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Adrian Fernandez has pointed to a season launch that did not live up to
promises and the lack of answers to vital questions as his reasons for quitting
the OWRS-run Champ Car World Series and defecting to the rival Indy Racing
League.
Writing in an open letter to fans on his team's official website, the Mexican
claimed that he had taken a hard business decision in opting to take Fernandez
Racing into the IRL on a full-time basis, and blamed the uncertainty still
surrounding the hard-won future of Champ Car racing as the turning point.
"Fernandez Racing went to Long Beach [for the 2004 'season premiere'] for two
reasons," he wrote, "The first was to support the series. Following the
bankruptcy court proceedings in Indianapolis, Fernández Racing was the first
team to issue a press release saying that it would be back in Champ Cars for
2004. The only other team to do so was RuSport when they announced AJ
Allmendinger.
"I personally have always been a strong supporter of CART. I was instrumental in
bringing CART to Mexico which was a long-time dream of mine. In November of
2002, Fernández Racing was again the first to commit to CART and issue a release
saying that we would be competing in 2003 - this at a time when teams like
Penske Racing, Andretti Green, Chip Ganassi and Mo Nunn Racing were leaving for
the IRL. CART was a series that I loved, that helped take me where I am today.
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