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IndyCar starts wind tunnel testing with 2027 car
​Marshall Pruett December 16, 2024 3:30 PM ET

Penske Entertainment has taken a significant step forward with its next IndyCar chassis.

RACER has learned the parent company of the NTT IndyCar Series and its official chassis supplier Dallara have moved from showing virtual renderings of its 2027 car to its team owners in October to building a scale model of the car and performing wind tunnel tests with its future chassis.

RACER understands the real-world testing, which is an important early step in evaluating various shapes and overall aerodynamic concepts, commenced in recent weeks at Dallara.

As with the renderings, a Penske Entertainment representative declined a request to provide images of the wind tunnel model.

Penske Entertainment has yet to finalize the looks of the 2027 car. Drawing from the development process for the last IndyCar chassis, the Dallara DW12 that debuted in 2012, the 2027 car is coming along on a similar timeline. Dallara completed its design for the new DW12 tub — the driver safety cell — in December of 2010, and by February of 2011, the aerodynamics for the car were locked into place. With all of 2025 and 2026 to come, Penske and Dallara have a considerable amount of time to use on any areas of the 2027 car it targets for refining.

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New images show progress of Mid-Ohio renovations
Marshall Pruett January 3, 2025 11:38 AM ET

The Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course has shared images of its property-wide renovations ahead of the new season.

As RACER recently documented, fresh paving throughout the facility, a reshaping of Turn 4 and the filling of its runoff area, and new fencing was installed at the track owned by Green Savoree Race Promotions.

“We’d like to thank all our partners – Arcadis, Dallara, Kokosing Construction, Kokosing Materials and our own track operations team – for their expertise and excellent work,” said GSRP co-owner Kevin Savoree.

“Plus, The National Bank of Indianapolis provided financial services for this extensive capital project. We look forward to welcoming competitors and fans back to the property in the spring!”

According to GSRP, “Another phase of the work this offseason was the replacement of concrete barrier blocks with 5,300 feet of guardrail and new fencing around the track. Areas include the front straight on driver’s right, the back straight on both sides, and then the Turn 4 area including driver’s right through the Esses segment.

“Additionally, Kokosing repaved 4,920 linear feet equating to 201,000 square feet of the facility’s access and service roads which are utilized by spectators and competitors. The new surfaces include the road that leads through the main spectator gate (Gate 1) off of Steam Corners Road and enters north through the property toward the paddock areas and infield. The access road between the middle and upper paddocks was also repaved, in addition to the false grid road leading onto the track near the last turn, and pavement around the Mid-Ohio Operations Building which is often used during non-spectator racing activities.”

Project Facts and Figures

The renovations included:
* Five new catch basins
* 520 linear feet of track paving
* 1,370 feet of new drainage pipes, ranging from 4-inch to 24-inch diameter
* 1,600 tons of millings
* 1,875 loads of material hauled by 24 trucks
* 4,900 tons of asphalt
* 15,500 cubic yards of fill material
* 500 concrete blocks repurposed, originally used at the IMSA events in downtown Columbus, Ohio (held in 1985-1988)

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Originally posted by urbanwarrior238:
I really wish Paul Tracy would come back to the booth.

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Originally posted by P250UA5:
I know many didn't, but I liked Hobbs & Matchett for F1 commentary, Matchett a bit more especially after reading his book.

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Originally posted by P250UA5:
I know many didn't, but I liked Hobbs & Matchett for F1 commentary, Matchett a bit more especially after reading his book.

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Saw that in my news scan this morning.

I find Will to be a smarmy self-righteous overly dramatic troublemaking inexperienced (in actual racing) presumptuous overbearing twat.
But maybe that's just me..... Eek

For me he's in the same bullshit bucket as Ralf, Eddie and Jacques - I'd rather have no news than whatever opinionated baseless crap they are spewing.