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racprops · 09-11-2013, 05:04 PM

Also the turbine car wasn't killed because they wanted to sell you more parts,

WRONG It was dead years before Andy tried racing with it…

it was killed because when it was banned from racing at indy after 2 failures on a grand stage there was no incentive to be rewarded from having the best engine if you couldn't race it.

It was banned because it out ran all the other cars…I watch that happen.

Win on Sunday sell on Monday is true. If the industry is so worried about loosing money on parts and repairs then why did the points and distributers that require tune ups disappear? Why do spark plugs last 100,000miles? Why is the timing belt being phased out in favour of chains now?

Because the EPA demanded that the smog equipment LAST for the expected life of the car's 100,000 miles. To do that they had to make changes.

Rich

09-11-2013, 05:04 PM	#76 (permalink)
racprops Master EcoModder Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Phoenix AZ Posts: 799 Thanks: 4 Thanked 66 Times in 58 Posts	Also the turbine car wasn't killed because they wanted to sell you more parts, WRONG It was dead years before Andy tried racing with it… it was killed because when it was banned from racing at indy after 2 failures on a grand stage there was no incentive to be rewarded from having the best engine if you couldn't race it. It was banned because it out ran all the other cars…I watch that happen. Win on Sunday sell on Monday is true. If the industry is so worried about loosing money on parts and repairs then why did the points and distributers that require tune ups disappear? Why do spark plugs last 100,000miles? Why is the timing belt being phased out in favour of chains now? Because the EPA demanded that the smog equipment LAST for the expected life of the car's 100,000 miles. To do that they had to make changes. Rich Last edited by racprops; 09-11-2013 at 05:09 PM..