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Indy car racing goes back to the earliest days of
Motorsport. It's name came from the famed Indianapolis 500 and
event that occupies all off May with qualify and the race itself.
Known as the Brickyard, because of it's brick surface dated 1910,
founded by A.C. Newby, Harry Wheeler, Carl Fisher and James Allison.
The track was 2.5 miles oval built to out do the English Brooklands
course.
The Championship Auto
Racing Teams series - otherwise known as Champ Cars - is the
top single-seater series in the United States, but is spreading
worldwide, with races in Japan, Australia and Europe. Two
chassis manufacturers, Reynard and L ola,
and four engine manufacturers supply 17 teams. The cars are less
technically advanced and heavier than F1, but more versatile,
running on high-speed ovals at speeds of up to 240mph as well as
 traditional
road and street courses. The series is highly competitive and
famously unpredictable, with many drivers capable of taking the
title. The Indy Racing League
is a rival to CART, based around the world's greatest motor race, the
Indianapolis 500. Unlike CART, it races strictly on ovals and caters
for single-seater chassis with 3.5-litre non-turbo engines, with
strict measures to keep costs down. The series is focussed on bringing
young American talent to the fore, and with few of CART's regular top
drivers hailing from North America, the IRL provides the US with top
single-seater drivers to focus on. Its showpiece event, the Indy 500,
is now a target for CART teams and drivers, who are willing to swap
disciplines for tilt at America's most prestigious race.
Photos provide with thanks from
Official site www.cart.com
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