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1911: All 40 Starters
INDIANAPOLIS 500 – ROOKIES BY YEAR 1911: All 40 starters 1912: (8) Bert Dingley, Joe Horan, Johnny Jenkins, Billy Liesaw, Joe Matson, Len Ormsby, Eddie Rickenbacker, Len Zengel 1913: (10) George Clark, Robert Evans, Jules Goux, Albert Guyot, Willie Haupt, Don Herr, Joe Nikrent, Theodore Pilette, Vincenzo Trucco, Paul Zuccarelli 1914: (15) George Boillot, S.F. Brock, Billy Carlson, Billy Chandler, Jean Chassagne, Josef Christiaens, Earl Cooper, Arthur Duray, Ernst Friedrich, Ray Gilhooly, Charles Keene, Art Klein, George Mason, Barney Oldfield, Rene Thomas 1915: (13) Tom Alley, George Babcock, Louis Chevrolet, Joe Cooper, C.C. Cox, John DePalma, George Hill, Johnny Mais, Eddie O’Donnell, Tom Orr, Jean Porporato, Dario Resta, Noel Van Raalte 1916: (8) Wilbur D’Alene, Jules DeVigne, Aldo Franchi, Ora Haibe, Pete Henderson, Art Johnson, Dave Lewis, Tom Rooney 1919: (19) Paul Bablot, Andre Boillot, Joe Boyer, W.W. Brown, Gaston Chevrolet, Cliff Durant, Denny Hickey, Kurt Hitke, Ray Howard, Charles Kirkpatrick, Louis LeCocq, J.J. McCoy, Tommy Milton, Roscoe Sarles, Elmer Shannon, Arthur Thurman, Omar Toft, Ira Vail, Louis Wagner 1920: (4) John Boling, Bennett Hill, Jimmy Murphy, Joe Thomas 1921: (6) Riley Brett, Jules Ellingboe, Louis Fontaine, Percy Ford, Eddie Miller, C.W. Van Ranst 1922: (11) E.G. “Cannonball” Baker, L.L. Corum, Jack Curtner, Peter DePaolo, Leon Duray, Frank Elliott, I.P Fetterman, Harry Hartz, Douglas Hawkes, Glenn Howard, Jerry Wonderlich 1923: (10) Martin de Alzaga, Prince de Cystria, Pierre de Viscaya, Harlan Fengler, Christian Lautenschlager, Wade Morton, Raoul Riganti, Max Sailer, Christian Werner, Count Louis Zborowski 1924: (7) Ernie Ansterburg, Fred Comer, Fred Harder, Bill Hunt, Bob McDonogh, Alfred E. -
RVM Vol 7, No 2
RReeaarr VViieeww MMiirrrroorr October 2009 / Volume 7 No. 2 “Pity the poor Historian!” – Denis Jenkinson H. Donald Capps Connecting the Dots Or, Mammas, Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Historians.... The Curious Case of the 1946 Season: An Inconvenient Championship It is practically impossible to kill a myth of this kind once it has become widespread and perhaps reprinted in other books all over the world. L.A. Jackets 1 Inspector Gregory: “Is there any point to which you wish to draw my attention?” Sherlock Holmes: “To the curious incident of the dog in the night-time.” Inspector Gregory: “The dog did nothing in the night-time.” Sherlock Holmes: “That was the curious incident.” 2 The 1946 season of the American Automobile Association’s National Championship is something of “a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma” as Winston Churchill remarked about Russia in 1939. What follows are some thoughts regarding that curious, inconvenient season and its fate in the hands of the revisionists. The curious incident regarding the 1946 season is that the national championship season as it was actually conducted that year seems to have vanished and has been replaced with something that is something of exercise in both semantics and rationalization. In 1946, the Contest Board of the American Automobile Association (AAA or Three-A) sanctioned six events which were run to the Contest Rules for national championship events: a minimum race distance of one hundred miles using a track at least one mile in length and for a specified minimum purse, a new requirement beginning with the 1946 season. -
Everyone's Path Is Different
Protecting What Moves You Everyone’s path is different. We customize your plan to fit your needs. BLUE VEHICLE SERVICE CONTRACTS Add an additional $190 to each Average Repair Costs occurrence for estimated towing Did You Know? Navigation System and rental car expenses that $2,163.87 may be incurred. • If you drive more than 12,000 miles per year, your factory warranty may Engine expire before it reaches its time limit. • Repair frequency increases as mileage increases. $9,818.42 • A vehicle service contract can improve the value of your vehicle. Fuel Injectors $530.50 Covered by the Rear-View Cameras manufacturer Hybrid Vehicle Generator $554.43 MILES $3,854.96 Covered by you Cylinder Head $4,076.43 Vehicle service contracts Electronic Control Module purchased after the Timing Belt & Chain vehicle sale require a $1,181.23 $1,571.87 vehicle inspection. Air Conditioner Compressor Transmission $1,299.30 Repair your vehicle at any licensed repair facility. $6,238.70 TIME Repair costs were calculated using a national average of $125 per hour for labor. The vehicles used in the calculation are as follows: BMW 328i 2.0L Turbo, Chevrolet C1500 Silverado 5.3L, Nissan Maxima 3.5L, Ford Explorer 3.5L V6, Mercedes-Benz CLS400 3.0L V6 , Toyota Camry 3.5L V6, Dodge Grand Caravan V6, Honda Accord 2.4L, Volkswagen Jetta GLI 2.0L Turbo, Mazda 6 - 2.5L V4. Vehicles are model year 2015. All vehicles and manufacturers are registered trademarks of their respective corporations. Included With Your Coverage Emergency Car Rental Towing Trip Interruption Roadside Transferable Renewable Reimbursement Reimbursement Reimbursement Assistance Providing reimbursement Reimbursement for Food and lodging One year of Emergency You can transfer the You can purchase a for transportation when towing (up to $50) if reimbursement of up Roadside Assistance, which coverage to another new contract for your vehicle is in for a needed for a covered to $300 ($100 per day) includes towing (up to $100), private owner of the vehicle prior to covered repair. -
Late Model Sportsman Car Specifications Updated June 4, 2019
15112 National Pike, Hagerstown, MD 21740 PHONE (301) 582-0640 FAX (301) 582-3618 [email protected] Late Model Sportsman Car Specifications Updated June 4, 2019 CAR SPECIFICATIONS: LUCAS OIL AND WORLD OF OUTLAW LATE MODELS SPECS APPLY. The following is an excerpt from the Lucas Oil Late Model Rules for reference. BODIES A.) Nose piece and roof must match body style of car. B.) All cars must have a minimum of one half inch (1/2”) and a maximum of two (2”) inches of roll at top of fenders, doors, and quarter panels. A sharp edge or angle will not be permitted. Body roll must go from sides over interior, not interior over sides. C.) Floorboards and firewall must cover the driver’s area and be constructed to provide maximum safety. D.) Driver’s seat must remain on the left side of the drive line. E.) Front window bars are mandatory. F.) Legible numbers, at least eighteen inches (18”) high are required on each side of the car and roof. G.) No fins or raised lips of any kind are permitted anywhere along the entire length of the car. H.) Body line must be a smooth even line from front to rear. I.) No “slope noses” or “wedge cars” permitted. Noses must be stock appearing, subject to Series template. J.) No “belly pans” or any type of enclosure on bottom of cars will be permitted. Skid plate to protect oil pan is permitted. K.) No wings or tunnels of any kind are permitted underneath the body or chassis of the Page 1 of 9 car. -
Index of Articles
INDEX OF ARTICLES Volume 1, Number 1, through Volume 30, Number 3, January 2021 Compiled, Updated, Organized & Refined by Dave Ziegler & Rich Johnston Secrets Of Speed Society 3860 Cain Run Rd Batavia OH 45103 513-724-0700 www.secretsofspeed.com TOPIC VOLUME PAGE(S) V1.1 Jul 1991 Choc Speedster Exhaust V1.1 10 Getting More From Your 4 V1.1 5-7 HAL Valve-in-Head 1923 V1.1 9–11 How to Do It Fundamentals V1.1 8-9 Howie Boarman’s Cover Story V1.1 Cover, 1 Misc. Info and Members V1.1 10-11 SOSS Introduction V1.1 4 Spark For High Compression (Letter) V1.1 30 V1.2 Oct 1991 Emergency Brake Mount V1.2 6-7 Improve Bearing Life (Letter) V1.2 22-23 The Fundamentals –The Lubrication System V1.2 12–14 The Lubrication System - Entire V1.2 is focused on improving the oil system V1.2 12-22 Ultimate Rear Main Seal V1.2 25 Winfield Master Cam (Letter) V1.2 24 V1.3 Jan 1992 Champion Spark Plugs V1.3 48 Dan Iandola – Big Hobby V1.3 29–30 Exotic Ignition - Advertisements V1.3 39 Flywheels A & B - You Can Fly with Less V1.3 46-47 Ignition Timing V1.3 35-38 Mallory Distributor Parts List (Letter) V1.3 28 More on Winfield Master Cam (Letter) V1.3 31 Popout (Letter) V1.3 26 Spark Plug Advertisement (Champions) V1.3 48 Speedway News 1932 – Ads V1.3 38 Teds Excellent Adventure - Ted Koudys V1.3 33-34 Want to See Something Really Scary? V1.3 44–45 Winfield “S” & “SR” - Installing & Adjusting V1.3 40-43 V1.4 Apr 1992 Camshafts - Laf Young V1.4 7 Comments on First Three Issues - Jim Brierley V1.4 5 Doug’s Corner - Doug Shaw V1.4 6 Paul Moller Gone (1917-1992) - C. -
Karl E. Ludvigsen Papers, 1905-2011. Archival Collection 26
Karl E. Ludvigsen papers, 1905-2011. Archival Collection 26 Karl E. Ludvigsen papers, 1905-2011. Archival Collection 26 Miles Collier Collections Page 1 of 203 Karl E. Ludvigsen papers, 1905-2011. Archival Collection 26 Title: Karl E. Ludvigsen papers, 1905-2011. Creator: Ludvigsen, Karl E. Call Number: Archival Collection 26 Quantity: 931 cubic feet (514 flat archival boxes, 98 clamshell boxes, 29 filing cabinets, 18 record center cartons, 15 glass plate boxes, 8 oversize boxes). Abstract: The Karl E. Ludvigsen papers 1905-2011 contain his extensive research files, photographs, and prints on a wide variety of automotive topics. The papers reflect the complexity and breadth of Ludvigsen’s work as an author, researcher, and consultant. Approximately 70,000 of his photographic negatives have been digitized and are available on the Revs Digital Library. Thousands of undigitized prints in several series are also available but the copyright of the prints is unclear for many of the images. Ludvigsen’s research files are divided into two series: Subjects and Marques, each focusing on technical aspects, and were clipped or copied from newspapers, trade publications, and manufacturer’s literature, but there are occasional blueprints and photographs. Some of the files include Ludvigsen’s consulting research and the records of his Ludvigsen Library. Scope and Content Note: The Karl E. Ludvigsen papers are organized into eight series. The series largely reflects Ludvigsen’s original filing structure for paper and photographic materials. Series 1. Subject Files [11 filing cabinets and 18 record center cartons] The Subject Files contain documents compiled by Ludvigsen on a wide variety of automotive topics, and are in general alphabetical order. -
Rover SD1 Suspension – the Macpherson the SD1 Has
Rover SD1 Suspension – The MacPherson The SD1 has independent front suspension. Each front wheel moves individually from the other and the following types are common. • Leading/trailing link systems • Double wishbones • Multi link systems • MacPherson Multi link systems can provide the best comfort and handling. Next best is the double wishbone if properly set up. For instance most American cars use it but the geometry often leaves room for improvement. And then there is the MacPherson, giving good comfort and reasonable handling. Why then, did Rover choose a slightly inferior system? They preferred the double wishbone approach but it would not leave room to locate the catalytic converters needed for the U.S. market, plus the cost was higher. So the simple MacPherson was chosen which consists basically of a coil spring and shock absorber built into the spring leg. The leg pivots on a ball joint on the lower control arm. This can be either an ordinary A- arm or a narrow lower control arm which locates the lower end of the strut in the transverse direction and a separate member called a radius rod locating the assembly in the longitudinal direction. However on the SD1 the anti-roll bar serves a double function as the longitudinal link taking the drive and brake forces and thereby eliminating the separate radius rod. At the top, the SD1 has a roller bearing (not shown here) to allow the spring leg to turn without the spring winding up. The strut itself is the load-bearing member in the assembly. ie: - The spring and shock absorber hold the car up. -
Boyle Special) HAER IN-112 Indianapolis Marion County Indiana
1938 MASERATI 8.C.T.F. HAER IN-112 (Boyle Special) HAER IN-112 Indianapolis Marion County Indiana PHOTOGRAPHS COLOR TRANSPARENCIES WRITTEN HISTORICAL AND DESCRIPTIVE DATA HISTORIC AMERICAN ENGINEERING RECORD National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior 1849 C Street NW Washington, DC 20240-0001 HISTORIC AMERICAN ENGINEERING RECORD 1938 MASERATI 8.C.T.F. (Boyle Special) HAER No. IN-112 Location: Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana Present Owner: Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame Museum Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana Present Use: Display and limited exhibition Significance: The 1938 Maserati 8.C.T.F. chassis no. 3032, known as the Boyle Special, is nationally significant based on its relation to four criteria. First, it is associated with important events in automotive history and culture. The Boyle Special is the most successful automobile to be campaigned at the Indianapolis 500 Mile Race. It was driven to victory twice, to third place twice and to fourth place once. The Maserati is associated with significant persons in automotive and American history, including: Wilbur Shaw, a successful and prominent American racing car driver and the first postwar president of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway; Michael Boyle, an important American labor leader and race team owner; Ted Horn, Indianapolis racer and AAA National Championship winner; and Harry C. “Cotton” Henning, chief mechanic for Boyle Racing Headquarters who oversaw the mechanical preparation and attention for multiple Indianapolis winning cars including this Maserati 8.C.T.F. Third, the Boyle Special features significant design and construction value. Advanced engineering enabled the vehicle to remain competitive at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for over a decade and is representative of the work of a master, Ernesto Maserati, and the builders at Officine Alfieri Maserati S.A. -
Indianapolis Times Sports
Mancuso Nails Those Slants Gus Maveuso. Giont catcher, has one of thru hardest majors. to catch * By Indianapolis Sports jnhs in thr Hr has a staff of "dow- Eddie Ash Times ” 0* ers pitchers whose hrst deliveries break right into the SPEED FANS ARE ROLLING IN dirt. It take real catching to keep those pegs under m m a INDIANAPOLIS, TUESDAY, MAY 28, 1935 PAGE 18 control. CARS COME FROM ALL STATES Ihl to roll from ail over the nation 'T'liKautos are beginninsr in ** BAR DROPS ON TRIALS AT SPEED PLANT carrying-")00-mile race fans. Railroads, report a hisr rush of business and other transportation lines the same. Veteran Speedway observers predict a crowd Thursday that will jam Royal on Coast Star Has Front Row Berth Indians Pound the huse plant at every available point where it’s possible Battle Tap for to obtain a peek at the racers. Blows, The speed lads still are groinjj to it this attemoon tryinpr 6 Starting Spots; Out 18 .. Unfilled * i ccc.. -a A* . ' > SOKO- 1 ’ )|’v TUBilryy in the starting field of 33. A total of 29 had made v, 1 I VIT < I ..AXfiKYfflfc. t r I 1 4 A. to land J/. | ¦ > if 1 • c the jrrade at noon, and 4 p. m. was the deadline. Horn, Seymour Under Wire Crush Saints Pilots who had qualified by noon today for the Inter- national Sweepstakes, listing the name of the cars, fastest Eight Unqualified Fords Cause Worry on Final Day; Tribe Scores Six Runs in lap and average speed an hour for the 25-mile test (10 laps), including row positions earned for Thursday at 10 a. -
Rear Suspension Radius Rod Geometry
INFORMATION SHEET # 05 - 2011 (V1 July 2011) Rear Suspension Radius Rod Geometry Introduction: During the two previous rounds of LVV Certifier training sessions (late 2010 and early 2011), one of the points of technical discussion LVVTA had with the LVV Certifiers was ‘ladder bars’ - a term given to a particular type of radius rod, that in some circumstances can create incorrect suspension geometry and bind. This Information Sheet summarises the outcome of the good feed-back and general concensus of those discussions LVVTA had with LVV Certifiers throughout the country, together with the like-minded view of the LVVTA Technical Advisory Committee. The Information Sheet also provides an overview of how such radius rods are to be treated by the LVV Certifiers until such time as the Suspension Chapter of the Car Construction Manual has been next amended. It is important to note that this information sheet focuses only on rear suspensions, as the use of the type of radius rod systems covered within this information sheet as they apply to front axles is dealt with separately within the Suspension Chapter of the NZ Car Construction Manual. Types of radius rods in question: Radius rods should always be designed and fixed so as to maintain correct geometric operation during full suspension extension and compression. There are three types of radius rods that have been traditionally fitted to modified and scratch-built vehicles, where maintaining correct geometry is very difficult, if not impossible. These three systems are as follows: • One system is ‘split radius rods’, which is a term given, usually to 1920s through 1940s Ford-based cars and pick-ups, where the OE radius rods that originally triangulated from the diff housing into a central pivot point on the chassis, are opened out, or ‘split’ and connected to the vehicle’s chassis side-rails. -
Target Chip Ganassi Racing Las Vegas Advance Notes
Target Chip Ganassi Racing Las Vegas Advance Notes Race: IZOD INDYCAR World Championships on Sunday, October 16 (3:00 PM ET, ABC) Track: Las Vegas Motor Speedway (1.5-mile D-shaped oval) Location: Las Vegas, Nevada NOTES/NEWS Follow TCGR on Twitter: Follow @TCGRTeams for official updates from Target Chip Ganassi Racing. Managing Director Mike Hull on Las Vegas: “Looking ahead to the IndyCar finale, I think we're lucky in that we did a full-scale simulation, as it were, at Kentucky…up to a point. One-and-a-half-mile oval racing is gladiator racing – wheel to wheel, hard racing, and the driver has to focus for 200 laps. So I think it's good that we had one of those races before the finale. The aero package for Las Vegas Motor Speedway will be similar to Kentucky, and the fact that IndyCar is allowing us a bit of extra time at the front end of the Vegas weekend and giving us time to digest what we've learned will help all of us.” Team Target on Ovals in 2011: In 2011, Team Target has made 14 starts on oval tracks. In those starts, they have scored two wins (Franchitti – Texas Race One and Milwaukee), eight podiums, 10 top-fives and 12 top-10s. They have also picked up two poles to go with those finishes (Franchitti – Milwaukee and New Hampshire). Their average start on ovals this year is 8.9 and their average finish is 5.2. Dixon and Franchitti have completed 2,539 (96.3%) of a possible 2,636 laps and have led 829 of them (31.4%). -
The DUTCH CULP OFFY Gus Schrader, Cedar Rapids, IA 1932
The DUTCH CULP OFFY Gus Schrader, Cedar Rapids, IA 1932. When Gus Schrader of Cedar Rapids, IA was in the market for a new race car to challenge the tough International Motor Contest Assn. (IMCA) mid-west fair circuit in 1932, he chose nationally renowned car builder Harry A. Miller of Los Angeles, CA to fabricate his Miller powered ‘big car.’ Before Schrader and his west coast beauty ran roughshod over the mid-west competition, he made two trips to Langhorne with the car in ‘32 to support fair promoter, Ralph ‘Pappy’ Hankinson. Schrader used the AAA sanctioned 50-lap sprint on the mile dirt at Langhorne, PA on May 7, 1932 as a tune-up for his new mount. Gus scorched the ‘Big Left Turn’ with a 36.20 second run in time-trials to set a new track record at 99.447 mph, just short of the revered 100 mph mark. However, mechanical gremlins in a preliminary event ended his effort early. Schrader returned to Langhorne for another AAA 50-lapper on August 13, 1932. During the heat race, Schrader sustained a shoulder injury while finishing second to ‘Wild” Bill Cummings, the winner of the May feature event. Schrader turned his car over to Mauri Rose, who won the main event in a record time of 34:31 for the fifty miles. Rose would later win the Indianapolis ‘500’ in 1941, 1947, and 1948. Cummings would also become an Indianapolis ‘500’ champion in 1934. Gus Schrader won more than 100 features with his Miller on the IMCA circuit, which ran events at most of the major half mile fairground tracks throughout the mid-west.