Eagle MkIII
The Eagle MkIII is a sports prototype racing car built by All American Racers in 1991 to IMSA GTP specifications. Powered by a turbocharged Toyota inline-4 engine, the car was campaigned in the IMSA Camel GT series by Dan Gurney's Toyota-sponsored AAR team from 1991 through to the end of 1993. The Eagle MkIII won 21 out of the 27 races in which it was entered and is considered one of the most successful and technologically advanced designs of the IMSA GTP era — "a car that proved so overwhelmingly dominant that the class for which it was created has now been assigned to history", according to Racer magazine.
| Category | IMSA GTP | ||||||||
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| Constructor | All American Racers | ||||||||
| Designer(s) | John Ward Hiro Fujimori (aerodynamicist) | ||||||||
| Predecessor | Eagle HF90 | ||||||||
| Technical specifications | |||||||||
| Chassis | Carbon fibre and aluminum honeycomb composite monocoque with steel roll cage | ||||||||
| Suspension (front) | Double wishbone with pushrod-actuated inboard spring/damper | ||||||||
| Suspension (rear) | Double wishbone with pushrod-actuated bellhousing-mounted spring/damper | ||||||||
| Length | 189 in (480.1 cm) | ||||||||
| Width | 79 in (200.7 cm) | ||||||||
| Height | 40 in (101.6 cm) | ||||||||
| Wheelbase | 105 in (266.7 cm) | ||||||||
| Engine | Toyota 3S-GTM 2.1 L (128 cu in) inline-4 with single Garrett AiResearch turbocharger and intercooler, mid-mounted. | ||||||||
| Transmission | Ray Eades/March 5-speed + reverse manual | ||||||||
| Weight | 832 kg (1,834 lb) 1992 914 kg (2,015 lb) 1993 | ||||||||
| Fuel | Elf custom racing fuel (82% toluene) | ||||||||
| Tyres | Goodyear Eagle BBS wheels, 13x17 front, 15x17 rear | ||||||||
| Competition history | |||||||||
| Notable entrants | All American Racers | ||||||||
| Notable drivers | Juan Manuel Fangio II P. J. Jones Andy Wallace Rocky Moran Mark Dismore | ||||||||
| Debut | 1991 Grand Auto Supply Camel GT | ||||||||
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| Teams' Championships | 2 (All American Racers, 1992 & 1993) | ||||||||
| Constructors' Championships | 2 (All American Racers, 1992 & 1993) | ||||||||
| Drivers' Championships | 2 (Juan Manuel Fangio II, 1992 & 1993) | ||||||||
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