Without a doubt the season 2003 IRL IndyCar Series is going most complete, competitive and to be developed in its maximum splendor. So many official equipment and of so high reputation has never appeared in this category from their birth in 1996, thus the season promises very many.

The return of Kenny Brack

In order to begin they are the champions: Panther Racing has decided to maintain its perfect alignment Would cut with a scythe Chevrolet with the present champion Sam Hornish Junior. Panther, in addition is the official equipment of Chevrolet in the category, which acquired great importance in the advantage which they can have to be in his more high development. They have the possibility of integrating a pilot second to cover to Hornish. That is in relation to the equipment of the panther. We happen quickly to its rivals of year 2002. Marlboro Team Penske will maintain its pilots who were soon after gaining the title the past year: Helium Castroneves and Gil de Ferran. Nevertheless the great newness is that this year they used Toyota impellers.

The eternal Eddie Cheever

Team Rahal will run with the ex- champion of IRL Kenny Brack, on Dallara Honda and Fernandez Racing (with the same combination) will compete with Roger Yakuzawa. Nevertheless the equipment Andretti Racing is the one that will surprise more in the new stage of the Green equipment that ran in CART. Now directed by Mario Andretti, one stands out for being the official equipment of Honda and to have four experience pilots in its rows: Michael Andretti, Tony Kanaan, Dario Franchitti and Dan Wheldon, that surely they will give that to speak and they took to the Honda impeller to a fast development.

Hornish Jr will look for another title

The new features do not finish here. In relation to the circuits, for the first time in the history of the category, this it will have a date outside the United States: Motegi Twin Ring in Tokyo, Japan, will receive to the category after being faithful by 4 years to the CART.
Motegi has characteristics different from many American ovals, since it counts little on peralte and to advance generally is not easy.
In case this outside little… service manual of the 2003 is completely different from the one from the previous years thus many surprises are possible. Here the calendar IRL 2003 goes, series that you can follow day day in this site, www.tamermotorsports.com:

02/03/2003 Toyota Indy 300 Homestead-Miami Speedway
23/03/2003 Phoenix 200 Phoenix Int'l Raceway
13/04/2003 Indy Japan 300 Twin Ring Motegi, Japan
25/05/2003 Indianapolis 500 Motor Indianapolis Speedway
07/06/2003 Bombardier 500 Motor Texas Speedway
15/06/2003 Radisson Indy 225 Pikes Peak Int'l Raceway
28/06/2003 SunTrust Indy 250 Richmond Int'l Raceway
06/07/2003 Kansas 200 Kansas Speedway
19/07/2003 Firestone Indy 200 Nashville Superspeedway
27/07/2003 Michigan Indy 400 Michigan Int'l Speedway
10/08/2003 Gateway Indy 250 Gateway Int'l Raceway
17/08/2003 Belterra Casino Indy 300 Kentucky Speedway
24/08/2003 Nazareth Indy 225 Nazareth Speedway
07/09/2003 Delphi Indy 300 Chicagoland Speedway
21/09/2003 Toyota Indy 400 California Speedway
12/10/2003 Chevy 500 Motor Texas Speedway