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"For the first time in far too long, IndyCar will add standing starts back to select races this season, possibly as early as April&amp;#039;s Long Beach Grand Prix. The move sparked a frenzied effort by teams and drivers to master the art of dragstrip launches. With tiny 2.2-liter turbocharged V6 engines as the new IndyCar Series standard, suppliers Chevrolet and Honda have spent considerable time developing launch maps to propel the 1600-pound, 700-horsepower open-wheel cars from a dead stop without the aid of traction control. Listen as Andretti Autosport&amp;#039;s James Hinchcliffe, Panther Racing&amp;#039;s JR Hildebrand and Andretti&amp;#039;s 2012 IndyCar Series champion Ryan Hunter-Reay practice standing starts with their Chevy-powered cars banging off the rev limiter at 12,000 rpms...and judge for yourselves who gets it right and who doesn&amp;#039;t.        And here&amp;#039;s a &amp;quot;bonus&amp;quot; video of E.J. Viso getting his licks in with some practice pit-stop launches.        IndyCar swings into action tomorrow for real with the Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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