Dallara IndyCar Factory

Indianapolis


This shiny factory is a short walk from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, home to the Indy 500 motor race, and provides a peek at how the fast cars are made. The wind-tunnel models raise hairs, as do driving simulators that let you feel what it's like to tear around the track at 200mph.


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