Rick Mears, in a Penske with a N/A engine?
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Rick Mears, in a Penske with a N/A engine?
Rick Mears is correct, as well Penske but which one?
engine?
year?
track?
1983
PC-11
Elkhart Lake??
guessing they tried a Chevy N/A engine as a last ditch effort to make PC-11 competitive before ditching it in favor of the PC-10B.....
You`re right Chris. :s mokin:
Penske ordered 2 PC11-Chevy`s after Indy and at least one assembled and arrived to States. It was normally aspirated V-8 and Penske hired AAR engine man Stump Davis to oversee the operation (Karl Kainhofer was original Penske`s engine man.)Chief mech was regular Penske`s "spare car" mech Clive Howell. Mears tried it firstly at Elkhart Lake practice, i believe this picture has taken.Later Penske even bought March83C from Brayton Racing(Pat Bedard`s car) after Pocono and run it in Pennzoil colours at Laguna Seca practice .
Your turn.
great picture of a rare Penske - I really had to guess on that one - I don't even remember the car.....
anyway - here is another oddball car
http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l9...ske/next30.jpg
the usual stuff please.....
Bruce McLaren
Shelby-Wallis General Electric turbine car
1968 Indianapolis (DNQ)
Quote:
Originally Posted by mlv
you got it...
My source says it is Denis Hulme in the car - I cannot say for sure beyond that source....
your turn!!
I`m not sure as well...Quote:
Originally Posted by Chris R
Looks more like McLaren for me???
http://img46.imageshack.us/img46/3923/brucemk5.th.jpg
http://img410.imageshack.us/img410/3083/guessqg4.th.jpg
?
http://www.kruse.com/results/return....+CAR&RESULTS=1
http://www.group7.suite.dk/html/body_indy_500.html
well, that all makes it as clear as mud doesn't it!!
I guess we'll have to settle for knowing what car it was.... ;)
Driver- Tony Bettenhausen Jr.
Year- 1988
Car- Lola T87-Cosworth
Track- Long Beach DNQ
Tony B. and Long Beach are correct but not in 1988.
Too difficult?
Some tips: Bettenhausen qualified but withdraw and let somebody else to drive this car on race day.
?
Guido Dacco
Lola T8900
Long Beach
1990
Correct
Its Bettenhausen in Euromotorsport year old Lola at LB 1990 practice.Tony B. did not want to risk to destroy his own car before his main target Indy 500, so he made a deal with Antonio Ferrari. He qualified but after original Euromotorsport driver Dacco blow off the engine of #50 sister car, TB withdraw and let Dacco to drive LB GP.
http://img378.imageshack.us/img378/2...colbhs4.th.jpg
Dacco @ LB practice
Your turn
http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l9...RogerMears.jpg
here's the latest.
year, car, & driver please
hey, where is everybody? just bumping this to the top......
The car Carson drove wasn't a Lotus. The Lotuses were a mid-engine wedge shape. The car Johnny drove was the Granatelli/Pratt & Whitney turbine with the side mounted engine (on the left with the driver on the right). I remember seeing the film of Johnny's drive (not video in the '60's) on the Tonight Show.Quote:
Originally Posted by champcarray
The picture below is the 1967 Granatelli Turbine. This view shows the side-by-side engine and driver locations clearly. Also here's a link to a color photo of the Granatelli STP Team. That's Andy Granatelli in the red blazer with his brothers Vince and Joe on each side. http://www.indianapolismotorspeedway...13169&size=med
Here's a link to a picture of Joe Leonard in the Lotus turbine 1968 and another to a larger version of the Carson picture
http://www.indianapolismotorspeedway...12766&size=med
http://www.indianapolismotorspeedway...14524&size=med
I believe it's a Paxton designed car with a Pratt & Whittney turbine buillt for Granatelli's team. That is how it is list in the info on turbine cars. Granatelli liked the idea of a turbine car after seeing one at the speedway few years before. Then went to Paxton to have a car designed and built.Quote:
Originally Posted by dfm1981
Sorry, It's spring! I'm sure you'll understand. ;) ROger Mears, Penske PC-10 Cosworth 1983 Laguna Seca?Quote:
Originally Posted by Chris R
I certianly do understand the spring thing - shrubs flying around left and right here!!! (perhaps I cna find some Hollyhocks to hold on to for Derek Daly!!)Quote:
Originally Posted by Alexamateo
Yes, you are right - not sure about the track - it is a pre-season promotional photo that I got with his autograph.....
You're up!!
:D :laugh:Quote:
Originally Posted by Chris R
Hey Guys. :wave:Quote:
Originally Posted by Chris R
Been out on a film shoot for two weeks but I am back. Let see the new photo AM. :)
Here it is!Quote:
Originally Posted by Phoenixent
Welcome back Phoenix :wave:
Chris, I'm glad to hear your spring is going good. I just had my biggest selling month ever :up: In fact, I got a personal call from our CEO this morning congratulating me :) It's all good right now and it should continue on through April and May also. For those that don't know, Chris and I are in the Nursery(trees and shrubs) business, so spring is our busiest time.
Anyway, Here's the next one, the usual please.
Driver- Bill Vukovich Jr.
Year- 1970
Car- Spitfire-Offy
Track- Milwaukee
Car owned by J.C.Agajanian
According to my info,
wrong driver
wrong car
wrong track
wrong year
Owner is JC Agajanian though.
Driver- Bruce Walkup
Year- 1971
Car- Wolverine-Offy
Track- Phoenix
ding ding ding! We have a winner!Quote:
Originally Posted by Phoenixent
You know Phoenix, You missed so badly on the first guess, I had to go back and make sure I had the correct info. FWIW this is where I found the original info:
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I'm never one to give up on a good thread, so here's more news from Phoenix Spring 1971.
According to Racing Pictorial, there were three other cars at Phoenix that do not appear on the results. Presumably they were too slow to qualify. One was Rick Muther in the #54 Adams Turbine but the other two are a puzzle to me.
First here's Bruce Walkup in the #98 Agajanian entry. Is this the Wolverine? It looks like the #98 from Indy 70 but also like the #97 from Indy 71. But the #97 from Indy 71 is said to be a Brabham!? I'm confused.
http://www.oldracingcars.com/images/...-Phoenix71.jpg
Next up is a real puzzle. What's this?
http://www.oldracingcars.com/images/...-Phoenix71.jpg
Allen
I have seen it list as a Spit-Fire after the sponsor and a Brabham which is probably the base for this car. But that just a guess.
Photo coming up.
Driver, Year, Car, & Track
http://shutter01.pictures.aol.com/da...NQzjo70190.jpg
Bill Alsup
1983 Michigan
Fall Race
March 83c cosworth
Quote:
Originally Posted by Chris R
You are Correct. :up:
Just picked this photo up today and thought it would be nice to see Bill Alsup in a March instead of the Argo that year.
Your Turn. :)
Nice Photo - guess we had some pretty regional sponsors back then too!!
here is the next - the usual please
http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l9...eadow19842.jpg
Drivers- #1 Al Unser & #11 Pete Halsmer
Year- 1984
Cars- #1 March 84C-Cosowrth & #11 March 84C-Cosworth
Track- Meadowlands
you got it! :D
another one of my 1984 Meadowlands pics.....
your turn
Great Shot. :up:Quote:
Originally Posted by Chris R
Big Al's car had a great paint job that year.
New photo coming up.
Drivers, Cars, Year, & Track
http://shutter02.pictures.aol.com/da...uZ8Ywg01C2.jpg
Indy 1982
Pancho Carter - March 82C - Cosworth
Al Unser Sr. - Longhorn LR03-Cosworth
Bobby Rahal - March 82C -Cosworth
Johnny Rutherford - Chaparral(getting quite long in the tooth I might add)
Gary Bettenhausen - Lightning - Cosworth
Don Whittington - March 81c -Cosworth
Great photo with some great drivers (and a future convicted felon...)
You are Correct Chris. :up:Quote:
Originally Posted by Chris R
What a Great mix of cars in the photo. It is of a time when the Indy 500 was a Great race. So many teams trying different thing to get the edge to win. Miss those years and uniqueness that was the month of May. :(
Your Turn.
That is true - when was the lat time you saw 4 makes and at least 3 different manufacture year in one photo on race day??
That being said - it seems like, whne left to their own devices, everything starts to converge on the best idea anyway (Miller, Offy, Kurtis, Watson, McLaren & Eagle, March & Lola) - but they are not even allowed to try to be innovative anymore.....
I know they have to restrict thing more these days - but couldn't they go back to anything that fits a certian size box is ok (with some other basic rules thrown in - especially regarding safety). then they could maybe go with a 2 liter turbo and fiddle with boost to keep power under 1,000hp.
oh well - no point in getting too misty eyed - isn't going to happen anytme soon....
or perhaps there is a poster here with lots of $$ that wants to start a third series??? ;)
photo coming up....