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  1. 12th February 2008, 02:57 #1
    rpralon
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    The end of Cosworth in motorsport....

    No more in F1...
    No more in top US open wells series ...
    No more in sport cars racing....

    Will F.Atlantic be Cosworth's last refuge ?

    Will F. Atlantic survive ?


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  2. 12th February 2008, 03:31 #2
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    Quote Originally Posted by rpralon
    No more in F1...
    No more in top US open wells series ...
    No more in sport cars racing....

    Will F.Atlantic be Cosworth's last refuge ?

    Will F. Atlantic survive ?


    I think Atlantics will make it. If not just think about all the gear that will be at the SCCA nationals this year

    And cosworth has an IRL engine, don't they?
    get a 1994 Lola or Reynard and put a Cosworth engine in it, sounds great, runs great, looks great...
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  3. 12th February 2008, 03:45 #3
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    They had one badged with GM brand 3/4 years ago.

    GM generation IV ... I guess.

    This engine won races with Panther and Sam Hornish Jr/ Thomas Schekter
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  4. 12th February 2008, 04:03 #4
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    Cosworth has some options. They could go back into F1 for a new team or an existing one if the team's in-house unit doesn't do well. They still have Atlantics. They can also get back into AOWR at the next chassis change and be an option for Ford or someone else who might want to put their brand in if the series looks stable. And Cosworth can always get into sportscar racing in both Grand Am and ALMS and work with a manufacturer like Mazda (maybe they already do). And they still can work as a performance consultant for engineering in passenger cars. My bet is that Cosworth will survive.
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  5. 12th February 2008, 04:06 #5
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    one of the things that I am hearing may have been discussed in Japan was a way to get Cosworth a piece of the action, maybe an engine builder for honda.
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  6. 12th February 2008, 04:57 #6
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    I'm sure Penske will have something to say about that (Ilmor)...
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  7. 12th February 2008, 05:04 #7
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    Quote Originally Posted by rpralon
    No more in F1...
    No more in top US open wells series ...
    No more in sport cars racing....

    Will F.Atlantic be Cosworth's last refuge ?

    Will F. Atlantic survive ?


    Do not agree longer term. After a year or so the open wheel formula will be opened up to multiple chassis and engines, cosworth will be included.
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  8. 12th February 2008, 05:05 #8
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    Right now Honda is the closest thing to a manufacturer willing to touch AOWR with a 10 foot pole. I'm not sure if Cosworth has the rescources to be compeditive in F1. If they don't start building engines for Honda, their best bet would be LMP2 engines.
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  9. 12th February 2008, 05:31 #9
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    Quote Originally Posted by nanders
    And cosworth has an IRL engine, don't they?
    Here is the CART non-turbo motor Cosworth built.
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  10. 12th February 2008, 12:30 #10
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    I hate the normally aspirated engines, don't know why just do!!!

    Hopefully Honda will agree to bring back there old Turbo's spec CART engines.
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