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CART: Cars Are 'Works of Art' to de Ferran

31 August 1999

Often referred to as CART's "Renaissance Man" because of his wide range of interests, Gil de Ferran admits to a special curiosity about Championship Cars, like his Valvoline/Cummins Honda-Reynard. After all, the $1 million creations are thoroughbreds, producing more than 800 HP with computer-designed aerodynamic shapes.

"I'm definitely fascinated with the machines we race and the technology that is involved in it," says de Ferran. "That has been a part of my attraction to this sport. I think the cars are works of art. They are supreme creations of the human mind, and it is fascinating to me to try to understand everything that is involved in not only making one of those cars, but the technology of racing them. The personal challenge is to be able to take one of those beasts to the absolute limit."

De Ferran has one win and two poles this season and is seventh in points going into Sunday's Molson Indy Vancouver.

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