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Dan Gurney's AAR used their 1968 Indy Eagle as the basis for the 3-liter Formula A/5000 car. Designer Tony Southgate was tasked with making the necessary changes to the car so it would comply with racing regulations and be suitable for the road courses. The Indy Car had an outboard suspension in both front and rear which was suitable for the road courses. The chassis was updated slightly with steel instead of the chrome-moly used by the USAC.
For the 1968 season, two Eagle MK5 cars were entered and did extremely well, dominating the season with the car driven by Lous Sell winning five races. The other car driven by George Wintersteen won two. The only other car to win a race during the season was the Lola T140 driven by Jerry Hansen.
Five more cars were created for the 1969 season. In the first six races of the 1969 season, the Eagle won five of the races. By this point, the competition had caught with the Eagle and began to surpass the nimble car. McLaren's M10A and Surtees TS5 started to win races and with no further development of the Eagle by AAR, it soon was off-pace with the leaders.
By Daniel Vaughan | Jul 2009
For the 1968 season, two Eagle MK5 cars were entered and did extremely well, dominating the season with the car driven by Lous Sell winning five races. The other car driven by George Wintersteen won two. The only other car to win a race during the season was the Lola T140 driven by Jerry Hansen.
Five more cars were created for the 1969 season. In the first six races of the 1969 season, the Eagle won five of the races. By this point, the competition had caught with the Eagle and began to surpass the nimble car. McLaren's M10A and Surtees TS5 started to win races and with no further development of the Eagle by AAR, it soon was off-pace with the leaders.
By Daniel Vaughan | Jul 2009
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By Daniel Vaughan | Jul 2009
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