Month of May and a loss of Momentum.

There may be some confusion over Al Unser's "Johnny Lightning Specials" in 1970 and 1971 and the eventual Lightning chassis.

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Originally Posted by !!WALDO!!

December 31st, 1969.

The first 4 Wheel Drive Car was the STP Novi #9 in 1964 that drove through the fire and out of the race. Same car in 1965 with Bobby Unser up in both.

USAC GOT RID OF 4-WD BECAUSE OF NO DIRECT AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATION.

Cars that ran 4-wd not turbine
1968: Al Unser see my 1968 thread
1969 Bobby Unser Lola Turbo/offy
Mark Donohue Lola Turbo/offy
Bud Tingelstad Lola Turbo/Ford

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Parnelli Jones team took their Lolas for 1969 and pretty much made them into the RWD Lightnings.
They did not like the 4wd Lolas any more than the Lotus drivers had liked the Lotus 64.
There short life in Formula One was also most no one liked them and they simply were not worth the hassle.

From at least '67. the 4wd drive were allowed to use only 10 inch wide tires up front, till they were banned.

NETHEAD: other than quick replies here, I have been busy, be patient I will write either tonight or tomorrow morning.
Bob

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Originally Posted by Bob Riebe

Parnelli Jones team took their Lolas for 1969 and pretty much made them into the RWD Lightnings.
They did not like the 4wd Lolas any more than the Lotus drivers had liked the Lotus 64.
There short life in Formula One was also most no one liked them and they simply were not worth the hassle.

From at least '67. the 4wd drive were allowed to use only 10 inch wide tires up front, till they were banned.

Bob

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I forgot one of the STP Lotus 64s with Art Pollard did not go far in the race with a turbo offy.
Yes about Parnelli but he actually built both the #2 and #15 from the Lola plans as he only had a 1968 Lola on hand and took pocession of the #60 Lotus in 1969. He built a #3 Wedge 4-WD Turbo-Ford in 1969 but it never made speed and never raced.
Remember also this team in 1969 was a Merger of the Mecom Racing Team and the Vel's Parnelli Jones team. In 1968 Mecom had 2 Lola's, a 1968 4-WD and a 1967 that was demolished by Al at the Speedway (See my 1968 Thread)
Parnelli had two cars a Morris Turbo-Ford and a year old Mongoose Ford. After Indy he became part owner of the #60 along with Agajanian, Firestone and STP.
So for 1970 he built from scratch the P.J. Colt.

There were races on ovals and road courses with 4-wd cars in 1968 and 1969. It is interesting that USAC found no direct automotive application to 4-WD but did to turbocharging.

Today there are more 4-WD vehicles than Turbocharged.

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