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14 Nov 2023, 16:43 (Ref:4185866) | #6426 | |
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With the announcement of the Cadillac F1 power unit, can we expect GM to continue to support the Indycar program?
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Yeah, especially as GM contracts the engine work out anyway. I would guess the funds for Indy wouldn't be a penny on the F1 budgets
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20 Nov 2023, 20:11 (Ref:4186682) | #6431 | |
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Looks like 4 seats open outside of Indy/one-offs
https://racer.com/2023/11/20/indycar...to-take-shape/ Foyt 55 and 14 Chevy DCR 18 and 51 Honda |
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21 Nov 2023, 16:22 (Ref:4186777) | #6433 | ||
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Indeed.
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23 Nov 2023, 13:25 (Ref:4187001) | #6434 | ||
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Pato O'Ward becomes McLaren's F1 reserve driver.
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23 Nov 2023, 15:48 (Ref:4187011) | #6435 | ||
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27 Nov 2023, 19:44 (Ref:4187596) | #6436 | ||
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American Legion sponsorship will now be on Lundqvist car for 2024.
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I can't believe the Legion has the money to run the sponsorship this long, can remember them as basically NJ All-Star baseball and charity drives wanting donations. Guess they're getting it done.
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Yeah, I’m also a bit surprised by the American Legion’s longevity as a sponsor. And what’s perhaps even more surprising to me is the American Legion’s sponsorship will on a car with a foreign driver… |
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28 Nov 2023, 14:27 (Ref:4187666) | #6442 | |
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Expense vs total percentages is a BS number, most of those with very low numbers rely on volunteer or loophole reduced cost labor, ie special ed folks with minimum wage as low as 25 cents an hour
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Of course, the point is that some of these charities spend too much money on non-program salaries and advertising.
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6 Dec 2023, 18:21 (Ref:4188468) | #6444 | ||
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An interesting article regarding the hybrid engine for next season and the retaining of the DW12, over a new chassis.
https://racer.com/2023/12/04/optimiz...chassis-miles/ |
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Another article on the hybrid engine, intimating the ERS may not be ready for the season opener at St. Pete.
https://racer.com/2023/12/07/indycar...st-petersburg/ |
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The most recent article I could find regarding the proposed new hotel/entertainment venue at Exhibition Place has its proponents still claiming that they somehow intend to eventually build it, despite apparently not having the money to do so. IndyCar's contract with the city of Toronto was strangely renewed for only one more year (2024) instead of the usual three years. Every time I see something about the Downsview Airport lands, it makes me think of how that might have been a good place for a temporary or semi-permanent race track. Even now, it seems that a large part of the airfield will not be developed for maybe another 30 years, with much of it hoped to be used "for concerts, large events, and major festivals". I'd assume there would be more than enough room for a temporary track to be used one weekend a year in the summer, though of course it would have to involve the property owner willing to allow it, and someone paying to pave a track layout and build whatever other facilities would be required. Mosport/CTMP apparently no longer had a long enough pit lane for their IMSA event to include the headlining GTP class, so maybe they could also be interested in joining such a proposal? (This is all hypothetical, with absolutely nothing suggesting it was actually being considered.) Last edited by HighParker; 7 Dec 2023 at 19:21. |
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8 Dec 2023, 19:53 (Ref:4188675) | #6449 | ||
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The hybrid engine saga continues, as IndyCar announce postponement of the system until after the 500.
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