Lotus, Cosworth back in the IndyCar series

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Lotus is officially returning to the IndyCar series in 2010 in partnership with engine builder Cosworth and KV Racing. Lotus, as you well know, has a long history with Indy-style open-wheel racing, dating back to the early 1960s. Its exploits include a victory by Jim Clark in 1965 and the all-wheel-drive, turbine-powered cars that arrived a few years later.

A few weeks ago, Lotus announced a revival of its cooperation with Cosworth for both road and race cars. The new collaboration with KV is described as being both technical and commercial. It's not clear at this point what Cosworth will contribute from a technical perspective, since all the current IndyCars run Honda V8s. Perhaps KV will provide a platform upon which Cosworth can test and develop a new engine for the next-generation IndyCar regulations that are in the works.

The green and yellow Lotus/Cosworth-badged car will debut in two weeks at the St. Petersburg, Florida race with ex-Honda F1 pilot Takuma Sato at the controls.

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St Pete is 161 miles from me.

Should i go to the first race if the ticket is $10 for general admission?

I really don't get how Lotus is being involved with this as the current cars all use Dallara chassis. A Lotus sticker on that would be no different than a Chevy Badge on a Nascar.

I'd rather see Lotus go through with building their own LMP car.

[nsany(atl)]

You should go St. Pete is a great event, I went the past 2 years.

It is more a trade off I think b/c the Owner of KV ownes Cosworth and Lotus runs Cosworth engins in F1. It may be a trade of knowledge.

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You should go St. Pete is a great event, I went the past 2 years.

It is more a trade off I think b/c the Owner of KV ownes Cosworth and Lotus runs Cosworth engins in F1. It may be a trade of knowledge.

2012 is so far away and i hope there isn't gonna be just one chassis used. It ruins a series. Maybe Swift and Lola together.

Again, Cosworth could return as an engine builder but Lotus is just there in name as of right now.

[dazn]

hhhmm. i think im more excited about sato racing than lotus putting their stickers on a dallara chassis.

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hhhmm. i think im more excited about sato racing than lotus putting their stickers on a dallara chassis.

yeap.