Join CAR in finding out why you should be watching the Indy 500 on May 28th. Read on to see why this may be a tempting alternative to the F1.
► 200 laps, 500 miles and top speeds in excess of 220mphof May for what should be a spectacular race. Now in its 107th year of running, the Indy 500 is an icon of motorsport racing. 33 IndyCars will take on the 200-lap race on the oval layout of the Indianapolis Raceway.
here in the UK. If you’re hankering for more open-wheel racing, or a bit bored of the current F1 season and want to try something a little more exciting, there are plenty of reasons to catch the Indy 500.IndyCars are like F1 cars in a parallel universe. They share the single-seat, open-wheel formula but do have obvious differences. IndyCars, for example, currently use a 2.2-litre twin-turbo V6 which can be tuned to have as much as 760 bhp depending on the track.
It’s also worth mentioning that of the five IndyCar races already held this year, all of them have featured a different winner. That sure makes a nice change.That’s right, McLaren has a long history of IndyCar racing, winning the race three times – in 1972, 1974 and in 1976. Having returned to IndyCar racing in 2017, McLaren is now a regular fixture in IndyCar and current driver Pat O’Ward is tipped as a potential winner of the Indy 500.
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