In an attempt to facilitate the transition of the former Champ Car teams into the IRL, the IndyCar Series management has announced which teams would work together.The series has paired each former Champ Car team with one existing Indy Car outfit, and the pairs will work together to prepare cars for the season opener at Homestead on March 29. The IRL's vice president of competition Tony Cotman, himself an ex-employee of the Champ Car, said: "The difficulty for any new team to come along at this point is a lack of information. We'd like to see the whole field within a second."Series organisers believe that they can have enough cars and spares for every team around the time of the Indianapolis 500 at the end of May. Team Minardi with Roth Racing Conquest Racing with Vision Racing Dale Coyne Racing with Andretti Green RacingNewman/Haas/Lanigan Racing with Rahal Letterman Racing KV Racing with Chip Ganassi Racing Pacific Coast Motorsports with A.J. Foyt Racing Walker Racing with Team Penske The former Champ Car teams will now get their own tests at Sebring on March 19-20 and at Homestead on the 24th and 25th.
Champ Car pairs with IndyCar