IRL allows Chevrolet's new IndyCar V8
The Indy Racing League announced on Saturday that it had provisionally approved a new engine design for Chevrolet for the 2003 IndyCar Series, after the recent formal request from GM Racing [Jul 17]. One Cosworth-designed 'Gen IV Chevy Indy V-8' will be allowed in Sunday's Firestone Indy 400 at Michigan International Speedway to test it under race conditions, pursuant to the IRL's Engine Manufacturer Agreement. Panther Racing will run the engine at MIS
To create as much opportunity as possible among Chevrolet teams prior to the full introduction of the Gen IV Chevy Indy V-8, the next highest-placed Chevrolet team (other than Panther) in the entrant point standings after MIS will be selected to test the engine at the Emerson 250 on August 10 at Gateway International Raceway. GM Racing then plans to make the engine available to all its full-time IndyCar Series entrants at the Belterra Casino Indy 300 on August 17 at Kentucky Speedway.
Brian Barnhart, the IRL's senior VP of racing operations, noted: "In making our decision, the IRL had to consider the overall effect on competition anticipated by the introduction of the new engine, including its availability to all entrants, as well as ensuring that the cost of the design change is not passed on to the teams. With that in mind, we found the newly designed engine and castings to be in conformance with the rules."
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