[Shotimes] OT: F1 Slowdown

[Jim and Debbie Leyden]

There were a few stock block Buick V6's that ran in Indy for a while.  I
watched them cast the blocks at the Saginaw Gray Iron Plant!

Jim
A whole buttload of SHO's



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From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of Robert Bruce
Sent: Sunday, July 11, 2004 6:41 AM
To: shotimes@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: [Shotimes] OT: F1 Slowdown


I worked for a Busch Series team in the early/mid 90's.  NASCAR used V6
motors in the Busch Series during that time.   They were basically
throw-away motors.  We could use the block for multiple races, but the crank
and rods were always trashed after each race.  Also threw away the pushrods
and rockers after each race too.  All GM teams ran the Buick odd fire
crankshaft IIRC.

I also worked part time with Woodstock Motorsports around the same time.
They ran the four Ninja Turtle SHOs in the Firestone Firehawk Series, with
full factory backing from Ford's electronics division.  A few photos of the
Ninja cars are in the most recent issue of the SHOClub magazine.
http://www.shoclub.com/images/shomagazine/vol3no2cover.jpg

Robert Bruce
93 atx street
92 track


-----Original Message-----
From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]On
Behalf Of Carl Prochilo
Sent: Saturday, July 10, 2004 11:48 PM
To: shotimes@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] OT: F1 Slowdown


Tell you what dude, I have a buddy that used to be an engine pit mechanic
for one of the ARCA teams a few years back.  I'll ask him next week if he
knows of any series that used V6s.

And it is true that SHOs were professionally raced back in the day.
--
Cheers,
Carl Prochilo
92 Ultra Red Crimson

On Sat, July 10, 2004 11:38 pm, Jason Hartberger said:
> well dammit, somebody used V6s! somebody did! dammit!
>
> dammit!
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> V6s!
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> somebody!...
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> anybody?
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>
> well, SHOs did, anyway. so nyeh.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Carl Prochilo" <gr8sho@prochilo.myserver.org>
> To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Saturday, July 10, 2004 11:31 PM
> Subject: Re: [Shotimes] OT: F1 Slowdown
>
>
>> Indy cars have had V8s for a long time if I'm not mistaken.  After 
>> they split from CART, some were running OLDs Aurora engines.  Time to 
>> go get a history lesson...  ; )
>> --
>> Cheers,
>> Carl Prochilo
>> 92 Ultra Red Crimson
>>
>> On Sat, July 10, 2004 9:11 pm, Jason Hartberger said:
>> > umm... maybe I'm thinking indy racing? meh... I get my facts 
>> > confused sometimes.
>> >
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: "bjshov8" <bjshov8@comcast.net>
>> > To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
>> > Sent: Saturday, July 10, 2004 9:00 PM
>> > Subject: Re: [Shotimes] OT: F1 Slowdown
>> >
>> >
>> >> F1 has gone through lots of different "phases".  I remember years 
>> >> ago them using 12's and before that V8's.
>> >>
>> >> > but I guess the simplest way to say it is - F1 has always used a 
>> >> > V6
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