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Hybrid power is here: Indianapolis 500 could be dramatically reshaped by jolts of electric juice
- The 109th Indianapolis 500 will take place on Sunday with 33 cars starting, featuring hybrid-powered IndyCars for the first time on this track.
- The introduction of hybrid technology follows years of development amid challenges fitting a lightweight hybrid unit into the decade-old IndyCar chassis.
- The hybrid system uses ultracapacitors to provide quick boosts to the 2.2-liter V-6 engines, and it was introduced last season but never at Indianapolis Motor Speedway before this race.
- Though mostly reliable, the 100-pound hybrid unit has caused issues, including overheating warnings and non-functioning during qualifying, which affect cars weighing about 1,600 pounds.
- The hybrid system could significantly influence race strategy, with drivers and officials saying it might change how the final laps play out, making races at Indianapolis more exciting.
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NWS: Rain Possible During the Indy 500
NWS Indianapolis STATEWIDE–Rain is possible on Sunday afternoon, which would be during the Indianapolis 500. “I know that’s not what people want to hear right now, but it is the reality,” said Earl Breon, meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Indianapolis. “Right now, we’re not looking for anything too scary looking, but there could be some showers and thunderstorms mainly in the afternoon.” Breon says Friday and Saturday will both …
The Times of Northwest Indiana
Hybrid power is here: Indianapolis 500 could be dramatically reshaped by jolts of electric juice
IndyCar teams have spent the past year trying to learn everything they can about the hybrid engines introduced midway through last season. But for the first time on Sunday, they will be used in the Indianapolis 500, and nobody is…
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