Category: Other Series/News

UPDATE #9 Many have written asking who will Dale Coyne put in the car in Mexico City if Janis is out. The answer is we don't know yet, but getting … Read More

According to our sources, the Silicon Valley Grand Prix listed on the preliminary 2005 Champ Car schedule for July 31st will be in San Jose around the HP Pavilion. However, … Read More

UPDATE #2 Another reader writes, Like Mark Cipolloni has told us in a number of his fine articles in the past, schedules and TV need to be announced in August … Read More

UPDATE We are bumping this rumor up to 'strong.' Robin Miller is reporting in this SPEED TV article that Vancouver won't happen either. He is also reporting that the Laguna … Read More

UPDATE #2 Top Champ Car chief mechanic Jim McGee is being courted by Kevin Kalkhoven to manage his PKV Racing Champ Car operation. “I like [Jimmy] Vasser and Kalkhoven and … Read More

UPDATE #3 We hear that Kalkhoven and company are indeed headed for San Jose tonight, supposedly for the big race announcement….. 10/26/04 As first reported in this rumor on AutoRacing1.com, … Read More

UPDATE #6 This AutoWeek article claims the 2005 schedule will be announced this Friday October 29th. Original reports had it on the 28th. 10/26/04 "We got off to a slow … Read More

UPDATE This Toronto Sun article says the 4-year Toronto Champ Car race extension will be announced this Friday as first reported here on AutoRacing1.com last week. 10/22/04 We are hearing … Read More

Celso Itibere, a respected auto racing columnist at the 'O Globo' newspaper, the biggest Brazilian newspaper, and also a Champ Car commentator on Rede TV, the network that broadcasts the … Read More

UPDATE This rumor is upgraded to 'fact' today. An agreement has been reached between Champ Car World Series officials and a Gold Coast businessman to have an Australian driver compete … Read More

UPDATE #4 This SPEED TV article says a deal is close for Cosworth, but does not hint at who will be the buyer. Will it be Kalkhoven? Briatore? Eddie Cheever … Read More

The manager of Jarek Janis, Antonin Charouz, was quoted on the Czech website www.Formule.cz by Czech news agency BPA (which is agency run by Charouz for the website of www.Tomasenge.com … Read More

Rumor has it that the Champ Car race from Surfers Paradise can be seen live on satellite on station k2-25 starting at 12:30 AM EST Sunday.

A reader writes, Dear AutoRacing1.com, I live in Australia and CH10 news reported today that Craig Gore, who runs the WPS V8 Supercar team, may start a Champ Car team … Read More

UPDATE AutoRacing1.com Canadian sources tell us that Andrew Ranger's sponsor, Tide (Proctor & Gamble) have agreed in principle to step up their backing such that it looks very promising we … Read More