SEASON PREMIER.(Competition)

The new Champ Car World Series is being unveiled as this issue of AutoWeek went to press, with a preseason event for fans and media at the Long Beach, California, convention center. With a couple of exceptions, this "Season Premier'' is shaping up with few surprises, and no better indication than before as to which teams and drivers might complete the Champ Car grid. The three men behind Open Wheel Racing LLC, which recently acquired CART's assets, were expected to confirm their team plans. Gerald Forsythe's Forsythe Racing will return with cars for Patrick Carpentier and ...