ID=221184&FS=CHAMPCAR (339 words)

	USATODAY.com - Bourdais earns second straight Champ Car victory (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Tracy, Champ Car's winningest active driver, never led en route to his 19th career runner-up finish — and the fifth time he has finished second to Bourdais.
		Bourdais and Tracy passed him as Dominguez spun his car in a runoff area and quickly got back in the race.
		The Champ Car series was back in Houston for the first time since 2001, when it was run on a downtown course.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/motor/champ/2006-05-13-grand-prix-of-houston_x.htm?csp=34&ord=2 (793 words)

	FastMachines Champ Car News Blog
		All of this good news for Champ Car sure is ruffling the feathers of the naysayers of message boards around the net.
		Champ Car is not going out quietly in Montreal.
		The countdown to the Champ Car World Series Presented By Bridgestone opener is on.
	www.fastmachines.com /archives/cat_champ_car.php (864 words)

	Champ Car World Series
		Ranger’s car was unhurt, but he dropped to P15 and his teammate had to be towed to the pits for a refit and from then on was reduced to running practice laps well behind the field.
		Australia’s sole entry in the US-based Champ Car World Series will be sponsored by a new wine company that aims to put 80,000 cases of Australian wine on the tables of American homes this year.
		Gore said the Champ Car deal was too big for him to pursue independently so he approached Fish to gauge his interest in a partnership arrangement.
	www.rl003.websoftshop.com /page/page/1778101.htm (6604 words)

	FMPartners Racing -- Champ Car Series
		Our team has a combined experience of over 50 years in the auto industry, we are always excited to show you sports cars you've always dreamed of.
		It is the quality of cars, the level of professionalism, the value in pricing, and the ease of conducting business with a long term relationship as the primary goal, that makes FMPartners Motors the ultimate source for all your automobile related needs.
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	www.fmpartnersmotors.com /racing/champcar.htm (597 words)

	Champ Car News: My Champ Car Weekend
		It seems like the new owners of Champ Car are slowly but surely buidling a "brand" called Champ Car.
		While it is true that Champ Car has a lot of work to do to get back to the stature that CART had in the early 90's, they are headed in the right direction.
		i'm impressed with this year champ cars,forget formula one with there vird regulations champ car series are the best for know.
	www.fastmachines.com /archives/champ_car/003601.php?champcar_rss (1065 words)

	Full Throttle » Champ Car (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		That certainly seems to be the case in the realm of the Bridgestone presents the Champ Car World Series powered by Ford as the Mi-Jack Conquest Racing team strapped in fifteen-year-old Richard Phillippe to have a play this past week.
		Phillippe, the younger brother of regular Mi-Jack Conquest Racing driver Nelson, who has two years of Champ car experience under his belt at the grand old age of nineteen, enjoyed the test at Putnam Park as the fulfulling of a promise made to him by Mi-Jack Conquest Racing co-owner, Eric Bachelart.
		The majority of the drivers on the Champ Car World Series roster will have never been to the city of Houston when Champ Car returns to the Lone Star State in 2006, but thanks to this week’s announcement, they now know what to expect once they get there.
	cranialcavity.net /fullthrottle/wp/index.php/category/champ-car/page/4 (1923 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > Sports -- Champ Car star Bourdais underappreciated
		He won the pole at each of his first two Champ Car races and finished the season with five poles, three wins, fourth place in the standings and rookie of the year honors.
		But that was only the beginning for Bourdais, who has won the championship each of the past two years and has the opportunity to become the first driver since Ted Horn in 1946-48 to win three straight American open-wheel titles.
		Then, with the small TV audiences that Champ Car has been attracting and no national advertising campaign by McDonald's, his primary sponsor, Bourdais' on-track exploits have had all the impact of a 2-minute pit stop.
	www.signonsandiego.com /sports/20060412-0711-car-champ-brilliantbourdais.html (876 words)

	RacingOne - Nascar Racing: Auto Racing, Nascar News, Racing News, Nascar Online, Nascar 2006, Nascar Drivers, Nascar, ...
		Today a new star was born on a sunny Friday in Surfers Paradise, as Australia's own Will Power became the first native-born driver to lead a Champ Car qualifying session i...
		Danny Lasoski and car owner Dennis Roth were honored Sunday night at the inaugural National Sprint Tour championship banquet.
		The Future of Racing was unveiled to the public Friday night as the Panoz DP01 Champ Car made its debut to the racing community.
	www.racingone.com /series.aspx?seriesID=2 (677 words)

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