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Hindy thinks AER will build the engines, So I'm guessing that they are just looking for someone to badge it.
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Ah, thanks, folks. I'll wait and see.
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To quote Andersen, “Regardless, I looked at the engine lease deals that everyone was proposing, everyone had nice motors, but there was not a lot of support being offered for the series or the champion's prizes, so I decided if I go with AER, I've got a bespoke engine and I can badge it with any manufacturer that wants to come along and partner with the series. It gives me options.” |
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Indy Lights should have gone with LMP2 engines. Multiple engines builders and could have lead to some minor factory sponsorships or drivers ( ex:Nissan GT academy drivers...)
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I've never heard of a lower formula series running multiple engines. The cost a lone would be prohibitive, which is why one engine is chosen, e.g. Formula Ford, Fornula Renault. If Andersen and Nissan agree a deal, then the engines can be badged as Nissan.
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The AER engine is based on the 'Mazdaspeed' LMP2 engine anyway. (Correct me if i'm wrong)
My guess would be that Andersen is angling for Mazda to buy naming rights to bolster the 'Road to Indy' thing. |
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That would make all kinds of sense... Mazda's involvement in the Road to Indy has always seemed at odds with the rest of the series engine makes/sponsorship (Infiniti in Lights, Honda/Chevy/Lotus*spit* in the big series). Putting a Mazda (badged) lump in the lights cars would seem to solidify their involvement and make a lot more marketing sense to me. Guess we'll see.
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F3 runs different engine builders. And when F1 could make a budget cap, why not a lower Formula Series?
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But something is not realistic for Indy Lights...
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Now the tyres looks proportionate to the car.
Still, the flat, low nose isn't my type. The rest is perfectly fine. |
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It looks good to me, better than DW-12 for sure!
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It looks much nicer and better proportioned than the earlier rendering, at least from the limited angles shown.
The outgoing Indy Lights chassis (Dallara IPS) was I believe closely related to the Dallara SN01 raced from 2002-04 in World Series by Nissan/F.Nissan 3.5, not the Formula Renault V6 Eurocup Tatuus which had the separate series in 2003-04. |
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