Posts Tagged ‘Verizon IndyCar Series – Technical’
Five-second delay added to push-to-pass
[INDYCAR PR] INDYCAR will introduce a five-second delay to the overtake assist for Mid-Ohio. A total of 100 seconds will be afforded drivers, with a maximum of 20 seconds per activation. There’s no recharge time between activations.
Foyt penalized post-Toronto
[INDYCAR PR] AJ Foyt Racing has been penalized for an oversized fuel cell after failing post-race inspection in Toronto.
Turbo boost: kPa versus inches
The International Superstar, Shane Rogers, helps the less technically inclined among us with a comparison of boost calculated in kPa versus inches.
Team engine allotment status update
[INDYCAR PR] INDYCAR provided an update today regarding the status of fresh engines remaining for each team for the remainder of the IZOD IndyCar Series season.
INDYCAR approves Lotus engine homologation requests
[INDYCAR PR] INDYCAR has approved Lotus’s request to modify homologated parts to improve performance of its 2.2-liter, twin-turbocharged V6 engine pursuant to engine technical regulations established before the 2012 IZOD IndyCar Series season.
Push-to-pass returns for road and street events
[INDYCAR PR] Push-to-pass will return to the IZOD IndyCar Series for the five remaining road/street course events on the 2012 schedule, beginning with the Honda Indy Toronto on July 6-8.
Coyne, Carpenter penalized after Texas
INDYCAR has announced penalties stemming from post-race technical inspection of the Firestone 550 at Texas Motor Speedway.
INDYCAR releases aero kit regulations to manufacturers
[INDYCAR PR] INDYCAR has set a May 25 deadline for prospective aerodynamic kit suppliers to commit to the program for 2013 and 2014. INDYCAR released final regulations to interested companies May 14.
Boost levels to return to 130 kPa across the board for Sunday
[INDYCAR PR] INDYCAR announced today that all engines will maintain a boost level 130 kPa for Sunday’s Indianapolis 500.
INDYCAR engine woes have deep roots
As teams and fans are frustrated with INDYCAR’s current engine situation, Paul digs deeper into the circumstances that landed INDYCAR in this position.
INDYCAR turbocharger decision upheld
[INDYCAR PR] Retired Indiana Supreme Court Justice Theodore R. Boehm denied an appeal filed on April 30 and upheld INDYCAR’s decision to approve use of a 0.71 A/R compressor cover for the single turbocharger.
Chevrolet appeals turbocharger ruling
[INDYCAR PR] INDYCAR has scheduled for May 9th a hearing for an appeal filed by General Motors regarding the use of a 0.74 A/R compressor cover for the single turbocharger.