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Aussie Will Power Wins the 102nd Indianapolis 500 for Penske
Penske has done far better than Chevrolet with 17 victories in the run for the Hoosier milk, which Power spilled all over himself, the parade Queen and others in the winner’s circle. Along side him his wife, Elizabeth Cannon Power, was lovingly hysterical and elated when she started breathing again and could speak – was as entertaining as the race. Continue reading
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Tagged autoinformed.com, Ed Carpenter, indy 500, irl, Ken Zino, open wheel racing, Rick Mears, Simon Pagenaud, Team Penske, Will Power
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Honda, Chevy Indy Car Aero Kits Revealed. Transformers?
Honda today debuted, as Chevrolet previously, packages of aerodynamic upgrades and components its teams will use on the spec Dallara chassis in the 2015 Verizon IndyCar Series, one that Chevrolet dominated last season. The most radical looking package comes from Honda with the seeming aesthetics of Transformer toys. If so, these are serious adult toys. About 200 individual pieces can be fitted to the existing Honda-powered Dallara DW12. Continue reading
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Tagged aero kits, autoinformed, autoinformed.com, indy 500, Ken Zino
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Chevrolet Camaro SS Convertible to Pace Indianapolis 500
A Chevrolet Camaro Convertible will serve as the pace car of the 2011 Indianapolis 500. Chevrolet and Indianapolis Motor Speedway officials made the announcement at the Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale classic auto auction yesterday, where a bidder will have the opportunity to purchase the first of 50 Indianapolis 500 Festival Committee cars this Saturday night.
The 2011 Camaro Convertible is the 22nd Chevrolet chosen to pace the race, and the seventh Camaro. Both the 100th anniversary of the first Indianapolis 500 and Chevrolet occur in 2011. Chevrolet. Arthur, Louis and Gaston Chevrolet all competed at the Brickyard. Continue reading
