NASCAR officials announced a technical partnership Freescale Semiconductor and McLaren Electronic Systems to develop and manufacture fuel injection systems for Sprint Cup cars beginning with 2012.
In a statement NASCAR said “the fuel injection system will bring increased technology and efficiency to the NASCAR Sprint Cup cars while at the same time complementing the car’s high performance.”
This announcement marks the most significant strategic change to NASCAR’s engine platform in decades. As part of this program, Freescale is designated as the “Official Automotive Semiconductor of NASCAR” and McLaren the “Official Engine Control Unit of NASCAR.”
“This move gives us an additional opportunity to incorporate the best technology in our race cars that will enhance the sport in a variety of ways,” said Robin Pemberton, NASCAR vice president of competition.
“This is a positive step that will provide greater fuel efficiency and a greener footprint while maintaining the same great competition we have seen on the race track.”
Will Sprint Cup team crew guys be able to cheat the system?
“We are confident that these systems will be bullet-proof, they will be cheat-proof," Pemberton added.
NASCAR explained, in a statement, that the units are tamper-proof, ensuring that only approved software may ever be run during a race weekend.
When the issue of potential parts failure was raised Peter van Manen, managing director, McLaren Electronic Systems Limited said that there had been no shut down failures in during the years of involvement with a similar system in the IndyCar series for four years.
“It’s a big change for our sport and it’s an exciting time to be an engine guy. We’ve had these carburetors for many years, so the move to fuel injection is really something we welcome. Doug Yates a chief engine builder for at Roush Yates Engines.
Why did it NASCAR so long to adopt fuel injection?
Pemberton told Auto123.com “it goes way back we are just getting all our manufacturers on basically the same architecture it enables us to keep a level playing field for entire garage area.”
“When you had everything so different years ago it would have turned out with different types of electronics, different types of fuel injectors and different placements of it. Very hard to regulate ago I think we would put ourselves in a position that there would be more arguments and debating on Monday mornings than worrying about what the race is.”
“There was a five-year plan which got us to the point… we will not leave any manufacturer behind on us.”
One manufacturer did look forward to the change. “It’s a big change for our sport and it’s an exciting time to be an engine guy. We’ve had these carburetors for many years, so the move to fuel injection is really something we welcome. Doug Yates a chief engine builder for at Roush Yates (Ford) Engines.
In a statement NASCAR said “the fuel injection system will bring increased technology and efficiency to the NASCAR Sprint Cup cars while at the same time complementing the car’s high performance.”
This announcement marks the most significant strategic change to NASCAR’s engine platform in decades. As part of this program, Freescale is designated as the “Official Automotive Semiconductor of NASCAR” and McLaren the “Official Engine Control Unit of NASCAR.”
“This move gives us an additional opportunity to incorporate the best technology in our race cars that will enhance the sport in a variety of ways,” said Robin Pemberton, NASCAR vice president of competition.
“This is a positive step that will provide greater fuel efficiency and a greener footprint while maintaining the same great competition we have seen on the race track.”
Will Sprint Cup team crew guys be able to cheat the system?
“We are confident that these systems will be bullet-proof, they will be cheat-proof," Pemberton added.
NASCAR explained, in a statement, that the units are tamper-proof, ensuring that only approved software may ever be run during a race weekend.
When the issue of potential parts failure was raised Peter van Manen, managing director, McLaren Electronic Systems Limited said that there had been no shut down failures in during the years of involvement with a similar system in the IndyCar series for four years.
“It’s a big change for our sport and it’s an exciting time to be an engine guy. We’ve had these carburetors for many years, so the move to fuel injection is really something we welcome. Doug Yates a chief engine builder for at Roush Yates Engines.
Why did it NASCAR so long to adopt fuel injection?
Pemberton told Auto123.com “it goes way back we are just getting all our manufacturers on basically the same architecture it enables us to keep a level playing field for entire garage area.”
“When you had everything so different years ago it would have turned out with different types of electronics, different types of fuel injectors and different placements of it. Very hard to regulate ago I think we would put ourselves in a position that there would be more arguments and debating on Monday mornings than worrying about what the race is.”
“There was a five-year plan which got us to the point… we will not leave any manufacturer behind on us.”
One manufacturer did look forward to the change. “It’s a big change for our sport and it’s an exciting time to be an engine guy. We’ve had these carburetors for many years, so the move to fuel injection is really something we welcome. Doug Yates a chief engine builder for at Roush Yates (Ford) Engines.