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17th September 2013, 20:50 #61
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Re: The least aesthetically pleasing racing car.
Anfield5 Sep 5:
I'm intrigued by that offset contraption, care to fill us in on what it is and who is driving?
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17th September 2013, 22:17 #62
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Re: The least aesthetically pleasing racing car.
Originally Posted by D28
It was known as the 'Sidecar Indy Car' or the 'Capsule Car' and was entered in the 500 by Smokey Yunick in 1964. It was driven by Bobby Johns, but he had a spin in qualifying and didn't make the race. The spin was due to the poor brakes rather than any real design fault with the car.
Better view of the thing is below
You would have to be mad to drive it, there is absolutely no driver protection, you would imagine a minor accident very easily being fatal.
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18th September 2013, 16:52 #63
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Re: The least aesthetically pleasing racing car.
Originally Posted by anfield5
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18th September 2013, 22:02 #64
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Re: The least aesthetically pleasing racing car.
What I find really interesting about this car is that driver position aside, the rest of the car design wise was way ahead of the other speedway derived Indy Cars of the time. Just look at the front suspension set up and the way the rear of the car is i.e the engine is where it should be and the suspension is mounted to it. It looks far more modern than most USAC cars of its generation
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9th February 2014, 20:46 #65
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Re: The least aesthetically pleasing racing car.
Holy thread revival batman.
Just had to add this to the list of uglies
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10th February 2014, 20:39 #66
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Re: The least aesthetically pleasing racing car.
The ugliest rallycar
http://www.flickr.com/photos/teamcologne/7678399804/
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11th February 2014, 02:33 #67
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Re: The least aesthetically pleasing racing car.
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11th February 2014, 23:38 #68
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Re: The least aesthetically pleasing racing car.
Originally Posted by CODDuncan Rollo
The more you learn, the more you realise how little you know.
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13th February 2014, 01:04 #69
Re: The least aesthetically pleasing racing car.
Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR
...Funny how ev'rything was roses when we held on to the guns...
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20th March 2014, 23:05 #70
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Fourmaux. Btw msport tested also hankook tyres https://youtu.be/DESKqpAqX5o?si=3uxWc8FrCUGMT0Pi https://youtu.be/sHetcbBQwKk?si=M7kq3bf2ar3Slhco
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