RCA1186
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Post by RCA1186 on Jun 27, 2017 14:58:21 GMT -6
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Post by quixote on Jun 27, 2017 17:44:30 GMT -6
Interesting that Aurora makes the list, out of 108 years of history. (Some races weren't run, during WWI & WWII.)
I would have bet you could put just about every pace car from the '70s on that list, even the corvettes. It looks like they had a 442, 2 Hurst Cutlasses, however. I'm stunned, to see that the stock v8 Mustang only made 10 hp more than the available straight-4...
How did a '70s Delta 88 not make the list? The Nash Ambassador in 1947? I think I may agree with Him, about the Bravada, but I am not a fan of SUVs.
It kind of seems like the article should have been called "Cars that I think it was stupid to have as Indianapolis 500 Official Pace Car." It seems like He kind of likes the Fiero, & doesn't have much reason to add Aurora.
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Post by tigger on Jun 27, 2017 23:17:41 GMT -6
I'm stunned, to see that the stock v8 Mustang only made 10 hp more than the available straight-4... Not unusual for the time. The 350 (5.7L) in the Camaro only put out 165hp, and the car was a good 600 pounds heavier. And I think the writer forgot to mention that was the turbo 2.3L, and that it wasn't "available" here until '84... This guy is a hack. Everyone knows "pace cars" are just marketing campaigns... Highest bidder get to put their shiny new piece of crap on display pacing "The Greatest Spectacle in Racing", woo-hoo. For him to go back 40+ years picking out "lame" cars based on their performance specs is just pathetic. But he did mention our Auroras needed NO modification to maintain pace speed... |
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Post by RCA1186 on Jun 28, 2017 6:38:36 GMT -6
Hey, are you calling the Aurora a shiny new piece of crap? hahaha
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Post by quixote on Jun 28, 2017 6:42:22 GMT -6
"Stock" cars from the late '60s, & all '70s, really make me sad. It's like the Big Three said "Hey, the United States has put a man on the moon! Now we don't need to make good cars anymore. Just make them fatter & slower."
But I guess this guy needed an article, he's gotta make $1. People have to wrap fish with something...
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