Wonder how they liked LA traffic?

[Anteater]

On Wednesday, April 6, at 2:30 p.m. (PT), reigning Champ Car World Series champion and McDonald's Ford-Cosworth-Lola-Bridgestone driver Sebastien Bourdais will lead a contingent of champion drivers in a caravan of Ford Mustangs from the streets of Long Beach, the site of the season-opening Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach to be held on during the weekend of April 8 - 10, to the Ronald McDonald House at 4560 Fountain Avenue in Los Angeles, Calif.

Joining Bourdais, will be 2002 Champion Cristiano da Matta (Brazil), 1996 champion Jimmy Vasser (United States) and series runner-up for the third consecutive time in 2004, Bruno Junqueira (Brazil), to rev up some fun with the children and distribute some hot new toys.

http://www.champcarworldseries.com/News/Article.asp?ID=8830

Anyway, what a cool story! Good to see our guys doing something like this (and series sponsor McDonalds, too). :thumbup:

[nrc]

Win, win, win for everyone concerned. :thumbup:

Next up, Jay Leno and Paul Newman race karts on the Tonight show Friday night.

Newman, who co-owns the 2004 series championship-winning Newman/Haas Racing team, will appear on the NBC late-night program Friday night at 11:30 p.m., talking with host Jay Leno about his movie career as well as the Champ Car World Series, which opens its season on the streets of Long Beach this weekend.

After their discussion, the scene will shift to the parking lot where Newman will square off against Leno in a go-kart race, with play-by-play commentary provided by Champ Car television announcer Derek Daly. Newman and former Champ Car driver Memo Gidley will then leave the set in the 750 hp two-seat Champ Car.

[Al Czervik]

Win, win, win for everyone concerned. :thumbup:

Next up, Jay Leno and Paul Newman race karts on the Tonight show Friday night.
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Newman, who co-owns the 2004 series championship-winning Newman/Haas Racing team, will appear on the NBC late-night program Friday night at 11:30 p.m., talking with host Jay Leno about his movie career as well as the Champ Car World Series, which opens its season on the streets of Long Beach this weekend.

After their discussion, the scene will shift to the parking lot where Newman will square off against Leno in a go-kart race, with play-by-play commentary provided by Champ Car television announcer Derek Daly. Newman and former Champ Car driver Memo Gidley will then leave the set in the 750 hp two-seat Champ Car.

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