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RuSPORT to pull out at end of '07

RuSPORT are set to pull out of Champ Car at the end of this season, leaving Justin Wilson without a drive for 2008

Wilson, who has raced for the team for the past three years, had been contracted to them for next year, which had prevented any of the other top teams in the series from making a serious bid for him.

The British driver hopes that he can stay in the series for 2008, but he believes that his future could be decided in the next couple of weeks.

"They have just announced they are closing down," Wilson was quoted as saying by goldcoast.com.au

"They have just told me and the crew. They don't want to carry on. This weekend I will have to see what my options are."

Wilson added that while RuSPORT's closure is a blow to him, he is optimistic that he can find a good drive for next year.

"The fact that the team is closing down is disappointing, but it happens all the time in motor racing," he said. "You just have to pick yourself up and try to get into another good position.

"I had quite a few people inquire early in the season if I was available for next year and at that time I wasn't. Maybe now, when the news gets out people will start calling up again."

Wilson, who finished the 2006 season as runner-up with RuSPORT, is currently second to Sebastien Bourdais in this year's standings with two rounds to go.

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