More Firebird Spy Photos
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First pictures of '97 Lola, '97 Penske, and Rahal's '97 Reynard

Penske Trucks in Desert

More exclusive Photos from SpeedCenter's 'Testing Spy' Ramon Avila from Firebird, Arizona. This time a whole collection and a few first images taken with his new - long - spy lens that reveal clearly the newnose design on Ribeiro's 1997 Lola. Insiders will also notice the totally changed Firestone rain tire tread design - gone is the chevron cut! The tire looks very much like a Goodyear when seen in motion like on the photos below.

Penske's new cars are still black, while Bryan Herta laps the oval in Bobby Rahal's Miller Lite colors, although the nose cone is obviously still unpainted and experimental. Click on the thumbnails below to see larger images of each car.

Ribeiro SideviewRibeiro Nose/Tire viewHerta in Rahals Reynard
Unser in '97 PenskeTracy in '97 Penske