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5.SEP.01
Arciero-Blair
Racing Heads to Europe for Inaugural CART Races
INDIANAPOLIS
(September 5, 2001) -- Arciero-Blair Racing with driver Max Wilson
will compete in the upcoming German 500 and Rockingham 500 in the
Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART) series. The FedEx Championship
Series team is getting ready to race at the inaugural events with
its Ford-powered Lola sponsored by Driving 101.
Arciero-Blair
Racing is excited to race in Europe for several reasons. Max Wilson
was a Formula One test driver there before joining Arciero-Blair
Racing. Team owner Matthias Czabok is German and was born in
Nuremberg and lived there until 1998, then lived in Munich before
coming to the United States in 1999. Engineer Mark Vallon and his
family lives in Frankfurt.
Wilson said,
"It’s nice to return to Europe because I have lived and raced
in both Germany and England. After leaving Brazil, I was first in
Germany for one year and then in England for four years. The
European tracks will be different from the tracks that we are
currently racing on. They will be new for everyone; we (the drivers)
will all be learning the new venues together. Going to Lola and Ford
will be good because we will see everyone who builds our chassis and
engines; we will also be able to see the improvements they are
making and their plans for the future. Working out and exercising
will still remain important on this long trip so I stay physically
and mentally ready to race. The last few races for our team have not
gone our way. The series is so competitive this year; the times,
speeds and the competition are close and tough. We are also still a
new team and I think new teams struggle in the beginning. However, I
am looking forward to the races in Europe and the four remaining
races after that."
CART races on
Saturday, September 15 at its first ever CART race in Europe. The
race will be held at the newly built EuroSpeedway in Klettwitz,
Germany. An inaugural race, the German 500 will be on the two-mile
oval and will air on ESPN Television Network at 7:30 p.m. EST live.
Arciero-Blair Racing will also race on September 22 in Corby,
England at Rockingham 500 at the Rockingham Motor Speedway, a
1.5-mile oval. This event will also air on ESPN Television Network.
Check local listings for both races. They will also air on the CART
Radio Network and on CART's official website, at www.cart.com.
After the
European tour, Arciero-Blair Racing will return to its homebase in
Indianapolis to prepare for the remaining four events. The FedEx
Championship Series team will compete at the upcoming events at
Houston, Monterey, Calif., Australia and the final event at Fontana,
Calif.
Driving 101 is
the first and only driving experience in the world to offer a fleet
of 20 full-sized Champ Cars. Clients range from corporations that
use the innovative driving school to reward employees to celebrities
and race fans. It has also been used as a popular birthday or
special occasion gift by many of the over 6,000 students who have
attended one of Driving 101’s classes. Its four different
locations are Chicago Motor Speedway, a 1.029-mile oval, California
Speedway, a 2.029 oval, Texas Motor Speedway, a 1.5-mile oval and
Las Vegas Motor Speedway, a 1.5-mile oval. Many different programs
are available; all programs include safety, classroom and trackside
instruction followed by an actual driving experience where you can
"Feel the Speed," on a professional racetracks. Program
information can be found or www.BlairRacing.com.
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