In the Mario Illien video, he made mention of the rules being relaxed year on year in the engine department to bring in Buick, who were well behind.cossie wrote:Now that's a indy car.Hell 5 different chassis 5 different engines and those 2.65 turbos were bullet proof. Best thing now is to flush the current indy car down the toilet and start over
“Clive [Howell] said, ‘Guy, come with me, we need to have a talk.’ He led me toward his office. I’m thinking, ‘God only knows what this is about!’ because there’s always some kind of drama. We passed the door to his office and went down an aisle that leads out of the building. I’m thinking, ‘This is interesting. Maybe we’re going over to the truck-leasing office?’ We walked into a grassy area and he turned to me and said, ‘The walls have ears . . . and you’re privy to this.’ As we went forward, anytime anybody new was brought into the loop, they were taken into his office and threatened with dismissal or bloodletting if anything got out!”
Though certain members of the race team would join the test squad occasionally, the responsibilities fell to Oder and his small band of four other men to run the tests.
The first test date was set irrevocably for Sunday, February 20, and as the day approached, team manager Chuck Sprague created a detailed handwritten note with drawings that was sent to the staff of the speedway. It explained exactly how to clear the track and pit lane. There were several feet of snow on the ground, and the snow-removal process meant walls of snow ten feet high on both sides of the asphalt.
It would have never been allowed for the other races. They used the 500 "production" block loop hole that was only in place for the 500cossie wrote:Correct you are it was j just a 500 engine then was banned by cart and USAC for the remaining races.
