The Penske PC-9 was a ground-effect Indy car that Penske Racing built for the 1980 season, with a refined PC-9B following for 1981. The British designer Geoff Ferris created it after the 1979 season had convinced Roger Penske that ground-effect aerodynamics had a future; the PC-7 before it had been an updated PC-6 with side pods. Like its predecessors it had an aluminum monocoque chassis, a 2,650 cc Cosworth DFX V8 and a Hewland LG500 four-speed manual gearbox, with inboard springs and Fox shocks front and rear, and the engine and gearbox acted as fully stressed members of the chassis. The cars competed in the 1980 and 1981 IndyCar seasons and in the USAC Champ Car seasons from 1980 to 1982. Bobby Unser won the 1981 Indianapolis 500 in one, and Rick Mears won the 1981 CART championship.
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convincing Roger Penske that it did have a future
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1. Penske PC-9 (Wikipedia)
2. 1981 Penske PC-9B (Conceptcarz)
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Geoff Ferris was instructed to create a new car for the 1980 season - the PC9
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used an aluminum monocoque chassis with a Cosworth (DFX) V8 engine
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convincing Roger Penske that it did have a future
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convincing Roger Penske that it did have a future
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The Geoff Ferris-designed Penske PC-9 and PC-9B competed in the 1980 and 1981 IndyCar seasons
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