George, Kalkhoven lay out unification plans
by Jeff Olson, Special to FOXSports.com
Tony George, CEO of the Indy Racing League, and Kevin Kalkhoven, former leader of the Champ Car World Series, unveiled the details of an agreement that will bring former Champ Car teams into the IRL IndyCar Series this season. George, Kalkhoven and former Champ Car partner Gerald Forsythe reached the agreement Friday following weeks of negotiations.
"This is about looking forward," George said. "It really has been 30 years since the sport of open-wheel racing has been unified. There were periods of years where we worked closely together and better together, but by and large there were periods of years where we weren't so good at that."
However, when asked if anything was written in stone about the length of the agreement, George said only, "It's a long time," he said.
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