Without a doubt Toyota has an extreemly competent engineering staff. However
for NASCAR purposes they probably got more help from their 22R than their
F-1 engine. Don't think NASCAR has any intention of letting them run
pnumatic valve springs either.
You are probably right about the $.
JB
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bryan Savage" <basavage@earthlink.net>
To: "John Beckett" <saltracer@servusa.com>
Cc: "List Land Speed" <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, February 16, 2004 1:08 AM
Subject: Re: The Toyota NASCAR Racing Engine.
>
> John,
> Whoever thought the Toyota engineers were looking at the " Dodge, Ford
> and Chevy engines first"
> forgot that they have IRL, CART and F-1 engines that they designed, back
> at the shop to look at.
> Toyota engines dominated CART last year and their IRL engines won the
> series the first time out
> in 2003. The Toyota F-1 effort has been OK. It's their second year in F-1.
> They didn't have to make it look like like anything that had ever been
> built before.
> As I said, if they can get some smart Americans to show them how to keep
> the valves under complete
> control at all times, their engines will never break (well almost)
> My guess is that Toyota and the teams they support will spend more money
> in 2004 than all truck
> teams combined spent in 2003.
> At this time NASCAR is a product that business is willing to spend money
> on, big money.
> Entertaining to watch, but I wouldn't want to have anything to do with it.
>
> Have fun,
> Bryan
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