[WIP] CART 1985

[ChiefWiggum]

 

[ChiefWiggum]

 

[jymp]

Looking forward to this one Chief

 

[Cheeveer]

That looks amazing!

 

[ChiefWiggum]

 

[nericksenna]

What's that horn-like thing ? a turbo ?

 

[atlantakat]

What's that horn-like thing ? a turbo ?

Yes. Don't know exactly how this worked in 1978 but there was a pop-off valve that limited the amount of boost. Rumor was that AJ Foyt always got a "special" pop-off valve at Indy later in his career.

 

[davehenrie]

Penske won Indy with the "just inside the rules' stock block in 1994. The next year, his two series champs couldn't even qualify. Some pop-off valves, which were tightly controlled by the USAC series, could pop open earlier than expected. Robbing power down those long Indy straights.

 

[stdave]

What's that horn-like thing ? a turbo ?

1979 Chaparral DFX engine with parts info. The horn like part is the air inlet.

 

[davehenrie]

That Chaparral would have made Al Unser Sr a 5 time winner of the Indy 500 if they had sorted out the cooling completely. But then if Andy Granatelli's Jet car was built to last, Mario Andretti would have won a decade earlier.

 

[ChiefWiggum]

 

[ChiefWiggum]

 

[jymp]

Very good !, getting the chrome parts & wheels should be interesting to see.

 

[ChiefWiggum]

 

[mantasisg]

Mmmm 1978, my fav mod in rF1 was F1 of 1979, I wonder what Indy car of that era was like. I know little about indycar, I am surprised to find that they raced in Europe

 

[ChiefWiggum]

wtf.......Al Unser drove the only Lola T500, there was no other Driver in this Car in 1978?

 

[Cheeveer]

Seems that only 5 T500's were ever built, with Tom Bigelow, Janet Guthrie and Roger McCluskey running one in 1979, and Unser running a Pennzoil liveried car until the Chaparall was finished.

Jerry Sneva drove one in in 1980:

http://www.canamcarsltd.com/car/1979-Lola-T500-HU5-IndyCar
https://theracerhead.com/jim-hall-al-unser-indy-500-winner-chaparral-lola-t500/
http://mb2501.proboards.com/thread/3865/lola-t500-1-24-version

 

[ChiefWiggum]

first look in game.....

 

[ChiefWiggum]

ok.....this is a little bit edited......

 

[jymp]

Yes sir, great so far, looking forward to driving this one..... need a 78' version of Indy to drive it on.