| dirtywhiteboy |
2/13/08 7:52 AM |
Re: Champ Car Is Done
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Originally Posted by Z-man
(Post 29150)
I thought that I had read that the offer had a time limit and was no longer available. What will happen with the champ cars?
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With TG's trip to Japan and meeting with Honda it was for more than moving the Motegi date. The meetings were also about reoffering the terms of the olive branch (what it's being called) to the CCWS teams that want to run the IRL. The offer is a little mis labeled though. THe offer doesn't include completely free engines and chassis. The cars and engines would be at a greatly reduced rate about equal to the 1.2 million figure that was included in the offer. If they have sponsors that make the switch from CCWS to the IRL the sponsor dollars will covers the rest.
As to the DP01's they will be mothballed for the 2008 season for sure and probably 2009 as well. The new car that is coming in 2010 will be a design that fits both ovals and road courses equally. The DP01 is said to have an oval package designed for it but none have been seen. The DP01 will obviously be tested with an oval package over the next year and and will be submitted for the replacement chassis in 2010 alond with two other makers.
You will also see a change in engine design with a return to turbo's so that Honda has competition in 2010. 2009 is the last official year Honda is signed to run the IRL. They want competition and Cosworth has an engine ready to be branded with a makers name and would fit in again nicely back at Indy. |
