May 17, 2021 / 03:47 PM EST
ZIONSVILLE, Ind. (Inside INdiana Business) Executives from Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing will Tuesday afternoon break ground on the company’s new global headquarters in Zionsville. The racing team is invest $20 million into the 100,000-square-foot facility, with plans to add up to 73 jobs by the end of 2024.
Plans for the project were first announced in October. RLL says the new facility will allow it to consolidate its INDYCAR operations in Brownsburg and its International Motor Sports Association operations in Ohio under one roof.
The facility is being built in the Creekside Corporate Park in Zionsville. Originally, the project was slated for completion in the spring of 2022, however the beginning of construction was delayed by several months.
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Motorsports is an integral part of Michelin’s research and development process. Specialists who operate out of Michelin Technology Centers in Europe, North America and Asia work hand-in-hand with the company s motorsport engineers and motorsport tire specialists to develop technologies first in racing tires and then carry over the resulting innovations to everyday tires used by drivers around the world.
GREENVILLE, S.C. Those used tires coming off race cars running in the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) are black gold to researchers at Michelin North America Inc.
Every turn, every hill, every course puts to the test the company s tires, which are collected after each race and analyzed to provide valuable insight into performance.
AÂ single-plane crash near Winslow last month claimed the lives of two locals, including Scottsdale resident and former race car driver Bill Whittington.
According to the FAA, a twin-engine Swearingen SA226-T crashed 10 miles north of Winslow in Navajo County on April 23 with two people on board.
The Navajo County Sheriffâs Office later identified the deceased as 71-year-old Bill Whittington and 48-year-old Stephen Kirkby of Cave Creek. The plane was registered to Global Air LLC of Scottsdale.
The Sheriffâs Office said it received multiple calls about a plane crash at around 3:20 p.m. on April 23 near a remote stretch of State Route 87 northeast of Winslow.
Racing Star Robert Wickens Achieves His Goal of Driving a Race Car Again
Robert Wickens drives the #54 Hyundai Veloster N TCR car using hand controls with Bryan Herta Autosport (BHA) at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
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LEXINGTON, Ohio, May 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Inspired by the goal to race again and powered by courage, determination, persistence and perseverance, Robert Wickens returned to the cockpit in a Hyundai Veloster N TCR car today, for the first time since his horrific IndyCar accident in 2018. Highlighted with triumphant breakthroughs and executed with laser, goal-oriented focus, Wickens completed 989 days of grueling rehabilitation anticipating today s milestone.