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Thread: Firsts and Lasts in Motorsports
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25th February 2017, 14:53 #211
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The first AWD single rear engined racing car to start in a major event:
The Gulf Miller 6 cylinder driven by George Bailey in the 1939 Indianapolis 500
}corrections welcome{Last edited by Stan Reid; 25th February 2017 at 14:57.
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30th March 2017, 01:26 #212
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It looks like the first AWD racing car entered in a WC/F1 event was a Gulf-Miller entered in the 1950 Indianapolis 500. The car was run in practice by driver Al Miller but did not qualify.
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10th August 2017, 02:28 #213
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First Layover engine roadster to race in the Indianapolis 500: The Cummins Diesel Special driven by Fred Agabashian in 1952
Last layover engine roadster to race in the Indianapolis 500: The Arizona Apache Airlines Special drive by Bill Cheesbourg in 1964
}corrections welcome{Last edited by Stan Reid; 10th August 2017 at 02:31.
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28th April 2020, 11:22 #214
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I think that, Jimmy Jackson's car in 1950 had a roots supercharger and Freddie Agabashian's mount in 1952 was turbocharged-the first tubocharged racing car!
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9th January 2022, 08:58 #215
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Very lucky to escaped the way he did, could’ve been a DNF right there and then.
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