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Competition.(Honda to compete solely in IRL)

AutoWeek,  June, 2002  

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Honda switches brands * With one brief statement May 23 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Honda Performance Development general manager Robert Clarke seemed to shift the balance of power in open-wheel racing in America. Honda, he said, would compete solely in the IRL in 2003. There were many things to consider as part of this monumental announcement.

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First is the infusion of financial support Honda will give the still-growing IRL. Besides subsidizing teams in CART since 1994, Honda, and to a similar degree Toyota, has been responsible for marketing and sponsorship programs ...

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