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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 ]
The Novi engine is an American dual overhead cam supercharged V8 engine used in racing cars in the Indianapolis 500 from 1941 to 1966. Designed by Bud Winfield and Leo Goossen , it was built by Fred Offenhauser .
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.
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
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 ...
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.
Dean Van Lines Racing Kuzma: Offenhauser: 1 5 9 2630 1,340 50.9506 1955: AAA Bob Sweikert (USA) John Zink: Kurtis KK500D: Offenhauser: F: 4 2 7 2290 810 35.3712 Watson: Offenhauser: N/A 1956: USAC Jimmy Bryan (USA) Dean Van Lines Racing Kuzma: Offenhauser: 0 4 7 1860 360 19.3548 1957: USAC Jimmy Bryan (USA) Dean Van Lines Racing Kuzma ...
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 ...