Eagle 69 Explained

Car Name:Eagle 69 (Eagle Mk.7)[1]
Category:USAC IndyCar
Constructor: AAR
Designer:Tony Southgate[2]
Team:All American Racers
Chassis:Aluminum monocoque
Front Suspension:Double wishbones, coil springs over shock absorbers, anti-roll bar
Rear Suspension:Lower wishbones, top links, twin trailing arms, coil springs over shock absorbers, anti-roll bar
Engine Name:Ford NaNcuin turbocharged/NA DOHC V8 mid-engined, rear-wheel-drive[3]
Gearbox Name:Hewland L.G.500[4]
Gears:4-speed
Fuel:Methanol
Tyres:Goodyear
Brakes:Girling ventilated discs, 305mm (12 in) (fr/r)
Debut:1969 Jimmy Bryan 150
Wins:2
Poles:5
Drivers: Dan Gurney
Joe Leonard[5]

The Eagle 69, also known as the Eagle Mark 7,[6] was an open-wheel race car developed and built by Dan Gurney's All American Racers team, designed to compete in USAC IndyCar racing, starting in the 1969 season.[7] In its most powerful form, It was powered by a small-displacement turbocharged Ford V8 engine, capable of producing over .[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1969 AAR Eagle Mark 7. conceptcarz.com.
  2. Web site: 1969 Eagle Mk7 – Ford Leonard. April 30, 2022.
  3. Web site: Indycar Championship. www.dlg.speedfreaks.org.
  4. Web site: Hewland L. G. 500 (4-speed) and L. G. 600 (5-speed) Transaxle Gearbox – Maintenance and Overhaul Manual . May 25, 2001. June 4, 2022.
  5. https://www.hemmings.com/stories/2015/07/16/could-this-1969-aar-eagle-santa-ana-have-taken-joe-leonard-to-an-indy-500-win
  6. Web site: 1969 Eagle Mark 7 Ford Specifications. Ultimatecarpage.com.
  7. Web site: Eagle 1969 Indy car-by-car histories. Allen. Brown. OldRacingCars.com. September 24, 2022 .
  8. Web site: 1969 AAR Eagle Santa Ana Indianapolis #42 | Monterey 2016. RM Sotheby's.