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Subject: Banners Flying chapter 29

Author:
Mike

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Date Posted: 04:20:14 03/26/14 Wed

Wes talks about the Offy engine. I grew up in Indiana, just north of Indy, and the 500 was a part of my life as well. In 1967 and 1968 my High school marching band went to Indy to march in the parade. We even marched around the track and were given infield tickets for the race. I saw the gas turbines dominate the race only to fail at the end. Those things were magnificent. Changing the rules to keep out 4 wheel drive killed them though. The other odd engine I can remember was the Novi. The sound from that engine was distinctive. It was fatally flawed and never won either, but there were people who dedicated blood to get them in the race.

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[> Subject: Re: Banners Flying chapter 29

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Andrew
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Date Posted: 15:42:39 03/28/14 Fri

With all that talk about Offie engines, I started trawling Youtube. Here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FM5JwuOgPI is a 2:37 minute video which ticks pretty much all the boxes although it could be closer to the Old Soldier than Ted Hillyard's Eagle.
Warning: Loud noises - as you should expect in this context. It does not appear to need the pre-heating that the Eagle did.