Champ Car back to Road America

UPDATE #3 This rumor is upgraded to 'fact' today. See Hot News page for more. 11/28/05 Champ Car has scheduled a media conference for a major series announcement for Tuesday at 1 PM ET. Perhaps this announcement is related to this rumor. 11/26/05 AutoRacing1.com has learned that Champ Car is close to announcing a return to the greatest road course in North America, Road America, in September 2006. A return to the picturesque 4.0-mile Wisconsin track has been high on the priority list of Champ Car fans, teams and drivers ever since they left.

We hear the announcement is a week or two away and will include a plan to return the race to the success it once was.

No word yet on an exact date in September, but weather-wise the earlier the better. This news comes on the back of the recent announcement by Road America of some major enhancements, especially to the paddock area.

11/06/05 Champ Car co-owner Gerald Forsythe told AutoRacing1.com today in Mexico City, "We have some exciting new events to announce this fall, including a possible new race in the USA I can't talk about due to a non-disclosure agreement. " We asked him you mean Philadelphia or Las Vegas right? "No, another USA event," said Forsythe. "Those two are still out there too, but this one could happen even before those two. "