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1994 Penske PC23 - Timeline
About this vehicle
The Penske PC-23 epitomised Indycar in the 1990's. Sleek, fast and beautiful it dominated in its two guises, first with the quad-cam Ilmor Indy V8 engine and then fitted with "the atom bomb of Motor racing", the Mercedes-Benz 500I. Chassis 08 was one of Emerson Fittipaldi's two cars during the later half of the 1994 season before becoming the primary test car during the winter. In early 1995 it was sold to the Bettenhausen team where it was raced by Stefan Johansson. That part of it's history is still being researched as Bettenhausen also bought chassis 09.
Latest updates
Boost Regulator Mount (Mechanical)
This bracket mounts the mechanical boost regulator next to the drivers right knee. Regulator yet to be found...
Gearbox indexing mechanisum
The PC23 has a sequential gearbox operated by a barrel much like a motorcycle. The barrel is rotated by the indexing mechanism operated by the gear linkage. James has just finished putting this together.
Dampers serviced
The front and rear dampers have been serviced by Penske Racing Shocks UK (SPA Design). They were found to be in good order but it's always worth starting a fresh to minimise problems later on.
Rear ARB complete
The rear anti roll bar system is now complete. The bar itself is housed between the rear wing pillar mounts and pivots on two bearings. The blades can be rotated via a lever in the cockpit so that the driver can change the roll stiffness between corners. Various size blades and diameter bars can be fitted by the team between sessions.
Wishbones arrive
Ady Matthews has re-manufactured the PC-23 wishbones which look every bit as they did in period.
