The NTT IndyCar Series has abandoned its plans to introduce its new hybrid 2.4-liter twin turbo V6 engine formula in 2024. No timeline has been given for if or when the 2.4L engines, which were meant to add 150-200hp through greater displacement and fresh concepts, might be used in the future.
In agreement with its manufacturer partners Chevrolet and Honda, the series will continue using the 2.2-liter twin-turbo V6 motors that were introduced in 2012, with the new addition of spec energy recovery systems originally conceived by MAHLE, starting in 2024.
Basically it all stems to not being able to find a 3rd manufacturer, and the new engines costing more money. Essentially, if they progressed with the 2.4L engines with all of their extra glorious power, then things would quickly go south on the car count, because Chevy and Honda wouldn't have the budget to support 26-28 cars.
Sigh. Was really looking forward to this.
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It is worrying that IndyCar flat out refuses to grow the sport marketing wise. Six month off-season and ending the season in september just shows to me that Indycar themselves don't believe in their product. And if they don't, why should anyone else?
And until the sport grows, a new OEM won't bother showing up either.
John wrote: ↑1 year ago
It is worrying that IndyCar flat out refuses to grow the sport marketing wise. Six month off-season and ending the season in september just shows to me that Indycar themselves don't believe in their product. And if they don't, why should anyone else?
And until the sport grows, a new OEM won't bother showing up either.
Yes, have found this very puzzling too. Why go out of sight, out of mind so soon?
Don't even have to add more races necessarily; just space them out a bit more.
John wrote: ↑1 year ago
It is worrying that IndyCar flat out refuses to grow the sport marketing wise. Six month off-season and ending the season in september just shows to me that Indycar themselves don't believe in their product. And if they don't, why should anyone else?
And until the sport grows, a new OEM won't bother showing up either.
Yes, have found this very puzzling too. Why go out of sight, out of mind so soon?
Don't even have to add more races necessarily; just space them out a bit more.
While I don't think it needs more races either, one or two more wouldn't hurt. Looking at you, Milwaukee and Cleveland!
But otherwise, fully agree. They have some giant gaps in the schedule where nothing happens - or it ends early. But they also usually have a run of 3-4 races in 3-4 weeks!
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PTRACER wrote: ↑1 year ago
The series needs to be a bit more international IMO.
If there was enough interest internationally, and some tracks were willing to pay a big enough sanctioning fee to make it worthwhile (like Surfers did back in the day until the illegitimate grandidiot took control - FTG), there's immediate room in the schedule. They'd just swap out one of the Indy GP layout races. And then there's the Iowa doubleheader.
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