An Inside Look at the Target Chip Ganassi Racing Facility

Posted on February 12, 2010 by Reggie's Motorworks in 2

A few weeks ago, we went on a tour of the Chip Ganassi Racing garage with our local “Hoosier” BMW CCA chapter.  There was a great turnout.  After hearing a little about their operation, we got to walk through their expansive, facility.   To say that it is impressive is an understatement. We were allowed to take some photos as well.
They have a few trophies…

…and a few race cars in their lobby.

One of their current IRL projects:

This is the Dinan/BMW powered car that finished 2nd at the Rolex 24 hour race

I asked Reggie if he’d be willing to drive this one if they’d let him…he answered with a resounding “Yes!”  As if I even needed to ask!

This was the other Dinan/BMW powered car that did not finish the race. This photo was taken on the Wednesday immediately following the race…note that the engine is missing. It was already on its way back to Dinan for inspection.

Of course, this car was popular with the BMW crowd in attendance.

We got to see the transmission room. I don’t recall if this was an IRL gear box or a Rolex car, but it was neat to reach in and turn the gears by hand.

These are several of the different race car brakes used at Target Ganassi, along with one of the wheel guns

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They said these were for sale…don’t you love how they are stacked like that?

Stephanie has way too much time on her hands, just a little ‘remix’ of the same stacked cars here. Seeing so much red and white everywhere, I was ready to shop at Target…Reggie said, “Exactly!”

As you can see, this place is immaculate, bright, and well-organized.

Did we mention that this place is huge…..and CLEAN?

This is Dario Franchitti’s rig…pretty nice, eh?

We also got to see this punchy little number, a Porsche 914/6, which belongs to Mr. Chip Ganassi himself:

On the other side of the room from the BMW powered cars:

Wanna take a guess at how much one of these steering wheels cost?

We noticed this cool sculpture in the lobby as well.

We’ll be visiting the World of Wheels this weekend, so stayed tuned for more photos!

Have a great weekend!

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We value our community and helping the next generation.

Our founder, Reggie Stewart, taking part in a panel discussion at @noblesvilleschools about their internship program, which we have taken part in over the years. This panel was held as part of their Miller Ambassadors program, which Reggie is part of.

To the left of Reggie is Alaina Shonkwiler (@alainafornoblesville), who is currently running for Indiana District 29 State Representative. Alaina was part of the team that placed interns for Noblesville Schools and has also been involved with businesses that have hosted interns.

The rest of the panel was made up of @noblesvillehighschool students involved in the internship program.

The internship program encompasses many industries and is supported by several local businesses. We believe in the internship program at NHS, as we want to help grow the next generation and allow them to learn about careers that they may not have had access to, and allow them to see if this could be a career path they would enjoy.
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Part of our staff will be attending STX Supplier & Training Expo in Nashville, TN to take part in training from 4/24 - 4/26.

With our staff at training, our response times to phone call and messages may be a bit slower than normal and are cutting back on appointments for those days.

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We want to wish a happy birthday to our amazing ASE Master L1 Certified Technician, Vince Rundquist!

Vince is an amazing technician who has a love for learning all the new technology and processes in the automotive world. Vince always keeps a smile on our whole crews faces day in and day out with his fun and wonderful personality.

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