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The '''F1 Rejects Indy Championship Series''' is an IndyCar-style series, hosted on the Perry McCarthy Memorial Forum at F1 Rejects. The series is simulated with the sporting simulation programme "xkoranate". As the ICS is clearly inspired by the CART-era of real life American Open Wheel Racing, the ICS also features multiple chassis and engine manufacturers.
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The '''F1 Rejects Indy Championship Series''' is an American-based Open Wheeler series which was formed in [[2015 F1 Rejects Indy Championship Series season|2015]] after the merging of the then struggling IndyCar Series with the defunct [[Formula One Rejects Big Car Championship]], after Texas billionaire [[Walther Williams]] bought both categories over the course of the 2014 season.  
  
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The current season can be found [[2015 F1 Rejects Indy Championship Series|here]].
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==History==
  
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== Series Information ==
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During the course of the 2014 season, open wheeler racing in America was on the ropes, as the formation of the [[Formula One Rejects Big Car Championship]] drove both it and the IndyCar series to breaking point. For months, it seemed like 2014 would be the last season in the rich and colourful history of American open wheelers until Texan real estate magnate [[Walter Williams]] purchased the IndyCar series in late August. When the Big Car series also collapsed that October, Williams bought the series as well, and made arrangement to merge the two categories together for the 2015 season. Whilst many of the Big Car championship teams survived the transition, virtually all the IndyCar teams were either bought out (Penske by [[Melrose Racing Team|MRT]]/[[McDoggle Racing]], Andretti-Green by [[Parma Corse|Mastercard Lola]], Ganassi by [[Hydook Racing Team|Hydook]], Newman/Haas by [[Plus One Racing Team|Plus One]] etc), moved to NASCAR full-time, or closed up shop altogether. With a new injunction of capital into the new combined series, many new manufacturers and suppliers threw their name into the hat to provide cars and engines for the new category, most notably the revival of the successful Reynard brand, this time owned by a group of Canadian investors headed up by [[The Fox]] as the chassis supplier for [[ArrowTech ART]].
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=== Drivers ===
 
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Every driver (fictional or real life) is eligible to run in this series.
 
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=== Technical ===
 
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The Indy Championship Series utilizes 3-litre turbo engines, with a maximum of six cylinders. Every engine manufacturer uses a V6 turbo, except for Aston Martin, as they went for a row-6 turbo. Engine suppliers for the series are: Honda, Chevrolet, Ford, Toyota, Cosworth, Judd, Infiniti and as mentioned, Aston Martin.
 
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There are also different choices of chassis. But these do not only differ in the name of the manufacturer, but also in the age. Currently, teams, who want to save some money, can choose to buy an one- or two-year old chassis. But from the next season on, teams have to use the newest chassis, if they want to compete in the Indy Championship Series. The exception is the Indy 500, where teams will still be able to enter older cars.
 
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Chassis manufacturers are Reynard, Lola, Swift and Panoz.
 
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=== Points System ===
 
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For the 2015 season, the top-20 positions are awarded points in a 45-38-35-32-30-28-26-24-22-20-18-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 format. But the ICS will adopt the 25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 format for the 2016 season.
 
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Every car which finishes the race is awarded prize money. The amount of money depends on the type of circuit, and the amount of cars finishing the race. Car owners will also receive a year-end bonus, based on the points their drivers have scored throughout the season. From the next season on, only the top-10 will receive prize money.
 

Revision as of 04:56, 27 January 2013

The F1 Rejects Indy Championship Series is an American-based Open Wheeler series which was formed in 2015 after the merging of the then struggling IndyCar Series with the defunct Formula One Rejects Big Car Championship, after Texas billionaire Walther Williams bought both categories over the course of the 2014 season.

History

During the course of the 2014 season, open wheeler racing in America was on the ropes, as the formation of the Formula One Rejects Big Car Championship drove both it and the IndyCar series to breaking point. For months, it seemed like 2014 would be the last season in the rich and colourful history of American open wheelers until Texan real estate magnate Walter Williams purchased the IndyCar series in late August. When the Big Car series also collapsed that October, Williams bought the series as well, and made arrangement to merge the two categories together for the 2015 season. Whilst many of the Big Car championship teams survived the transition, virtually all the IndyCar teams were either bought out (Penske by MRT/McDoggle Racing, Andretti-Green by Mastercard Lola, Ganassi by Hydook, Newman/Haas by Plus One etc), moved to NASCAR full-time, or closed up shop altogether. With a new injunction of capital into the new combined series, many new manufacturers and suppliers threw their name into the hat to provide cars and engines for the new category, most notably the revival of the successful Reynard brand, this time owned by a group of Canadian investors headed up by The Fox as the chassis supplier for ArrowTech ART.

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