Who built the car?Quote:
Originally Posted by Phoenixent
Track is not necessary
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Who built the car?Quote:
Originally Posted by Phoenixent
Track is not necessary
If you say so but it is a Foyt and an Atlanta. I was around that car in 1972 and the only thing that changed was the color.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bob Riebe
It was built by Tipke who also built a series of rear-engined super modifieds.Quote:
Originally Posted by !!WALDO!!
In addition to being an acomplished racer, Tipke was a spectacular fabricator and designer. Tipke built rear engine cars as well as roadsters. Jim Tipke even built a rear engined Indy car that was driven by Tom Sneva. Tipke was years ahead of his time when it came to his fabrication ideas. The Tipke roadster was one of the most popular chassis in the history of CAMRA
In 1971 Tom, Ed Sneva (his dad) and Jim Tipke, along with several others built a team of investors, consultants, and builders. During this time they developed a car design, made a model of it, and then built a full scale wood model of it. By the spring of 1973 they completed the actual car and were off to Indy. Tom qualified for his USAC Drivers license in the car, but during testing blew the 4 cylinder Offy. Attemps to get another engine in it for qualifying fell short of time.
Is this the same car?
Photo is from Victoria Autoracing Hall of Fame.
THe numbers different, but that doesn't necessarily mean anything.
That is the Tipke but that is not the same car. The Phoenix test took place after Trenton so we must believe that Tipke raced the Car on April 7th at Texas, as 39 and repainted for the PIR test 41 and then came to Indy as 39. Biggest give away is the Tipke is a NOSE BREATHER and the other is NOT.Quote:
Originally Posted by Alexamateo
PIR was flooded until the Middle of April as they were trying to get the Bryan in. Criss got killed in that test.
See my post above.
Biggest give away is the Tipke is a NOSE BREATHER and the other is NOT.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bob Riebe
Caption from photo below.
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Tom Sneva driving the Jim Tipke Indy car at Phoenix International Raceway.
Black strip, note side pods. Note the lack of them on the 39.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bob Riebe
Tipke may have owned the car but it was not Offy powered either, I can count 4 on the right side. Foyt stood up more.
Put it this way, the photos and captions are from people who were well aquainted with both Sneva and Tipke.
It is kind of like telling the Pope he is not a Catholic.
I will give the source later.
Bob