New Champ Car and Atlantic Car update

UPDATE #2 Here is a list of teams that have expressed interest in competing in the 2006 Champ Car Atlantic Championship. Some interesting names. Quite impressive. More…. 09/21/05 Make that 44 Atlantic cars ordered now, including a rumored order from Forsythe Racing. 09/20/05 New Champ Car President Steve Johnson said on today's media teleconference that they are two weeks away from making the announcement on the new Champ Car. They have not yet selected who will get the contract (rumored to be Lola or Panoz). "It will be exciting," said Johnson.

"The new car, we're probably two weeks away from announcing the '07 chassis. Without tipping our hat, we haven't selected yet who that is going to be. Whichever way we go, it's going to be a major win for the series as well as for the team owners. The car looks fantastic. When we announce that, we're going to have a separate press conference on that so you can see it and be a part of that."

He also said 36 or 37 new Atlantic cars have been sold to date.