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December 15, 2012 at
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Posted By: StockKarKid on December 13 2012 at 10:12:03 PM
It is the off season so my mind wanders a bit, and i figured we could use the conversation material, which leads me to my questions:
To anyone's knowledge thru the course of history, has there ever been any "experimenting" with different engine layouts in sprintcars/midgets? I.E flat 4's, straight 6, etc. I have heard of V-6's in sprint cars anything else?
Also do Silver crown cars have clutches? Reason I ask, I saw a video where the car slowed to a stop and then took off on it's own, so it appears it has a clutch of some sort just curious as to the specifics.
Any and all responses are appreciated.
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about every engine has been tried in midgets and sprint cars. Midgets have used VW, Corvair,Pinto, V8 60,Fordson Tractor,Nash,Offy, the list would go and on to at least 100. Same deal with sprintcars. They have used every thing from airplane engines, Hudson,Offy,Chevy,Plymouth 6 , on and on. Go to Speedway Museum, and they show a very big variety of motors. Some of them 1 of a kind.
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December 15, 2012 at
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Posted By: linbob on December 15 2012 at 06:53:21 PM
about every engine has been tried in midgets and sprint cars. Midgets have used VW, Corvair,Pinto, V8 60,Fordson Tractor,Nash,Offy, the list would go and on to at least 100. Same deal with sprintcars. They have used every thing from airplane engines, Hudson,Offy,Chevy,Plymouth 6 , on and on. Go to Speedway Museum, and they show a very big variety of motors. Some of them 1 of a kind.
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sorry, I should have said SPEEDWAY MOTORS MUSEUM
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December 15, 2012 at
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I was scrapin' mud on the Dencil Bailey #17 when Darrell Hanestad won the Gold Cup in '89. After many days of rain the Saturday show was finally held on either Tuesday or Wednesday of the following week. Lots of mud!
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December 15, 2012 at
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I'm thinkin' that Bobby Davis was in the Consolidated Credit #6 in '89. I could be wrong.
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December 15, 2012 at
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Posted By: Brisco Darling on December 15 2012 at 07:15:00 PM
I'm thinkin' that Bobby Davis was in the Consolidated Credit #6 in '89. I could be wrong.
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Yes you could..http://www.hammerdownusa.com/1989cap.htm
Bobby Davis JR. is WoO Titlest, driving for Bev and Casey Luna, in the Kenny Woodruff wrenched #10. Davis also won the Kings Royal $50,000 in 1989. Bobby Davis JR. is WoO Titlest, driving for Bev and Casey Luna, in the Kenny Woodruff wrenched #10. Davis also won the Kings Royal $50,000 in 1989.
Half the lies they tell about me aren't true.
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December 15, 2012 at
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With respect to Jim Hurtubise's Mallard... I remember that, late of the last day of qualifying for that particular race (that was back when qualifying took four days over two weekends), the Mallard was pushed out of the garage and into the pit area. There was no chance of it getting up to speed though. Once the gun had been fired ending qualification, Hurtubise opened the car up to show that, instead of an engine, it contained an ice chest full of Miller beer.
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December 15, 2012 at
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You got me on that one .Thanks "BIG" The hammerdown link has a lot good info from went I was playing in the dirt. I've been to the page many times, but never got into it that far.
Thanks again.
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December 16, 2012 at
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Posted By: Bubzilla on December 14 2012 at 11:29:56 AM
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Thanks for the picture. Now that I see it, I'm thinking maybe I had seen the car before. Too bad Herk couldn't get the car into the show for one last hurrah for the front engined guys.
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