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BRISCOE ON RECOVERY ROAD.(Competition)(Ryan Briscoe)(2006 Grand American)(Honda Performance Development)
IRL driver Ryan Briscoe is expected to return to Europe for his two-month recovery period. His plan is to work with Dr. Ricardo Ceccarelli, founder of Formula Medicine in Viareggio, Italy. Briscoe suffered serious injuries in the Sept. 11 accident at Chicagoland.
Briscoe's plans for 2006 are uncertain. He said he'd like to return to Ganassi Racing's IRL program. But he also needs to accept the best career opportunity available, and that might not be in the States.
Chip Ganassi might not have his team in the IRL anyway. There continues to be speculation that Ganassi will switch to Champ Car, although the series' international flavor does not mesh with Target's objectives. Ganassi denies his team will leave the IRL next year.
IRL: Engines staying same
Turns out we've known the IRL's engine specs for 2007 for some time. They're staying the same except for the conversion of fuel to 100 percent ethanol. League president Brian Barnhart said the 3.0-liter, naturally aspirated V8 format is reliable enough to keep, and in theory limits the amount of work Honda and others will have to do. Barnhart said no additional manufacturers have shown enough interest in the IRL. Chevrolet will leave the league after this season, with Toyota making a similar exit after 2006. Will the IRL require manufacturer badging? A change would allow Cosworth and Ilmor, among others, to compete independently.
There are rumors Toyota is looking for a way to get out of its IRL commitment next season, although officials deny it.
Clarke in Vegas
- IRL-Champ Car merger would solve problems, animosity.
- Newspaper article from: Gazette (Colorado Springs, CO) August 20, 2005 700+ words
...not and cannot happen." An IRL-Champ Car merger would enable the IRL to...merging forces would offer the IRL and Champ Car a chance to win back the stars...attained by NASCAR. Like the IRL, Champ Car has tried to attract fans by...
- IRL, Champ Car face uphill climb on road to merger.
- Newspaper article from: Dallas Morning News (Dallas, TX) June 6, 2006 700+ words
...world. Far from it. The IRL and Champ Car went their separates ways...trying to work this out are IRL founder Tony George and Champ Car boss Kevin Kalkhoven. They...problem is the schedule. The IRL and Champ Car have only one common venue...
- Reuniting IRL, Champ Car is an uphill climb.
- Newspaper article from: Dallas Morning News (Dallas, TX) June 4, 2006 700+ words
...world. Far from it. The IRL and Champ Car went their separate ways...trying to work this out are IRL founder Tony George and Champ Car boss Kevin Kalkhoven. They...problem is the schedule. The IRL and Champ Car have only one common venue...
- Champ Car vs IRL.(Automotriz)
- Newspaper article from: Reforma (México D.F., México) March 27, 2004 700+ words
...ltimas semanas de la IRL, serie archirrival...hoy conocemos como Champ Car World Series. Lo anterior...sustanciales entre la Champ Car World Series y la IRL. Como su nombre sugiere...hoy conocemos como IRL. La Champ Car World Series est ahora...
- SAY IT'S SO: CHAMP CAR AND IRL TO END WAR?(Competition)
- Magazine article from: AutoWeek February 27, 2006 700+ words
...essential agreement to merge the IRL and Champ Car for the 2007 season. Indeed...previous attempts to get the IRL and Champ Car back under one tent? Clearly...chairmen. Both Honda (IRL) and Cosworth (Champ Car), with or without Ford badging...
- CHAMP CAR'S NEW RIDE; Will the Panoz chassis help or hurt a unification with...
- Magazine article from: AutoWeek August 7, 2006 700+ words
...any pending reunion between Champ Car and IRL is in place: The reunited...no oval tracks on the 2007 Champ Car schedule and plenty on the IRL schedule, how well this new...is the continuation of the Champ Car series, the new car is welcome...
- Champ Car, IRL hampered by egos.
- Newspaper article from: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI) June 15, 2006 700+ words
...well documented that Champ Car co-owner Kevin Kalkhoven and IRL founder Tony George...a two-time IRL champion and the...happen." Two-time Champ Car title-holder Sebastien...become the first champ-car driver since Al Unser...Gossage is lobbying the IRL and its ...
- IRL, Champ Car are talking about making peace.
- Newspaper article from: Columbus Dispatch (Columbus, OH) May 14, 2006 700+ words
...the Indy Racing League and Champ Car for a decade. IRL founder and Indianapolis Motor...Kalkhoven, principal owner of Champ Car, a tour of the speedway...Ganassi moved their teams from Champ Car to the IRL several years ago, as did...
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