Reynard Motorsport Inc. announced today that it has joined forces with Roger Penske to construct a purpose-built, NASCAR-specific wind tunnel in Mooresville, N.C., for the development of vehicles in the Winston Cup, Busch Grand National and Craftsman Truck series. See full story at Racer Magazine — UPDATE: GM has been promising for two years to build a wind tunnel near Rick Hendrick’s shop in Concord for NASCAR teams’ use. Now, Chrysler’s Dodge operation is planning to build a wind tunnel in the heart of stock-car country, somewhere near Mooresville. Chrysler has no high-speed wind tunnel such as the Lockheed tunnel near Atlanta. The company is building one, but it won’t be ready until probably 2001 or 2002. Building a wind tunnel is a $20 million-plus proposition, and it’s unclear how long it might take Dodge to get such a NASCAR project completed( PitNow )
