Dutch Champ Car Grand Prix

Champ Car race infobox
Name=Bavaria Champ Car Grand Prix Powered by Audi, Gant & Hertz
Logo=
Venue=flagicon|Netherlands TT Circuit Assen
Sponsor=Bavaria Brewery, Audi, Gant, and Hertz
First race=2007
First CCWS race=2007
Time= 1hr 45min
Laps=
Previous names=NoneThe Dutch Champ Car Grand Prix was an annual circuit of the Champ Car World Series, and was an open-wheel race on the permanent road course at the TT Circuit in Assen, Netherlands. On January 16, 2007 the Champ Car World Series announced a multi-year agreement that briefly saw the return of Champ Cars to Europe for the first time since 2003 with inaugural races in Holland and Belgium. These vvents added to the Champ Car World Series calendar took place August 26 at the Zolder circuit in Belgium and September 2 at the TT Circuit in Assen, Netherlands. This marked the first time that Champ Car has raced in either of the two European nations. "We are excited to bring the American equivalent of Formula 1 racing to Europe," said event promoter Bart Rietbergen. "Champ Car provides close racing that is easy for European fans to understand, and they will be very impressed with the access that they will have in the Champ Car paddock."

The Track

The Assen race track was built in 1955, and initially had a length of 7,705 meters. The current track has a length of 4,555 meters. The longest straight is 560 meters. The curves in Assen were traditionally banked and the surface is extremely grippy, so the riders were able to drive much faster on the course than other circuits. Today these sloped or curved bends have been modified due to safety issues.

2007 Event

The Dutch Champ Car Grand Prix will be the 12th race of the 2007 Champ Car World Series Season, held on September 2, 2007 on the TT Circuit in Assen, Netherlands. The race was the last event in a short tour through Europe. It was the series' first race ever in the Netherlands.

Title Sponsor

On July 12, 2007, at a press conference held in Lieshout, Netherlands, Bart Rietbergen of the Dutch Champ Car Grand Prix, Jos Vaessen, Chairman of TT Circuit Assen, and Peer Swinkels, chairman of the Bavaria Beer company, announced that Bavaria Brewery, the second largest brewer in the Netherlands, would be the title sponsor of the 2007 Grand Prix event. Officials also announced the signing of three associate sponsors of the event; those being Audi, Gant, and Hertz. Promotional events leading up to the Grand Prix include driver appearances and track performances of a Champ Car at the Bavaria City Racing held in Rotterdam and at the Rizla Racing Days weekend at the TT Circuit.

The official name of the event was the Bavaria Champ Car Grand Prix Powered by Audi, Gant & Hertz. [ [http://www.champcarworld.net/pages/news.php?id=3774 Bavaria/Assen sponsorship announced! (ChampCarWorld)] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.champcargp-assen.nl/ Dutch Champ Car Grand Prix Website]
* [http://www.champcarworldseries.com/FrontPage.asp Champ Car World Series Website]