A one race deal at Seattle.Which RCs were in the USAC championship in 71?
1972: Dan Gurney's challenge
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john winfield
, Jul 20 2011 16:39
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Posted 08 August 2011 - 04:23
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Posted 08 August 2011 - 09:23
A one race deal at Seattle.
Two heats. But not part of the (all-oval) USAC Championship Trail AFAIK. It was effectively an F5000 race without the 1971-spec Indy cars. The only championship regular at Kent was Johncock.
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Posted 08 August 2011 - 16:22
Al Unser won the race in San Rafeal Argentina in 1971.. a road course race as i recall
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Posted 08 August 2011 - 16:33
It was a BIG oval.Al Unser won the race in San Rafeal Argentina in 1971.. a road course race as i recall
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Posted 08 August 2011 - 18:19
a-ha
i was wrong
i was wrong
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Posted 28 August 2011 - 10:59
Actually, plenty of space to use all the horsepower from a turbo Offy...
please CLICK HERE and take a lap in the wet...
There is also this one, an old favourite of mine in spite of JYS' slightly pompous comments.
Howden Ganley in the frail Iso Williams. The driver's legs are the bumpers. Scary.
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Posted 21 May 2023 - 10:49
Sorry for the 12 year bump, but the Nurburgring 24h race somehow reminded me of this thread, and I think newer members might find it an interesting read.
Looking through it again, some elements of the discussion leave me wondering a couple of things:-
Firstly, is sim racing these days at a sufficiently advanced level of realism to be able to give any kind of authoritative answer (or at least provide a decent hint) as to how the challenge may have played out?
Secondly, in regards to Porsche choosing the 908/3 over the heavier but more powerful 917 for the Nurburgring, do we know the actual times that each put up during Porsche's comparative tests?
Brian Redman's book says that Vic Elford was only a few seconds faster around the (much longer and even twistier) Targa Florio course with the 908/3 than the 917, and implied that the decision to use the lighter and nimbler machine was at least as much to do with the driving experience than its competitiveness.
Looking through it again, some elements of the discussion leave me wondering a couple of things:-
Firstly, is sim racing these days at a sufficiently advanced level of realism to be able to give any kind of authoritative answer (or at least provide a decent hint) as to how the challenge may have played out?
Secondly, in regards to Porsche choosing the 908/3 over the heavier but more powerful 917 for the Nurburgring, do we know the actual times that each put up during Porsche's comparative tests?
Brian Redman's book says that Vic Elford was only a few seconds faster around the (much longer and even twistier) Targa Florio course with the 908/3 than the 917, and implied that the decision to use the lighter and nimbler machine was at least as much to do with the driving experience than its competitiveness.
