An ancient Chinese proverb advises that it is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness, but in order to race 750hp Champ Cars at night, a single candle simply will not do. source: cart.com To that end, and to ensure that the new night races in Cleveland and Milwaukee will proceed as planned, the historic Milwaukee Mile and Musco Lighting are set to conduct the first lighting test Thursday, April 17 in preparation for Round 6 of the Champ Car World Series Saturday, May 31st, the Milwaukee Mile 250. The 1.032-mile oval celebrates its 100th anniversary this season with a Champ Car race under the lights and will give fans their first look at what the venerable oval will look like under the glare of the Musco lights. Champ Car will have its Fast Lap pace car program on hand to provide a glimpse of what cars will look like at speed when the series returns in May for its annual sojourn to Milwaukee. Champ Car Chief Steward Chris Kniefel and Barber Dodge Pro Series driver Albert Unser, who will be making his first-ever oval track start when the BDPS joins the May card, will be on hand to observe the lighting provided by the towers, and will also be giving pace-car rides around the mile oval to attending media. Representatives from Musco Lighting and from the track will be on hand to answer any questions. The towers have already been tested for the 22nd running of the U.S. Bank Presents The Cleveland Grand Prix - Round 9 of the Bridgestone Presents The Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford July 3-5. In addition to the Grand Prix and Musco Lighting personnel, Champ Car President and CEO Chris Pook was on hand to evaluate the lighting test at Cleveland's Burke Lakefront Airport.
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