New speed limiter poised for Chicago introduction.
After two days of meetings with its Franchise Board in early-June, CART has announced several rule changes slated to take effect during the 2002 season to reduce costs for teams and improve the competition on the race track.
One major change, and safety innovation, that resulted from those meetings will take effect at this weekend's CART Grand Prix of Chicago with the implementation of a new, two-stage pit-lane speed limiter. The new device will maintain a 50mph limit the first time the button is pushed by the driver, 85mph on the second push, and full control on the third push.
After two days of meetings with its Franchise Board in early-June, CART has announced several rule changes slated to take effect during the 2002 season to reduce costs for teams and improve the competition on the race track.
One major change, and safety innovation, that resulted from those meetings will take effect at this weekend's CART Grand Prix of Chicago with the implementation of a new, two-stage pit-lane speed limiter. The new device will maintain a 50mph limit the first time the button is pushed by the driver, 85mph on the second push, and full control on the third push.
The technology was successfully tested by Ford at The Milwaukee Mile, site of round four of the CART FedEx series, and all teams will have the two-stage limiter for the Chicago event. In addition to this weekend, the new speed limiter will be used in the oval events at Rockingham Motor Speedway and EuroSpeedway Lausitz in an effort to get the Champcars returning to the race after pit-stops up to normal racing speeds faster, and enabling the cars to blend safely back into the race.
