[rollei_list] Re: OT - The 1967 Indy 500 and the turbine-powered car in it

On Saturday, January 29, 2005, at 01:35  AM, Frank Dernie wrote:

> There was much interest generated by the turbine car at Indy but as 
> you say it is only mildly suitable for oval racing and even then not 
> convincingly.
>
> Frank

This does not sound correct given what has been said about this race. 
The turbine powered car driven by Parnelli Jones at Indy was almost a 
whole LAP ahead of AJ Foyt, the next driver, till almost the end of the 
race, when a bearing in the gear casing failed - nothing to do with the 
turbine, please note. I don't know how much more convincing it can get, 
than to be almost a lap ahead.

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