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STILL NO DEAL.(Competition)
Rumors rippled through the open-wheel racing community the week of Jan. 21 that Indy Racing League boss Tony George had recently offered Champ Car World Series management a deal that would unify the two series for 2008. But such a merger again looks unlikely, based on what George told AutoWeek.
George said that in meetings with Champ Car leadership last fall, he offered to help its teams buy IRL cars on the condition that they spend at least two years in the IndyCar Series. No team stepped forward. With the start of the IRL's season approaching, time is up, said George.
"I needed to know earlier so we could get the cars ordered,'' he said.
It bears noting that Kevin Kalkhoven, Champ Car co-owner, said he hasn't spoken with George "in nine months'' and that George never made an offer to either him or business partner, Jerry Forsythe.
"I never, ever saw an offer,'' Kalkhoven said, "and he didn't make it to Jerry.''
Neither Champ Car nor the IRL permits the other's cars to participate in its series. George said he made the two-year stipulation because the IRL will introduce new cars for the 2010 season.
"For me to make the investment, it makes sense to do it for two years, not one,'' he said.
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