While we wonder which drivers and teams will fill out the 2005 roster, one of Open Wheel Racing Series' principals spent the past few days on the other side of the world working on Champ Car's future source: champcarworldseries.com - Robin Miller In eight days Kevin Kalkhoven visited Korea, China and Japan and returned positive that Champ Car can be a hit in all three countries within the next couple years. "We had solid expectations going over there and they were more than fulfilled," said Kalkhoven following the whirlwind trip in his trusty Gulfstream 5. "It was very, very encouraging." The Far East Tour began in Korea, where Champ Car's next-to-last race of '05 will be staged in Seoul in October. "They had the ground breaking for the road course we'll be running on and there were 1,000 officials in attendance," said Kalkhoven. "It was just unbelievable and they are so enthusiastic. We've got the support of the city and national government. "They have no big national events until 2012 and we're going to be their next big sporting event." From there, Air Kalkhoven flew to the capitol of China. "I was blown away by Beijing," he admitted. "It's a gorgeous city with huge, modern buildings, wonderful landscaping and big traffic jams. It makes downtown Dallas look puny.
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