IndyCar News

Software company iRise has revealed that it will launch a two-pronged marketing programme via the Champ Car World Series in 2007, having agreed to become a backer of both the series and leading outfit PKV Racing.

Brooks Associates Racing has announced that engineer Nick Harvey is re-joining the team for 2007 Champ Car Atlantic Championship season.

Despite the team insisting that it was likely to downsize to run just a single car for Paul Tracy this season, Jos Verstappen insists that he is in contention for a seat at Forsythe Championship Racing.

Last weeks eventful Champ Car Atlantic test at Sebring gave Red Bull Forsythe Racing youngsters John Edwards and Robert Wickens their first major chance to see where they stacked up against the opposition. Neither disappointed.

Panther Racing surprised the IndyCar paddock by turning up at the Daytona group test with Vitor Meira's #4 Dallara-Honda bedecked in Delphi colours, the result of a two-season sponsorship deal.

Having run a single car for the past few years, Dreyer and Reinbold Racing is to expand to a two car effort for the 2007 Indy Racing League with the announcement that Buddy Rice and Sarah Fisher will join forces for the new season.

At the same time as receiving a late call-up to race in this weekend's Rolex 24 at Daytona, Robbie Pecorari was firming up a full-time deal to contest the 2007 Indy Pro Series with Team KMA.

Justin Wilson recalled his brief stint in Formula One after finally getting behind the wheel of Champ Car's new Panoz DP01, claiming that the spec machine felt more akin to a grand prix car than the Lola he has campaigned for the past two years.

Andrew Prendeville will be one of Andersen Racing's two full-time drivers in its first season of Indy Pro Series competition, having inked a deal to graduate to the Indycar feeder series.

A fresh new look has been created for Champ Car, coinciding with the 'new era' which see the series entertain six new venues, a number of new drivers and the brand new Panoz DP01 chassis in 2007.

Indianapolis-based SpeedWorks LLC has become the latest operation to express an interest in the 2007 Indy Pro Series, having acquired the assets of both Duesenberg Racing and Dave McMillan Racing.

Genoa Racing has announced the signing the signing of Star Mazda champion Adrian Carrio for its return to the Champ Car Atlantic Championship.

Now under the ownership of Dan Pettit following his purchase of the team from Carl Russo, RuSPORT has confirmed the re-signing of Justin Wilson on a 'multi-year' contract.

Ryan Lewis is targeting the title as he embarks on his first full season in the Champ Car Atlantic Series with reigning champions Walker Racing.

Despite having yet to sign a deal for the coming season, Katherine Legge will get a chance to sample the new Panoz Champ Car chassis at Sebring after being offered a run with Dale Coyne Racing.

Lap records are predicted to fall in the 2007 Indy Pro Series after officials revealed a new wing package designed to give drivers a better balance between oval and road courses.

The inaugural Grand Prix Arizona has agreed a sponsorship deal with First Data Independent Sales Fresno by Cardservice International, which will see the 2 December event in downtown Phoenix take on the expanded title of First Data Grand Prix Arizona.

He is the grandson of IRL legend and team owner AJ Foyt and was praised for his performance as a substitute for Dario Franchitti at Andretti Green Racing in 2006, but it is Vision Racing that seems to have won the services of AJ Foyt IV for 2007.

Jimmy Vasser has confirmed that PKV Racing will continue to operate under that name in 2007, despite co-owner Dan Pettitt having shifted his attention to rivals RuSPORT.

Respected engineers Dominic and Nicholas Cape have joined Andersen Racing for the team's entry into the Indy Pro Series next season, further bolstering the set-up after John Andersen also threw his weight behind the multi-discipline outfit.

Genoa Racing, which competed in the Champ Car Atlantic Championship in the early 1990's, is to return to the series in 2007 with a two-car effort.

After much speculation, the announcement has finally been made that Paul Stoddart will have an involvement in the 2007 Champ Car World Series after purchasing a controlling share in the CTE Racing - HVM squad.

The Bill Mitchell bridge situated between turns 13 and 14 of the beautiful Road America circuit at Elkhart Lake is to be torn down this winter as the circuit ploughs ahead with an ambitious new tunnel underpass.

Tom German, the man who helped guide Sam Hornish Jr to his third IRL IndyCar Series title and that elusive first Indy 500 win, has been named as the new technical director for Marlboro Team Penske.