NOT IN A HUNDRED YEARS; A blue oval wrapped in a bow tie wouldn't end Cosworth's relationship with CART. But a new engine formula might.(Motorsports)

Byline: J.P. VETTRAINO The news made for a load of smirks and quips at the CART race at Laguna Seca-and no doubt at the IRL race at Pikes Peak. Anniversaries like the one Ford is celebrating come about as often as Chevrolet asks Ford to develop its race engines. Maybe the world has to smirk when GM asks Ford's Cosworth Racing for help fixing its hopelessly underpowered IRL engines.

At Laguna, anyway, Ford marked its 100th anniversary by winning the race. Of course, Ford being CART's sole engine supplier, it has won every CART race this season. If the Chevy-Cosworth deal happens, ...

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