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The Kurtis Kraft 500B, 500C, [6] 500F, [7] and 500G, [8] are a series of open-wheel race cars, designed, developed and built by Kurtis Kraft, for AAA and U.S.A.C. Indy car racing, between 1948 and 1960.
1955 Kurtis 500S 1953 Kurtis 500S, Chrysler-powered 1955 Kurtis 500B Championship Car driven by Jimmy Davies to third place in the 1955 Indianapolis 500. Kurtis Kraft was an American designer and builder of race cars. The company built midget cars, quartermidgets, sports cars, sprint cars, Bonneville cars, and USAC Championship cars.
The Watson Indy Roadster was an open-wheel race car chassis designed and developed by automotive mechanic and engineer A. J. Watson for U.S.A.C. Indy car racing, between 1956 and 1964. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ]
The Indy 500 quickly caught on after its inaugural race in 1911 as a way to test drivers, engineers and cars, which had been under mass productions for just a few years. French auto maker Peugeot ...
The Indianapolis 500 was sanctioned singly by USAC, but points were paid towards the CART season championship. The cars and engines used in the CART races and USAC-sanctioned Indy 500 were the same, with only relatively minor rules differences. The Indy 500 field would consist of the CART regulars, and numerous one-off ("Indy only") entries.
Image of the winning car of the 1964 Indianapolis 500 (A.J. Foyt) In 1964, with many teams following Lotus's example and moving to rear-engined "funny cars", Watson built a pair of vehicles based on Rolla Vollstedt's successful car. These worked reasonably well, but could not reproduce the success Watson had with his front-engined "roadsters".
Kentucky Derby/Sam English and Indianapolis 500/Bret Kelley In May, travelers in search of Americana, booze and racing have two iconic options: the Kentucky Derby (May 3) and the Indianapolis 500 ...
The Novi was first used in 1941 at the Indianapolis 500 under the "Winfield" name; it produced over 450 hp (340 kW), an amazing output for the time. [7] It was fitted to a 1935 frame built for a Miller engine, but its power made the vehicle very difficult to handle.
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