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CIRCUIT RACING VEHICLE

                                                 OPERATIONS CENTER







                  I- Introduction

                          CHO has designed, fabricated, checked out, and delivered to the Chrysler
                  Engineering Office-Highland Park Circuit Racing Group (Messrs. L. J. Rathgeb,
                  H. P. Bruns and R. M. Rodger) a computerized race scoring system installed in
                  a Motor Home and a instrumentation system for data pickup and recording on the
                  race car test vehicle. In addition a car driver to pit radio communication system
                  was delivered.


                          The Chrysler Engineering Office-HP has been operating a race car garage
                  (Woodward Garage-Detroit) which is at a separate location from the Highland Park
                  Engineering Office. This facility is being closed in Detroit and the circuit racing
                  function transferred to Huntsville, Alabama, due to a number of reasons mainly
                  due to proximity to major race tracks.

                  II. Scope of Work


                          The Center will support the Chrysler Engineering Office-Highland Park
                  Circuit Racing Group efforts in the preparation of engineering test model vehicles
                  for track performance testing. Instrumentation will be installed and checked out
                  at the Center in preparation for track tests. The engineering Zit car and all sup­
                  port equipment will be transported to test sites or major circuit racing tracks for
                  developmental tests.


                          The mobile race control system containing the computerized race scoring
                  system will be maintained and operated from the Huntsville Center. The Mobile
                  Control System (self-contained in a Dodge Mobile Home) will be moved to Super­
                  Speedway races for control operations, scoring, and communications. Also the
                   Mobile Control System will be used for housing instrumentation systems and sup­
                  port services for special track tests.


                          Circuit racing super-speedway cars will be prepared and modified for test­
                  ing at the Center. Engine, drive train, suspension, and sheet-metal modifications
                  will be made to match test requirements and track conditions.

                          The Chrysler Engineering Office-Highland Park will provide basic require­
                   ments for vehicle preparation and buildup of vehicle systems or components.
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