Posted 1 day, 20 hours ago.
Posted by: Stephanie
It made its first appearance in the chassis survey that went to Downforce members yesterday, but more detailed images have emerged today of Swift’s latest design proposal, labeled as car #50.
Credit for the initial posting of these images is due to motorracingblog.nl. Incidentally, an interview with Swift’s Director of Motorsports, Casper van der Schoot, is part of the same post. Should you wish to run the Dutch text through an online translator, it can be found here: http://www.motorracingblog.nl/?p=3920.
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Posted 2 weeks, 2 days ago.
Posted by: Stephanie
As the IZOD IndyCar Series takes to the track for this week’s test, contracts are being finalized and this season’s field is beginning to take form.
And now, more than ever, the cries of desperation are rising from the stands: where are all the American drivers?
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Posted 2 weeks, 3 days ago.
Posted by: Stephanie
Just when we thought we were looking at all available options for the 2012 iteration of an IndyCar, Racecar Engineering reports that another group is about to enter the ring.
The BAT Project is headed by Bruce Ashmore, Alan Mertens and Tim Wardrop (hence the acronym). On first read, they’re saying all the right things: they want to build within a 30-mile radius of Indianapolis, they’ve spoken with Dr. Terry Trammell and others about safety issues, and they’ve done extensive aerodynamic work already to stabilize air flow and allow the cars to run closer together. The article also mentions that the wheels are protected from interlocking, however, which suggests that two or four wheels may be partially enclosed, an issue that’s created contention in some of the other designs on the table, especially the Delta Wing.
At any rate, stop the presses — this argument’s not over yet. Planet-IRL will provide further details as soon as they become available.
