Creation Autosportif has made an exclusive engine partnership deal with AIM Industries. Engine Developments/Judd will develop an all new 90° V10 engine; remember Judd GV4 and GV5 are 72° V10s.
2007 will be a development/testing year.
In 2008 they will have a 2 car effort: Sebring, Le Mans + LMS; 1 all Japanese line-up, other car Creation selected drivers.
There is an option to run on bio fuel.
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Creation Autosportif has agreed an exclusive engine partnership deal with AIM Industries, a Japanese specialist engineering resource company. The multi-year partnership will see the exclusive supply to Creation of an all new 90° V10 engine for use in Creation’s Le Mans prototype sportscar chassis.
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This is a completely exclusive deal. AIM is proposing an entirely new engine, the design of which will accommodate Creation’s desire to cross over into the use of bio fuels in the future. As AIM has not previously been known for engine development and design, they have sought the assistance of Judd (Engine Developments) for this project.
2007 will be a year of testing and development with the engine. In 2008, the Creation AIM partnership plans to contest the 12 Hours of Sebring, the entire Le Mans Series and the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Two Creation chassis will be entered – both powered by the AIM engine. One chassis will be driven by an all-Japanese line-up while the other will be crewed by a team of drivers selected by Creation. The partnership continues at least until the end of 2010.
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http://www.endurance-info.com/article.php?sid=2915