[rollei_list] Re: OT - Formula One and Perpetual Motion

Eric,

Further than that, remember what the Italians did in 1939 for the GP of
Tripoli, where the tried to sneak in a 1.5 litre formula, and MB countered
with their winning W165 (?) 1.5 litre cars.

Jerry

Eric Goldstein wrote:

> Twnety years? My personnal experience with the FIA goes back to the 70s and 
> manipulation was rampent then... the old timers talked about it happening in 
> the 60's... my guess is it started with the genesis of organized racing...
>
> Eric Goldstein
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Frank Dernie <Frank.Dernie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Jan 29, 2005 12:34 AM
> To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [rollei_list] Re: OT - Formula One and Perpetual Motion
>
> I can, I have sat on the F1 Technical working group and its predecessor
> on and off since the late 70s. The rules have, for the last 20 years
> been politically and financially manipulated, it is a long time since
> they had a simple unambiguous technical objective, but that is a long
> and emotive story.
>
> (snipped)

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