Thread: Interesting Item on New Chassis in Indy Star (Merged)
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Old 8 Jul 2010, 02:45 (Ref:2723341)   #975
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Originally Posted by Flyin Ryan View Post
No it's not. Lola's concept was not a common tub, it was a common car that they made which means it by default had a common tub. Yes, there's a common tub there, but there was a common tub on the Dallara, Swift, and BAT as well then. With due respect, you're looking at the situation completely wrong considering Lola's underlying business motives which was to have a monopoly on tub, car, wings, parts, everything.
I don't believe I am wrong. Their proposal is to build a common tub that can be used by both IndyCar and Indy Lites teams, thus making it cheaper for Indy Lites teams to migrate to IndyCar, without having to buy a new chassis from another manufacturer.

You might want to read this:
http://www.lolacars.com/newsstory.asp?NewsId=190
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