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Tough break for Graham Rahal, I think he had the car to beat.
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In the 60's & 7's , the uncle I am named for was the Firestone Racing distributor. Although I couldn't go into the pits until I was I worked most weekends in May at the Firestone truck mounting tires. Back then the drivers were almost all americans and tough as nailes. When the rear engine cars took over, my uncle & his partner bought Brabham chassis and used mostly Ford engines to enter Lloyd Ruby. They never won but had lots of fun.
I tried to get interested in yesterdays race but just could not get use to purposely not leading, AJ Foyt would beat you to death for suggesting that. Computers have ruined champ car racing.
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In the 60's & 7's , the uncle I am named for was the Firestone Racing distributor. Although I couldn't go into the pits until I was I worked most weekends in May at the Firestone truck mounting tires. Back then the drivers were almost all americans and tough as nailes. When the rear engine cars took over, my uncle & his partner bought Brabham chassis and used mostly Ford engines to enter Lloyd Ruby. They never won but had lots of fun.
I tried to get interested in yesterdays race but just could not get use to purposely not leading, AJ Foyt would beat you to death for suggesting that. Computers have ruined champ car racing. I used to root for Lloyd Ruby. To me, the mid-60s were the best years of Indy.
Not a real member - just an ordinary guy who appreciates being able to hang around and say something once in awhile.
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In the 60's & 7's , the uncle I am named for was the Firestone Racing distributor. Although I couldn't go into the pits until I was I worked most weekends in May at the Firestone truck mounting tires. Back then the drivers were almost all americans and tough as nailes. When the rear engine cars took over, my uncle & his partner bought Brabham chassis and used mostly Ford engines to enter Lloyd Ruby. They never won but had lots of fun.
I tried to get interested in yesterdays race but just could not get use to purposely not leading, AJ Foyt would beat you to death for suggesting that. Computers have ruined champ car racing. I used to root for Lloyd Ruby. To me, the mid-60s were the best years of Indy. LLoyd just had bad luck. My favorite was Jim Hertebes & his might Novi
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