Dan Wheldon, the winner of the recent Indy 500, gave the new Dallara Indy car its first track test at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.
It was the first of 12 scheduled days of itemized evaluation on three road course and three ovals.
The chassis was fitted with the road/street course prototype body kit.
The car is currently powered by a 2.2-liter turbocharged Honda V-6 engine that will be among the three (Honda, Chevrolet and Lotus) implemented for the 2012 season.
"It's a lighter car, it has more horsepower and it has a lot less drag than the current car, so naturally on the right day it will go quicker and that's something that the fans have to look forward to," said project manager Tony Cotman.
Systems confirmation will continue through the end of September, with the next test on the 1.5-mile Texas Motor Speedway oval.
Engine manufacturers – each of whom have ordered a next-generation chassis – will commence testing in early October with their respective aligned teams. So far, Chip Ganassi Racing, A.J. Foyt Racing and Sam Schmidt Motorsports have signed on with Honda. Team Penske is the anchor team for Chevrolet.
Teams are scheduled to receive their first chassis in mid-December.
It was the first of 12 scheduled days of itemized evaluation on three road course and three ovals.
The chassis was fitted with the road/street course prototype body kit.
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| Photo: LAT/IndyCar |
The car is currently powered by a 2.2-liter turbocharged Honda V-6 engine that will be among the three (Honda, Chevrolet and Lotus) implemented for the 2012 season.
"It's a lighter car, it has more horsepower and it has a lot less drag than the current car, so naturally on the right day it will go quicker and that's something that the fans have to look forward to," said project manager Tony Cotman.
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| Photo: LAT/IndyCar |
Systems confirmation will continue through the end of September, with the next test on the 1.5-mile Texas Motor Speedway oval.
Engine manufacturers – each of whom have ordered a next-generation chassis – will commence testing in early October with their respective aligned teams. So far, Chip Ganassi Racing, A.J. Foyt Racing and Sam Schmidt Motorsports have signed on with Honda. Team Penske is the anchor team for Chevrolet.
Teams are scheduled to receive their first chassis in mid-December.
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| Photo: LAT/IndyCar |