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A taste of Holland for Champ Car stars in Assen
30.08.2007
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The six Champ Car World Series stars attending today's press conference took the chance to meet some of the young Dutch stars of tomorrow as well as experiencing some unique Dutch culture.
Bourdais, Doornbos, Wilson, Tracy, Heylen and Legge were on hand as local school children raced around a temporary circuit in the middle of Assen.
Always ready to compete, Heyle weiter >> |
Fans ready to see the unique aspects of Champ Car
30.08.2007
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While many European fans are familiar with watching Formula 1, Champ Car World Series ace Justin Wilson believes the fans are in for a unique treat this weekend in Assen.
Wilson is well positioned to compare the two championships, having competed in Formula 1 in 200 weiter >> |
Dan Clarke Reinstated for Champ Car Event in Assen
29.08.2007
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Champ Car will allow sophomore driver to compete
Champ Car Race Director Tony Cotman has reinstated Dan Clarke for this weekend’s Bavaria Beer Grand Prix of Holland Presented by Audi, Gant, Hertz, Pioneer and Jumbo following his exclu weiter >> |
Bavaria Champ Car Grand Prix Assen : Pre-race quotes
29.08.2007
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Robert Doornbos #14 Minardi Team USACosworth/DP01/Bridgestone (2nd, 230 points) – "I’m very glad to be racing in Holland this weekend. I’ve been very busy doing a lot of PR activities for weeks now, and I’m now ready to get the race weekend under way.
Last week weiter >> |
ASSEN - Bavaria Champ Car Grand Prix - Notes
29.08.2007
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Since being founded in 1984 Dale Coyne Racing has been a fan favorite because of the heart the team has shown, but their results have never really shown the potential of the team. Last weekend in Zolder it all changed as Bruno Junqueira was one step of the podium away from putti weiter >> |
ASSEN - Bavaria Champ Car Grand-Prix - TIP Sheet
29.08.2007
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European Perfection – So far in Champ Car competition three-time Champ Car champion Sebastien Bourdais has yet to leave a European track without a first place trophy in his hands. In Zolder the Frenchman showed that he was the driver to beat as he led final qualifying to weiter >> |
Bavaria Champ Car Grand Prix in Assen
29.08.2007
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Dutch fans will be out in droves to cheer on hometown driver Doornbos
The Champ Car World Series teams did not get much time to recuperate from last Sunday’s race in Zolder. Only hours after the race was finished, everything was packed up and ready for tra weiter >> |
Dalziel heads to Scottish homeland with teammate
28.08.2007
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In the break between Champ Car's two European events, Scottish driver Ryan Dalziel is taking the chance to educate his teammate Alex Figge about Scottish culture.
The two Pacific Coast Motorsports drivers flew to Glasgow this morning - Alex's first trip to his team-mate's home country.
Being so close to home, Ryan had a 40-strong contingent of friends in Zolder ye weiter >> |
Doornbos takes Champ Car rivals sailing away
28.08.2007
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Robert Doornbos is set to provide his fellow Champ Car drivers with a unique insight into Dutch culture as the Champ Car World Series moves from Zolder in Belgium to this week's Bavaria Beer Champ Car Grand Prix of Holland presented by Audi, Gant, Hertz, Jumbo and Pioneer.
The Dutchman will be joined by Katherine Legge, Oriol Servia, Dan Clarke, and Champ Car Atlantic dri weiter >> |
Double podium performance by Bourdais and Rahal ...
26.08.2007
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.. gives Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing PHANOS EUROPEAN TEAM CUP lead
Team Australia’s Power and Pagenaud fall to second despite strong showing
PHOTOS on automobilsport.com under www.automobilsport.com/american-series--86.html
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Sébastien Bourdais wins from the pole in Belgium
26.08.2007
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Bruno Junqueira Runner-up in Best Finish for Dale Coyne Racing Since 2004
PHOTOS on automobilsport.com under www.automobilsport.com/american-series--86.html
Sebastien Bourdais (#1 McDonald’s Cosworth/ weiter >> |
Sébastien Bourdais se rapproche d’un 4ème titre ..
26.08.2007
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... en remportant une impressionnante victoire à Zolder
Belgian Grand Prix Champ Car 2007 / Race
PHOTOS under american-series--86.html
Pour le grand débarquement des Champ Car Wo weiter >> |
Belgium Champ Car Grand Prix - Race quotes from Zolder Circuit
26.08.2007
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PHOTOS on automobilsport.com under www.automobilsport.com/american-series--86.html
Sebastien Bourdais #1 McDonalds Cosworth/DP01/Bridgestone (1st) – "It was a great weekend once again. It wasn't e weiter >> |
Belgian Grand Prix Champ Car 2007 - Warm-up
26.08.2007
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- Simon Pagenaud le plus vite lors de l’ultime répétition générale,
- Katherine Legge perd une roue,
- Jan Heylen excellent 6ème !
PHOTOS on automobilsport.com under www.automobilsport.com/american- weiter >> |
Pagenaud, Power of Team Australia take early lead in PHANOS European Team Cup competition
25.08.2007
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Points system rewards fast results in both qualifying and race
PHOTOS SLIDESHOWS here...more to follow Galerien/galerien/american-series--86.html
The Team Australia duo of Will Power and Si weiter >> |
Zolder Final Qualifying results
25.08.2007
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PHOTOS SLIDESHOWS here...more to follow american-series--86.html
1 Sebastien Bourdais France 1:12.821
3 Will Power Australia 1:13.194 *
2 Robert Doornbos Netherlands 1:13.067
4 Bruno Junqueira Brazil 1:13.313
5 Justin Wilson England 1:13.327
6 Alex Tagli weiter >> |
Frenchman Bourdais on pole position in Belgium
25.08.2007
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Three-time Champion Continues Run Towards Record Championship
PHOTOS SLIDESHOWS here...more to follow http://www.autmobilsport.com/Galerien/galerien/american-series--86.html
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Zolder - Belgium Champ Car Grand Prix - Saturday Qualifying quotes
25.08.2007
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Sebastien Bourdais #1 McDonalds Cosworth/DP01/Bridgestone (Qualified 1st) – "It was a little harder than I thought. The 15 minute practice went really well with the standard tires. I thought when we put the red tires on it wa weiter >> |
ZOLDER - Starting grid
25.08.2007
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PHOTOS SLIDESHOWS here...more to follow american-series--86.html
1. Sébastien Bourdais (Newman Haas Lanigan Racing, 1’12’’821)
2. Will Power (Team Australia, 1’13’’194)
3. Robert Doornbos weiter >> |
Exceptionnelle pole en 1’12’’821 pour Sébastien Bourdais Jan Heylen sur la 6ème ligne de la grille
25.08.2007
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Belgian Grand Prix Champ Car 2007 / Qualifications 2
PHOTOS SLIDESHOWS here...more to follow american-series--86.html
Le doute n’est pas permis, Sébastien Bourdais weiter >> |
Belgian Grand Prix Champ Car 2007 / Practice 3
25.08.2007
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Sébastien Bourdais contre-attaque, Paul Tracy dans le mur, Jan Heylen déjà aux portes du top 10
Reprise des hostilités ce samedi matin sur le Circuit Zolder, avec une 3ème séance d’essais libres disputée sous un léger brouillard, ce qui n’a pas empêché les artificiers weiter >> |
Belgian Grand Prix Champ Car 2007 - Près de 10.000 spectateurs dès le premier jour !
25.08.2007
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PHOTOS HERE : www.automobilsport.com/american-series--86.html
Sportivement, si cette première journée officielle du Belgian Grand Prix Champ Car 2007 a été marquée par un nouveau record du tour enregistré sur le Circuit de Zolder (1'13"810 par Will Power), ainsi que par les malheurs des représentants des plats pays (accident weiter >> |
Wild and crazy day ends with Power on provisional pole at Zolder
25.08.2007
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Local Heroes Unable to Complete Qualifying After Separate Incidents During Practice
PHOTOS HERE : www.automobilsport.com/american-series--86.html
After an inauspicious start at the Zolder Circuit, Champ Car wowed the Belgian fans with an exciting qualifying session that saw three drivers battlin weiter >> |
Belgian Grand Prix Champ Car 2007 - Zolder Circuit / Pratice 1
25.08.2007
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PHOTOS HERE : www.automobilsport.com/american-series--86.html
Will Power (Team Australia) donne le ton en 1'15"100,
Jan Heylen (Conquest Racing) impliqué dans un carambolage !
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Zolder - Belgium Champ Car Grand Prix - Friday Qualifying quotes
25.08.2007
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PHOTOS HERE : www.automobilsport.com/american-series--86.html
Will Power #5 Aussie Vineyards Cosworth/DP01/Bridgestone (Qualified 1st) – "It is really good to get a point, but the best thing about qualifyi weiter >> |
Champ Car Suspends Driver Dan Clarke From Champ Car Grand Prix of Belgium
24.08.2007
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Driver’s Status will be Re-evaluated Before Next Event in Holland
Following an incident in this morning’s practice session, Dan Clarke has been barred from participating in this weekend’s Champ Car Grand Prix of Belgium. Cham weiter >> |
Belgian Grand Prix Champ Car 2007 / Circuit Zolder
23.08.2007
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Coup d'envoi officiel au Parc du Cinquantenaire à Bruxelles !
Cette fois, on y est ! Après de longues semaines de préparation et de promotion, le Belgian Grand Prix Champ Car 2007, disputé sur le circuit de Zolder, est devenu réalité ce jeudi, avec une présen weiter >> |
Champ Car Zolder - Track action kicks off Friday
23.08.2007
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The Champ Car World Series will hit the track in Zolder for the first time tomorrow from 10.40am.
The teams will have a 75 minute session to acclimatise themselves with the circuit before qualifying begins at 2.30pm.
In Friday's one ho weiter >> |
Champ Car stars hit Brussels
23.08.2007
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The leading stars of the Champ Car World Series gathered in Brussels today as the Belgian media got the chance to meet local star Jan Heylen and his championship rivals.
The men who pilot the new Champ Car DP01 were all in attendance at Autowor weiter >> |
DP01 set to run in Europe for first time
23.08.2007
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Unlike Formula 1, where teams are expected to build their own cars, in Champ Car everybody uses the DP01 chassis, built by American company Elan Motorsports Technologies.
The ‘spec chassis’ DP01 was introduced for 2007, although in the preceding few weiter >> |
Champ Car stars gather in Brussels
23.08.2007
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While the drivers in the Champ Car World Series drive the latest state-of-the-art Champ Car DP01 Cosworth-powered chassis in 2007, the entire driving line-up will get the chance to meet the local press today with a unqiue, significantly older backdrop. weiter >> |
Champ Car stars spread the word
23.08.2007
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While the Champ Car World Series has arrived at Zolder in Belgium, its star drivers have been busy spread across Europe promoting the upcoming Euro double-header.
Three-time champion Sebastien Bourdais spent today in Paris with the French media wh weiter >> |
Belgian Champ Car Grand Prix - Circuit ZOLDER : Time schedule
22.08.2007
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The Champ Car World Series - CHAMP CAR
ADAC GT Masters - ADAC GT3Benelux Racing League V6 - BRL2007 EuroBOSS Series - EuroBOSS
Friday, August 24, 2007
No running engines before 9:00 PM9:05 weiter >> |
17 Champ Car drivers look forward to meeting you in Brussels on Thursday
22.08.2007
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Parc du Cinquantenaire in Brussels on Thursday 23rd August at 11.00 am!
Notwithstanding the fact that the Belgian Grand Prix Champ Car 2007 is being held at the Circuit Zolder on the 24th, 25th and 26th August, members of the press and the public a weiter >> |
Zolder - Belgian Champ Car Grand-Prix : Pre-race driver quotes
21.08.2007
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Sebastien Bourdais #1 McDonalds Cosworth/DP01/Bridgestone (1st, 250 points) – "Obviously it would be awesome to go back to Europe with the McDonald’s team and get another couple of wins but those tracks are a big unknown for us. I have neve weiter >> |
ZOLDER - Belgian Champ Car Grand-Prix: Noteworthy
21.08.2007
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Champ Car may have not ran at the Circuit Zolder before, but that does not mean that Champ Car drivers have not raced and won on the course. Four time Champ Car Champion Mario Andretti won in Zolder in 1978 in a Lotus Ford during his stint in Formula 1, which was weiter >> |
Belgian Champ Car Grand-Prix - Circuit ZOLDER
21.08.2007
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WHAT: Belgian Champ Car Grand Prix
WHERE: Circuit Zolder, Heusden-Zolder, Belgium
WHEN: Friday—Sunday, August 24-26
SUPPORT EVENTS: ADAC GT3 Masters, Benelux Racing League V8 and 2007 EuroBOSS Series.
CHAMP CAR SCH weiter >> |
European Champ Car schedule kicks off this weekend in Zolder
21.08.2007
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CHAMP CAR WORLD SERIES CROSSES THE ATLANTIC FOR TWO-RACE EUROPEAN SWING
With the majority of its drivers hailing from Europe, it will be a return home of sorts for the Champ Car World Series this week as the Series heads to the Old Continen weiter >> |
New Prize awaits Champ Car teams in Europe
21.08.2007
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Team consistency will again be rewarded when the Champ Car World Series begins its 2007 European two-event swing this week with the championship's race teams doing battle for the inaugural Phanos Resorts Champ Car European Cup.
Champ Car returns to Europ weiter >> |
Doornbos sets the street of Rotterdam alight
19.08.2007
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Robert Doornbos introduced his Dutch fans to the Champ Car World Series today with a spectacular live demonstration on the streets of Rotterdam.
Doornbos climbed behind the wheel of a previous-generation Lola Champ Car for the Bavaria City Racing demonstration at the Dutch weiter >> |
Raced-on Cooper Atlantic Racing slicks Raise Money for Hole in the Wall Camps
18.08.2007
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Since the beginning of the 2007 Cooper Tires Presents The Champ Car Atlantic Championship Powered by Mazda season, Cooper Tire’s first season as exclusive tire supplier to Champ Car Atlantic, the Ohio-based tire manufacturer has raised money for the Association of Hole in the Wall Camps, created by Atlantic and Champ Car World Series team owner Paul Newman, through the sale of ra weiter >> |
Walker back to Zolder after 30+ years
17.08.2007
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For Derrick Walker, the upcoming Champ Car debut at Zolder will provide major flashbacks for the Team Australia owner.
Walker was chief mechanic at the Brabham Formula 1 team in the early 1970s when the World Championship visited Zolder in 1973 and 1975.
In 73 there were three Brabham chassis on the grid with Andrea de Adamich finishing 4th in only his second star weiter >> |
New Assen record set by Champ Car' ace Andreas Wirth
17.08.2007
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When the Champ Car World Series teams arrive in Assen in two weeks, the drivers will have a new target time to set their sights on – a mark set by a Champ Car.
Ex-Formula Atlantic ace Andreas Wirth established a new outright lap record last Sunday at the Rizla Racing Day – a c weiter >> |
Heylen heads to Europe after best 07 result
17.08.2007
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While Dutch supporters have had a race winner to follow in Robert Doornbos in 2007, Belgian fans could soon enjoy similar success after Jan Heylen recorded a strong result in the latest round of the Champ Car World Series at Road America.
Heylen finished 6th at the Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin cir weiter >> |
ROTTERDAM - Ready for Doornbos this Sunday
17.08.2007
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Dutch Champ Car star Robert Doornbos is set to entertain his local fans when he hits the streets of Rotterdam aboard a 2006 Champ Car at the Bavaria City Racing event this Sunday.
With his dramatic debut in the Champ Car World Series, Doornbos' popularity in his native coun weiter >> |
Champions and Award winners honored at Champ Car Atlantic Awards Banquet
17.08.2007
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The 2007 Cooper Tires Presents The Champ Car Atlantic Championship Powered by Mazda drew to a close on Sunday afternoon with the Generac Grand Prix at Road America (ESPN 2, August 22, 5:00 p.m. ET).
A few hours later, the series gathered at the posh American Club in Kohler, Wis. to pay tribute to the recently-concluded season at the Champ Car Atlantic Awards Banquet. weiter >> |
Champ Car World Series and Graham Rahal announce "Hands on the Wheel" global safe driving campaign
16.08.2007
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- Progam to Initially Focus on Texting/Emailing While Driving
- Rookie Sensation Rahal Pledges Support on Behalf of Fellow Champ Car Drivers
- PSA, Logo, Web site all Unveiled Today in Detroit prior to Motors-ports weiter >> |
Road Racing's rebirth begins at Road America
14.08.2007
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Approximately 100,000 Fans Flock to Generac Grand Prix in Elkhart Lake, Best Turnout in 10 Years
Combine a scenic 4.048-mile natural terrain road course with exciting motorsports action and the result is the most successful race event weekend in the last 10 years at Elkhar weiter >> |
5ème victoire et excellente affaire pour Sébastien Bourdais...
13.08.2007
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Jan Heylen superbe 6ème sous ses nouvelles couleurs !
Champ Car Grand Prix at Road America
Pour son 10ème rendez-vous de la saison, le Champ Car a retrouvé avec délectation le superbe tracé de Road America, à Elkhart L weiter >> |
