Team Penske has a phenomenal record in racing. It has won over 540 races and 40 championships across a variety of racing leagues—IndyCar, CART, NASCAR, Formula 1 and others. Despite this record of achievement, there was one period when the racing team endured a long downward spiral.
 
The high point was 1994 when the team not only won the Indianapolis 500 and the championship but their three drivers—Al Unser, Jr., Emerson Fittipaldi and Paul Tracy—took the top three championship spots. 
 

As Roger Penske was leaving the 1993 Indianapolis 500 which he had won, he was already focused on winning the 1994 race. Always looking for the “unfair advantage,” he had carefully read the rules. One seemingly unimportant rule implemented in 1991, got him to thinking. Was there a way to take advantage of this rule to create an unfair advantage? Jade Gurss tells the behind-the-scenes story of how The Beast, the nickname for the Ilmor engine, was conceived and developed in secrecy in 10 months and won the 1994 Indianapolis 500.

Penske’s IndyCar team has been exceptionally successful winning 18 Indianapolis 500s and 16 championships in American open-wheel racing (United States Auto Club, and successors Championship Auto Racing Teams and IndyCar). They are perennial favorites and strong competitors. I believe the 1994 season was one of the strongest performances in Team Penske’s storied history.

The Wall Street Journal magazine recently had an article featuring a special Boat Tail Rolls Royce. Three lucky customers are working with Rolls designers to create their one-of-a-kind luxury auto in Roll’s Coachbuild program. One customer has chosen to have a custom refrigerator in the truck instead of a luggage storage area or an engine. The customer pushes a button on the key fob and the trunk opens into two compartments. Then, two trays rise up and tilt at a 15-degree angle for easy access to food and beverage kept at the perfect temperature.