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17 Nov 2005 22:31 #3978
by balinwire
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Pete DePaolo won the 1925 Indy 500 piloting a single seat Fred and August Duesenberg <forth man from left> racer at the record speed of 101.13 mph making him the first man to average 100mph for 500 miles at Indy.
The record stood for seven years, and I think the track was still paved in brick back then!
When men were made of steel and cars were made of wood.
Check out the disks and knockoffs covering the rear wires and the large rotor turbo, what a huge engine on the stripped chassis. And safety equipment, what was that, a felt cap!
The record stood for seven years, and I think the track was still paved in brick back then!
When men were made of steel and cars were made of wood.
Check out the disks and knockoffs covering the rear wires and the large rotor turbo, what a huge engine on the stripped chassis. And safety equipment, what was that, a felt cap!
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