[Shotimes] OT - IRL Gen 4 Chevy, NOT!

[Dave Kegel]

OK, one last time.  This motor was NOT built by Cosworth for Chevy. It
was built by Cosworth for FORD.  That is why this is so idiotic. I've
included a link below, and some quotes from the story.  The racing press
has been talking about this for weeks.  You should be able to find other
information on this in about five minutes of searching:

Here's some from the link: 

"Starting with the next Indy Racing League show July 27 at Michigan,
Ford-owned Cosworth Engineering will be powering two-time IRL champion
Sam Hornish Jr. Oh sure, the engine will be called the Gen IV Chevy Indy
V-8 and all the people associated with the program will be wearing
Chevrolet shirts.  But the truth is that Chevy's current IRL engine is a
dog with no bite. Until Saturday night's race, Hornish nor any other
Chevy driver had led a lap of competition this season and GM had no
immediate answers. The only quick fix was to swallow its pride and ask
for help from its arch rival"

"Ford, which supplies all the turbocharged engines for the CART Champ
Car series, had comissioned Cosworth to build a normally-aspirated IRL
engine when it appeared CART would change rules to the IRL specs. But it
didn't happen so Cosworth had an IRL-approved engine just sitting around
and Chevrolet had a problem.

And here's a quote from Joe Negri who agrees with how some of you feel,
(but of course, he HAS to look at it this way):

"I don't look at this as a Ford project just beause they happen to own
Cosworth," said Joe Negri, IRL program manager for GM. "It's no
different than Honda and Ilmor teamming up. Ford isn't competing here
and this is good business for Cosworth


http://espn.go.com/rpm/irl/2003/0719/1583071.html


Dave

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Sent: Monday, July 28, 2003 7:36 PM
To: Dave Kegel; shotimes@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] OT - IRL Gen 4 Chevy, NOT!


Dave

Do you have any literature regarding this premade motor being sold out?
I don't believe Cosworth has the right to sell out a motor built for
Ford. What I've gathered in this tread is that the motor was indeed
built solely by Cosworth for Chevy, never as a Ford product. I also
don't recall anyone stating that the motor was bought outright from
Ford. Either way, it's still bought out and that's all that matters.
It's like buying a race motor from someone who has a extra motor for
extra insurance. That isn't scamming or cheating in my rule book. If you
buy it, it's yours as are the rights to sell it, name it, claim it, or
even junk it! And I'm sure Chevy paid a pretty penny for the motors they
have now, so I don't see anything wrong with claiming it their own.

Neno


--- Dave Kegel <d.kegel@comcast.net> wrote:
> You're missing my point.
> 
> I think NASCAR is also a scam, but at least the Chevy's have Chevy 
> motors, not Ford motors.  Bad example anyway, I hate NASCAR.
> 
> As for the SHO, Ford asked Yamaha to do the work for them, and paid 
> them so. Ahead of time.
> 
> GM took an existing engine, already engineered and produced by a Ford 
> owned company, and is telling the public that it's a Chevy engine.  
> Not Ford.  Not Cosworth,  Chevy.  I don't know, to me that's 
> different.  A lot different, if for no other reason than it's Ford and

> Chevy.
> 
> How can you possibly be justifying this?  It's so completely phony.
> 
> Dave
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