Let’s face it - the winter months as a Verizon IndyCar Series fan, observer or onlooker can be tough. There isn’t much going on.
Which is why when cars are on track, even if it’s just the first day of testing and it’s only manufacturer testing with ability to see the video obscured by a camouflage James Bond movie-style intro wrap, it’s still a glorious thing.
Thanks to Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing’s Twitter feed and sports car veteran Guy Cosmo - who’s recently expressed an interest in one day driving an IndyCar - we have that most mega noise of the 2.2L V6 turbos cranking at the Sebring International Raceway short course for a Honda manufacturer test day.
Enjoy the below videos. And if you’re particularly eagle-eyed, see if you can spot the visual differences on the new-for-2016 Honda aero kit, which is making its debut this test with RLL Racing (Graham Rahal) and Andretti Autosport’s trio of Carlos Munoz, Marco Andretti and Ryan Hunter-Reay.
That sound! @GrahamRahal and his @HondaRacing_HPD @indycar are looking good at Sebring. pic.twitter.com/79yuUjPexH
— Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing (@RLLracing) January 20, 2016
Well look what I just arrived to! @IndyCar @HondaRacing_HPD @sebringraceway #IndyCar #stillwanttodrive #badly pic.twitter.com/GyP0AfGIMd
— Guy Cosmo (@GuyCosmo) January 20, 2016
More photos:
Behind the curtain at @sebringraceway. We're finishing prep of our @HondaRacing_HPD for #INDYCAR2016 testing. pic.twitter.com/85wNXDYQNZ
— Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing (@RLLracing) January 20, 2016
.@GrahamRahal is getting ready to start testing for #Indycar2016 at @sebringraceway. pic.twitter.com/FFU7uSzzxc
— Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing (@RLLracing) January 20, 2016
Winter wind tunnel testing has helped us fine-tune our aero kit packages for the 2016 @IndyCar season. pic.twitter.com/JElnrjVnM5
— HPD-North American Motorsport (@HondaRacing_HPD) January 20, 2016
This post may be updated later upon further photos or videos.