PKV Racing enters its fifth season
PKV Racing is co-owned by successful venture capitalists Kevin Kalkhoven, who also co-owns the Champ Car World Series, and 1996 Series Champion Jimmy Vasser. Kalkhoven established PKV Racing in 2003 as PK Racing. In 2004, Vasser joined the team in the dual roles of owner and driver. Over the last three seasons they have built PKV Racing into a contender for podium finishes as well as a resident of the top-10 in the championship standings.
For 2007, the team will feature several new additions and changes. Veteran motorsports manager Mark Johnson, who officially took the helm of the team last year in Toronto (the sixth race of the season), begins his first full season as General Manager of PKV Racing. Joining Johnson are two new drivers, Neel Jani and Tristan Gommendy, a new Technical Manager, David Brzozowski and a new Crew Chief, Greg Senerius. In addition, new sponsors Red Bull, Pay By Touch, MegaSpirea and iRise join existing sponsors Bell Micro, now in its third season with the team and Gulfstream, which enters it fourth year of sponsorship, to give PKV Racing a new look and place the team on a solid footing as it pursues its goal of moving to the next level and challenging for a championship.
PKV Racing will field a two-car effort in 2007 with Jani piloting the #21 Red Bull-Gulfstream PKV Racing Cosworth/DP01/Bridgestone machine and Gommendy taking the wheel of the #22 Pay By Touch-MegaSpirea PKV Racing Cosworth/DP01/Bridgestone entry. More at PKVracing.com.