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Long Beach Grand Prix: The Rig

Matt designed the body by eye. First he built a cardboard model, then used the model to form a fiberglas body "by Darth Vader out of Miss Piggy." "We'll go fast in the straights and let the corners take care of themselves," he said. The rig's body design uses the air flowing around and through it to literally suck itself against the racetrack.

The Rig

The Pits

Practice

Race Day