New 2007 Panoz DP01 Champ Car

i love it! wow thats a very aggresive looking car!

 

Cheaper to purchase and cheaper to maintain. On the Speed coverage they referenced a part that now costs 41K to replace will be 15K with this car.

Carol

 

Certainly looks the part. Lets just hope its quick.

 

Looks good. I know it’s not financially feasible right now, but I really wish champ car was a multi chassis series. Just gonna have to wait a few more years I guess..

 

wow, thats an amazing looking car

 

Ford Cosworth Panoz DP01 Fact Sheet

Engine: Official Designation: Ford-Cosworth XFE

Configuration: Narrow-Angle V

Horsepower: 750 bhp

Maximum RPM: 12,000 (normal); 12,300 (Power-to-Pass)

Engine Life: 1,200 max

Engine Management System: Pectel Cosworth Electronics

Number of Cylinders: 8

Number of Valves: 32

Torque : 350 ft/lbs at 11,000 rpm

Displacement: 2.65 liters (161.7 cubic inches)

Oil System: Dry Sump

Fuel: Methanol

Estimated Rubuilds per Season: 7/driver

Spark Plugs: Bosch

Lubricants: Roshfrans

Turbocharger: 41.5€ (boost in inches of mercury absolute)/4.0€ during Power-to-Pass

Chassis Type: Panoz DP01

Constructor: Elan Motorsports Technology, Brasselton, GA USA

Weight: 1460 lbs minimum

Transmission: Hewland 7-speed sequential shift semi-automatic

Wheelbase: 123€

Length: 190€

Width: 78€

Fuel Capacity: 35 US Gallons

Miles/Gallon: 2.0

Steering Type: Rack and Pinion

Turns, Lock to Lock: 1.5

Suspension, Front and Rear: Pushrod activated coil over shocks

Brakes, Typeerformance Friction €“ Calipers, Steel Disc and Carbon Pads

Miscellaneous:

Capable of Speeds in Excess Of: 240mph

Approx Cost Per Car: $295, 000 USD

Bodywork: Carbon Fiber Composite

Instruments: Pi Intelligent

Wheels: BBS cast magnesium (cost per set of four $5,000 USD)

Front: 10€x15€

Rear: 14€x15€

Tires: Bridgestone Potenza

Front: 26.0€x10-15€

Rear: 28.0€x14.5-15€

Approx. Cost Per Set: $1,600

Sets Allowed per Weekend: 8-9

Fuel Cell: Manufactured by Fuel Safe

 

That is pretty sweet looking.

 

It's 20.4 PSI and with PTP 22.3PSI. And yes thats 1.2000 miles or 1931km with over that distance the engine should be within 1 to 2% +/- of the 750hp before the rebuilded.

 

Definately looks like an improvement over the current chassis.

Mark

 

My thoughts exactly. I lament the time when we had several chassis manufacturers racing in the US series (Champcar or IRL). Bringing that down to one or two selected manufacturers was a mistake IMHO.
To keep the cost down, why not impose a price limit.

I have never been in favour of 'one make series'; it doesn't bring novelty and starves new designers of new oportunities to shine.

 

Interesting. Just like Daytona Prototypes. I wonder why they didn't go with offerings from Brembo or AP.

 

Here's a link to a video of the DP01 testing at Sebring this week that is on youtube.

YouTube - Champ Car DP01 testing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSObylBSz6c


Enjoy.