The AJ Foyt Racing Team transporter is having it’s awning set up in preparation for a weekend at the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach. Soon, you’ll see this area as a garage with Indy cars getting worked on. Our tour guide, Rodney Klausmeyer, was content with showing his workspace rather than himself!

From the doorway of the transporter looking out, under the awning that has now been set up, you see a neat and clean workplace for the mechanics and engineers to prepare both of these Indy cars with an emphasis on precision.

From inside the third transporter, you can see how narrow the walkway is from front to rear. Cabinets line both sides for storage of every kind of spare part you can imagine.

The first cabinet we open is highlighted by a big fan for the drivers and crew!

Wishbones galore on the upper left of this cabinet along with half-shafts and hub assemblies that are ready to go if needed. 

Under floor skid plates of differing materials are placed on the bottom of this cabinet. Jabroc is a very high-density wood laminate that is commonly used as a skid plat material underneath formula cars. Notice the photo (upper left) that shows what and where things should go in this cabinet. Many of the cabinets have photos like this.

Lots of brake rotors and PFC brake calipers highlight this cabinet’s contents. Very expensive parts that are built to withstand the rigors of slowing these land rockets down from speeds far exceeding 200mph!

Driver comfort cabinet features some umbrellas, fans, and portable driver A/C systems. Each transporter has three individual A/C systems for different areas.

Lista tool chest workbench and multiple drawers highlight this photo. You can see the workbench on the other side of the trailer through the mirrored backsplash.

The owner’s and VIP lounge sits at the front of the transporter. Beautiful etched mirrors highlight one wall. Comfortable yet professional – how many big sponsorship deals have been closed in here?

Looking from the middle trailer to the first one, you can see a nice black leather custom cover to make for a clean look and safety. During the interview, you can hear Klausmeyer un-velcro it to show the outside of the trailers!

You can see the narrow 18-inch gap between the two trailers. One of Klausmeyer’s jobs is to do precision parking! If you look between the two trailers towards the front, you can see the leather cover that acts as a walkway between trailers.

Rick (on the phone in the back) is responsible for building the gearboxes for the Indy cars. It sure is clean considering the oil soaked gears and gearboxes that get serviced here. The shock absorber dynamometer is in the right rear of this middle trailer.

If you look past the moving blankets in the foreground, you can see the floor where they roll and tie down the Indy cars for transport. No space goes wasted here as you can see two halves of a carbon fiber undertray attached to the ceiling.

The engineering office is in the front of the middle trailer. Already hard at work on a Thursday afternoon, one of the team’s engineers is looking at data to figure out how to make the team’s cars go faster.

The shock dyno and work area is in the third trailer. Jeremy is one of the shock specialists. Notice the Penske uniform. Foyt and Penske have a technical alliance partly due to the fact that both teams run Chevrolet engines. It’s not uncommon now for different teams to form alliances like this.

The driver’s lounge sits in the front of the third trailer. 

In the driver’s lounge are a few skateboards. Are these for driver transportation or just for fun?

From the back, you can see all three transporters lined up and resplendent in their individual liveries.

With one of the cars on the set-up pad and scales, the mechanics are hard at work making sure they get maximum performance out of the race cars. With spare wings outside and numerous other parts inside these rolling workshops, the Foyt team should be ready for anything during a race weekend.