Sans the Euro stops. Perhaps they may fit in with that gaping hole in
September that they mention.
http://www.champcarworldseries.com/News/Article.asp?ID=10945
The Champ Car World Series will venture into a new era in 2007 with a
brand-new car, an influx of new teams, and now a new-look schedule that
will see the series visit a number of exciting markets throughout the world.
The 15-race slate will open and close with inaugural events in Las Vegas
and Phoenix respectively, will see the Champ Cars visit historic Mont
Tremblant in St. Jovite, Canada for the first time since 1968, and
features a groundbreaking event in Zhuhai, China – marking the first
time that a major American sports organization will hold a
regular-season event in mainland China.
"We have put together a solid schedule of events for 2007 that will
provide great racing for our fans and strong challenges for our teams
and drivers," said Champ Car President Steve Johnson. "This schedule,
combined with the new DP01 and the arrival of new Champ Car teams, gives
us great momentum as we build toward a bright future."
"Champ Car is one of the top international racing series in the world
with a focus on driver and team performances and we are proud to bring
it to China," said France Corbeil, CEO FRC USA LLC. "The on-track racing
resulting from strategies related to pit stops, power-to-pass, tire
choice and driver’s skills, is surely the most fun. We believe the
Chinese racing fans will embrace the full Champ Car World Series and a
high number of them will watch each race on their preferred TV channel
starting next year."
The 2007 campaign will begin April 8 with the inaugural Vegas Grand
Prix, to be run on a downtown street course in the Gaming Capital of the
World. The Vegas event kicks off a slate of three races in three weeks,
as Vegas is directly followed by the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach
April 15 and the second running of the Grand Prix of Houston on Sunday
April 22.
"We are excited to open the Champ Car season with this new world-class
event in Las Vegas," said Vegas Grand Prix CEO Jim Freudenberg. "This
will be a festival of speed like no other. In a city where first-class
events happen every day, we will be expected to maintain that caliber
and are prepared to do that."
Champ Car makes its groundbreaking trip to Zhuhai, China on May 20,
before heading back stateside for the June 10 Portland Grand Prix and
the 26th running of the Grand Prix of Cleveland. The Cleveland race,
which is the longest-running event in the series, launches a second
stint of three races in three weeks as teams travel from Cleveland to
Circuit Mont Tremblant for a July 1 event on Canada Day. The Mont
Tremblant race also starts a run of three consecutive Champ Car races in
Canada.
"Canadian Champ Car fans are among our most ardent supporters and we are
excited about running three consecutive events in Canada," said Champ
Car Vice President, Venue Development John Clagett. "But our entire
schedule is one that all of our fans can be excited about. From exciting
new venues to great traditional events, the 2007 Champ Car season will
be one to remember.
The July 8 Grand Prix of Toronto follows the trip to Mont Tremblant,
with the third running of the July 22 Grand Prix of Edmonton next on the
slate. The third annual trip to Silicon Valley for the Grand Prix of San
Jose follows the three-race Canadian swing on July 29, with August
featuring events at Road America on the 12th and in Denver the following
weekend.
The 17th running of the Lexmark Indy 300 on the streets of Surfers
Paradise, one of the highest-attended races anywhere in American auto
racing, will take place on October 21 while the season wraps with a
November 11 sojourn to Mexico City’s Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez and a
new event in the streets of Phoenix, Arizona on December 2.
"We are prepared to end the Champ Car season with another incredible
event in Phoenix," Freudenberg said. "Stay tuned to
www.grandprixarizona.com to all the exciting announcements this event
will be making in the coming months."
The series is also exploring options for adding events during the month
of September with details to be released in the near future.
2007 Champ Car World Series Schedule
Date Venue
April 8 Las Vegas, Nevada – Street Course
April 15 Long Beach, California – Street Course
April 22 Houston, Texas – Reliant Park
May 20 Zhuhai, China – Road Course
June 10 Portland, Oregon – Portland International Raceway
June 24 Cleveland, Ohio – Burke Lakefront Airport
July 1 St. Jovite, Canada – Circuit Mont Tremblant
July 8 Toronto, Canada – Exhibition Place
July 22 Edmonton, Canada – City Centre Airport
July 29 San Jose, California – Street Course
Aug. 12 Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin – Road America
Aug. 19 Denver, Colorado – Pepsi Center
Oct. 21 Surfers Paradise, Australia – Street Course
Nov. 11 Mexico City, Mexico – Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez
Dec. 2 Phoenix, Arizona – Street Course
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