It’s been five years since Chevrolet walked away from the IndyCar circuit. But come 2012, the bow tie brand has plans to re-enter the open-wheel racing series by supplying Penske Racing with a fresh batch of V6 engines.
The powerplant will be an aluminum block, direct-injected 2.4L twin-turboed V6 that will run on E85 fuel. Though the specs and output of the engine have yet to be specified, these specs sound about as hardcore as a V6 can get. The engine will be developed by both GM and Ilmor engineers, and will be available to any interested team in the IndyCar series.
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Together Again? Too good to be true if true. No better combination than Penske and GM performance. Wondering just how deep such a connection between the two might go. Many were giving up on American open-wheel racing, seeing it as a moribund form going forward, but GM’s announcement says not so fast. Evidently, GM sees something worthwhile in investing in the long-suffering Indy racing series. I hope they are right.
Thanks for the heads up. It is interesting to see what the NEW GM is getting ready to spend money on..
Indy Racing must still have value for GM to re enter the fray.
Personally I find Indy racing as well as Nascar racing a big snooze fest…
Show room stock racing would be more of what I’d like to see..
Production vehicles fighting it out on the track would lead to better street vehicles for sure.
These hyper fast open wheeled or poorly masked nascar race cars hold very little relevance to whats available in the showrooms today…
Indy never had a relevance but it was fast so it was fun..Nascar started out closer to street vehicles but has transformed into a boring series whose time has come and gone.. The cars bear little resemblence to street vehicles and in fact have left even the Indy car series weakened…as the speeds for both series are ridiculous and boring….
The early series were more entertaining and more fun. I would imagine safety has been increased but the series are faultering..
Would you agree? or disagree?