Will Power has a hell of a week

As a driver many thought could take the title in Champ Car this year, Will Power was already one of the big losers from the IRL/Champ Car merger. However things got much worse on Monday when his team Walker Racing (running as Team Australia) withdrew from the series due to lack of funds. But overnight it has been announced that he will now race with KV Racing the team owned by Kevin Kalkhoven and Jimmy Vasser. He will be joining his new team mate Oriol Servia. The seat has been secured with the help of the Team Australia backers. "It will be my first season in the IndyCar series and having Jimmy to mentor me on the ovals will make the transition easier," said Power. "I'm looking forward to working with Oriol and the entire team." Team Australia boss Craig Gore is relieved to be continuing in North American open-wheel racing after parting company with Walker last week. "We're heading into an exciting new era and I couldn't think of better partners to have than Kevin Kalkhoven and Jimmy Vasser," he said. "I'm looking for to seeing our car not only on the streets of Surfer's Paradise but at the Indy 500 for the first time as well."