Lola Cars is delighted to claim its second consecutive Constructors' Championship in the 2003 Bridgestone Presents the Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford source: cart.com Lola Cars accomplished this feat by taking 17 of 18 available victories as the firm accumulated 50 wins in the CART series over the previous four years. "I accept this honor on behalf of all personnel at Lola Cars headquarters and have the great pleasure in offering our congratulations to Paul Tracy and his Player's Forsythe team on their championship this year," Lola Chairman Martin Birrane stated. "[Team Player's owner] Gerald Forsythe has a background similar to my own as a racer and businessman. This is the greatest racing on the planet and now, [with Forsythe, Kevin Kalkhoven and Paul Gentilozzi - who all race with Lola] CART has the chance to succeed." This season, Lola furnished not only Champ Car Vanderbilt Cup-winner Paul Tracy's #3 Team Player's Lola/Ford-Cosworth/Bridgestone racer, it carried all but position nine of the top ten drivers. "I have to thank Martin Birrane and Lola Cars for their help" in attaining his title, said Paul Tracy. "I've been a huge supporter of Lola Cars since I got in one of their cars last year. I'm glad Jerry Forsythe gave me the opportunity to drive a Lola again this year." At Tracy's suggestion, the team swapped chassis for 2003 Runner-up Bruno Junqueira's #1 PacifiCare Lola, campaigned by Lola stalwarts Newman/Haas Racing (NHR) fell 27 points behind Tracy, and Team Rahal's Michel Jourdain, Jr. in the #9 Gigante Lola was only four points behind Junqueira, losing the opportunity to fight for second place when the last King Taco 500 race was cancelled due to horrendous firestorms within visual contact of the venue's grandstands (the 2-mile California Speedway oval, Fontana, CA).
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