Champ Car invites fans to the 'inner circle.'

Fans of the Champ Car World Series can join its inner circle for free this year as registration for the Champ Car Inner Circle Fan Club is now open on the series website www.champcar.ws.

Fans who register for the club will receive a membership ID card which provides discounts on officially licensed Champ Car merchandise available both trackside and via the official online store. Fans can also receive discounted tickets for Champ Car World Series events as well as discounts and merchandise from many Champ Car partners.

Inner Circle Fan Club members can also earn on a discount on the Race Director service, which allows fans to access video and multimedia footage from each event on the calendar.

"The Champ Car Inner Circle Fan Club is another way we can bring our fans closer to the sport," Champ Car president Dick Eidswick said. "We have a very dedicated fan base whose devotion to Champ Car is unheralded and the fan club is a great way them to get inside the sport and another way we can continue to build on that."