The forerunner of what is shaping up as an exciting season for
CART and Team Player's
Montreal, Quebec - Spring is a time of renaissance in motor sports,
and that is especially true for the Champ Car World Series, as 18 cars,
including those driven by Patrick Carpentier and his new teammate Paul Tracy of
Team Player's, take to the Sebring, Florida road course for CART's three-day
spring-training session, Feb. 4-6.
The Champ Car World Series has undergone a major transformation since the final
race of the 2002 season last November. Not only have there been a number of rule
changes the most notable of which is that all teams in the series are now
using the Ford-Cosworth engine the starting grid has several newcomers
competing in the 2003 championship that begins Feb. 23 in St. Petersburg.
That city is also the site of activities being held today to launch the annual
spring meeting. These activities include a parade of transporters through
downtown streets, a pit-stop demonstration and a news conference with local
media representatives. The action will then move to the 1.72-mile Sebring
International Raceway complex for three days of timed testing sessions.
Testing schedule
Tues-Wed, Feb. 4 & 5
Eastern times
Testing (Group 1)
9:00 a.m. 12:15 p.m
Testing (Group 2)
1:15 p.m. 4:30 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 6
Testing (Group 1)
9:00 a.m. 10:15 a.m.
Testing (Group 2) 11:00 a.m. 12:15 p.m.
Testing (Group 1)
1:15 p.m. 2:30 p.m.
Testing (Group 2)
3:15 p.m. 4:30 p.m |