Cisco Systems Teams with Red Bull Cheever for Indianapolis 500

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Tuesday, May 31, 2005; 04:08 PM

Cisco Systems, Inc. (www.cisco.com) and Red Bull Cheever Racing today announced that they have teamed-up to bring wireless and Voice over IP technology to the 89th annual Indianapolis 500, the biggest car racing event in the world.

For the first time, a racing team will be utilizing this technology to give engineers, pit crews and ultimately the race car drivers, immediate access to real time information and statistics during the race.

Red Bull Cheever Racing has two race cars that will be competing in this year's Indianapolis 500 race—No. 51 Toyota-powered Dallara driven by Alex Barron and the No. 83 Toyota/Dallara driven by Patrick Carpentier.

"Cisco is changing the way our team communicates and analyzes data," said Eddie Cheever Jr., owner, Red Bull Cheever Racing. "For example, using the Cisco solution, at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, in a single-lap around the track, we get nearly double the amount of coverage, in the transmission of data from car to engineers, than any other team."

"Cisco is excited to be teaming with Red Bull Cheever Racing to bring this first-of-its-kind technology solution to the Indianapolis 500, the biggest spectator sporting event in the world," said Greg Akers, SVP and CTO of Cisco's Global Government Solutions Group.

With a mission to become a leader in American motorsports, Red Bull Cheever Racing has won five IndyCar Series races, four pole positions and the coveted 1998 Indianapolis 500.

Cisco Systems, Inc. (www.cisco.com) and Red Bull Cheever Racing today announced that they have teamed-up to bring wireless and Voice over IP technology to the 89th annual Indianapolis 500, the biggest car racing event in the world.

For the first time, a racing team will be utilizing this technology to give engineers, pit crews and ultimately the race car drivers, immediate access to real time information and statistics during the race.

Red Bull Cheever Racing has two race cars that will be competing in this year's Indianapolis 500 race—No. 51 Toyota-powered Dallara driven by Alex Barron and the No. 83 Toyota/Dallara driven by Patrick Carpentier.

"Cisco is changing the way our team communicates and analyzes data," said Eddie Cheever Jr., owner, Red Bull Cheever Racing. "For example, using the Cisco solution, at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, in a single-lap around the track, we get nearly double the amount of coverage, in the transmission of data from car to engineers, than any other team."

"Cisco is excited to be teaming with Red Bull Cheever Racing to bring this first-of-its-kind technology solution to the Indianapolis 500, the biggest spectator sporting event in the world," said Greg Akers, SVP and CTO of Cisco's Global Government Solutions Group.

With a mission to become a leader in American motorsports, Red Bull Cheever Racing has won five IndyCar Series races, four pole positions and the coveted 1998 Indianapolis 500.