Autocourse Offical Champ Car Yearbook 2004/2005

The twelfth edition of the Autocourse Champ Car Yearbook, edited by Jeremey Shaw and backed by his team of expert writers, chronicles the rebirth of the series which runs powerful turbo-charged single-seat open-wheel race cars running on slick tyres around race tracks, city street courses and ovals, not only the North American continent, but also other hotbeds of support in Mexico and Australia.

After the bleak winter months of 2003, the future of Champ Car racing seemed in serious doubt.  However a trio of successful businessmen, all committed race enthusiasts, stepped foward to take control and re-launched the championship.  By the end of the 2004 season, nearly two million fans had voiced their support by going through the turnstiles at the series’ 14 events and their faith had been vindicated.

It was a pivotal year, and from mere survival, a well-regulated and cost-effective base had been implemented to ensure a racing category with a level playing field of equipment that demanded high skills from the drivers and tremendous organisation from their teams to gain success.

In the traditional meticulous Autocourse manner, the 2004 season is covered in detail, with full race-by race reports and results.  Popular features such as the editor’s Top Ten Driver assessment and in-depth features covering the key people and organisations who helped shape the season, are all illustrated with glorious full-colour photography from LAT Photographic.  In addition, there is a review of the Toyota Atlantic and Trans-Am series, which feature as support events to the Champ Car series.