Valentine's Day should be spent with the one you love and for many members of the Atlantic championship racing community this February 14 will be reserved for the special beauty that they plan on wooing during the course of the 2006 racing season. source: champcarworldseries.com The new generation, All-American Champ Car Atlantic Championship Presented by Yokohama race car, featuring a Swift 016.a chassis design, powered by a 2.3-liter, 300-horsepower Cosworth engine, will be unveiled in a special ceremony on Tuesday evening, February 14 at the exclusive Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles. Atlantic 2006 teams and drivers, series sponsors and suppliers, members of the media and select graduates from the 32-year history of North America's top open-wheel development series will all be in attendance at the invitation-only Valentine's Day grand unveiling, scheduled from 6-10 p.m. Pacific Time. "We're very excited to celebrate the official launch of the 2006 Champ Car Atlantic Championship race car," said Vicki O'Connor, Managing Director for the Champ Car Atlantic Championship Presented by Yokohama. "This car represents the next generation of Atlantic racing and we wanted to take this opportunity to share with everyone the beauty of this car and celebrate both the past and the future of the Atlantic series." "The Champ Car Atlantic Championship is much more than just a support series - it is a very competitive major open-wheel proving ground that helps build and develop the future stars and champions of Champ Car," said Steve Johnson, Champ Car President. "We're proud of the tradition of Atlantics and we welcome in the future of the series at this unprecedented event in the rich history of the Atlantic Championship." Champ Car World Series co-owner Kevin Kalkhoven will also be on hand for the unveiling along with several celebrity guests. Several significant announcements relating to both the Atlantic series and the Champ Car World Series are also expected during the course of the evening. "This promises to be a fun and exciting evening as we officially launch the 2006 Champ Car Atlantic Championship," said Kalkhoven. "There's been a tremendous amount of interest in the new Atlantic series with the affordability of the cars, the new racing formula and the unprecedented two million dollar champion's bonus from Champ Car. We're all looking forward to the unveiling of the new All-American Atlantic racing machine on February 14th."
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