1986 March IndyCar: Carbon Fiber Chassis and Safety Innovations

try to catch up and slow them down, but from this point on, you know, ground effects became part of the car development game . See how much they can move the aileron on this one too, compared to others. It had the small nuts on the side. That gave it a lot of adjustability. And this was inspired by the Lotus that won the F1 championship. Well, if you look at Mario Andretti's Lotus, the F1 champion, and look at its profile, it's like, well, I see where they're going. In '78, when Mario won them? In '78 or '79. Interesting. And this is another driving force behind Ed Pink. Of course, the bodywork covers it up a bit more. We believe you. It's there. And I have some GoPro footage in action and some external stuff I can send you so you can hear it, and that would be great. Is it a Cosworth? Yes. Yes, a Cosworth V8 DFX. I would love to have it. All 161 cubic inches, about 2.6 L. A big single turbocharger. And this is a March 83C chassis. You can see that they're still using an aluminum monocoque at the bottom, but they've started using carbon fiber up here and around the dashboard. When did they switch to all carbon and get rid of the aluminum? One of the first ones is right here, from 1986. This is another March chassis. And this is one of the last ones, as if we had to take it completely apart. There is still a little bit of aluminum left at the bottom. You can see it right there.