Dixon not allowed to race for NZ
Former Indy Racing League champion Scott Dixon will not race for A1 Team New Zealand this season, after being denied by his Ganassi Racing IRL team
Dixon had tested the team's car at the last round of the championship in Dubai and joined them at the second round of the championship in Lausitz. He was in line to race for the team at the two tracks he knows from his Champ Car days - the race at Monterrey, Mexico and Laguna Seca, California.
However, A1 Team chief executive Bob McMurray said that Dixon will instead be preparing for the new IndyCar season which begins on March 26.
McMurray said: "Scott drives with a great deal of national pride, so to deny our request was very difficult for them. Their thinking is that if Scott is able to accomplish his personal goal to win races, the Indy 500 and the championship, New Zealand will benefit that it has with Michael Campbell winning the 2005 US Open.
"Chip's Target team has a huge campaign to get through with an all-new line-up: new Honda engine, new Dallara chassis and a new teammate in Dan Wheldon. In essence this is a new era for them. We would like to keep in touch and hope Scott can drive for us in the future."
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