This is the 720bhp, 2.6-litre Cosworth V6 of the famous "Spin and Win" March 85C of Danny Sullivan at the Festival of Speed presented by Mastercard. He won the 1985 Indy 500 in this very car.
McLaren first entered the Indy 500 in 1970 with Gordon Coppuck’s curvy M15, although new to oval racing, the team was already well known in the USA through its Can-Am involvement.
However, while the car...