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June 10, 2003

Past Portland Winners Chat
Transcript of CART Teleconference

May 29, 2003

CART Champ Car Reaches New Agreement With Storied Milwaukee Mile Through 2006
WSFP has acquired the rights from current venue operators Carl Haas Racing Teams, Ltd

May 21, 2003

Champ Car World Series Drawing Average Worldwide Viewing Audience of More Than Nine Million
Brazil viewership has consistently been the strongest of any nation

May 20, 2003

This Week in Ford Racing
Thoughts about the Ford-Cosworth XFE engine

May 14, 2003

A Chat wiht Bourdais
Transcript of CART Teleconference

May 13, 2003

Champ Car World Series Returns From Successful European Swing
With New Drivers in Thick of 2003 Championship Hunt

December 5, 2002

Patrick To Run Servia In CART For 2003
Visteon Corporation will continue as the primary sponsor

November 25, 2002

Rockingham Removed from 2003 Schedule
CART intends on being in Europe for 2003

November 21, 2002

Ford, CART Reach Agreement
Series to be “Powered by Ford”

November 19, 2002

Team Player's Announces Drivers
Paul Tracy signs on as Patrick Carpentier's new teammate

November 17, 2002

Walker Racing Announces Signing of Mexican Roberto Gonzalez for 2003
Walker Racing has committed to fielding two cars in 2003

November 16, 2002

Road Racing Stalwart Rocketsports Racing Announces Plans
To enter 2003 CART Champ Car Series

November 11, 2002

CART Announces Date Switch For 2003 Race Events
At Road America and Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course

November 8, 2002

Dale Coyne Returns for Mexico City
With German driver Andre Lotterer

November 5, 2002

Newman/Haas Racing Adds Bruno Junqueira to Driver Lineup
He won the 2000 F3000 Championship

Cristiano da Matta Off to Formula One
Joining Toyota with a two-year contract

November 2, 2002

Bridgestone To Be CART Presenting Sponsor
Bridgestone To Be CART Presenting Sponsor For 2003

Novemeber 1, 2002

Adrián Fernández to Compete in CART in 2003
Plans for a second car are ongoing

October 24, 2002

CART Extends Australia Contract Through 2008
"An example of how a race should be run"

September 24, 2002

Brown & Williamson Tobacco Will End Motorsport Sponsorship
B&W invested more than $120 million in the program

September 6, 2002

Servia Signs for Remainder of 2002 Season
This is his third season in CART

September 5, 2002

New All-England Team Ready for Debut
Darren Manning will pilot the Ford-Cosworth/Lola car

September 4, 2002

Franchise Board Meeting Produces Several Key Decisions for 2003 and Beyond
A new short oval aerodynamic package test is to be held September 23 at The Milwaukee Mile

August 27, 2002

Mario Andretti Named to CART Board of Directors
"It has always been clear that my heart is in CART"

August 18, 2002

CART Changes Road-Course Qualifying Format
Will go into effect immediately

August 17, 2002

CART Announces Aggressive Plan to Attract and Retain Race Teams for 2003 and Beyond
Payments to teams to total $850,000 per car

August 11, 2002

CART Releases 2003 Schedule
20 Race Schedule Begins In St. Petersburg, Florida

August 5, 2002

Max Papis To Replace Injured Adrian Fernandez
Papis has 2 podium finishes this season

July 29, 2002

Fernandez Medical Update
He was released from hospital Monday morning

July 23, 2002

Patrick Racing Signs Servia For Next 5 Races
Servia is the 1999 Indy Lights Championship

Team Green Sold
To Michael Andretti, Kim Green And Kevin Savoree

July 16, 2002

EuroSpeedway Organizers Cancel
German 500

The cancellation proved unavoidable

July 9, 2002

Derrick Walker Confirms Reynard Purchase
Click Here for Teleconference Transcript

June 16, 2002

CART and Cosworth Racing Join to Continue Turbo Era in the FedEx Championship Series with Affordable Platform
A derivative of its current V8, 2.65-liter XF engine

CART Announces Entrant Support Program
Providing CART teams with value of more than $1.5 million per car

June 5, 2002

CART Announces Additional Rule Changes
Aimed at Controlling Costs and Enhancing Competition for 2002 and Beyond

May 31, 2002

CBS Makes Their Return
Will be showing its first CART event in seven years

May 29, 2002

CART Announces Chicago and Rockingham Ovals Shortened to Two-Day Events
To increase the excitement surrounding events

May 29, 2002

Team Target Signs Scott Dixon for 2002 Season
Talented Kiwi joins three-car effort in pursuit of CART title

May 23, 2002

Perfect First Run of 2003 Cosworth CART Engine
A number of teams will adopt the engine next season

April 13, 2002

MG Rover Group and CART Announce New Engine Supplier Relationship for CART FedEx Championship Series Competition
MG Rover is the first manufacturer to officially confirm participation in CART

April 12, 2002

CART Franchise Board Approves Two New Rule Changes
New Rules to Take Effect at Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach

March 28, 2002

CART FedEx Championship Series Happenings
Notes and Quotes from Championship Auto Racing Teams

March 18, 2002

CART Announces Race in St. Petersburg
Event Will Kick Off 2003 FedEx Championship Series in U.S. for the First Time Since 2000

March 5, 2002

CART Joins ALMS for Historic Road Racing Spectacular
Grand Prix of the Americas in Miami Moves to October

March 4, 2002

CART to Promote 2002 Race at Chicago Motor Speedway
Self-Promotion a First for CART of an Existing Event

February 28, 2002

CART Joins IMG as Co-Promoter of the Marconi Grand Prix of Cleveland
Partnership CART's First With an Existing Race

February 15, 2002

CART Embraces Traction Control For 2002 And Beyond
CART has also agreed to stepping-up its engine inspection program

February 9, 2002

2003 Engine Specs - 2002 Rule Changes Released
Details of the changes

Sneak Preview 2002 Coverage
News and results from Laguna Seca

Ford Racing Notes and Quotes
Q&A with Bruce Wood, director of Cosworth's CART Champ Car program

February 8, 2002

2002 CART TV Schedule
Coverage will also include a half-hour "CART Friday Night" program

February 6, 2002

Changes Aplenty Greet Media, Fans at Sneak Preview 2002
Silly season drawing to a close for another year

January 30, 2002

Gigante, Jourdain Join Team Rahal
"The chance to drive for Team Rahal is a dream come true"

January 25, 2002

Highlights of CART Board Meeting in St. Petersburg
Four-Year Engine/Chassis Stability Ruling, 22 Franchise Allocations

January 21, 2002

Papis Signs with Sigma Autosport for CART FedEx 2002 Season
Sigma Autosport, based in suburban Chicago, begins its second season in the CART FedEx Championship

January 17, 2002

Junqueira to Drive for Target Chip Ganassi Racing in 2002 CART FedEx Series
Second-year driver teams with Kenny Brack to pursue Team Target's fifth CART title

January 11, 2002

CART Bolsters Technical and Competition Staff With Addition of Veteran Racing Engineer Dykstra
Dykstra most recently served as race engineer for Bryan Herta

January 10, 2002

Fernández Racing Pleased with Honda/Lola Debut
Shinji Nakano Back in the Saddle for Team’s Initial Shakedown

Fernandez Racing Test Gallery
Pictures from their Sebring Florida test

FedEx Championship Series Happenings
Notes and Quotes from Championship Auto Racing Teams

January 7, 2002

CART Unveils New Executive Management Team
The new management team is all from within the CART community

 
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