The equipment is packed and ready to be sold, just three members of the workforce remain and it appears the end is in sight for the Kevin Kalkhoven/Jimmy Vasser-owned race team. David Malsher assesses the squad’s 14-year legacy. The team KV Racing Technology leaves behind mixed memories of an Indy car outfit that threatened its best rivals only on an inconsistent basis, but which helped prop up the Champ Car World Series in its final years and also fanned the flames of interest in a couple of main players from recent U.S. open-wheel history. To recap for a moment… CART was brought to its knees in the winter of 2002/’03, following an exodus to the rival Indy Racing League by Chip...
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