Car Name: | March 86A[1] |
Category: | Indy Lights |
Constructor: | March |
Chassis: | Aluminum/carbon fiber monocoque with rear sub-frame covered in fiberglass body |
Rear Suspension: | Twin lower links, Single top links, twin trailing arms, Coil springs over shock absorbers, Anti-roll bar |
Wheelbase: | 30000NaN0 |
Engine Name: | Buick, mid-engined, longitudinally mounted, 4.21NaN1, 90°, V6, OHV, NA |
Gearbox Name: | Hewland FT-200 |
Gears: | 5/6-speed |
Power: | > |
Brakes: | Disc brakes (front & rear) |
Weight: | 1230lb |
Debut: | 1986 |
The March 86A, also designated as the March 86/A,[2] was an open-wheel formula race car, designed, developed and built by British manufacturer March Engineering, for the American Racing Series (later Indy Lights), between 1986 and 1992.[3] It was essentially a rebadged March 85B or 86B Formula 3000 chassis, using the name Wildcat, and all used identical Buick V6 engines.[4]