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Road America: Champion to be decided

Road America: Champion to be decided Theyre about as different as night and day and theyve taken completely different paths to get to this point in their careers, but next week Simon Pagenaud (#15 Team Australia/Location U/Cons. Gen. Vienne) and Graham Rahal (#18 Gehl Company) will square off to decide the 2006 Yokohama Presents the Champ Car Atlantic Championship Powered by Mazda series championship. One is a reserved, polished European road racer who worked every possible angle to secure an opportunity to drive in North Americas top open-wheel development series. The other was born into racing royalty and has matured into

Road America: Rocketsports Racing preview

Road America: Rocketsports Racing preview Rocketsports Racing has three factors that add to the equation which should equal better results at Road America for the team: a race win, a veteran Champ Car driver, and a driver who has previous history of top success in various racecars. This event will mark the third time that Rocketsports will take their Champ Car operation to the challenging road course in the rolling hills of Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. Their first appearance was with Alex Tagliani back in 2003. Starting on the grid in the 13th spot, the team earned a podium finish with a

Champ Car returning to Road America, dropping Las Vegas

Champ Car returning to Road America, dropping Las Vegas INDIANAPOLIS - Champ Car will return to a longtime venue next year by racing again at Wisconsin's Road America course while dropping Las Vegas from the schedule. The Road America race in Elkhart Lake, Wis., is scheduled Sept. 24. It was not on the schedule this season after being a fixture since 1982. Attendance, sponsorships and revenue had declined for the race in recent years, but Champ Car President Steve Johnson said Tuesday that fans, sponsors and teams pushed for a return to the 14-turn, 4.048-mile track. "Our new agreement gives us both a chance

Toyota eyes Nascar America

Toyota eyes Nascar America Sunday will mark the last time the Daytona 500 will be for Detroit's Big Three only, as Toyota makes a play for Nascar's checkered flags and fans. As if the Big Three automakers didn't already have enough competition from Toyota, this Sunday will mark the last all-American Daytona 500. Starting with the 2007 season Toyota (Research) will have cars in the nation's premier Nascar auto race, as the Japanese automaker tries to make further gains in U.S. auto sales. To date, only Chevrolet, Ford and Dodge have had cars in the race. The last thing that GM or Ford

Finally, ’small is big in america’

Car makers appear to be heeding KPMG, which says in a recent report 'a more practical, less self-indulgent era may be dawning,' JEREMY CATO reports Amid a swirl of sometimes gaudy displays, ear-busting music and glass-smashing entries, the good news for Canadians at the first big auto show of the season is that, as Ford's North American president Mark Fields put it, "Small is big in America." In this case, what's big in America is a boon for Canada. That's because Canadians buy small cars in abundance. Not Americans -- at least not until now. For the better part of two