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Wilf
23rd May 2008, 19:12
pen and signs on with the IRL through 20013
Scheckterfan54
23rd May 2008, 19:14
Nice, that is a hell of a contract to all the way 20013!
tbyars
23rd May 2008, 19:15
pen and signs on with the IRL through 20013

Now THAT'S what I call a long term contract!
!!WALDO!!
23rd May 2008, 19:23
Tells me the rules are not going to change dramaticly.

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Wilf
23rd May 2008, 19:23
Now THAT'S what I call a long term contract!

sorry - sticky keypadddddddddddddddd
BenRoethig
23rd May 2008, 20:45
http://www.indycar.com/news/?story_id=11488

They could change very dramatically.
!!WALDO!!
23rd May 2008, 22:16
http://www.indycar.com/news/?story_id=11488

They could change very dramatically.

In theory but reality of economics will be the final call. This was discussed in the mid 1970s as the Motor City was starting to lose its grip on things.

Always wait and see as without money few changes will come about.


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NickFalzone
24th May 2008, 00:54
At the press conf. both Tony George (in his usual less than exciting way) and Eric Berkman emphasized that they are focused on finding additional manufacturers besides Honda to provide competition. Clearly, Honda wants new competition in the series:

http://www.indy500.com/videos/watch/991-Honda_press_conference_
Chaparral66
24th May 2008, 02:50
At the press conf. both Tony George (in his usual less than exciting way) and Eric Berkman emphasized that they are focused on finding additional manufacturers besides Honda to provide competition. Clearly, Honda wants new competition in the series:

http://www.indy500.com/videos/watch/991-Honda_press_conference_

If Ford were to get back in it, that could give a much needed boost to Cosworth if Kevin Kalkhoven could make a new deal with the folks in Dearborn...
NickFalzone
24th May 2008, 03:47
Barnhart also mentioned turbos possibly coming back:

http://sports.espn.go.com/rpm/racing/indycar/columns/story?columnist=blount_terry&id=3410001

"In many ways, the IndyCar Series appears to be going back to what it was in the early 1990s before the split -- a mixture of oval, road and street courses at some of the best cities in North America, turbocharged engines, and multiple engine manufacturers competing for top billing."