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Cooper Tire to Join Champ Car Atlantic Championship as Official Series Tire Supplier and Presenting Sponsor Beginning in 2007

  • . Cooper Tire to Join Champ Car Atlantic Championship as Official Series Tire Supplier and Presenting Sponsor Beginning in 2007 FINDLAY, Ohio, May 31, 2006 -- COOPER TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY -- Champ Car Atlantic Championship officials announced today that the series will enter into an exclusive partnership with Cooper Tire & Rubber Company in 2007.
  • . Under the terms of the three-year agreement, Cooper Tire will become the Official Tire of the Champ Car Atlantic Championship beginning next season and the company will also serve as the presenting sponsor of North America's premier open-wheel development series.
  • . Working closely with exclusive series chassis manufacturer Swift Engineering and engine partners Mazda North America and Cosworth, Inc., Cooper Tire will produce and supply the exclusive high- performance racing slicks and rain tires that will equip all Champ Car Atlantic Championship cars beginning next season.
  • . With Cooper's experience and knowledge in motorsports, we know that the racing will be as exciting as ever and we're looking forward to growing the series even further next season with Cooper Tire as a series sponsor and a proactive marketing partner." Based in Findlay, Ohio, Cooper Tire will support the Champ Car Atlantic Championship both on and off the track through its new partnership with the series, in addition to supplying all series teams with racing rubber designed specifically for Atlantic competition.



    Mazda-Cosworth Engines to Power All Cars in 2006 Champ Car Atlantic Championship
  • . Mazda North American Operations (MNAO) recently announced it had entered into a three-year integrated marketing partnership with the Champ Car Atlantic Championship to provide engines and marketing support to the series.
  • . The series, now dubbed "Yokohama Presents the Champ Car Atlantic Championship Powered by Mazda, " will compete with the cars of the Champ Car World Series on 12 street circuit and permanent road course race weekends throughout North America.
  • . It is used in the company's MAZDA3, MAZDA5, MAZDA6, MAZDASPEED6, Tribute and B-Series, as well as the Ford Focus, Escape, Fusion and Ranger.
  • . "Adding the Atlantic series to the Mazda portfolio is the perfect addition to our open-wheel racing ladder: drivers can start in Club Racing in the steel-chassis rotary-powered Formula Mazda, graduate to the next level in the carbon-fiber-tub professional Formula Mazda, and then to the Mazda-powered Atlantic at the top rung, " said Robert Davis, MNAO's senior vice president, product development and quality, and the man responsible for Mazda's North American motorsports programs.



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  • . at RuSPORT In an unexpected move, RuSPORT has enlisted Cristiano da Matta for the remainder of the 2006 Champ Car World Series.
  • . Bourdais the winner on a strange Houston night He wasn’t quite the dominant force, but Sebastien Bourdais has maintained his perfect record in the 2006 Bridgestone Presents the Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford, as he seeks his third title in a row.
  • . Mawer talent for Atlantic series Australian Barton Mawer is the latest driver to join the rejuvenated Yokohama Champ Car Atlantic Series Powered by Mazda.
  • . Reflections from afar on Long Beach Rather than write a race report about the 2006 Bridgestone Presents the Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford season opener at Long Beach almost a week after the race, we’ll just tell you what we thought about a couple of things.



    Edmonton Grand Prix | Series Fast Facts
  • . $105.00 Paddock Passes $50.00 Pit Passes $25.00 > > Series Fast Facts Series Fast Facts Champ Car Series Information General: As of 2006, Champ Car is the official name of the racing series being promoted as the Bridgestone Presents the Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford.
  • . Owned by Open Wheel Racing Series LLC (d/b/a Champ Car), Champ Car has its headquarters in Indianapolis, Indiana.
  • . The Champ Car organization owns and operates the Champ Car World Series and the Champ Car Atlantic Championship powered by Mazda.
  • . Champ Car Atlantic Championship Powered by Mazda Presented by Yokohama General: Entering its 33rd season of competition in 2006, the Champ Car Atlantic Championship powered by Mazda, Presented by Yokohama is the longest-running development series in North America.
  • . The series is owned and sanctioned by Open Wheel Racing Series, LLC.
  • . Champ Car also owns and operates the Champ Car World Series as well as the Trans-Am Road Racing Series.
  • . Series Managing Director: Vicki O’Connor.

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    Champ Car Atlantic Series
  • > North America’s Premier Driver Development Series Enters a New Era It’s not easy for a series as rich in tradition and history as the Yokohama Presents the Champ Car Atlantic Championship Powered by Mazda to reinvent itself.
  • . But in order for the series to continue to grow and flourish, changes needed to be made.
  • . Thanks to the creative ownership group of the Champ Car World Series and the remarkable cooperation of the Atlantic sponsors, teams and suppliers, the series has undergone a dynamic transformation this off-season.
  • . The series has created an all-new competition package better designed to prepare drivers to compete at the highest levels of racing.
  • . Exciting new relationships with series engine partners Mazda and Cosworth have opened up new doors while trusted longtime partners Swift Engineering and Yokohama have worked hard to help create the new breed of Atlantic cars.
  • . And the unprecedented $2 million bonus designed for the series champion to use in securing a full-time Champ Car ride in 2007 has helped to generate overwhelming interest in Atlantic from across the globe.


    :: CHARLES HALL - The Champ Car Atlantic Championship - ACCENT CARD International Debit Card ::
  • . In 2006 Charles will be competing in the Champ Car Atlantic Series driving the No.16 TRANSNET RACING Swift 016a car.
  • . But the series itself is not new to racing in Houston.
  • . A Night At The Races: While Saturday's race marks the first time that the Champ Car Atlantic Championship will race in the evening in Houston, it's not the first time the series has competed at night.
  • . The last road course event run at night in the series came in 2003 when the Atlantic Championship competed at Cleveland's Burke Lakefront Airport circuit.
  • . Atlantic Racing Texas-Style: The Champ Car Atlantic Championship wanted to take advantage of its only visit to Texas this season so the series decided to spend a full week in the Lone Star state.
  • . Most series competitors have actually been in the Houston area since last weekend as Atlantics hosted a two-day open test session, May 7-8 at the nearby MSR Houston road course.
  • . A Fabulous Full Field: Entering a new era of Atlantic competition in 2006, the series has seen a dramatic boost in participation.


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  • FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Merrill Cain, Champ Car Atlantic Communications Director, (586) 630-1474 Dave Craig, Cooper Tire Director of North American Advertising, (419) 429-4459 COOPER TIRE TO JOIN CHAMP CAR ATLANTIC CHAMPIONSHIP AS OFFICIAL SERIES TIRE SUPPLIER AND PRESENTING SPONSOR BEGINNING IN 2007 INDIANAPOLIS (May 31, 2006) – Champ Car Atlantic Championship officials announced today that the series will enter into an exclusive partnership with the Cooper Tire & Rubber Company in 2007.
  • . Under the terms of the three-year agreement, Cooper Tire will become the Official Tire of the Champ Car Atlantic Championship beginning next season and the company will also serve as the presenting sponsor of North America’s premier open-wheel development series.
  • . Working closely with exclusive series chassis manufacturer Swift Engineering and engine partners Mazda North America and Cosworth, Inc., Cooper Tire will produce and supply the exclusive high-performance racing slicks and rain tires that will equip all Champ Car Atlantic Championship cars beginning next season.


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  • . BECOMES THIRD CONSECUTIVE ATLANTIC SERIES GRADUATE TO WIN THE INDIANAPOLIS 500 INDIANAPOLIS (May 31, 2006) – With a thrilling last-lap pass to capture the checkered flag Sunday, Sam Hornish Jr.
  • . Hornish, the 26-year-old Marlboro Team Penske driver, became the third Atlantic series graduate in the last three years to win the prestigious Indy 500 event.
  • . Buddy Rice, the 2000 Atlantic series champion, won at Indy in 2004 while Dan Wheldon, who finished second to Rice for the Atlantic title in 2000, captured victory at the grueling 500-mile race last season.
  • . On Sunday, Hornish led a strong contingent of eight Atlantic series graduates among the 33-car field that excelled at the 2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval.
  • . While Hornish earned the right to taste the milk in Victory Circle, 1983 Atlantic series champion Michael Andretti led four laps late in the race before securing a podium result in third place while Wheldon led the most laps on the day (148) on his way to a fourth-place finish.

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    Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach - NEW CHAMP CAR ATLANTIC SERIES TEAMS PROMISE HOT COMPETITION IN 2006
  • 298 News Article NEW CHAMP CAR ATLANTIC SERIES TEAMS PROMISE HOT COMPETITION IN 2006 January 25, 2006 The Champ Car Atlantic Series may very well be the most competitive of ANY racing series in 2006! With more than 40 of the new-breed Swift 016.a chassis on order, new teams are lining up to begin testing with an eye to taking the checkered flag at the 32nd Annual Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach weekend.
  • . Hall raced in the 2004 Toyota Atlantic Championship Series, posting top-10s in four of his five races.
  • . The Imperial Capital Bank Atlantic Series Race will get the green flag at 10:35 a.m.


    Crash.Net CHAMP CAR: Q&A: Forsythe Atlantic team.
  • . You guys obviously have a long and successful history in the Champ Car World Series, but this is a big leap in a new look Atlantic series, and not just to take one or two cars but you go in with four cars and attack this thing.
  • . We looked at what an exciting series it is, what we think it can be for open-wheel racing in North America in the coming years, and decided that if we were going to get involved we wanted to get involved in the most professional and the biggest way possible.
  • . Leo Maia is 2003 Barber Dodge Pro Series champion, won six races and seven poles that year and went on to what was then called the Infiniti Pro Series in '04, ran a couple of Atlantic races in '05 and spent much of the last year pounding the pavement in the Atlantic Champ Car paddock trying to ensure your future, and you've got to be happy with the way things turned out.
  • . ERIC MAUK: I imagine that it helps your confidence a little bit that you've got knowledge of the Champ Car tracks from 2003 when you had some success in the Barber Dodge Pro Series so you know a little bit about what you're getting into.


    Crash.Net CHAMP CAR: The Way It Is: The booming Atlantic formula.
  • . While both series struggle along, the good news on the American open-wheel scene is all about Champ Car's revitalised Atlantic series.
  • . The key ingredients are a new chassis from Swift in San Clemente, a new engine from Mazda/Cosworth that is cheaper and more powerful than the old Toyota engine, and a $2 million prize for the series champion dedicated to landing him a Champ Car ride.


    Antoine Bessette returns to Champ Car Atlantic in Portland :: PaddockTalk :: Two drivers, Two cars... Drop the flag...It's all good!
  • . He was awarded the Gilles-Villeneuve Trophy by the series and received Best Canadian driver award at the Canadian Hall of Fame annual gala evening.
  • . This will make him the highest point achiever returning to the Atlantic series in 2006.

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