A few days after Robin Miller first reported that several IZOD IndyCar Series owners were leaning toward rejecting the 2012 next-generation IndyCar on the basis of cost, Indy Racing League CEO Randy Bernard and Dreyer and Reinbold Racing team co-owner Dennis Reinbold said that League officials (including 2012 car chief Tony Cotman) and team owners will work together to ensure that the new machines will be the best they can be.
IndyCar.com has put out a report stating that Cotman will provide updates on the project to the team owners during next weekend’s event at Kentucky Speedway and that the team owners wanted answers on cost-effectiveness, replacement parts and technical rules.
The report also gives some new details on League officials’ forthcoming trip to Europe. Bernard, De Ferran Dragon Racing team owner Gil de Ferran, and ICONIC committee member Tony Purnell will head across the Atlantic on Aug. 31. After meeting with officials from chassis supplier Dallara, the trio will meet with more officials from multiple European car/engine makers.
