The new Dallara Indy prototype car got two days of testing on a short oval in the hands of British driver Dan Wheldon, recent winner of the Indy 500.
In two days of testing, Wheldon drove almost the equivalent of an IZOD IndyCar Series race each day on the short, .875-mile Iowa Speedway oval.
It was time well spent, according to IndyCar vice president of technology Will Phillips, as the car went through a battery of short and long runs for the first time on an oval.
Four road course tests preceded the time at Iowa Speedway, where the IZOD IndyCar Series will compete next June.
“I'm very pleased with how it went,” said Phillips, who is overseeing the initial phase of the testing program.
“We put in good mileage with no issues at all. We ran all sorts of aerodynamic configurations."
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway will play host to the next oval test of the 2012 car, in conjunction with a Firestone tire test, next week.
Engine manufacturers will commence with their own on-track testing program in earnest in early October, and teams are scheduled to take delivery of their first chassis in mid-December.
In two days of testing, Wheldon drove almost the equivalent of an IZOD IndyCar Series race each day on the short, .875-mile Iowa Speedway oval.
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It was time well spent, according to IndyCar vice president of technology Will Phillips, as the car went through a battery of short and long runs for the first time on an oval.
Four road course tests preceded the time at Iowa Speedway, where the IZOD IndyCar Series will compete next June.
“I'm very pleased with how it went,” said Phillips, who is overseeing the initial phase of the testing program.
“We put in good mileage with no issues at all. We ran all sorts of aerodynamic configurations."
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| Photo: Indycar |
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway will play host to the next oval test of the 2012 car, in conjunction with a Firestone tire test, next week.
Engine manufacturers will commence with their own on-track testing program in earnest in early October, and teams are scheduled to take delivery of their first chassis in mid-December.
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| Photo: Indycar |