Roger Penske's team reveals how the engine and car were tested and developed, and how Mercedes came to be involved in the project. The British race-engine experts at Ilmor Engineering offer detail about the design and manufacture of the engine. Gurss interviewed key players involved in the race to uncover the story of how this engine powered the Penske PC23 chassis to one of the most talked-about Indy 500 races in history. In the award-winning book, Beast, bestselling author Jade Gurss chronicles the subterfuge and debunks the myths about this legendary power plant that persist twenty years on. The massive effort to design and build it in a seemingly impossible timeframe is still hailed as one of the most herculean efforts and well-kept secrets in the history of the Indy 500. Beast was the nickname of a shocking new race engine unveiled for the 1994 Indianapolis 500.
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