Cosworth’s Twitter account stated: “We’re incredibly saddened to learn the company’s former COB Kevin Kalkhoven, sadly passed away this morning, at the age of 77, following a recent illness. Cosworth extends its condolences to Kevin’s family and loved ones and respect their wishes for privacy at this difficult time.”
Kalkhoven, a venture capitalist and co-founder of KPLJ Ventures, entered racing in the winter of 2002/2003, when he and Gerry Forsythe, a long-time CART Indy car team owner, out-bid Indy Racing League founder Tony George for CART’s assets to form the Champ Car World Series.
With the split between CART and IRL at its height, both series were struggling for grid numbers, and so Kalkhoven also formed a team together with Jacques Villeneuve’s former business manager Craig Pollock.
To safeguard Champ Car’s future, Kalkhoven and Forsythe would also buy into its crown jewel race, the Grand Prix of Long Beach, and would purchase Cosworth and Pi from Ford.
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