INDY 500 1967 and 1968 CONTROVERSY

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (AP) - Parnelli Jones' "whispering wind" turbine car died away and lost to A. J. Foyt, Jr.'s conventional rear-engine Coyote Ford in Wednesday's 500-mile auto race.

Gas Turbine cars were entered in both the 1967 and 1968 INDY 500 races.

Problems seemed to turn sure wins into last moment losses.

Of course, this stuff sounds like conspiracy to me. 

I think the Turbine car guys "cut a deal."

They were allowed to "show off a little," but they were NOT allowed to win. (my opinion.)

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Background Info:

A turbine engine has no pistons.  

A nozzle blows hot gas over a spinning fan blade.

This engine has 80% fewer parts then a piston engine.

Only a few moving parts, and can burn about anything that will burn.

It is my opinion that we should be using Gas Turbine engines instead of piston engines.

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It is in the best financial interest of most of the current automobile/gas/oil businesses to keep using piston engines that are much more complex and expensive to maintain, and burning the dirty oil based fuel rather than clean fuels like alcohol and hydrogen gas.

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Every major auto company has had a gas turbine project at one time or another. All seem to be going well, but when it comes production time, they all have an excuse to not go with the gas turbine engine.

The latest was the Jaguar C-X75.

They decided not to go into production due to the "global economic crisis."

This car is NOT a poor mans car.....

Jaguar C-X75:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaguar_C-X75

INDY 500 1967:

STP-Paxton Turbocar

1967 Indianapolis 500 - Wiki

Auto Puzzles Article

Article for the TOP Photo

TOP 10 INDY 500 CONTROVERSIES - INDYCAR Nation

Check out who was winning most of the race...

INDY 500 1967 Racing Reference

Lap leader breakdown:
Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Parnelli Jones	1	51	51
Dan Gurney	52	53	2
Parnelli Jones	54	79	26
A.J. Foyt	80	83	4
Parnelli Jones	84	130	47
A.J. Foyt	131	149	19
Parnelli Jones	150	196	47
A.J. Foyt	197	200	4

Parnelli Jones w Turbine Car	171
All other	29

GOOGLE - INDY 500 1967 


GOOGLE - INDY 500 1967 1968

YOUTUBE - INDY 500 1967

YOUTUBE - INDY 500 1967 1968

IT'S POTTY TIME

IT'S POTTY TIME!

There is just no end to the ends that planners will go to, to insure that NO bums's bum sees the inside of one of their event's portable toilets.

Arriving just moments ago (about 3:40 pm) loads of porta-potties arrived at Military park in downtown INDY.

In case you did not know, Military park is also the home to a half dozen homeless people.

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In the recent past I have seen the plastic connector ties, locking people from the toilet, changed to real locks.

and...

At a run/walk event, a group of guys followed the END of the last group of people, turning the potties around to face each other so no one else could use them!!!

MICROWAVE BURGER

Doing the microwave quick thaw on frozen food is worth the wait.

The taste is much much better.

Here is a hint:

To make the defrost step easy:

The microwave wants 3 digits for the weight.

Sooo,

    1) Hit <speed defrost> button

    2) Hit <0>  <0>  <5> for a 5 oz. burger

   3) Hit <start> button

Your burger may be warm enough for you already.

If not, try about 20 seconds or so on HIGH.

Or, the instructions for a already thawed burger on the box.

UNACCEPTABLE

Enough of this stuff.

Now that we have the internet, the days of the one way, take-it-or-leave-it stuff should be gone.

However this stuff is actually fabricated should not matter, it should not be tolerated for one tiny little instant.

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The people of the Ukraine, Russia, USA, World do NOT want this stuff.

We need to tell the so called leaders that we will NO LONGER except this crap.

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There are many things that the Russian and US people need to be working together on that are of a productive and positive nature.

MADE UP LIKE MOM

Yes indeed.

I think I MAY have  been the ONLY one on  this planet to have ever witnessed this.

BIG SIS had us over for Thanksgiving dinner shortly after our Mother's passing.

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I was the only one in her kitchen, when she walked out from her bedroom with her makeup done to make her look IDENTICAL TO OUR MOTHER!!!

I DO NOT MEAN THE SAME WAY OF DOING HER MAKEUP.

I MEAN SHE LOOKED JUST LIKE OUR MOTHER!!!

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She saw my shocked expression and went back into her bedroom and changed the makeup back to HER LOOK.

SISTER DEAREST

Circa 1991.

I suspect that my family, headed by my BIG SIS, had already sued people and taken control over the settlement.

Therefore, she did NOT have to be nice to me anymore. (HA)

I  had since left my position at AT&T, lost my car, boat,  apartment, and basically everything materially speaking.

I was living with my brother.

She asked to speak to me on the phone.

Referred to herself as "My Mother."

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At some point in the chat she told me about her best friend's brother, who was found dead in the Detroit river.

She also mentioned that the same could happen to me.

What?  Dah?????