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The Offenhauser Racing Engine, or Offy, is a racing engine design that dominated American open wheel racing for more than 50 years and is still popular among vintage sprint and midget car racers. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ]
He is known for his work with Harry Miller and his long involvement in the design and ongoing development of the four-cylinder Offenhauser ("Offy") racing engine. [2]: 43 Goossen is considered to have been the preeminent American designer of racing engines over a fifty-year period that began in the early 1920s. [3] [2]: 29
Fred H. Offenhauser, Jr. (November 11, 1888 – August 17, 1973), was a machinist and self taught automotive engineer who developed the Offenhauser racing engine, nicknamed the "Offy", which dominated competition in the Indianapolis 500 race for decades. He also built the Novi engine, which was designed by Bud Winfield and Leo Goossen.
The early rules of NEMA restricted the use of costly specialized racing engines, specifically the twin overhead camshaft Offenhauser. These engines were so powerful and expensive that owners with modified stock engines had little chance at the top prize money. By 1957 the stock block powered machines had developed to such an extent that this ...
Offenhauser: F: John Zink Racing: Watson: Offenhauser: N/A 1959: USAC Rodger Ward (USA) Leader Card Racers Watson: Offenhauser: 1 4 8 2400 970 40.4167 1960: USAC A. J. Foyt (USA) Bignotti-Bowes Racing Kurtis: Offenhauser: 0 4 8 1680 290 17.2619 Meskowski: Offenhauser: 1961: USAC A. J. Foyt (USA) Bignotti-Bowes Racing Kurtis: Offenhauser: 1 4 6 ...
In Formula 1, no engine comes close to matching the success of this 3.0-liter V-8. The engine was so good it became critical to the success of the sport; F1 might not have survived without it.
Secretariat is widely regarded as the greatest racing horse of all time. He even landed in the 35th spot on ESPN's greatest North American athlete of the 20th century list, ahead of Lawrence ...
The McLaren M16 was a race car designed and built by McLaren between 1971 and 1976 for American open wheel racing. It is the most successful car of the 1970s at the Indianapolis 500 with three wins in 1972, 1974 and 1976 and the last one to win with the Offenhauser engine.