IndyCar Series

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The IndyCar (or in an unsuitable way Indycar or Indy Because) was a long time the generic term used to speak about the American championships of single-seater. Since 2003, it is the name of the principal championship of the Indy Racing League.

The IndyCar term

The name " IndyCar" fact clearly reference to the 500 Miles of Indianapolis, test headlight of the American championships of single-seater since 1911. Thus, throughout the twentieth century, it is under the IndyCar term that were semi-officially called the national championships AAA, USAC then CART.

The name IndyCar was at this used point (at the end of the years 1980, one spoke more readily about IndyCar than about CART, however official name of the championship) that the promotteurs of the Indianapolis 500 deposited name, before granting of it the use to the organizers of the CART. From 1992, the CART thus became the " CART PPG IndyCar World Series".

The things are complicated as from 1996 when the promoters of Indianapolis 500 disengaged CART to create their own championship (the Indy Racing League). At the conclusion of a legal battle, the CART lost the right to use the name " IndyCar" , but the IRL either did not have the right to serve this name before deadline a six years. It is thus only since 2003 that the IndyCar term reappeared to officially indicate the principal championship of the Indy Racing League.

Frame

It is about single-seater built by various manufacturers. At present, the Châssis are built by Panoz and Dallara since 1997, but Riley&Scott produced frames for the IRL of 1997 with 2000 and Falcon has the right to produce frames for this championship (but in produced forever, for lack of order).

Engines

In 1997, they were engines atmospheric V8 of 4 liters, running on methanol, and based on engines of series produced by Oldsmobile (named Aurora) and Nissan (named Infiniti).

In 2000, the cubic capacity passed to 3,5 liters and the request for the blocks engine based on the series production was cancelled. This formula was used until in 2003.

In 2004, the engines were tiny room to 3,0 liters to decrease top speed.

In 2006, a new formula of fuel was born, a mixture of 90 % of ethanol and 10 % of Methanol.

In 2007, the engines will use pure ethanol and the engines will total 3,5 liters.

Chevrolet, Honda and Toyota produced all of the engines for the series. The 4 November 2004, Chevrolet announced the stop of the production of engines for this series for the end 2005, quoting like reason of its departure the advertizing lack of output for a high investment. Arrived in 2003, Toyota decided fine 2005 not to more produce engines for IndyCar while making its entry in Nascar. Honda arrived in 2003 also and became the only supplier of the series in 2006, it will remain it until at least 2009.

Payments of IndyCar

current technical Payment :

Frame: Panoz or Driving Dallara
: atmospheric V8 Honda, of a Rolled of 3 500 cm ³, and developing between 600 and 625 ch
Fuel: since 2007, ethanol to 100%

sporting Payment :

The tests of IndyCar proceed primarily on oval, but also since 2005 on road and urban circuits.

Prize list of IndyCar-IRL (since 1996)

See too

Comparison of the championships of Formula 1, Field Because and IndyCar

External bonds

IndyCar.com - Official site
French Site on IndyCar

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