Atlantic Series Continues Inspite Of Champ Car Collapse

Atlantic Championship Plans Its Schedule For 2008
 

Atlantic Series Continues Inspite Of Champ Car Collapse

Apr 10, 2008

Atlantic Championship Plans Its Schedule For 2008
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At the end of last season, the Champ Car junior series got a big ol’ slap in the face when champion Raphael Matos turned down the $2 million prize and jumped ship.

Then the series to which the Atlantic Championship was attached shut down, leaving the feeder series with nowhere specific to feed into.

No worries, though, as the series officials have released the new season calendar for 2008, starting in just a couple of weeks.

The Mazda-powered Swift 016 racers will kick off the new season in support of the Toyota Grand of Long Beach where the migrant Champ Car teams will compete on their old equipment while the returning IRL teams head to Japan.

The rest of the races are likewise attached to larger events, running at such well-known American tracks as Laguna Seca, Road America and Road Atlanta, as well as tracks in New Jersey and Utah, plus four races in Canada.

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