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Actually fuel type was included in many of the returned surveys from both Indy management and Racer as a return to methanol was bandied about as a return to high horsepower cars. It was dropped quickly by the bosses but it was a hot item with some fans.
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I have never run into your "plenty", tho' I'm sure "they're" out there somewhere. No spectators, I've met at any track care. I'm highly opinionated (can't you tell....) and, again, I could care less as long as they're ICEs. Quote:
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In 2007, the IRL switched to E100, advertising itself as the first competitive series to use renewable fuel. From 2012 season the Ethanol fuel blend was changed to E85, to match the mix used by road car engines. Quote:
To which I replied: "That's incorrect. For example in the 1963 Indy 500, race winner Parnelli Jones made 3 stops, on lap 62, lap 125 and lap 160." I'm not too sure what you mean by that, this isn't a competition to see whether one discussion carries more weight than another. |
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The World Endurance Championship LMP1 and LMP2 team DragonSpeed, to run a part-time IndyCar programme in 2019.
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Cosworth has spoken to several manufacturers regarding a potential IndyCar engine programme.
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The article says Cosworth have signed a long-term contract with Fiat-Chrysler. FCA Italy own Italian based brands Abarth, Alfa Romeo, Fiat, Fiat Professional, Lancia, while FCA US own US brands Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and Ram.
If Cosworth were to produce an engine for FCA, FCA could either badge it for the US domestic market, in which case they could go for Dodge, who used to have a presence in NASCAR, or maybe FCA would want a more international profile, so either Alfa-Romeo or Lancia, as both brands have a well established motorsports heritage. Last edited by bjohnsonsmith; 18 Dec 2018 at 19:25. |
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Abarth would be nice
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BorgWarner, who make turbochargers and whose name is on the 500 Trophy, signed an extension to provide IndyCar with turbochargers up until 2021, when the new engine formula comes in. Turbochargers, engine control units, etc., will be up for tender.
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Looks like McLaren won't make their first IndyCar test until April.
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Santiago Urrutia shares his struggles to become a professional, paid driver.
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Intriguing... not Lancia though, surely? No vehicles for sale in North America. But given the recent push to market Alfa in NA, maybe that would make sense? |
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Lancia sells a single car in Italy, who knows for how longer.
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forget it. Neither Lancia nor Alfa Romeo will be in IndyCar for the next 5 years. Nor will be another manufacture. It will stay at 2. Unfortunately. It's a shame there is a run at Formula E and such series but not at IndyCar.
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Primarily because he is anti-anything other than doom and gloom Indy news. But so far the poster has been wrong about most things so he's an ignore button candidate to me. If MP and RM are both less pessimistic it could happen than their usual, I'd say there's a 50/50 chance of a new engine. More so if Cosworth is involved and has cash, think they could start from zero and have an engine for 2020 if not late this season.
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