Fuel Injection Next Season?

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This is going to lead to some more "gray area" for the crew cheifs....


Fuel changes coming in NASCAR: The only question about fuel injection in the NASCAR Sprint Cup series is when it will be added not if. Not far behind could be the use of an ethanol-based fuel. Robin Pemberton, NASCAR vice president of competition, said that plans remain set for fuel injection to debut in the Cup series next season and that NASCAR's use of an alternative fuel also could come next year. "We should have some more answers probably in the next 21 days,'' Pemberton said about fuel injection. "I'd say we're on target, hopefully for early 2011 but it remains to be seen. We can't do it and screw things up but things are moving along pretty nicely right now.'' As for using an ethanol-based fuel, Pemberton said: "We're still looking at the fuel and what ratio percentage that we will use when we get there. "Our goal when we set out ... was (it) to happen in 2011. We have teams that have been running on the dynos with E10 and E15 and all the way up to E30. For the most part it's been E10 and E15.'(Roanoke Times)(3-25-2010)
 
If this happens it will be interesting at Dega and Daytona. I can't help but think there will be more of a gray area to cheat.
 
Judging from what I've been told.

Mopardh9 said:
If this happens it will be interesting at Dega and Daytona. I can't help but think there will be more of a gray area to cheat.
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Seems there wouldn't be any "gray" area... But there will be available a huge BLACK area, where it would be obvious cheating. To me gray area means the rules haven't been defined properly. The black area would be other lectronic devices that would illegally enhance the NASCAR equipment.
Betsy;)
 
My pea sized brain isn't getting this either. I thought the point was to keep the car owners cost down...i.e. R&D and new engine and/or car changes.Now you have two huge changes in two years, the spoiler and fuel injection, both being brought about for no particular reason and neither apparantly will come with any offsetting saving.Unless you count a couple of bucks worth of gas.:confused::confused:
 
Switching to fuel injection won't be a huge cost addition. Testing the engines will be, but teams are always testing engines.

This has been a long time coming and I applaud the move. The biggest thing will be policing it. I'm anxious to see how they go about doing it.
 
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