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]