outstanding!! you guys really know your racing.
Printable View
outstanding!! you guys really know your racing.
ok, try this one.
http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/9...prixofjapa.jpg
By penske14
Sam Sessions
Lola- Ford
Fuji Speedway
Japan 1966
i can see that you are no mere mortal! :vader:Quote:
Originally Posted by Alexamateo
http://img181.imageshack.us/img181/3...prixofonta.png
By penske14
this one shouldn't be too hard. i love the picture.
I'll take a shot...Quote:
Originally Posted by penske15
Gordon Johncock
STP Wildcat Offy
1973
Ontario
bingo!!
great photos penske15!!
Thanks !!! Just a tip, re-name the photo file so there's no clue in it...Quote:
Originally Posted by penske15
I've got nothing, Penske 15 please post another.
http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/8550/picge.jpg
By penske14 at 2009-09-04
this isn't horribly difficult. it's just a piece of fairly tragic history.
here's another.
http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/2398/num2li.jpg
By penske14
try this one on for size.
http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/4328/originald.jpg
By penske14
aaaaand another. i'll be the first to admit that this is not fair but.....i wanna see how up you guys are. :)
http://img2.imageshack.us/img2/9686/123op.png
By penske14
and another......
http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/3552/1234w.jpg
By penske14
and the last one for tonight y'all.
http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/4296/123xi.jpg
By penske14
Shell Rahal Racing Lola Cosworth Ford, #8, Brian Herta, say 2004Quote:
Originally Posted by penske15
It is Tim Richmond's PC-7 in 1980 - I am guessing that is the result of the Michigan crash....Quote:
Originally Posted by penske15
The next one is Al Unser's 1978 Lola - perhaps at Indy....
The guy taking a wild ride is Trevor Harris on Little Al's 1983 Eagle-talk about seat of the pants engineering!!!
The red car is pretty interesting - I am going to guess it is Scott Pruett testing a 1989 Lola for Truesports - but I have no clue about the fenders etc. I'd like to know more about this one.....
I think the shell car might go back as far as 1996 - looks like a #28 to me...... in which case it is a Reynard.....
love the photos - but you might want to do one at a time so it doesn't get all mixed up ;)
I think the "Shell" car might actually be the 1990 Lola-Judd of Geoff Brabham at Indy - it was sponsored by MAC Tools - very similar color scheme.....
You're probablly right. I posted that after midnight after a hard evening at the "Bullpen" -- locals will know what I'm talking about. After a evening there, that photo could have been anything... LOLQuote:
Originally Posted by Chris R
your close. got the car and driver right.Quote:
Originally Posted by Chris R
right. very good. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Chris R
i think that's close to the quote on the article picture. correct.Quote:
Originally Posted by Chris R
we'll give someone else a chance and if no one comes up with it i'll spill it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Chris R
one a t time it is then. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Chris R
you got the car and driver right.Quote:
Originally Posted by Chris R
nooooooo. i can see how you'd think that though.Quote:
Originally Posted by SoCalPVguy
some of you were real close. whew!! finally put something up that didn't get nailed to the wall in 5 minutes.Quote:
Originally Posted by penske15
ANSWER: this is the 1991 truesports judd driven by geoff brabham at i indianapolis. it's a fairly unique car in that it has a shell of carbon over a carbon tub. bobby rahal picked up the truesports project for the 1993 season and quickly abandoned it due to the inability of the team and driver to find a common baseline setup and massive tub flex. poor offseason gains in testing were also a major factor in dumping the american entry just three races into the season.
ANSWER: this is the 1991 patrick racing lola alfa romeo driven by roberto guerrero. after being villified by the seriously injured kevin cogan ,it came to light by amateur video that cogan did in fact cause the accident that took himself and guerrero out of the 91 indianapolis 500. mr. cogan had no comment.Quote:
Originally Posted by penske15
ANSWER: this is the chaparral cosworth tc driven by al unser at the second ontario event for 1978.Quote:
Originally Posted by penske15
this Is Frederico Careca in 1994 at Anderstop. it was vey common even into the early 2000s' to outfit older indycars to run can am style fenders in other series including A.I.S., CAN-AM and a few other local and regional series. there is a video of this car being destroyed in this race on roys memorial.Quote:
Originally Posted by penske15
good photos - for what it is worth - the "Chapparral" has come up before - it is definitely a Lola - it was just listed wrong on the entry list.... I am not sure how modified it was at that point - but you can still see the Lola sticker on the nose too....
So, I guess the Truesports car did not qualify for the 500 and he ran a Lola instead in the race or is the Champcarstats wrong on that??
So what was the series the fendered car ran in? it actually looks pretty cool that way......
to the best of my knowledge(chuckle chuckle) every listing i've ever seen for the unser car lists it as a chaparrel. i saw the lola sticker, didn't know what to make of it. it's news to me that it is ACTUALLY a lola.Quote:
Originally Posted by Chris R
both truesports chassis qualified and raced in the 1991 indianapolis 500. the number 19(of pruett) and the 21 (of brabham).
i do believe that the kit bashed lola was in a european can am type series. i don't know exactly but i can find out.
**edit ** it's called "interserie" it appears that it is run in europe with older indy and formula cars with an equivilency.
Since this thread has been quiet for a while and we have been talking about "new" ideas etc. Here is one to try
I believe that's the first rear engined car to run at Indy. Unfortunatly I can't remember much about it. I want to say it's in the late '40s?
Nice Car Chris.Quote:
Originally Posted by Chris R
Year- 1949
Driver- Bill Taylor
Car- Rounds Rocket-Offy Rear Engine
Track- Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Lee Oldfield built a rear engine car in 1937 powered by a Marmon engine and Miller built a rear engine 4 wheel drive Indycar in 1938
Phoenix has it!
The Rounds Rocket was definitely not the first rear engine car at Indy - but it was the first post war rear-engine car anyway(as far as I know...)......
your turn!!