America's closest nod to a Monaco Grand Prix location has been Long Beach and it was a staple on the CHAMP car calendar as well as, now, the Indycar calendar. That Indycar race is usually the most popular of the season outside the Indy 500. That contract, however, is due to expire next year. To those ends, a few folks in the press have pondered the idea of a Formula One race there instead of renewing the Indycar contract. Some suggested that our friend Zak Brown and his colleague, Chris Pook, were attempting to buy the contract from current owners Kevin Kalkhoven and Gerald Forsythe (both former CHAMP car men). According to Kalkhoven, that isn't the case:  'Gerry and I are not interested...
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