Body and soul

With its new-for-2018 universal body kit IndyCar intends to beautify its DW12 and spice up the show – but just how did it go about designing a package that would tick both these boxes?

By MARSHALL PRUETT

The only major piece of bodywork that’s set to be retained is the floor The first full-scale version of IndyCar’s new-for-2018 universal bodywork package was expected to be revealed soon after Racecar went to press, and with it the series will present a vision for the future that is firmly rooted in its traditions. It’s also a vision that rejects the limited visual appeal that has plagued the series since the Dallara DW12 chassis arrived in 2012. Take one look at the current car in its manufacturer-based ‘aero kit’ guise and it’s hard to see past the clutter: bulbous rear wheel guards, anti-wheel interlocking devices, and metres of carbon-fibre eccentricities in the form of flicks and ramps, and wings stacked upon wings, has ruined the basic beauty of the open-wheel arrow that…

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Racecar Engineering (Digital) - 1 Issue, June 2017

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