IndyCar
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After being driven by NFL coach Jim Harbaugh at the recent Indy 500, the 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Pace Car made another appearance this past weekend at the Detroit Grand Prix held at Belle Isle. This time it was General Motors North America president Mark Reuss’ turn behind the wheel, a duty the lifelong racing enthusiast was more than happy to perform. The video above shows Reuss driving the stunning blue Corvette Stingray Pace Car and also gives us our first taste of the menacing growl from the car’s 6.2-liter LT1 V-8 engine, which recently had its output confirmed at...
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IndyCar’s Simona de Silvestro Watches The 2014 Cadillac ELR Being Built
IndyCar's Simona de Silvestro, driver of the #78 KV Racing Technology Chevrolet, yesterday visited General Motors’ Detroit-Hamtramck plant to witness some of the first Cadillac ELR extended-range electric coupes roll off the line. The Swiss racing driver is currently in Detroit for the...
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IndyLights Four-Wide Photo-Finish Spectacular: Video
This may be the best racing finish of the year. Actually, it may be one of the best ever. The situation: the close of the Freedom 100 race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Battling it out over the last two laps, Gabby Chaves, Sage Karam, and Carlos Munoz pull off some incredible side-by-side open...
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IndyCar Keeps Push-To-Pass, Kills Delay For Baltimore Race
If you’ve been watching the 2102 Izod IndyCar Series, you know the last three or four races haven’t been the most entertaining in series history. Push-to-pass, the feature that gives drivers a temporary increase in boost and engine speed, was reinstated at July’s Honda Indy...
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Roger Penske's Sons Charged With Breaking And Entering
Racing and automotive mogul Roger Penske isn’t having a good summer. First, there was the whole A.J.-Almendinger-testing-positive-for-banned-substances incident to deal with, which left Penske’s NASCAR Sprint Cup team down a contracted driver after Almendinger’s release. Now, just...
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Simraceway Teams With Dario Franchitti On IndyCar Sim
If you’re a fan of IndyCar racing, there will soon be one more reason to download Simraceway: Dario Franchitti has been consulting on an IndyCar version of the PC-based racing simulator. When the sim is released, it will feature all current IZOD IndyCar and Firestone Indy Lights teams...
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America’s favorite sports cars will lead the return of motorsports to Detroit, when the Camaro ZL1 paces the Chevrolet Grand-Am 200 at Belle Isle on Saturday, and the Corvette 427 Convertible paces the Chevrolet Indy Grand Prix on Sunday.
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Congress (Again) Ponders Military Sports Sponsorship Ban
The United States Army and the National Guard, in the eyes of the Pentagon, are brands that requires ongoing promotion to raise public interest and awareness. One of the most cost-effective ways of doing this, in terms of media exposure and number of eyes-on, is via sponsorship of professional...
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Lotus Type 56 Turbine Indy Car Going To Auction In Monterey
Built for the 1968 Indy 500, the Lotus Type 56 isn't your average vintage race car, if there is such a thing. It's a Pratt and Whitney turbine-powered, all-wheel drive racer once piloted by Graham Hill, and owned by Richard Petty--yep, The King. During qualifying for the race, the Type 56 set a new...
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Lotus Successful On First Fire-Up Of IndyCar Engine, Exige R-GT Shakedown
Whilst most have been enjoying the festive period these past several days, the hard working Lotus Motorsport crew are busy celebrating the fruits of their labor over the past 12 months following the first successful engine fire-up in the Lotus IndyCar chassis, as well as the first proper Exige R-GT...
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Chevrolet Talks About Its Return To Indy: Video
In 2012, Chevy engines return to Indycar for the first time in 10 years.
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Why Dan Wheldon's Death Should NOT Mean The End Of Auto Racing
By now anyone even vaguely familiar with the idea that some people gather on weekends to drive cars quickly around closed circuits is aware of Dan Wheldon's death due to injuries incurred in a 15-car wreck at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway last weekend. The loss of the two-time Indy 500 winner has...
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This weekend's deadly 15-car wreck at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway still has the racing world bowing its head in remembrance, while looking at ways to prevent a similarly horrific incident. But even as we all pause in the wake of Dan Wheldon's death, the IndyCar series is moving forward. A new Dallara chassis is due to take the track next season, and it'll bring with it a reminder of Wheldon's career. According to Autosport, Dallara principal Gianpaolo Dallara wants to name the 2012 chassis after Wheldon as a way of honoring the racer, his career in Indy, and his role in helping to develop...
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Friday Fun: Our Top Ten Retro Console Racing Games
Occasionally, the All Car Tech team gets pangs of nostalgia for times gone by, and we often yearn for the days of 1980s excess, when braces were red and Porsches were white with whale-tail spoilers. Inevitably, the subject of video games will pop up. We love a good racing game here, and the...
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Lotus Supplying Engines And Aero Kits For 2012 IndyCar Series
Lotus has confirmed that it has signed a five year deal with the IZOD IndyCar Series to supply engines and aero kits starting from 2012. The sports car company from Hethel, UK will also create a motorsport facility in Indianapolis, giving it a base in the thick of the action for the latest race...
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Chevrolet Building IndyCar V-6 Engines For 2012, Penske Already Signed Up
Racing used to be taboo at General Motors, once banned by a corporate edict. Not that things didn't happen under the table. But things have changed over the past 50 years, with Corvette Racing and other teams going full-bore. Now Chevrolet is jumping back into the IndyCar game with a purpose-built...
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IndyCar Reveals 2012 Chassis: Dallara Wins
Meet the new boss, same as the old boss. That's right, folks--after the Batmobile-like DeltaWing IndyCar concept got us all excited, the IZOD IndyCar series has chosen to stick with the same manufacturer that's built the current chassis since 2003--Dallara. It's not really surprising, but perhaps a...
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IndyCar To Unveil Future Car Strategy July 14
The next IndyCar will be revealed in about two weeks.
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The 2012 IndyCar formula will see multiple engine manufacturers, a new chassis and possibly KERS.
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IndyCar To Crown Road, Oval Champs In Addition To Overall Winner
The move is anticipated to highlight the bifurcated nature of IndyCar racing.
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Lola Unveils B12/00 And B12/01 2012 IndyCar Prototype Proposals
The Lola joins the DeltaWing as one of the contenders for the next-gen IndyCar.
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2010 Chicago Auto Show: 2012 IndyCar DeltaWing concept
The Indy Racing League's Dallara spec chassis is growing long in the tooth and tired in appearance, but it's due to be replaced by an all-new car unveiled today. Designed by a group of Indy execs, the Delta Wing's production will be outsourced to existing industry builders to produce a car that's...
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