Delphi to Provide Safety Technologies for Infiniti Pro Series

Accident Data Recorder Technology and Track Condition Radio To Provide Critical Information to Enhance Safety

TROY, Mich., July 3 -- On July 7, 2002, Infiniti Pro Series racecars will take to the track at the Kansas Speedway for the league's inaugural race. Delphi Corporation's safety technologies will help ensure a higher level of safety during the race and as future safety improvements are implemented for the new open-wheel racing series created on the same founding principles as the Indy Racing League (IRL). Delphi's Track Condition Radio and Accident Data Recorder 2 (ADR2) will be featured on all Infiniti Pro Series racecars for the season.

Delphi is thrilled to see the Infiniti Pro Series start with an emphasis on safety," said William A. Lafontaine, Delphi's director of marketing and customer development. "This partnership was a natural extension of our involvement in racing and is just the beginning of what we believe will be a very exciting relationship."

Delphi's Track Condition Radio is a safety system that alerts drivers of track conditions by transmitting messages from the race control tower to the racecar. Dash-mounted lights inform drivers when the racecourse is under caution and when the pits are opened or closed. The system delivers an immediate warning directly in the driver's field of view to allow more reaction time.

According to Lafontaine, the advanced warning given by the Track Condition Radio can help drivers traveling as fast as the length of a football field every second avoid an accident.

Delphi's ADR2 is a crash-recording system that senses and records key vehicle parameters at 1,000 samples per second just prior to, during and after an accident. Once recorded data is retrieved from the ADR2 via a high-speed data link to a personal computer, it can be analyzed and used to improve racecar and track safety.

The ADR2 also will record selected parameters from each racecar's on-board data acquisition system. These parameters include speed, throttle, steering angle and lap number and provide additional valuable information about crashes.

Delphi has been involved in racing since 1988. Today, Delphi is the official electronics supplier to the Indy Racing League and Delphi's ADR2 technology is used in the IRL, CART and Formula One Racing. Racecars in many series are equipped with several of Delphi's products including:

Gen IV Engine Control Module (ECM) - Delphi's fourth-generation ECM helps bring to racecars a new level of sophistication in engine controls with enhancements over the previous model, including a feature that automatically limits the speed of the racecar when traveling through racecourse pits. Other improvements include a faster, 32-bit microprocessor (giving better and faster data to engineers monitoring the engine's performance) and higher-level software programming language that makes it easier for future improvements to be implemented. Delphi is currently supplying more than 90 percent of IRL cars with the Gen IV ECM. Accident Data Recorder (ADR2) - senses and records key vehicle parameters at 1000 samples per second just prior to, during, and after an accident-triggering event. Coil Driver Module - when commanded by the Gen IV ECM, this unit precisely supplies more than 360 volts to the coils of each of the eight spark plugs and eliminates the need for a mechanical distributor. Track Condition Radio - alerts drivers with critical information by transmitting messages from race control to the racecar. A dash-mounted display communicates messages including safety warnings, track condition and pits opened/closed. Radio Telemetry Module - transmits engine and chassis data from a speeding racecar to race team engineers located in the pits. The telemetry module helps enhance driver safety and race team strategy by making real-time data available. Multec® Bottom Feed Methanol Electronic Fuel Injector - provides a high flow rate and a low profile package that is ideal for port fuel racing applications. The injector is able to operate at high temperatures and provide a high level of spray atomization. Connectors, Cables and Terminals - Connectors are coupling devices that provide an electrical and mechanical connection/disconnection in a system. Cables are insulated electrical conductors. Terminals are devices attached to the end of a wire to facilitate electrical connections. All of these Delphi components enable a vehicle's electrical/electronic system to function under the tough conditions in racing. For more information about Delphi Corp., visit Delphi's Virtual Press Room at www.delphi.com/media .