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〕 | Chassis = Aston Martin AMR-One tub with ''Recyclable Energy Absorbing Matrix System'' bodywork panels | Front suspension = | Rear suspension = | Length = | Width = | Height = | Wheelbase = | Track = (front) (rear) | Engine name = Nissan DIG-T I4 turbocharged Élan | Capacity = | Configuration = I4 | Turbo/NA = turbocharged | Engine position = | Gearbox name = | Gears = 5-speed | Type = sequential manual | Differential = , torque-vectoring differential | Weight = | Fuel = Le Mans Shell E10 petro 98RON | Tyres = Michelin Bridgestone | Debut = 2012 24 Hours of Le Mans | Races = 11 | Wins = 0 | Cons_champ = | Drivers_champ = | Poles = 0 | Fastest_laps = 0 }} The DeltaWing is a racing car designed by Ben Bowlby and debuted at the 2012 24 Hours of Le Mans. The entry was run under the Project 56 name, composed of Ben Bowlby (design), Dan Gurney's All American Racers (constructor), Duncan Dayton's Highcroft Racing (racing team) and International Motor Sports Association owner Don Panoz (managing partner). Nissan's NISMO division provided the engine in return for naming rights for part of 2012. The DeltaWing is built and maintained at Panoz headquarters in Braselton, Georgia. ==History== The project began in January 2009, when Bowlby created a potential new IndyCar Series design for the 2012 season.〔 With financial backing from Chip Ganassi, owner of Chip Ganassi Racing, the prototype was unveiled in February 2010 at the Chicago Auto Show. Ganassi and the team partners own the car and its patents. In July 2010, IndyCar chose a Dallara design instead. Bowlby then worked with Don Panoz to present the idea to representatives from the Automobile Club de l'Ouest, organizers of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. They applied for and received an invitation to race in the 2012 Le Mans race as a "Garage 56" entrant, a category reserved for experimental vehicles.〔 Despite skepticism over the project, the DeltaWing made its on-track debut on 1 March 2012, completing a shakedown at Buttonwillow Raceway Park.〔(DeltaWing race car hits track for first test ) - Autoweek, March 2, 2012〕 The DeltaWing is planned to compete at the 2012 Petit Le Mans. Panoz stated that he hoped that the car would be allowed under the LMP1 and LMP2 regulations of the American Le Mans Series in 2013, or that it would replace the Oreca FLM09 as the LMP Challenge spec car.〔(Le Mans blog: Panoz responds to DeltaWing doubters, 'Why not?' ) - Autoweek, June 13, 2012〕 On February 5, 2013 Marshall Pruett of SpeedTV.com revealed that Don Panoz will enter the DeltaWing in the road course events on the American Le Mans Series for the 2013 season. Panoz will develop the car without the DeltaWing's original partners Nissan, All American Racers, Michelin. Instead of the car being set to P2 regulations, Panoz will make the 2013 model to P1 specifications as well as enable the car to compete for points as a fully classified P1 entry. The Sebring version will continue to be an open top prototype, but later versions will be closed top. The power plant will be a 2.0L Mazda MZR-based engine produced by Élan Motorsport Technologies which is currently producing 345 hp on the dyno and is lighter than the RML-built Nissan engine of 2012. Future iterations are rumored to include a carbon fiber engine block.〔http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/alms-panoz-returning-with-new-deltawing-engines-chassis/〕 A lawsuit was filed on 22 November 2013 by The DeltaWing consortium (Don Panoz, Chip Ganassi) against the former designer of the DeltaWing, Ben Bowlby and former engine-supplier Nissan for “damages and injunctive relief arising out of theft of confidential and proprietary information, misappropriation of trade secrets, breach of contracts, unjust enrichment, fraud, and negligent misrepresentation.〔http://racer.com/imsa/item/99547-panoz-led-delta-wing-consortium-files-lawsuit-against-ben-bowlby-and-nissan〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「DeltaWing」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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