Littelfuse Sponsors IndyCar Racing Promotion

By DE Editors

Circuit protection company Littelfuse has created a behind-the-scenesIndyCar weekend Race Experience for the engineering community.   The Speed2Design promotion, connected to five upcoming races on the 2012 IZOD IndyCar schedule, will bring participants behind the scenes for the weekend to spend time with the team engineers and pit crew behind the Littelfuse co-sponsored No. 11 MOUSER ELECTRONICS/GEICO/KV Racing Technology Chevrolet Dallara, driven by IndyCar champion Tony Kanaan. 

Speed2Design participants will be chosen at random during the next few months. There is no cost to winners; a travel voucher, lodging and event expenses will be covered by Littelfuse.

To enter and learn more, visit www.speed2design.com.

The innovative designs and high-efficiency performance found in IndyCar racing relate to the Littelfuse 85-year history of developing innovative and highly reliable products for our automotive and electronics customers. Engineers truly value and understand the technology challenges, demands and reliability required of the electronics system in a machine traveling 200 mph, said Gordon Hunter,  president and CEO of Littelfuse. Speed2Design will provide an opportunity for engineers to explore that technology in a very personal, accessible setting. Just as with racing, we understand that the first one to cross the finish line wins, and we want to position our customers to leading when it comes to their designs.

The Speed2Design events will take place during five races between May and September in the 2012 IZOD IndyCar series:  Indianapolis (May 27), Fort Worth, Texas (June 9), Qingdao, China (Aug. 19), Sonoma,  Calif. (Aug. 26), and Fontana, Calif. (Sept. 15). Each weekend will highlight a TechTalk presentation just for Speed2Design participants to talk face-to-face with the KV Racing team engineers.

For more information, visit Littelfuse.

Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company’s website.