IndyCar rumor mill abuzz

We hear that Dreyer and Reinbold will run just one car this year with Oriol Servia……..Katherine Legge says her team still does not have engines for this year even though Lotus is committed to them……We hear that the Qingdao (pronounced Ching-dow) race is looking good with a lot of work being done behind the scenes before the big announcement there. The government is behind the race and they will determine when the announcement in China happens. Unlike other failed race promoters in China, The China promoter for IndyCar is very smart in that they went to the central government and obtained their endorsement for this race. They are behind it in a very big way and because most businesses in China are government run they will encourage their employees to turn out for the race. Qingdao is a city of 9 million people. Remember a medium size city in China is 15 million people, huge compared to cities in the USA. We hear the track will be very nice with a lot of nightlife in and around the facility. ……..EJ Viso is signed, announcement will be made in Venezuela first…….we also hear that Rubens Barrichello's deal is about done…..Hearing that MSR Indy (Michael Shank's team) will run Lotus engines with an announcement soon….See Hotnews and our Home page for more news from Indy today.