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CART adds Dykstra to technical staff.
CART has revealed veteran racing engineer Lee Dykstra as its new director of technology and competition, with one eye on formulating new rules for future series.
IRL introduces revised tyre allotment for 2002.
All full-time Indy Racing League entrants will be allotted a total of 183 sets of Firestone Firehawk tyres for the 2002 season, with 138 sets designated for race use, 15 sets for open tests and 30 sets for private testing.
Blair Racing to compete in IRL with Barron.
Blair Racing officials announced Jan. 9 that the team will compete in the Indy Racing League in 2002 with driver Alex Barron. Barron, from San Diego, will drive a Dallara chassis with Chevrolet engines.
Barber-CART Scholarship winners announced.
Americans Craig Baltzer, Colin Flemming, and Charlie Kimball along with Canadian Ward Imrie each claimed a coveted Barber-CART Karting Scholarship that grants them a full season of racing in the 2002 Skip Barber Formula Dodge National Championship.
Infiniti Series media manager appointed.
The Indy Racing Infiniti Pro Series has appointed veteran publicist Ashleigh Higgins as its first manager of media relations for its debut year of competition in 2002 as support for the still-to-race series slowly begins to gather momentum ahead of its debut race next July at Kansas.
D-Day looming for Galles.
Rick Galles is facing an anxious Christmas period as the clock ticks down to a self-imposed sponsorship deadline that should decide whether both his eponymous team and driver Al Unser Jr are on the 2002 Indy Racing League starting grid when the season opens at Homestead in March.
Valiante confirmed at Lynx for 2002.
Canadian standout Michael Valiante has cemented his deal with Lynx Racing for the 2002 Toyota Atlantic campaign, and will act as team leader in his second season in the class.
Rutledge recognised.
In addition to finishing second in the 2001 CART Toyota Atlantic championship in his second year with the team, Lynx Racing driver David Rutledge found himself being nominated for several end-of-year awards.
Q&A: Chris Pook - part three.
New CART President and CEO Chris Pook was subject to a media grilling shortly after his appointment to the hot seat in the troubled US series.
Q&A: Chris Pook - part two.
New CART President and CEO Chris Pook was subject to a media grilling shortly after his appointment to the hot seat in the troubled US series.
Options narrow for Moreno.
Roberto Moreno, one of the most popular drivers in the entire CART FedEx Championship Series, looks set to miss out on a drive in the Championship next year after new Patrick Racing signing Townsend Bell was allocated the team's No.20 Reynard-Toyota driven by the veteran Brazilian in 2001.
Buddy reaches 225 in Fontana test.
Buddy Lazier showed off the speed and durability of the new Chevy Indy V8 engine during a two-day test this week at California Speedway, turning consistent laps of 223mph and topping out at 225.15mph.
LaPoint tests Toyota Atlantic car.
Every season, the reigning US Formula Ford 2000 Champion receives a CART Toyota Atlantic Championship Series sponsored test with an Atlantic team.
Patrick Racing signs Bell for 2002.
U. E. "Pat" Patrick announced today that the team has signed 2001 Dayton Indy Lights Champion Townsend Bell to drive the #20 Visteon/Patrick Racing Toyota Reynard during the 2002 FedEx Championship Series season.
Brack boosts Ganassi with first Lola test.
Target Chip Ganassi Racing driver Kenny Brack took the seat of his new 2002 Lola for the first time on Monday and Tuesday in Sebring, Florida. Last year's runner-up in the CART FedEx Championship series turned a total of 300 miles in the new car and came away impressed by the new Lola.
Sigma Autosport owner to test Champ car.
Sigma Autosport owner Tom Wieringa is one of the few CART FedEx Championship Series owners who does not mind getting his hands dirty once in a while.
Genoa places order for Infiniti Pro Series car.
Veteran car owner Angelo Ferro and his well-known team, Genoa Racing, recently ordered its first Indy Racing Infiniti Pro Series car.
Newcomer Rocquelin gets Newman-Haas back on track.
Christian Fittipaldi is scheduled to run at California Speedway today [Tuesday] in Newman-Haas Racing's first outing since the end of the 2001 season.
Final 2002 IRL schedule released.
An adjustment to the event length at Pikes Peak International Raceway and confirmations of distances for two other events highlight the final 2002 Indy Racing Northern Light Series schedule released yesterday by Indy Racing League officials.
Sigma name new MD.
Sigma Autosport owner Tom Wieringa announced that European businessman Gerard Hermsen, has been named as the new Managing Director for the team. Hermsen, 44, is from Veghel, The Netherlands, and will assume his duties in January of 2002.
First Reynard 2002 Champ car takes to the track.
The first new Reynard 2002 Champ Car took to the track this week, with Paul Tracy driving the Team KOOL Green Reynard Honda at Sebring road course. Tracy completed 233 laps of the track in the initial test session by the team in preparation for next season's FedEx Championship Series.
CART celebrated in Night of Champions.
Marlboro Team Penske drivers Gil de Ferran and Helio Castroneves participated in the first-ever Sports Illustrated's Night of Champions, a tribute to the sports world's top performers of 2001.
Buhl to test Infiniti Pro Series Formula in April.
Indy Racing League officials have chosen veteran driver Robbie Buhl to test the first complete Indy Racing Infiniti Pro Series car on April 8, 2002, at Walt Disney World Speedway in Orlando, Fla.
Penske arrival a great thing, but......
Roger Penske's decision to take the legendary Penske name away from CART and into the IRL on a full-time basis has been met with considerable approval by all within the burgeoning oval-only series but while Penske's arrival is fantastic for the IRL's reputation, Penske, and more specifically thei