Takuma Sato to IndyCar with KV Racing

UPDATE We are upgrading this rumor to 'fact' as AR1 has learned that Sato will be announced as a KV Racing IndyCar driver in Japan early Thursday.

02/06/10

Takuma Sato to drive for KV Racing

Just this evening, our surveillance experts have intercepted and decoded a slightly garbled and coded message in Japanese that tells us that Takumo Sato in coming to IndyCar with KV racing. Sato was always a decent driver and seemed to be right on pace with his teammates, but mired in substandard equipment. We will be very interested to see how well he does in IndyCar where the cars are more equal. Don’t look for him to excel on ovals, but on the road courses, we think he could be a real surprise. So you can say you heard it here first.

Sato was rumored to be going to Gil de Ferran's new IndyCar team but that team never materialized leaving Sato looking for a ride.

We also hear that Mario Moraes has closed his deal and is a go for the other KV seat. So we will upgrade the 2010 IndyCar Silly Season page (above) to reflect these likely spots.