Posts Tagged ‘Indy 500’

IndyCar: 15-Car Crash Claims Life of Dan Wheldon

Monday, October 17, 2011 7:49 by Arman Barari No Comments

A horrific accident at this weekend’s Las Vegas Indy 300 involving 15 cars resulted in death of two-time Indy 500 champion, Dan Wheldon. Read More… The 15-car pileup on lap 12 of the Vegas race is said to be one of the worst crashes in the history of the sport. Dan’s car hit the traffic [...]

This was posted under category: Motorsport, Videos Tags: Dan Wheldon, Indy 500, Indycar, Videos

Video: Tanner Foust’s Indy 500 World Record Jump

Monday, May 30, 2011 5:54 by Arman Barari No Comments

“IZOD Presents Hot Wheels Fearless at the 500″ had a special treat for the fans of Indy 500 to warm them up for the actual race. They had a crack at the Four-Wheeled Vehicle Distance Jump Record and managed to set a new world record of 332 feet. The stunt driver who was supposed to [...]

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Chevrolet and Indy 500 Celebrate Centennial Anniversary

Thursday, May 19, 2011 17:23 by Arman Barari No Comments

One hundred years after Arthur Chevrolet competed in the inaugural Indianapolis 500, a 2011 Chevrolet Camaro will pace the legendary race to celebrate shared history. Read More… It will also be an official announcement of Chevrolet’s return to America’s most famous car race in 2012. The history of the brand and Indy doesn’t limit to [...]

This was posted under category: Chevrolet, Motorsport Tags: Chevrolet, Chevrolet Camaro, Indy 500

2011 Camaro SS Convertible Indy 500 Pace Car

Friday, January 21, 2011 8:01 by Arman Barari 4 Comments

GM unveiled a special-edition Chevrolet Camaro Convertible to be this year’s Indy 500 race pace car. 2011 is the 100th anniversary of Chevrolet and the Indianapolis 500 and for that they’ve came up with a Camaro SS convertible in white with orange stripes and orange leather-trimmed interior evokes classic 1969 Camaro pace car model. Read [...]

This was posted under category: Camaro, Motorsport Tags: Auction, Chevrolet Camaro, Chevrolet Camaro Convertible, Indy 500

Honda Developing Turbocharged V6 Engine For Indycar

Monday, August 9, 2010 16:48 by Arman Barari No Comments

Honda announced the initial details of the new series of racing engines they are developing for IZOD IndyCar Series using the new formula which will be used from 2012 season. Based on this formula, the current 3.5 liter V8 units will be replaced with new 2.4-liter, twin-turbocharged V6 engines. Honda Performance Development promises these engines [...]

This was posted under category: Honda, Motorsport Tags: Honda, Indy 500, Indycar

Video: Fiery IndyCar Crash At Texas Speedway

Monday, June 7, 2010 17:26 by Arman Barari 2 Comments

That’s why we think Formula 1 is boring! You don’t see crashes like this in F1 anymore! At least not with this much fire involved. It’s the 21-year-old female Indy driver Simona de Silvestro who lost control of her car on lap 99 of Texas Speedway Firestone 550 Grand Prix, hit the wall and burst [...]

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Chevy Camaro Indy 500 Pace Car Replica Going On Sale

Wednesday, April 7, 2010 16:07 by Arman Barari No Comments

Apparently Chevrolet is very pleased with the one-off Camaro pace car they’ve created for 2010 Indianapolis 500 race that they are going to put it into production and sell it! Of course these replicas are limited to 200 units. They are based on the Camaro SS and comes with some exclusive features over the standard [...]

This was posted under category: Camaro, Chevrolet Tags: Chevrolet Camaro, Indy 500