For last year's Lexmark Indy 300, Derrick Walker Racing doubled in size to field a second car for Australian Super V8 series regular David Bresnard, along with one for Champ Car regular Mario Haberfeld source: champcarworldseries.com - David Phillips The result was a seventh place for Besnard and the genesis of the Team Australia concept Walker's organization has fielded this season for drivers Alex Tagliani and Marcus Marshall in partnership with Aussie businessmen Craig Gore and John Fish. The only way to top last year's performance? Add another entry for the team's "home" race. Enter Will Power who, along with having been christened with a great racing name, has generated interest from F1 to A1 GP as one of the world's top emerging driving talents. Thus will the Champ Car World Series 15th visit to Australia's Gold Coast feature not one, not two but three green and yellow Aussie Vineyards Ford/Cosworth Lolas in the hands of Marshall, Power and Tagliani. Walker readily concedes, adding a third car to what has been a two car team throughout the season is easier said than done. "It takes three elements: people, parts and time," he says. "Fortunately, we came out of the Las Vegas race (on September 24) with no damage. The guys did a good job there, all of our all our equipment was intact, and we had a pile of bits back at the shop that represented the beginnings of a third car. "It had been an idea to run a third car here but it was never consummated until we came out of Vegas in good shape and said 'We really ought to do this.'" The complete article at champcarworldseries.com
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