In article <pan.2005.10.17.04.43.52.586135@ae86.gts>, Hachiroku
<Trueno@ae86.gts> wrote:

> On Sun, 16 Oct 2005 19:06:12 -0700, jim beam wrote:
>
> > Hachiroku wrote:
> >> After today's race, Chevrolet dropped out as a supplier of engines to the
> >> Indy Racing League (IRL)
> >>
> >> Interesting. Although previous Indianapolis 500's have had their share of
> >> British engines as well as American iron, the 2006 Indy 500 will most
> >> likely be a fight between the best from Honda and Toyota. There may be a
> >> stray entry of an older car with a Chevy, but IRL is now All Japanese when
> >> it comes to engines!
> >
> > do you find it ironic?
>
> Not really. The Japanese have been creeping into the world racing scenes,
> and their engines have been getting better and better. I am curious as to
> why Cevy dropped the ball, though.

Still, it seems an odd digression from a quest for more economical
engines, doesn't it? As the public becomes sensitised to squandering
our grandchildren's energy supplies, will corporations benefit by being
associated with the waste?

Brent