Cosworth may supply engines to ALMS and LMES

Cosworth might return to top-line sports car racing after an absence of more than a decade. The renowned engine builder, whose F1-derived units were successful in sports cars from the 1970s into the early 1990s, is working on a new twin-turbo V8. The motor is being pitched as an off-the-shelf powerplant that can be fitted into the growing number of LMP1 customer prototypes that will be available next year. Cosworth Racing, owned by Champ Car boss Kevin Kalkhoven, has yet to release details of a powerplant on which it has been working for some time. Rumor is the engine is based on the IRL Indy car unit it developed for Chevrolet, which is withdrawing from the series at the end of the season. AutoWeek