LAC! Fwd: Interesting Audi Reading...

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More than one 4WD car ran at Indy.

The Miller car ran in 1932 at Indy, long before the turbine car ran.

In 67 the Granatelli STP-Paxton 4WD ran at Indy powered by a
Pratt&Whitney gas turbine (mid engine next to driver).

In 68, Granatelli worked with Lotus to produce the Lotus 56 (rear
engined), _four_ of which were entered.  Mike Spence crashed one in
qualifying and was killed, the other three DNFed.  One fuel pump failure,
one crash, one ???
Interestingly enough, in the same race in 1968, Al Unser Sr. drove a 4WD
Lola.  Al Jr. would later appear in an Audi advert after test-driving a 4kq
with a 5-valve head on a NASCAR oval track.  The ad copy read something
like "It only took Al Unser Jr. a minute and a half to see... "   The ad is on
the Web somewhere, but I can no longer find it.

In 1969, the Lotus 56s were entered again but withdrawn after a crash in
practice revealed design flaws, and after 69, the turbine engine was
illegal.

The Jensen FF used the Ferguson 4WD that debuted in 61 with Stirling
Moss's win at Oulton Park...

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>On Tue, 12 Mar 2002, Kris Hansen wrote:
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>> Wasn't that a Miller?
>
>
>That would be the "wuff-car"  AWD, turbine powered.
>
>The car totally dominated the race the two years it
>ran, only to fall out with gearbox problems near the end, both times.
>
>The following year a subtle rules change made turbine engines
>uncompetative-  Legend has it that the race officials didn't like it
>becasue it was too quiet.. Didn't sound like a car and it sped passed you
>with a gentle "wwwwufff"
>
>It's on display at the Indy museum.
>
>> And wasn't there a awd race car @Indy 500 in the 50's?
>
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