[Shotimes] OT Daytona 24hrs good

[John J. Weidenbenner]

Wasn't the only thing Pontiac the sponsorship? The announcers said it was
the same Corvette engine as the Chevy that broke down with suspension
failure in the last 8 minutes. I didn't hear them say which Corvette engine
though. Maybe it was based on the forthcoming 400 hp C-6?  Highly modified
of course.

John W.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Donald Mallinson" <dmall@mwonline.net>
> They do that (different heads) in NASCAR, but I have no idea
> what they did in the Daytona 24 hour race.
>
> I still like it when Pontiac wins, but for the Pontiac
> purist, the last REAL pontiac engine was in the 70's.
>
> But since that is what we have to work with, I can accept
> the "Chevy/Pontiac/Buick/Cadillac" V8 as long as the brand
> Pontiac doesn't go the way of Olds and Plymouth.  And there
> are still plenty of 389's, 421's, 400's and 455's to play
> with in old cars.
>
> Heck, one outfit just brought out a REAL Pontiac block (same
> basic architecture as the 389/421 etc) in ALL ALUMINUM for
> the hard core racer.  There were some advantages to those
> blocks that you don't get with a 350 small block or 454 big
> block Chevy engine.
>
> Don Mallinson
>
> Epperly wrote:
>
> > Don't know about now but in the past Pontiac made their own heads to fit
the
> > Chevy small block.
> >         Ken

> >>First sports car race of the season is over, and guess what?
> >>
> >>Pontiac won!  (OK, a Chevy engine with Pontiac stickers on
> >>it!)  :)