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LOTUS JOIN INDYCAR AS F1 ROW CONTINUES
With the controversy continuing over the fight for the Lotus name in F1, now comes the news that Lotus will join the 2012 Indycar series as an engine supplier. Australian businessman and former Champ Car series co-owner Kevin Kalkhoven along with Gerry Forsythe are the men behind the move, with Cosworth to build the new engine. KV Racing, which Kalkhoven co-owns with former driver Jimmy Vasser is set to run the engine which will be announced at this year's LA Auto Show this Thursday at 5.00 PM local time. The announcment comes one week after General Motors annoced that Chevrolet would also be joining the series when the new regulations come into effect in 2012. Meanwhile the fight over the use of the Lotus name in Formula One next year has heightened with the news that Proton Holdings Bhd will buy a 25% stake in the Renault F1 team and changes the name of the team to Lotus Renault. Lotus Racing, which is led by Air Asia boss Tony Fernandes, intends to change the name of his team to Team Lotus next season after buying the rights from David Hunt a few months ago. The fight is almost certain to end up in London courts later this year.
Continue reading...LOTUS TO RETURN WITH MALAYSIAN F1 PUSH ?
Friday, September 4, 2009
A Malaysian F1 team, possibly running under the famous Lotus name, could be on the grid for next years Grand Prix season according to the Malaysian media. The popular newspaper the Malay mail has carried several stories quoting well placed sources indication a desire to get on the grid for 2010. AirAsia founder and CEO Tony Fernandes is said to be part of a Malaysian-led consortium eager to bid for a spot on the grid. AirAsia currently sponsors the Williams team but the appeal of a home based F1 team would undoubtedly be very strong. The Malaysian petro-chemical giant Petronas is also said to be involved in the plan which could involve the purchase of the BMW-Sauber operation.
Continue reading...LIGHTS OUT IN MALAYSIA
Friday, February 20, 2009
Bernie Ecclestone's plans for more Asian based night races has taken another step backwards as organisers of the Malaysian Grand Prix announced that there will be no night race at their circuit, at least until 2015. Like Melbourne, Australia, the promoters and the Malaysian Government were encouraged to considered a night race to better fit in with peak TV viewing times in Europe. Sepang Circuit Spokesperson Irwan Rahman said that installing a lighting system to illuminate the circuit, at a cost estimated of around USD$5.77 million, was too expensive, and there was no guarantee that it would increase the revenue. Like Melbourne, Malaysia has agreed to move the start time of the race to later in the day putting the race into an early morning time-slot in Europe.
Continue reading...WILD COROLLA TAKES ON SUPER GT
Thursday, February 19, 2009
The 2009 Super GT series in Japan will continue the tradition of having some of the wildest looking cars in all motorsport. Making its debut at the recent Tokyo Auto Salon was this wild Corolla Axio from top Japanese race preparation house APR. At the presentation held at the Toyota booth, Team manager/chief engineer Hiroto Kaneso explained the reason for picking the popular Japanese road car as their based vehicle. "My team has been using Corolla on the street, and, in spite of having a manual transmission, I often have taken the wheel also. I always thought that the car has everything in a pack: good balance, manoeuvrability, drivability, etc.. From there, I thought 'Would we be able to make a racing car out of it?'" He described the key points of the development as, "Utilise its characteristics and not to spoil them. Only a few people notice it, but the angle of Axio's windshield is ideal for a racing car. The size of the car also fits right in the numeric that I consider ideal. The windshield is about the only thing on the car that may have any resemblance to the original. The car is clothed in a full carbon fibre body with the front engine, front wheel drive configuration replaced by a mid mounted normally aspirated 3.5 litre V6 driving through the rear wheels. All up weight of the beast will be 1100kgs. The car has been designed for the GT300 class which believe it or not is the milder of the two categories. Cars in the GT 500 category include the Nissan GTR, Honda NSX and the Lexus SC430, the 2009 series kicks off at the Okayama International Circuit on March 21-22. The series will also visit Malaysia again with a race at Sepang on June 20 - 21, with airfare to Malaysia now cheaper than ever I'm thinking a visit for that weekend might be a pretty good plan. inpitlane.com will keep you up to date with all the news from Super GT and viewers in Melbourne can get the latest on In Pit Lane on C31 Tuesday nights 9.30 p.m.
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