HAWAII FIVE-0-0-0-0-0-0: NEW CART RACE HAS RECORD PURSE

          The winner of the proposed CART Hawaiian Super Prix
     will receive $5M, with $10M in total prize money making it
     "the largest purse in motorsports history," according to
     Robin Miller of the INDIANAPOLIS STAR-NEWS.  The race, which
     would be available to viewers via PPV, is "expected" to be
     held on an airport course outside Honolulu on November 13,
     two weeks after the conclusion of CART's regular season
     (INDIANAPOLIS STAR-NEWS, 2/25).  The official announcement
     is scheduled for today and USA TODAY's Steve Ballard writes
     that the event promoters "expect to recoup their investment"
     through ticket sales, PPV rights and two "soon-to-be-named"
     corporate sponsors.  The race, which Ballard calls "short on
     tradition but is long on loot," will feature a field limited
     to the top 12 drivers in CART's rankings (USA TODAY, 2/25).