Originally Posted by The Old Coyote:
Spot on, Charles.
I gave up on the Thunder Boats when the turbines replaced those thundering Merlins!
I remember standing on the bank 50 feet above the water and the ground literally shook. The turbines were faster and I realize the Merlin engines were getting hard to come by, but they lost me and my friends. In fact, that is around the time I really started paying attention to sprint cars.
Originally Posted by TQ29m:
My sentiments almost spot on, before my tour in DC,I hardly missed the Regatta in Madison, and really enjoyed the Presidents cup in DC, my office and apartment were only a few blocks from the action, and of course we attended the 2 yrs we were there, the sound was what made it for me, the roost may be bigger, but the sound is not there, I had a friend who helped crew on Miss Madison, and he helped me get up close and personal with those real motors
Growing up in Detroit in the 60s, I can relate to your feelings quite well, men. There was nothing like the sound of those things.
Sounds aside, if you read the articles on racer.com, Some of the fans' comments were interesting.
Is Honda wanting to get out to spend more time, effort, and dollars on F1? What might GM do if they are eventually "allowed" into F1 with Andretti and eventually as an engine supplier? A third supplier is not an option right now.
It will also be interesting to see how this hybrid system performs early on in 2024 after the 500. If reliability rears its head, all of the teams have the same system. Hopefully this aspect of the formula will be a smooth transition.
Chiming in live from the West Coast of Michigan.... Mike
