But international interest in Champ Car racing continues and among the visitors to Long Beach last weekend was Salem Bin Dasmal, the former CEO of DubaiLand, a $7 billion real estate company and owner of the Dubai AutoDrome, a purpose-built race track which has staged an A1GP race.
Amid growing stories about discord and feuding between Champ Car’s owners I talked to Jerry Forsythe at Long Beach about the state of Champ Car in 2007.
“I’ve got three partners I’m very pleased to be associated with,” Forsythe commented. “They all have different aspects of their professions that they bring to Champ Car. I tend to sit in the background and watch what’s going on and then I’ll speak out, usually to the partners rather than to the public or media, or to the employees. I believe in hiring people and letting them do their job. I don’t try to micromanage any of my businesses.”
Forsythe reiterated his long term commitment to Champ Car, shrugging his shoulders in laughter at suggestions from some people who think the organisation might go out of business this year or anytime in the future...
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