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INDYCAR: BAT Releases New 2012 Images
New design renderings released for fan review by the Indianapolis 500 winning team for the next IndyCar.
Media Release  |  Posted April 02, 2010  
The product of Bruce Ashmore, Alan Mertens and Tim Wardrop is a blend of familiar and new styling. (BAT)
BAT Engineering and the three Indianapolis 500-winning designers Bruce Ashmore, Alan Mertens and Tim Wardrop have released new design renderings to accompany their bid to build the next IZOD IndyCar for 2012.
Semi-enclosed wheels is a common theme for the 2012 IndyCar. (BAT)

First publicly announced in March, the BAT Engineering proposal builds on the experience and innovation that the triumvirate of Ashmore, Mertens, and Wardrop bring to the project, with the three having designed and engineered machines that have travelled thousands of miles at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, as well as tracks around the world.

The BAT Engineering proposal has now been officially recognized by the Indy Racing League, which recently announced the formation of the ICONIC (Innovative, Competitive, Open-Wheel, New, Industry-Relevant, Cost-Effective) IZOD IndyCar Series Advisory Committee to manage and guide the selection process as the future of the sport is charted.

With decades of experience being involved with new-car design and selection processes in a wide variety of racing categories around the globe, the BAT Engineering principals welcomed the news of the ICONIC board.
Part missile and part IndyCar, BAT hopes their design is embraced by the ICONIC advisory panel. (BAT)

“The ICONIC Board is exactly what we were hoping for and we are extremely pleased that IndyCar has taken this professional step,” offered Mertens. “The Indy Racing League is doing a great job, and by adding this level of protection for the fans and teams then we are assured that the design chosen will have succeeded the toughest possible process.”

Beyond setting new standards in mechanical grip and aerodynamic efficiency, the core concentrations for the BAT Engineering proposal focus on driver safety, creating a platform that will generate close racing, and a well-developed plan to enable the entire project to be designed, built, and supported using highly skilled American labor within a 30-mile radius of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. 

BAT Engineering has expanded on their plans, developing partnerships with state and local organizations to foster the development of hundreds of new jobs in the Indianapolis area to support the next IZOD IndyCar.

“This level of investment by the teams deserves such a secure process,” said Tim Wardrop. “We are confident that the right design will be chosen, and we certainly feel as though our proposal targets the same ambitions for the future of the IZOD IndyCar Series that the fans, owners, and drivers all have.”


The next IZOD IndyCar will need to meet the exacting demands of a wide group of constituents, from the fans in the stands to the team owners on the pit lane to the mechanics preparing the racers to perform, and meeting those needs is an exciting new challenge as the Indianapolis Motor Speedway prepares for a second century and the next chapter in the sport.
The product of Bruce Ashmore, Alan Mertens and Tim Wardrop is a blend of familiar and new styling. (BAT)

“As part of the process of getting feedback from everyone who has an interest in this new design, I had the opportunity to meet Randy (Bernard, Indy Racing League CEO), and I have to say that I think he’s exactly the guy that this sport needs to move forward,” said Ashmore. “We have to get this right, the first time, for it to be successful and bring the sport and this race to its rightful place, and we feel that the BAT Engineering design can best do that. We’re excited to bring more renderings to the public, as we’ve been very pleased with the fan feedback we’ve had so far.”

View the BAT 2012 photo gallery.

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