After a very eventful race in Zolder, Belgium, Justin Wilson and his #9/CDW team took a couple of days to unwind in Europe to prepare for this weekend’s race at the TT Circuit Assen. Departing Zolder Monday morning, the team drove to Spa-Francorchamps to visit the track that Justin lists as his all-time-favorite track to drive in a race car.
After a relaxing lunch in the Belgian countryside, the caravan headed south to Germany’s famed Nurburgring to drive a few laps of the Nordschleife. Justin gave rides to his teammates and was also brave enough to turn the wheel over to his Race Engineer, Mike Talbott.
Justin offered coaching from the passenger seat, helping Talbott to navigate the 14 kilometer track about 95 seconds slower than Wilson. On Wednesday, Justin spent most of the day in Amsterdam at the offices of Plantronics Europe. Justin signed autographs and answered questions for all the Plantronics employees that also happen to be huge race fans.
"I’ve been looking forward to this weekend for quite some time!" exclaimed Justin. "The Dutch race fans are fantastic! They’re completely mad for motorsports and I know that they are really going to enjoy the exciting racing that Champ Cars has to offer."
The 2.83 mile, TT Circuit Assen is famous for motorcycle racing and has seen very few four wheel vehicles navigate its 15 turns and long straights. "It looks like an incredibly fast circuit. Every team is coming to this track for the first time, so our goal is to have a very productive Friday morning practice session, find a base set-up quickly and fine tune the car from there."
Justin is currently fourth in the Vanderbilt Cup Championship standings, ten points behind Will Power and 19 points away from second place holder, Robert Doornbos. Friday morning practice begins at 10:05am with the provisional qualifying at 2:00pm.
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Event: The Bavaria Beer Champ Car Grand Prix of Holland
Round: 12 of 14 in the 2007 Champ Car World Series
Where: TT Assen Circuit, Assen, Holland – 2.830 mile permanent road course
TV: September 2, 2007 at 7:00 pm ET on ESPN Classic
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Frustrated by his finish at the Circuit of Zolder, Jan Heylen (#34 Grafiprint / Cosworth / DP01 / Bridgestone) is more determined than ever to fight for a strong finish at this week’s Bavaria Champ Car Grand Prix in Assen, Holland. For a second week in a row, Jan will be rac weiter >>
Graham Rahal’s European Champ Car trip started well last weekend with a fourth podium finish in the Belgian round. Moving on to the Netherlands for the second event in the double-header, the Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racer is looking for further success on his first visit to the Asse weiter >>
ROCKETSPORTS ASSEN PREVIEW
Bavaria Beer Champ Car Grand Prix of Holland
TT Circuit Assen, Assen, The Netherlands
Round 12 of 14
August 31 – September 2, 2007
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Minardi Team USA drivers Robert Doornbos and Dan Clarke have arrived in the Netherlands for the second European race of the 2007 Champ Car World Series season. This marks a high-profile return to his native Holland for Robert, who has the opportunity to showcase his talents in fr weiter >>
TEAMMATE TRISTAN GOMMENDY LOOKING TO CLOSE GAP TO 10TH PLACE
PKV Racing driver Neel Jani will be trying to regain his position in the top-five in the championship standings while teammate Tristan Gommendy will attempt to close the gap to 10th in the points this weekend at the inaugural Bavaria Champ Car Grand Prix at TT Circuit Assen in Assen, Holland. weiter >>
Despite a Strong Team Effort, Heylen has an Unfortunate finish at Inaugural Champ Car Grand Prix of Belgium
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Rocketsports Racing went into the Zolder race with the knowledge that it was going to be all about the strategy, however, taking a gamble earl weiter >>
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Justin Wilson finished a frustrating 5th at Zolder after a difficult weekend with the #9/CDW/RuSPORT team weiter >>
... at Champ Car Grand Prix of Belgium
GOMMENDY HAS OIL LEAK FINISHES 16TH
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2007 Cha weiter >>
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The inaugural Champ Car Belgian Grand Prix was not memorable for Minardi Team USA in the way the team would have liked. It started well enough, weiter >>
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The Forsythe duo of Oriol Servia and Paul Tracy finished sixth and tenth at the Champ Car Grand Prix of Belgium, the first round of the Phanos C weiter >>
Tagliani Has the Confidence, the Race Car, and is Ready for the Inaugural Belgium Champ Car Grand Prix
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Rocketsports Racing’s driver Alex Tagliani is happy with his results today, even though he is starting sixth weiter >>
Wilson to Start Fifth in the Inaugural Belgian Champ Car Grand Prix
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Justin Wilson is pleased with a top-five starting position for the inaugural Belgian Champ Car Grand Prix, but still hopes to find a little more speed in the #9 weiter >>
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Despite not having the opportunity to qualify on Friday, Jan Heylen (#34 Grafiprint / Cosworth / DP01 / Bridgestone) pulled together an eleventh position sho weiter >>
.. for tomorrow Champ Car Grand Prix of Belgium in Zolder
GOMMENDY TO START 15TH
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Minardi Team USA rebounded from a disastrous Friday at the Champ Car Belgian Grand Prix in some style today, as Robert Doornbos turned the second quickest time of weiter >>
Minardi Team USA today announces that Mario Dominguez will drive the No 4 Minardi Team USA entry for the remainder of this weekend’s Champ Car Belgian Grand Prix.
The experienced 32-year-old Mexican racer takes over the car normally driven by Dan Clarke.
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.... for Champ Car Grand Prix of Belgium
GOMMENDY QUALIFIES SIXTH, JANI EIGHTH
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Round #11 – 2007 Champ Car World Series season – PKV Racing provisionally qualified both cars in the top-10 for Sunday’s Champ Car Grand Prix of Belg weiter >>
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The opening day of the Champ Car Belgian Grand Prix was what could only be described as a challenging one for Minardi Team USA drivers Robert Doornbos and Dan Clarke. Neither driver participated in qualifying today, for two very different reasons, but weiter >>
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After having a few days to relax, recover from jetlag, and enjoy the beautiful Belgian scenery, the Forsythe Duo of Oriol Servia and Paul Tracy got back on a track for opening day at the Belgian Grand Prix at Circuit Zolder. Both drivers encountered weiter >>
Wilson Just Couldn’t Get the Break He Needed Today in Zolder
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Justin Wilson had a bad break in the # weiter >>
TAGLIANI SETTLING IN AT CIRCUIT ZOLDER; ROUNDS OUT THE TOP TEN ON THE FIRST DAY
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Alex Tagliani and his #8 Rocketsports crew took the time to get acquainted with a new track today and his efforts were enough to round out the top ten in Zolder, weiter >>
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Pacific Coast Motorsports (PCM) is pleased to announce their partnership with Plain Jane Couture, the primary sponsor on the #29 driven by Alex Figge and the #28 driven by Ryan Dalziel. The partnership includes primary sponsorship of the PCM entries weiter >>
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Due to the incident involving Jan Heylen (#34 Grafiprint / Cosworth / DP01 / Bridgestone) during Friday morning’s practice session, Conquest Racing will not be weiter >>
Minardi Team USA and Robert Doornbos are pleased to announce a sponsorship agreement with Trust International, worldwide manufacturer of affordable, technological peripheral products for PCs, notebooks, iPods, MP3 players and the PSP. The Trust logo will appear prominently on Robert Doornbos’ car and race gear during the two European Champ Car World Series events in Zolder (B) an weiter >>
Graham Rahal’s 2007 Champ Car World Series campaign continues across the Atlantic for the next two weeks, with a brace of new European events to spice up this season’s highly competitive championship. A podium spot at the last round in Elkhart Lake gave Rahal a welcome leap up the Drivers C weiter >>
With three top-ten finishes under his belt, including most recent 6th place finish at Road America, Jan Heylen (#34 Grafiprint / Cosworth / DP01 / Bridgestone) and the rest of the Conquest Racing team is prepared to attack the Circuit of Zol weiter >>
There wasn’t much time to rest for Minardi Team USA and drivers Robert Doornbos and ‘Speedy’ Dan Clarke after the most recent Champ Car World Series race, at Road America. Both traveled to Europe immediately after the race, and are now preparing for Rounds 11 and 12 of the Series, which k weiter >>
British Champ Car racer, Dan Clarke, may have had his own trials and tribulations in this season’s Champ Car World Series races, but it all came together for the 23 year old last week in Road America when he finished second and finally tasted the podium champagne.
"My second plac weiter >>
Road America review
Simon expected a good result on the track of Road America where he secured the Champ Car Atlantic title last season. A bad understanding of the quality of the new Bridgestone tyres dashed the hopes however. Ranking sixth on the grid, the Frenchman did a g weiter >>
A third place finish for Graham Rahal topped off a strong weekend at the Road America, Wisconsin road course in the 2007 Champ Car World Series. Rahal ran with great maturity and an assuredness that continued to showcase the considerable talents of the 18-year- old rookie driver.
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Jan Heylen (#34 Grafiprint / Cosworth / DP01 / Bridgestone) finished in sixth position for today’s Champ Car Generac Grand Prix at Road America, his third top-ten finish in as many races. His goal today was to make the event into a three pitstop race while setting a quick pace.
Throughout th weiter >>
RSPORTS finish fifth and eighth in today’s Champ Car Generac Grand Prix at Road America keeping hopes alive of a solid finish this season in the Champ Car championship standings.
After the morning warm-up session, things were looking pretty good for Alex Tagliani, who weiter >>
Minardi Team USA experienced a bittersweet victory with the second place finish of the dark horse, ‘Speedy’ Dan Clarke today at the Champ Car Generac Grand Prix at Road America. Though it was a race finish that everyone knew was coming with the great drive by ‘Speedy,’ his teammate Doornb weiter >>
Forsythe Championship Racing
Oriol Servia and Forsythe Championship Racing managed to turn a difficult weekend into a successful result after climbing from a 14th starting position to fourth at the Champ Car Generac Grand Prix at weiter >>
AT GENERAC CHAMP CAR GRAND PRIX
GOMMENDY SEVENTH, JANI 10TH
Round #10 – 2007 Champ Car World Series season – PKV Racing placed both cars in the top-10 for the second race in a row and the third time this s weiter >>
Today was the end of a long learning experience for Walker Racing duo, Brit Ryan Lewis (#15 NCPI Solutions) and Simona De Silvestro (#5 Miauton). The Cooper Tires Presents the Champ Car Atlantic Championship Powered by Mazda came to a close after the completion with the Generac Grand Prix in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin today, as both drivers finished 10th and 22nd respectively.
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As the 2007 Champ Car Atlantic season comes to a close today in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, Walker Racing is already making preparations to formulate their driver lineup for 2008. The team is pleased to announce that they will be adding another car to the stable as Canadian Kevin Lacroix and Uni-Select will join Walker Racing for the full season in the Cooper Tires Presents the Cham weiter >>
Cooper Tires Presents the Champ Car Atlantic Championship Powered by Mazda
Red Bull Team Forsythe drivers Robert Wickens and John Edwards wrapped up a successful 2007 Atlantic Championship season today at the spectacular Road America weiter >>
NWR Announces 2008 Sponsorship Campaign at Elkhart Lake
The Champ Car Atlantic Championship comes to a close this weekend as the Grand Prix at Road America concludes this year for the Atlantic division, at picturesque Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin.
Not so for Newman Wachs Racing Team - - -
The NWR is happy to launch their 2008 Se weiter >>
Today was a much better day for Walker Racing duo Simona De Silvestro (#5 Miauton) and Ryan Lewis (#15 NCPI Solutions/InSport) as they both finished in the top ten for tomorrow’s Generac Grand Prix.
One would never know that this was the first time to Road America for De Silvestro, as she continued to get stronger each time she jumped behind the wheel. The Swiss Miss took weiter >>
He will start ninth for Sunday’s Champ Car Generac Grand Prix at Road America Video here: videos/jan-heylen-new-livery.WMV
In today’s final qualifying session, t weiter >>
Alex Figge #29 PCM/DP01/Cosworth/Bridgestone
Saturday Practice 15th 1:45.587 138.017
Friday qualifying 16th 1:45.432 138.220
Final Qualifying 12th 1:44.027 140.082
Starting Position 15th
Alex on qualifying: "We made a lot of gains overni weiter >>
... as they take part in final qualifying
The RSPORTS duo of Alex Tagliani and Justin Wilson were able to hold positions to round out the top ten on the Road America grid after final qualifying took place this afternoon in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsi weiter >>
The most spectacular natural terrain road course in North America will host the final round of the 2007 Atlantic season on Sunday as stars of the most competitive development series in the world fight for the final podium of the year.
For Red Bul weiter >>
Matt Lee (#44 Integrated Structures / Mazda – Cosworth) and Giacomo Ricci (#18 Banca Italease / Lotto / Global / Mazda – Cosworth) will start Sunday’s Champ Car Generac Grand Prix at Road America in 12th and 13th, respectively.
Both drivers struggled to put together a fast qualifying lap but are looking forward to a strong race on Sunday. They will be working toward endi weiter >>
... while dark horse Clarke ends up eight
Minardi Team USA drivers Robert Doornbos and ‘Speedy’ Dan Clarke completed their second qualification for the Champ Car Generac Grand Prix at Road America today. An unpredictable session left the Dutchman in third place for tomorrow’s race while Briton ‘Speedy’ will start eighth.
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Forsythe Championship Racing and drivers Oriol Servia and Paul Tracy had a difficult qualifying session at the Champ Car Generac Grand Prix at Road America after the duo struggled with car setups and engine problems and will start on the seventh and eight weiter >>
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