The technological trends that are shrinking engines in the showroom are also downsizing cutting-edge powerplants at the Indianapolis 500 and the IndyCar racing circuit.
The Indianapolis 500 ran in August instead of May for the first time ever this year. That seemed a little crazy, but Indy has never been immune to crazy. Since its first running in 1911, the Indianapolis 500 has been a place for technical imagination and innovation—especially when it comes to engines. Much of that has been successful and has moved the sport forward.
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New Indycar engine coming in 2021 competition. There's a more powerful Indycar engine on the way for the Verizon Indycar Series.
It's a fake photo, the drivers side radiator hose goes over the top tank, and to the core support. hard to tell but it appears to go into the radiator...
Image: Octane Press In an era when race regulations left a little more room for a creative mind to do something completely different, Penske Racing, Ilmor and Mercedes-Benz found a way to build a one-of-a-kind beast ...
Bill Akin is assembling a 270ci Offenhauser dual-overhead-cam IndyCar engine.
Buildy good artwork-looks pretty cool. Doug, I am sure IMS would love to claim that it is the DePalma car from 1912 but it may take more than a sign...
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Writing for Hot Rod magazine in 1965, Eric Dahlquist dubbed it "Ford's 90-day wonder," with the accompanying claim, "From drawing board to dyno in just three mo
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The KBX 434 cubic-inch short-block is comprised of the finest billet components that have ever come out of a CNC machine and is being assembled by a master.
Dave MacDonald runs Mickey Thompson's Ford powered 83 car in the 1964 Indy 500
As we gear up for the 97th running of the Indianapolis 500, it's worth taking a look back at one man whose cars and engines dominated the field at a c
An unintended consequence of the battle for control of Indy car racing was the development of one of the most remarkable engines ever to win the 500.
