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8/21/19, 12:59 PM   #10
Re: Pocono track
Stevensville Mike
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Originally Posted by Rich Mersereau View Post
Can you imagine what the front engine cars would look like today?
Well, Rich, here is a shot of Jim Hurtubise and the Mallard from 1972, what I believe was the last front engine car to run in the series we now know as IndyCar:




The nose is very much like the rear engine cars of the day. So, skinny the nose up, widen the front wing, tweak the back end like an IndyCar today, and then find a way to get a slim turbocharged engine in front of the driver with the driveshaft running between his legs. Or offset it so the shaft is to his left? However, that might not bode well for road courses.
 
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