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  1. 19th March 2007, 00:27 #721
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    Quote Originally Posted by Chris R
    Mike Spence?
    Nope this is after Mike Spence accident.
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  2. 19th March 2007, 01:08 #722
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    Mario Andretti....

    didn't know he practiced in that car......

    great find
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    Quote Originally Posted by Chris R
    Mario Andretti....

    didn't know he practiced in that car......

    great find
    You are correct.

    What a run that Mario would step into that car after the Spence crash. Mario did end up driving the Lotus 56 later in the year but had a poor result.

    Your Turn.
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    He went 168.4 on May 12. But he was committed to his own deal I have read.

    PS A TV personality lapped at 135 and hit 168 on the straight in one of the paxton cars. Whom was this spirited amateur?

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  5. 19th March 2007, 03:15 #725
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    Quote Originally Posted by Hoop-98
    He went 168.4 on May 12. But he was committed to his own deal I have read.

    PS A TV personality lapped at 135 and hit 168 on the straight in one of the paxton cars. Whom was this spirited amateur?

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    James Gardner?
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  6. 19th March 2007, 11:18 #726
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    keeping the same theme - year, car, driver and track....
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    here's something a little different. This is a modern picture - just tell me a little about this car.....
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    Quote Originally Posted by Chris R
    here's something a little different. This is a modern picture - just tell me a little about this car.....
    Original Car
    Driver- Billy DeVore
    Year- 1948
    Car- Pat Clancy Special
    Track- Indianapolis

    Basically a stretched midget using two frames. Finished the 1948 Indy 500 in the top 10.

    The one in the photo was built by AJ Watson in 2001.
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    Nope not James Garner, the initials were JC...

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  10. 19th March 2007, 14:18 #730
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    hmmm, you gave me more info than I knew (did't know thew car in the photo was a replica)....

    Interesting the combination of cars that they tried over the years. Roger Huntington did a small section on it in "Design nad Development of the Indycar" - bottom line is it was faster in the turns but slower on the straights so it worked out to be an average car....

    Anyway, your turn!!
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