NASCAR’s decision to switch from carburettors to fuel-injected engines is as big a step-change as you can imagine in the world of North American motorsport.
And the involvement of McLaren Electronics, who will work in partnership with Freescale Semiconductor to develop and integrate new fuel-injection and engine control systems into the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series from 2012, is a similarly significant step for the renowned British electronics specialist based at Woking (Surrey, UK).
Announced on Friday 11th February at Daytona Beach – the spiritual home and headquarters of NASCAR – the deal means that, from 2012, McLaren Electronics will supply the engine control systems to the two biggest racing series in the world: Formula 1 and NASCAR.
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