Push-to-pass back on road/street courses
With this season's debut of the Dallara DW12 and turbocharged engines from Chevrolet, Honda and Lotus, INDYCAR elected to do away with the push-to-pass boosts that had been part of the series since 2009. However, the sanctioning body left the door open by stating that it could return at some point during the 2012 campaign.
Now we know when "some point" will be -- the next race at Toronto on July 8. From that event on, the push-to-pass system will be in place for the remaining road/street course portion of the season, which also includes Edmonton on July 22, Mid-Ohio on Aug. 5, Sonoma on Aug. 26, and Baltimore on Sept. 2.
Push-to-pass allows drivers an extra bit of turbo boost for a certain amount of time. That plus the total amount of time, recharge time, and any delay in activation will be determined by the sanctioning body depending on each circuit.
According to INDYCAR, the teams will get to test the new system during the event weekend leading up to the Honda Indy Toronto race. Base turbo levels will be set at 150 kPa, then jump to 160 kPa when the push-to-pass is activated.
Now we know when "some point" will be -- the next race at Toronto on July 8. From that event on, the push-to-pass system will be in place for the remaining road/street course portion of the season, which also includes Edmonton on July 22, Mid-Ohio on Aug. 5, Sonoma on Aug. 26, and Baltimore on Sept. 2.
Push-to-pass allows drivers an extra bit of turbo boost for a certain amount of time. That plus the total amount of time, recharge time, and any delay in activation will be determined by the sanctioning body depending on each circuit.
According to INDYCAR, the teams will get to test the new system during the event weekend leading up to the Honda Indy Toronto race. Base turbo levels will be set at 150 kPa, then jump to 160 kPa when the push-to-pass is activated.
