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Bryan Herta Autosport, which won this year's Indianapolis 500 with the late Dan Wheldon, and HVM are reportedly among the teams in contention to land a factory deal with Lotus when the manufacturer joins the IZOD IndyCar Series next season. AUTOSPORT reports that five teams are in negotiations to use the British sports car maker's new Judd-built turbo engine, but that Bryan Herta's and Keith Wiggins' teams are best poised to take over the official role previously held by KV Racing Technology. KV is switching to Chevrolet next season. "We are talking to teams at a good level, and I can confirm that we have had close discussions with Herta, HVM and Dreyer & Reinbold,"…
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Fears regarding Lotus' ability to answer the bell as an engine supplier for 2012 have been put to rest, but the amount of time its teams will have to prepare for the season opener at St. Petersburg on March 25th is now a growing concern. SPEED.com has learned that the first scheduled track test for the new John Judd-built 2.2-liter, twin-turbo V6 Lotus engine, originally set for December 13-15 at Sebring International Raceway in Florida, has now been moved to an undetermined date in January. With the Chevrolet and Honda factories commencing their track testing programs in October with their respective partner teams in attendance, the disparity in learning curves b…
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“We are running on the dyno now—on and off the dyno a lot over the last couple of weeks with no major surprises,” said John Judd, whose Engine Developments Ltd. firm has been tasked with designing, building and supporting the new 2.2-liter, twin-turbo V6 Lotus IndyCar engine. While Lotus remains silent on its progress in signing teams beyond Michael Shank Racing for next season, Judd was happy to update SPEED.com on how he and his staff of 40 are progressing with the Lotus powerplant “We’ve ticked a lot of boxes,” he said. “We haven’t done enough dyno running to make any major statements on projections or predictions, but we haven’t had to stop our testing to deal wi…
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Former race driver Michael Shank has announced that his GRAND-AM racing team will be joining the line-up of the IZOD IndyCar Series in 2012 - and that it will have a Lotus engine providing the power. Speaking at Las Vegas ahead of this weekend's 2011 season finale, Shank confirmed that he was setting up a new team under the name of MSR Indy and that he had already purchased one of the new 2012 IndyCar Safety Cell chassis that will be debuting on the track next March at St Petersburg. It was the introduction of the new low-cost chassis that was key to Shank's decision, as it meant the return of a level-playing field in the series. "We looked at it over the last…
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KV Racing Technology announced today that the team will be powered by the new Chevrolet IndyCar V-6 racing engine for the 2012 IZOD IndyCar Series season. KV Racing Technology was founded in January 2003 and joined the IndyCar Series in 2008. The Indianapolis based team is owned by successful venture capitalist and former JDS Uniphase President, CEO and Chairman Kevin Kalkhoven and 1996 CART Indy Car World Series Champion Jimmy Vasser. “I am very pleased to announce that KV Racing Technology has reached an agreement to compete with Chevrolet power during the 2012 IndyCar season,” said KVRT co-owner Kevin Kalkhoven. “Chevy has a proven history of innov…
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The 2011 Indy Car finale was red flagged and finally cancelled after a horrendous multi-car pile up on Lap 11 resulted in the tragic death of 2005 champion and father of two, Dan Wheldon. The incident was triggered at Turn 2 when light contact between James Hinchcliffe and Wade Cunningham sent the latter spinning across the track, causing a chain reaction. Several cars were launched into the air as they t-boned stricken rivals. With full fuel tanks, some cars erupted in flames, including Wheldon’s. KV Racing Technology-Lotus drivers EJ Viso and James Jakes’ cars were just two of the 15 cars involved in the accident. Tony Kanaan had been on pole position that after…
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Lotus driver Tony Kanaan captured the pole for Sunday’s 2011 season ending IZOD IndyCar World Championships on the 1.5-mile D-shaped Las Vegas Speedway oval in Las Vegas, Nevada. Teammate Takuma Sato qualified 16th while E. J. Viso was penalized and will start 31st. Kanaan, No. 82 GEICO – KV Racing Technology – Lotus qualified with a two-lap average speed of 222.078 mph. This was the 15th pole of Kanaan’s 14 year career and 11th in the IndyCar Series. It is his first earned pole since June 27, 2008 at Richmond International Raceway. Kanaan sat on the pole earlier this year in Texas No. 2, but that was by virtue of a draw. “It feels awesome,” …
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Lotus will be looking to finish the 2011 IZOD IndyCar Series season with strong showings and two-cars in the top-10 in the final standings at this weekend’s IZOD IndyCar World Championships at Las Vegas Speedway in Las Vegas, Nevada. Although all three KVRT – Lotus drivers will be making their first appearance on the 1.5-mile D-shaped oval, the team has been exceptionally competitive on ovals this year. In the seven oval races contested this year, counting Texas as two starts, KVRT – Lotus has finished in the top-10 eight times, including four top-five showings and one podium performance. The team has earned one pole and led laps at Texas, Milwaukee, Iowa and New Ham…
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Lotus drivers Tony Kanaan, Takuma Sato were 12th and 17th on the speed charts respectively after the first day of practice for the 2011 season ending IZOD IndyCar World Championships at Las Vegas Speedway in Las Vegas, Nevada. E. J. Viso ended up 32nd when a fluid leak cut his session short. All three KVRT – Lotus drivers are making their first appearance on the 1.5-mile D-shaped oval. Kanaan, No. 82 GEICO – KV Racing Technology – Lotus, who is currently fifth in the championship race with 366 points and trying to become the first KVRT driver to finish in the top-five in the final standings, ran a total of 33 laps posting a fast lap of 24.9664 secon…
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Lotus drivers Tony Kanaan, Takuma Sato were 12th and 17th on the speed charts respectively after the first day of practice for the 2011 season ending IZOD IndyCar World Championships at Las Vegas Speedway in Las Vegas, Nevada. E. J. Viso ended up 32nd when a fluid leak cut his session short. All three KVRT – Lotus drivers are making their first appearance on the 1.5-mile D-shaped oval. Kanaan, No. 82 GEICO – KV Racing Technology – Lotus, who is currently fifth in the championship race with 366 points and trying to become the first KVRT driver to finish in the top-five in the final standings, ran a total of 33 laps posting a fast lap of 24.9664 secon…
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Lotus announced today that MGM Grand Hotel & Casino has joined the team as primary partner of Takuma Sato’s No. 5 MGM Grand – KV Racing Technology – Lotus car for the 2011 IndyCar World Championships in Las Vegas, October 13-16 at the Las Vegas Speedway. “I am very pleased to announce that MGM Grand is joining our team,” said KVRT – Lotus co-owner Jimmy Vasser. “As a resident of Las Vegas I am very excited that our team has partnered with such a local icon for this race. We look forward to having a great on-track result with MGM Grand at the IndyCar World Championships in Las Vegas.” “Hosting this event in Las Vegas is a sensational opportunity for the entire c…
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KV Racing Technology drivers Takuma Sato, Tony Kanaan and E. J. Viso finished 15th, 17th and 23rd respectively today in the penultimate race of the 2011 IZOD IndyCar Series season, the Meijer Indy 300 on the 1.5-mile Kentucky Speedway oval in Sparta, Kentucky. Sato, No. 5 KV Racing Technology – Lotus, who failed to qualify in the top-10 on an oval for the first time this season started 22nd. He fought hard all day and slowly but surely moved up the grid getting as high as ninth, however for most of the race he battled for spot in the top 15, which he did with skill and determination all race. Sato contested his second race at Kentucky this afternoon. In his debut l…
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Lotus drivers Tony Kanaan, Takuma Sato and E. J. Viso qualified 19th, 22nd and 23rd respectively for tomorrow’s Meijer Indy 300 on the 1.5-mile oval at Kentucky Speedway in Sparta, Kentucky. Kanaan, No. 82 GEICO – KV Racing Technology – Lotus qualified with a two-lap average speed of 216.484 mph and will start on inside of row 10. Commenting on his effort today Kanaan said, "I'm not going to say that I'm disappointed with our qualifying run because I knew coming into it that the GEICO – KVRT - Lotus car was not fast enough to fight for a spot in the Top-10. On the other hand, I believe that we have a good car in traffic, and that's all that matters for the race …
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Lotus returns to oval racing for the final two events of the 2011 IZOD IndyCar Series season beginning this weekend with the Meijer Indy 300 at Kentucky Speedway in Sparta, Kentucky. KVRT – Lotus has been exceptionally competitive on ovals this year. In the six oval races contested this year, counting Texas as two starts, KVRT – Lotus has finished in the top-10 eight times, including four top-five showings and one podium performance. The team has earned one pole and led laps at Texas, Milwaukee; Iowa and New Hampshire. All three KVRT – Lotus drivers will all be looking to solidify their positions or move up in the standings with strong races at the season’s penult…
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Lotus drivers Takuma Sato, Tony Kanaan and E. J. Viso were 10th, 14th and 18th respectively on the speed charts following the first day of practice for the Indy Japan The Final at Twin Ring Motegi in Motegi, Tochigi, Japan. The IZOD IndyCar Series, which will not return to Japan in 2012, is being contested on the 2.983-mile, 14-turn TRM permanent road course, for the first time. It has competed on the Twin Ring Motegi oval since 2003. Commenting on his day, Sato, No. 5 KV Racing Technology – Lotus, who logged a fast time of 100.4435 seconds (106.914 mph), said. "It was a great first day. I have really fantastic support from the fans beginning with the ope…
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