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Originally Posted by racprops
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
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Yes I wasn't saying it wasn't banned becuse it out run them all, I'm saying after it was banned the pottential reward to recoupe money on turbines was low since you couldn't prove it with racing and if you tried to sell a car with a turbine people would remember that it broke down twice at indy. Those who do not follow indy rules may assume that they don't race it because it was unreliable and thus not want to put money down and buy one them selves.
And your last point proves how environmental laws and regulations can be good to give you something you want, better parts that last long. However you bit** and complain that the same environmental rules and regulations don't let you have pollotion causing diesel.....