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CCIC - RIP :: The EDJE

by Edmund Jenks | March 14, 2008 at 06:58 pm

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It's official, the Champ Car Inner Circle of Champions fan website is down for the count.

Here is the full statement sent to all 5,000 members who enjoyed the community of like minded, fun loving, open-wheel race fans.

From the Chief Steward:

Dear Champions,

Champ Car would like to thank all of you for participating and contributing to the Inner Circle Fan Club. You’ve proven to be among the most dedicated and loyal fans of a racing series. We know that some of you have mixed feelings about what has transpired, but we hope that you will support the teams and drivers that made Champ Car so great in their future endeavors, whether it be in the IndyCar Series, the Atlantic Championship or another form of racing. We wish all of you the best and thank each and every one of you for your support over the years.

- The Champ Car Team

Thank you Chief, may we see you in the Paddock of the next race we, as Champions, attend. Long live the spirit of the CCIC!

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Amy Judd

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at 19:11 on March 14th, 2008

Edmund Jenks, I like this story. Why did the website shut down?

Edmund Jenks

at 19:27 on March 14th, 2008

The open-wheel racing series agreed to "merge" back on February 21, 2008. ChampCar has one race left before the cars that they run go away. That race will be the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach where they will run their PANOZ DP01 racing chassis. The race will be held April 18-20, 2008.

The website shut down because, I suppose, the Indianapolis Racing League did not want to re-skin this site and put it back on the track for the 5,000 dedicated fans that were registered.

amyjudd - Thanks for the GS Check!