"Ed Pink Passes Away"

jdull99 · 4/28/25, 1:49 AM

https://www.hotrod.com/news/ed-pink-...away-1931-2025

"...By the 1990s, he became the premier builder for the United States Auto Club (USAC) Midget series with eight championships and over 100 national event wins with notable drivers such as Tony Stewart, Kasey Kahne, and J.J. Yeley being powered by EPRE..."

jdull99 · 4/28/25, 1:54 AM

https://www.dragzine.com/features/in...idget-engines/

Old story talks about drag racing involvement a lot, but mentions:

"...IndyCar racing, including developing the Infiniti Indy V8 from the ground up when the old Indy Racing League (IRL) started.

“That was the most difficult project,” says Pink. “It was done with little money. I don’t think Japan had any idea of the scope of that project. But we finally got a win in Colorado with Eddie Cheever driving.”

When asked if there was one moment in his engine-development career that really stood out in terms of discovering a sizable chunk of horsepower, Pink points to a 4-cylinder midget engine based on the Ford-Yates cylinder head. Pink designed the fuel system and developed the cam formulas.

“I remember when we ran that engine on the dyno for the first time, it was about 60 horsepower better than any other midget engine we had done up to that time,” says Pink. “And we couldn’t wait to get it on the race track.”...

Therealether · 4/28/25, 8:50 AM

It's a sad day for racing.These guys were true innovators and there won't be anybody like them again.

YouTuber Stapleton42 did an episode on Ed a few years ago.
https://youtu.be/7dp6C4D_E5Y