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INDYCAR: Three New Engines For 2012?
SPEED.com has learned that Group Lotus will not only design and build its own aero package for 2012 but it will also supply engines, most likely built by Cosworth.
Lotus is expected make a major commitment to the IZOD IndyCar Series in the form of an aero kit and a new engine for 2012 during Thursday's press conference. (Livery: Andy Blackmore Design. Image: Courtesy of IndyCar)
Group Lotus got its feet wet during the 2010 IndyCar season by sponsoring KV Racing. But the British sports car manufacturer is jumping into the deep end in 2012.
SPEED has learned that Group Lotus will not only design and build its own aero package for 2012 but it will also supply an engine, most likely built by Cosworth.
A week after General Motors announced it would be returning to IndyCar competition when the new rules are unveiled in 2012, Group Lotus has now joined Honda and Chevrolet to give the series three sources of power.
IndyCar CEO Randy Bernard supposedly received a last-minute commitment from Group Lotus on Tuesday night just before the deadline but he could not be reached for comment.
It’s believed Bernard is flying to Los Angeles, where the Lotus announcement will be made at the LA Auto Show.
“If it’s true it would be great news for IndyCar racing but this is the first I’ve heard of it,” said Jimmy Vasser, the 1996 CART champion who co-owns KV Racing with Kevin Kalkhoven.
“As I said the other day, the main thing KV Racing is focused on now is finalizing a long-term deal with Lotus.”
Gerry Forsythe and Kalkhoven own Cosworth, which built F1 engines for Williams, Lotus, Virgin and HRT.
But Group Lotus—owned by Malaysia’s state-run Proton car company—and the Lotus F1 team have no affiliation and the former is contemplating a new association in F1 with Renault.
Group Lotus sponsored Takuma Sato this past season in IndyCar and plans to unveil its new line of sports cars in LA on Thursday as well.
(Click on the photo to visit the 41-image gallery of retro Lotus Indy and F1 liveries for KV Racing to choose from.)
Robin Miller became an Indy-car junkie in late 1950s and stooged for his hero, Jim Hurtubise, at the 1968 Indy 500. He went on to work as a vent man and board man on Indy pit crews from 1971-77. Miller bought a Formula Ford from Andy Granatelli in 1972 and raced it in SCCA until 1974 when he purchased a midget from Gary Bettenhausen, competing in the USAC midget series from 1975-82.
Robin flunked out of Ball State College in 1968 and began working at The Indianapolis Star sports department in 1969, covered motorsports there from 1969-2000.
In addition to his broadcast work. Miller's also covered IndyCar racing for Autoweek, Autosport, Car & Driver and On Track magazines over the past 35 years.
SPEED has learned that Group Lotus will not only design and build its own aero package for 2012 but it will also supply an engine, most likely built by Cosworth.
A week after General Motors announced it would be returning to IndyCar competition when the new rules are unveiled in 2012, Group Lotus has now joined Honda and Chevrolet to give the series three sources of power.
IndyCar CEO Randy Bernard supposedly received a last-minute commitment from Group Lotus on Tuesday night just before the deadline but he could not be reached for comment.
It’s believed Bernard is flying to Los Angeles, where the Lotus announcement will be made at the LA Auto Show.
“If it’s true it would be great news for IndyCar racing but this is the first I’ve heard of it,” said Jimmy Vasser, the 1996 CART champion who co-owns KV Racing with Kevin Kalkhoven.
“As I said the other day, the main thing KV Racing is focused on now is finalizing a long-term deal with Lotus.”
Gerry Forsythe and Kalkhoven own Cosworth, which built F1 engines for Williams, Lotus, Virgin and HRT.
But Group Lotus—owned by Malaysia’s state-run Proton car company—and the Lotus F1 team have no affiliation and the former is contemplating a new association in F1 with Renault.
Group Lotus sponsored Takuma Sato this past season in IndyCar and plans to unveil its new line of sports cars in LA on Thursday as well.
(Click on the photo to visit the 41-image gallery of retro Lotus Indy and F1 liveries for KV Racing to choose from.)
Robin Miller became an Indy-car junkie in late 1950s and stooged for his hero, Jim Hurtubise, at the 1968 Indy 500. He went on to work as a vent man and board man on Indy pit crews from 1971-77. Miller bought a Formula Ford from Andy Granatelli in 1972 and raced it in SCCA until 1974 when he purchased a midget from Gary Bettenhausen, competing in the USAC midget series from 1975-82.
Robin flunked out of Ball State College in 1968 and began working at The Indianapolis Star sports department in 1969, covered motorsports there from 1969-2000.
In addition to his broadcast work. Miller's also covered IndyCar racing for Autoweek, Autosport, Car & Driver and On Track magazines over the past 35 years.
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