While the Champ Car World Series does battle at Road America in the US this weekend, European Champ Car fans will get the chance to grab a sneak preview of the championship's forthcoming European tour at the Rizla Racing Day at the Assen circuit in Holland on Sunday.

Young German driver Andreas Wirth will climb behind the wheel of a 2006 PKV Racing Champ Car in an attempt to break the outright lap record of 1 minute 32.184 seconds.

A graduate of the Champ Car Atlantic Series, Wirth made two starts in the Champ Car World Series last year for Dale Coyne Racing – scoring a top ten finish on his debut.

The Rizla Racing Day features a combination of car racing, motorcycle racing and superkarts including Supersport, Superstock and Superbike bike classes, the CIK-FIA European Superkart Championship, the German Formula 3 Championship and the Dutch Supercar Challenge.

Other demonstrations will include laps from the Suzuki factory MotoGP squad with John Hopkins and Chris Vermeulen – their second visit to Assen this year. Hopkins finished 5th in this year's Dutch TT in June.

Wirth scored three wins and three pole positions in the Champ Car Atlantic Championship over the past two years.

The German star also clinched the 2004 Formula BMW USA Championship in his first season in North America. He will hit the track at Assen from 2.00pm this Sunday, August 12.

The Champ Car World Series will visit Assen from August 31-September 2 – one week after the championship's 2007 European debut at Zolder in Belgium from August 24-26.