GM Joins Indycar in 2012!!

Seriously, 10 a.m. means 10 a.m.

Could they once start an announcement on time?

Clearly its Chevy coming back though

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Originally Posted by Chamoo

I doubt anything will be announced regarding Chip moving to GM in 2012 if a deal has been agreed upon. He isn't stupid enough to put that information out there this early. If he, or any Izod Indycar team wants to get the same engines everyone else gets, they will all say they are going to evaluate their options, but no one will confirm any deals with anyone asides from Honda.

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According to Autosport, Penske have announced they will be using Chevys from 2012.

So how does Ilmor fit into this? They are rebuilding Honda's now right? Are they going back to Chevy??

Gotta say - the pictures of the new car are looking better as they refine the concept / get better "photos"

I am genuinely excited/hopeful for 2012

Congrats everyone. We officially have another horse in the race and I'm happy to see it!!!! Turbo's baby!

Ilmor's partnership with Honda had been reduced to rebuilding approx. 20% of the current engine pool. There were no plans for their involvement in design and development of the new Honda V6, and that came straight from HPD a few months ago.

That might mean 2011 rebuilds are all handled by HPD, but otherwise nothing has changed. Ilmor builds the 2012 Chevy V6 as a joint venture with GM, Penske makes a nice cut, and away we go.

That should also be two more nails in the coffin for the notion of Delta as a viable competitor. To both Penske and major manufacturers, that idea didn't gain much traction.

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Originally Posted by Enjun Pullr

Ilmor's partnership with Honda had been reduced to rebuilding approx. 20% of the current engine pool. There were no plans for their involvement in design and development of the new Honda V6, and that came straight from HPD a few months ago.

That might mean 2011 rebuilds are all handled by HPD, but otherwise nothing has changed. Ilmor builds the 2012 Chevy V6 as a joint venture with GM, Penske makes a nice cut, and away we go.

That should also be two more nails in the coffin for the notion of Delta as a viable competitor. To both Penske and major manufacturers, that idea didn't gain much traction.

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Our sources also call for Ilmor Engineering, Honda's current partner for its IZOD IndyCar Series engine program, to break with the Japanese manufacturer and focus solely on Chevy's new 2.4L twin-turbo V6 IndyCar engine. Ilmor had been with Honda since its entry into the Indy Racing League in 2003 and did more than 50 percent of the workload of assembling and re-building engines along with Honda Performance Development.

HPD president Erik Berkman was unavailable for comment on Thursday.

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http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/artic...-picks-penske/

Usually when a manufacture enters a series the established competitors issue a release welcoming them into the fold..........Hmmmm

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http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/artic...-picks-penske/

Usually when a manufacture enters a series the established competitors issue a release welcoming them into the fold..........Hmmmm

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This is from the Speed article:

Erik Berkman, Honda Performance Development President: “We want to take this opportunity to welcome Chevrolet back to the IZOD IndyCar Series. Although we are certainly proud of HPD’s numerous accomplishments during our tenure as single engine supplier to the Series – including an active and unprecedented streak of five consecutive Indianapolis 500s completed without an engine failure – we have repeatedly and unequivocally expressed our desire for engine competition within the Series, dating even from our first days of sole supply, in 2006. We look forward to renewing our relationship with Chevrolet as competitors on the race track and giving the fans of open-wheel racing a spirited and challenging rivalry.”



http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/artic...motors-returns

I'm glad to see another manufacturer in the mix. Sounds like it's an engine deal, didn't see anything said about making body kits.

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I'm glad to see another manufacturer in the mix. Sounds like it's an engine deal, didn't see anything said about making body kits.

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They said there would be an aero kit that will be developed with help from Penske's team.

It looks like we'll have four Aero kits, the Dallara, Lotus, Chevy and Honda.

Hey Anthony,

Journalists like Pruett are good about publishing sketchy information from vague sources, present company included.

I picked up the phone and called HPD three months ago. Most of these people will talk, if they know you have a clue.

You can also go thruogh Gordon Kirby's archives and read his interview with Mario Ilien from a few months ago, there was no secret rift developing.

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Originally Posted by bblocker68

Congrats everyone. We officially have another horse in the race and I'm happy to see it!!!! Turbo's baby!

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Good news!