The final report said that the impact was at something like 43 MPH. But Earnhardt basically did himself in through he improper seat and belt placements and mounting which several people had warned him about for quite a number of years.Originally Posted by ZOOOM
BIG wings are cool.
Anyone want to bet on what this car would do to the current crop of cars! Put this car on the current rubber with a little tweeking and you might just have a rocket!
BIG wings are cool.
Keith Koether http://www.kkraceshots.com
Ex ARCA, ASA and local bullring crewdog. I remember when racing was really racing and the Talladega Express!!!
Is that Grant's mystery Eagle?
ZOOOM
"Doc, just set them fingers sose I can hold the wheel"
James Hurtubise, June, 1964
Yes! That car was absolutely beautiful, but then I like purple.
Here it is without its clothes on:
lookit that!
There's no guages or readouts on the stearin wheel!
How could they DRIVE back then?
ZOOOM
Here are a few of several hundred photos I have from 40+ years ago. These are three that I took myself during my first two years at Indy:
1967 Time Trials (#60, Mickey Shaw):
1967 Time Trials (#47, Norm Brown):
1966 Race, Gasoline Alley, actor Cesar Romero:
Coopert54, those eagles are beautiful. What a passion!
I am surprised to see that face protector from a sprint car on the steering wheel!
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Ignorant men marvel at extraordinary things. Intelligent men admire simple things.
It's for Bobby Unser. It's called an air bag.
LOVE the tires on the CO2 fire cart in the '67 photo!Here are a few of several hundred photos I have from 40+ years ago. These are three that I took myself during my first two years at Indy:
1967 Time Trials (#60, Mickey Shaw):
1967 Time Trials (#47, Norm Brown):
1966 Race, Gasoline Alley, actor Cesar Romero:
ZOOOM
Also in the '67 photo, check out the guys right foot on the left rear tire. Taking a nap? I remember as a kid looking at the pictures in the Clymer yearbooks of guys sleeping on pit wall and wondering why, and that didn't seem too comfortable. As an adult I now realize one of two things: they either worked all night on the car and are dead tired, or they spent all night at the The White Front and are hungover.
I'll see YOU at the races!
.....'Thank you for the obvious goldmine collection of pictures you must have, johnmeyer. 'Especially the one of The Joker. What made that era so interesting is the wide variety of engines and chassis.' 'N/A Ford DOHC, turbo-charged Offy in the few you posted and so on. Also, thanks for doing what so many don't do and that's identify each car and driver. Some don't have the recollection or wherewithall to identify cars and drivers that raced 40+ years ago. Thanks again-- I hope you can keep them coming!
INDY...1970
Actually those are from the 1970 California 500 at Ontario Motor Speedway. Mom and Dad took me and little brother to see it on closed circuit TV at the Coliseum at the Indiana State Fairgrounds.INDY...1970
PARNELLI AND AJ....................1967
Photos I took at the 1988 Quaker State 500 at Pocono. I added the names from my hazy memory. Feel free to make any corrections to the driver/car combos
Scott Brayton
Rick Mears
Teo Fabi
Danny Sullivan
Faster than a bullet from a gun
He is faster than everyone
Quicker than the blinking of an eye
Like a flash you could miss him going by
No one knows quite how he does it but it's true they say
He's the master of going faster. -George Harrison
From the Department Of Didnt This Guy Ever Throw Anything Away?
No I didnt ever throw anything away. These pics were all cut out of various magazines and calendars back in the 1980s
Lone Star JR - Im pretty sure this was the cover of a calendar. Year unknown. 1978? 1979?
From an old Indy Car Scene magazine. I think that was the name of the mag. This is from 1983 or '84
3 pics from the same article
Old Budweiser ad from 1984-ish
No idea who this is. No idea of the year. No idea what magazine it came out of. I think its @ Indy
Heavy lumber at IMS
The top car in this post is an 84 March, the bottom two are 83 Wildcats.3 pics from the same article
O-Qua Tangin Wann
Qua Omsa Lagee Wann
I just found the article and it says the all blue car is a "March-like Wildcat" Their words not mine
The Blue/White version is how it looked at Indy
The blue/yellow car is a Wildcat mk9 and the caption says it was taken at Atlanta
I have no idea how accurate any of this is, thats just what the article sez
Forgot to post these last two yesterday. This is the cover off a Sports Illustrated from 1985
$1.95, eh?
My sister used to work at the Trentionian newspaper She brought this home for me one time. I know theres at least one newpaper guy here. Maybe he can fill us in on how they used these pics and how they got them because I got no idea. Im sure theres never a hard copy of any pictures at a newspaper now
No idea who this is. No idea of the year. No idea what magazine it came out of. I think its @ Indy
That would be Lee Kunzman, Indy 1979. The last time #89 has started a 500. Kunzman actually ran it as #21 during the CART races but had to switch to #89 at Indy. This was the year of the great CART/USAC brouhaha so several CART teams had to switch numbers because USAC guys had already claimed them. Patrick Racing, for example, had to run #3 and #6 for Johncock & Dallenbach respectively, rather than their usual #20 and #40.
Nice catch Shadow,
Didnt notice it before but it looks like his engine just puked
He lost the scavenger pump early on and was done before 20 laps were completed.
Attitude adjustment. Not related to the car but..
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