And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Worked at a shop in '71 that the father had built an Indy 500 racer in the early 50's, I think. Ran dualies for traction (complete truck axle). Broke an axle shaft during the race, running top three, and tossed a set of wheels into the crowd, killing some of them. The son said the cam chain stretched 12 feet end to end. Said when it came into the pits, the intake was coated in ice, and the exhaust was glowing red. Serious horsepower to break an axle shaft!
They did not have wide slicks at that time. So two tires were used for extra traction.
ReplyDeleteArt Arfons early days?
ReplyDeleteWow, you must be old.....as me.
DeleteShouldn't this be under "The Art of Speed"?
ReplyDeleteOr The Speed of Art...
DeleteThat one there I believe is Green Monster No.6
ReplyDeleteExcuse me: "dualies."
ReplyDeleteForget the dualies, look at all the positive camber on what appears to be a front drive axle!
ReplyDeleteAll wheel drive it looks like.
DeleteWorked at a shop in '71 that the father had built an Indy 500 racer in the early 50's, I think. Ran dualies for traction (complete truck axle). Broke an axle shaft during the race, running top three, and tossed a set of wheels into the crowd, killing some of them. The son said the cam chain stretched 12 feet end to end. Said when it came into the pits, the intake was coated in ice, and the exhaust was glowing red. Serious horsepower to break an axle shaft!
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