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	Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Championship Auto Racing Teams, or CART for short was sanctioned and held its first race in 1979 at the Phoenix Motor Speedway.
		CART's main proponent was Dan Gurney, a team owner who decided that the loose association of team owners, drivers, and race promoters needed to be strengthened.
		CART is successful until the early 1990's when Tony George, the owner of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, lobbied for significant changes within the series.
	shrike.depaul.edu /~ccosta/midterm3.html (185 words)

	Sample Contracts - Agreement - Championship Auto Racing Teams Inc. and CART Digital Media Enterprises LLC - Competitive ...
		CART further appoints and CDME accepts the appointment to develop, construct and operate during the Term the exclusive officially authorized Site for Digital Media coverage of the Events on the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
		CART and CDME agree to work together to develop a long term plan for handling e-commerce, it being understood and agreed that CDME shall be included in any plan.
		CART warrants that the Events are CART sanctioned and will be conducted in accordance with all applicable rules and regulations and all international, foreign, federal, state, and local laws.
	contracts.onecle.com /quokka/cart.lic.1999.01.01.shtml (9182 words)

	Champ Car > News Monday, November 10, 2003
		Championship intends to respond promptly to the comments made by the SEC to the proxy statement and resubmit the revised proxy statement to the SEC later this week.
		Championship intends to finalize the proxy statement and mail it to its stockholders as soon as practicable and to set a meeting date for a shareholder vote prior to year-end The meeting could take place as early as December 18, 2003, although there can be no assurance that it will not be later.
		Championship Auto Racing Teams, Inc. and Open Wheel Racing Series LLC announced previously they have signed a definitive agreement providing for Open Wheel Racing Series to acquire Championship for cash equivalent to $0.56 per share, based on the number of shares of Championship common stock currently outstanding.
	www.champcarworldseries.com /News/Article.asp?ID=7372 (735 words)

	All Change - Championship Auto Racing Teams Auto Racing Digest - Find Articles
		Auto Racing Digest, May, 2001 by Chris Dolack
		Last year, nine drivers were still in the championship hunt with three races remaining, and five were alive heading into the finale.
		Zanardi teams with Tony Kanaan, a rising star in CART before he was injured last season, Nunn switches from Mercedes, which left CART altogether to concentrate its efforts in F1, to Honda--a powerplant Zanardi used to win 15 races and record 10 poles in 51 CART starts from 1996 through '98.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0FCH/is_3_29/ai_78680461 (978 words)

	American Championship Car Racing - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		From 1956 to 1978 the championship was sanctioned by the United States Automobile Club (the USAC), a body formed by the then-owner of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Tony Hulman.
		In 1979 there were two championships run by two sanctioning bodies, USAC and CART (Championship Auto Racing Teams), which was a body formed by most of the existing team-owners.
		The exceptions are the 1981 and 1982 races, which were removed from the CART championship for political reasons by the USAC.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/American_Championship_Car_Racing (1790 words)

	Open Wheel Racing Series to Acquire Championship Auto Racing Teams
		CART Champ Cars are thoroughbred racing machines that reach speeds in excess of 200 miles per hour, showcasing the technical expertise of manufacturers such as Ford Motor Company, Lola Cars, Reynard Motorsport and Bridgestone/Firestone North American Tire, LLC.
		Championship Auto Racing Teams, Inc., and its directors and executive officers may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies of Championship Auto Racing Teams, Inc.'s stockholders to approve the proposed transaction.
		Information regarding these directors and executive officers and their ownership of Championship Auto Racing Team options and stock is contained in Championship Auto Racing Team's proxy statement on Schedule 14A, filed with the SEC on June 16, 2003.
	www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/09-10-2003/0002015077&EDATE= (859 words)

	CART Racing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART) is formed by Roger Penske, Pat Patrick, and other team owners in response.
		CART teams do not participate in the race, and so Silver Crown (dirt) cars are used to flesh out the field.
		IRL and CART's cars are now incompatible and cannot reasonably be used in either series.
	www.nod-valley.k12.ia.us /students/2002/racing/Cart.html (1301 words)

	Checkered Flag News on Championship Auto Racing Teams info from around the world. Learn more about CART here. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Team Rahal is headquartered in suburban Columbus, about an hour's drive from Mid-Ohio, and it's the only CART team based in Ohio.
		Junqueira won the first CART race of his career at Elkhart Lake in 2001 and started at the pole last year before a poor pit stop dropped him to third.
		The team, founded by actor Paul Newman and entrepreneur Carl A. Haas, is the most successful CART team at Road America with eight wins.
	www.autospeak.com /cfnscart.htm (3682 words)

	CART Fury Championship Racing for PlayStation 2 Review - PlayStation 2 CART Fury Championship Racing Review
		CART Fury is officially licensed by the Championship Auto Racing Teams racing organization and features popular drivers like Christian Fittipaldi, Michael Andretti, and Max Papis.
		Instead, before each race you are able to adjust the wing angle, tire pressure, and the shocks on your vehicle.
		The real-life tracks in CART Fury don't have turns that are necessarily as sharp as their real-life counterparts, but this is great because very little braking is needed to get around the track without running into walls, supposing your car is tuned right.
	www.gamespot.com /ps2/driving/cartfurychampionshipracing/review.html (761 words)

	Championship Auto Racing Teams buys 15-year license for downtown Miami Grand Prix
		CART will construct a new section of the track creating a temporary circuit extending farther north along Biscayne Boulevard for the race's return.
		CART was intended to become majority owner of promoter Raceworks before last year's event, but the then-expected buyout of 60% was left hanging.
		CART has already been in control of the race operation, he said.
	www.miamitodaynews.com /news/030313/story6.shtml (550 words)

	AUTO RACING - CBS SportsLine.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The race course will cover about 2 miles of roadway on the island's western tip, leaving the rest of the island open to the public.
		CART raced on the street circuit in 1989 before the Grand Prix moved to Belle Isle in 1990.
		Penske, whose racing teams have won the Indianapolis 500 14 times, chaired the city's host committee for the Super Bowl.
	sportsline.com /autoracing/story/9694328 (525 words)

	CART hopes to get on a roll with Motorock - Pace Lap - Championship Auto Racing Teams Auto Racing Digest - Find Articles
		CART's core audience may not like the notion of a race weekend becoming a motorsports version of the Vans Warped Tour or Tony Hawk's Boom Boom HuckJam Tour, but the series' current fan base isn't filling the seats or watching televised races in large numbers.
		For instance, OWRS and Motorock are scheduling more races in urban areas and turning the track into a night club, inviting artists such as Elton John, Kid Rock, and Queens of the Stone Age (all of whom performed in Miami in late September).
		CART invested $60 million this year alone just to field its teams--and saw no return on that investment--but each OWRS partner has pledged to spend no more than $25 million.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0FCH/is_1_32/ai_109579092 (558 words)

	How to Watch a Championship Auto Racing Team Race - eHow.com
		CART - Championship Auto Racing Teams - traces its roots back to the earliest days of American auto racing.
		Teams use the Hanford device, a modified rear wing allowing wheel-to-wheel racing and multiple passes for position.
		Word is circulating that CART teams may build cars and take on the IRL teams at the 2000 Indy 500.
	www.ehow.com /how_13507_watch-championship-auto.html (585 words)

	MOTOROLA BECOMES "OFFICIAL COMMUNICATIONS HARDWARE OF CHAMPIONSHIP AUTO RACING TEAMS"
		This sponsorship will provide CART with a new, state-of-the-art race event radio network, new digital wireless phones and new two-way pagers to be used by race officials, medical personnel and series staff to communicate during the 20 FedEx Championship Series events.
		The 1999 FedEx Championship Series begins March 21 at Homestead, Florida and, after conducting races in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Japan and the United States, concludes October 31 in Fontana, Calif. All races are broadcast in 195 countries and territories and in 19 different languages to a total audience of approximately 1 billion viewers.
		Championship Auto Racing Teams, Inc. (NYSE: MPH) owns, operates and markets the FedEx Championship Series, which is comprised of 20 races in five countries on four continents in 1999.
	www.motorola.com /General/Press/PR990321.html (609 words)

	CHAMPIONSHIP AUTO RACING TEAMS INC - CPNT Annual Report (10-K) ITEM 1: BUSINESS
		Our teams, which were supported to a significant degree by engine manufacturers and their suppliers, were being encouraged to follow those manufacturers to the Indy Racing League.
		The teams that elected to participate in the Champ Car World Series experienced a dramatic loss of sponsorship revenue related to the departed engine manufacturers as well as the adverse economic conditions that caused companies to cut back promotion and advertising of their brands.
		During 2001, CART, Inc. began negotiations for a new television agreement to replace its existing fixed fee television agreement that was due to expire at the end of the 2001 season.
	sec.edgar-online.com /2004/08/24/0000950152-04-006473/section2.asp (3928 words)

	CHAMPIONSHIP AUTO RACING TEAMS INC - CPNT Annual Report (10-K) ITEM 7: MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF ...
		The decrease was partially due to a decrease in the number of races for which we received a sanction fee, in 2001, we staged 20 races and received a sanction fee from each, compared to 2002 when we received a sanction fee with respect to 17 races.
		The amounts payable to each race team vary, depending upon the team's ability to raise third party sponsorship, the number of cars that the team will race in 2003, their budget and other factors.
		Race teams that participate in the Champ Car World Series receive purse distributions on a per race basis and from the year end point fund, which amounts have been paid based solely upon their performance in specific races.
	sec.edgar-online.com /2003/03/27/0000950152-03-003519/Section9.asp (12063 words)

	AutoRacing1.com - CART News
		Team Rahal, Skip Barber Racing School and Firestone Racing have joined with CART to provide top, young drivers from around the country with the most exciting opportunities in karting today, including a chance to test drive a Champ Car for one of the best teams in the series.
		Five drivers from the senior classes -- the three race winners and two "at-large" picks chosen by a panel of Champ Car drivers and the experienced eyes of Skip Barber Racing -- will be awarded the title "Championship Auto Racing Teams Stars of Tomorrow".
		For Skip Barber, who operates one of the world's leading racing schools, it's a further extension of his efforts to help young drivers take their talents to the top.
	www.autoracing1.com /htmfiles/2000/0909HertaKarting.htm (781 words)

	Havoline.com: Racing: History: CART
		From banked super speedways to short ovals and from city streets to country roads, the Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART) FedEx Championship Series is the bellwether of high-speed auto racing.
		Havoline’s support for the CART series is an outgrowth of its Indy Car sponsorships, which began in 1978 with Janet Guthrie, the first woman to qualify for, and finish the Indy 500, driving the “Texaco Star.”
		When Michael Andretti left Newman/Haas Racing in 1993 to compete in Formula One, he was replaced by Nigel Mansell, who went on to win the CART championship that same year.
	www.havoline.com /racing/history/cart.html (458 words)

	Championship Auto Racing Teams, Inc. Expands Board of Directors
		The CART Board was expanded to 12 members with the addition of CART Champ Car team owner Barry E. Green; MCI WorldCom Chairman Bert C. Roberts; and Motorola executive Frederick T. Tucker.
		Green's initial season of CART Champ Car racing was in 1995, when he won the CART season championship as well as the Indianapolis 500 with Jacques Villeneuve as driver.
		Team Green finished the 1999 CART season in second and third place in the points standings.
	www.speedcenter.com /news00/sc_n0503_1_00.html (373 words)

	Champ Car - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		USAC's competing championship was dominated by Foyt, but it would be the last National Championship for both the driver and the sanctioning body, as USAC relented at the end of the season and folded its National Championship Trail.
		This, combined with CART's move to include more road racing on the schedule, led to a split of the series after the 1995 season due to a dispute between egos at CART and Tony George, owner of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
		In 1996 CART attempted to create a rival showcase event, the U.S., at Michigan International Speedway on the same day as the Indy 500, which was discontinued after 1999.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Champ_Car (2978 words)

	Champ Car > News Tuesday, December 2, 2003
		In light of the foregoing, Championship’s board of directors is evaluating available alternatives to the merger, including the possibility of ceasing operations, winding up the Company’s affairs and liquidating its remaining assets.
		Although Championship is reviewing this proposal there can be no assurance that any agreement will be entered into or that any transaction, if completed, will result in any payments to stockholders.
		The definitive proxy statement was sent to stockholders of Championship seeking their approval of the proposed transaction on or about November 20, 2003.
	www.champcarworldseries.com /News/Article.asp?ID=7424 (653 words)

	RacingOne - Nascar Racing: Auto Racing, Nascar News, Racing News, Nascar Online, Nascar 2006, Nascar Drivers, Nascar, ...
		Team Rahal, Skip Barber Racing School and Firestone Racing have joined with CART to provide top, young drivers from around the country with the most exciting opportunities in karting today, including a chance to test drive a Champ Car for one of the best teams in the series.
		The kart racing challenge will be held the weekend following the CART FedEx Championship Series season-finale, November 3, 4 and 5, at the Las Vegas Karting Center.
		For Skip Barber, who operates one of the world's leading racing schools, it's a further extension of his efforts to help young drivers take their talents to the top.
	www.racingone.com /article.aspx?artnum=2893 (864 words)

	globeandmail.com : globeinvestor.com : Championship Auto Racing Teams Announces Continuing Negotiations with The Open ...
		Open Wheel Racing Series and the group of investors currently have beneficial ownership of 3,377,400 shares of CART common stock, all of which shares are held by Mr.
		As previously announced, Championship has retained the investment banking firm of Bear, Stearns and Co. to assist it in exploring the availability of needed financing and other strategic alternatives.
		A copy of the proposal received by Championship is available from the SEC in a filing made by the group of investors described above and is also available by Championship in its filings with the SEC.
	www.globeinvestor.com /servlet/WireFeedRedirect?cf=GlobeInvestor/config&vg=BigAdVariableGenerator&date=20030824&archive=prnews&slug=2003_08_24_18_0112_991906 (704 words)

	Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		CART is the sanctioning body of North America's premier, open wheel, racing series called the CART PPG World Series.
		Prior to 1996 teams from CART made up the bulk of the field at the Indianapolis 500 the famous race held on Memorial Day each year in Indianapolis, Indiana.
		CART is growing in popularity, world wide, and features some of the best drivers and teams in auto racing.
	www.womanmotorist.com /index.php/news/main/496/event=view (155 words)

	CART Auto Racing Links
		CART slaps on the Handford device, and you'll some of the year's best action as the cars dice wheel-to-wheel.
		A 1.5 mile oval at the tip of the Sunshine State, hosting not only CART racing but all three of the NASCAR series.
		CART cars turn left and right in the hills of Ohio.
	www.suite101.com /links.cfm/cart_auto_racing (770 words)

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