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Competition.(Indy race weekend extended through 2008 in Australia)
Rumors Down Under
* CART's most unusual week in Australia began with a contract-extending deal with the local government to continue the popular Indy race weekend (it's a party to the locals) through 2008.
Just what that means in terms of the racing product remains to be seen. For sure, CART CEO Chris Pook has been in regular communications with Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone; that much Pook concedes. But everyone wants to ``connect the dots,'' as Pook puts it, and predict an Ecclestone takeover (doesn't he have his own problems?). Rumors have Ecclestone purchasing controlling interest in the U.S.-based series with team owner Gerry Forsythe allowed ...
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