Re: [AMC-list] Breedlove's LSR attempt; trivia

[Ken Ames <ameskg@xxxxxxxxx>]

Looking through more Indy stats, I followed from Arthur Duray (1914 - 2nd)
through to Leon Duray, and then to Leon Sirois. Leon 'Jigger' Sirois was the
driver of the 1972 Navarro-AMC. : )

Ken 


Quoting Joe Fulton <piper_pa20@xxxxxxxxxxx>:

> I don't know who is right (4th or 3rd).  I seem to recall that the family
> always said it was third place, but I was wrong about the 2.2 million mile
> Volvo yesterday so I'm not claiming to be perfectly accurate.  
> 
> Bob was killed at Ascot (old Ascot Speedway) in April 1933 here in
> California.  Racing was dangerous back in the 1930s.  
> 
> Joe Fulton
> 
> --- On Tue, 12/22/09, Ken Ames <ameskg@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> > From: Ken Ames <ameskg@xxxxxxxxx>
> > Subject: Re: [AMC-list] Breedlove's LSR attempt; trivia
> > To: "AMC, Rambler, Nash, Jeep and family" <amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Date: Tuesday, December 22, 2009, 2:07 PM
> > He's even in wikipedia!
> > but it says 4th, not 3rd. ?  
> > and died in a crash less than a year later. : (
> > 
> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Carey_%28American_racecar_driver%29
> > 
> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1932_Indianapolis_500
> > 
> > Ken
> > 
> > Quoting Joe Fulton <piper_pa20@xxxxxxxxxxx>:
> > 
> > > My only Indy connection is that my late wife's
> > grandfather Bob Carey finished
> > > third in the 500 in 1932.  He was an early member
> > of the 100 mph club too
> > > (finished the race with an average speed of over 100
> > mph).
> > > 
> > > I'm pretty confident you could contact someone at the
> > Indy Racing Museum (or
> > > whatever it's called) and they could either provide
> > the 60s/70s rules or put
> > > you in touch with someone who had the rules archived.
> > > 
> > > Joe Fulton
> > > 
> > > 
> > > > Date: Tue, 22 Dec 2009 10:53:57 -0800
> > > > From: tom jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx>
> > > > 
> > > > in AMC #13:
> > > > 
> > > > I'd heard that from some of the Navarro people:
> > Navarro
> > > > 'lent' one of his
> > > > turbo-ramblers to Breedlove for Bonneville. So
> > apparently
> > > > that's true.
> > > > 
> > > > There were TWO different turbo sixes:
> > > > 
> > > > * stock block, single turbo, 500 - 550 hp.
> > Originally had a
> > > > huge 5" Dellorto
> > > > carburetor, then shortly the Hillborn mech. FI.
> > > > 
> > > > * modified block, twin turbo, 700 - 750 hp,
> > mechanical FI.
> > > > The major mod for this block was four bolt mains.
> > Even the
> > > > "stock" block had
> > > > mods to oiling, etc.
> > > > 
> > > > I've got one of the single turbo, stock two-bolt
> > mains
> > > > block. It is 182ci.
> > > > 
> > > > I can't figure out where or how to read the rules
> > for Indy
> > > > in those years
> > > > (67, 68, 69): for whatever class #50 was in, what
> > were the
> > > > displacement
> > > > limits?  I always assumed that the 182ci was for
> > the
> > > > Indy rules, but it
> > > > would be interesting if the motor I had was for
> > the
> > > > Bonneville car.
> > > > 
> > > > -- Frank Swygert
> > > > Publisher, "American Motors Cars" Magazine (AMC)
> > > > For all AMC enthusiasts
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> > > > (free download available!)
> > > > 
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