Click above for huge high-res gallery of Champ Car action from Long Beach
We already told you about the final Champ Car race, how it marks the end of the series while signaling the start of a new era in American open-wheel racing. Although we think that we might have been among only a handful of fans to have noticed the series' demise (with most eyes glued to the Danica Patrick champagne bath over in Japan), we understand that with the reunification about to commence there should be happier times ahead for open top racing aficionados in the States. We didn't want it to pass, however, without a whole bunch of photos to commemorate the occasion. Besides this year's contenders the gallery includes some atmosphere shots of the spectacle surrounding Long Beach: The Queen Mary, C-17 and FA/18 flyovers, historic CART cars and plain old scenery shots. We hope you enjoy them as much as we enjoyed taking them.
All photos Copyright ©2008 Frank Filipponio / Weblogs, Inc.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
racer01 @ Apr 23rd 2008 11:24PM
Anyone know whats going to happen to the cars? Boss series?
Duane @ Apr 24th 2008 1:22AM
Great pictures Frank. It was good seeing you at the race. Here is a video of some of the race.
http://www.speedandmotion.com/pages/grandprixlongbeach/index.html
Alex @ Apr 24th 2008 4:44AM
great pictures! this was one great weekend
Stanton @ Apr 24th 2008 10:16AM
Nice pics! Very bittersweet - the sad end of real American open-wheel racing.
crossphaded @ Apr 24th 2008 3:53PM
Glad to see Jimmy Vasser out there one more time. Its a shame to see the Cosworth turbo bow out in lieu of IndyCar's(inferior) chassis/engine setup. Long live Champ Car!
vivian @ Jun 2nd 2008 11:20PM
Wow, so nice pics! Really amazing. Are they hot in such extreme speed? Why not wear cooling system? China National Football Team wear that blue vest sounds nice.