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To: Eddie01

Bad idea. They tried turbine cars in the Indy 500 but people didn’t like them because the lacked the noise. By the way, the turbine cars were also faster.


4 posted on 03/05/2021 6:41:23 AM PST by cymbeline
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8 posted on 03/05/2021 6:46:08 AM PST by nascarnation
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To: cymbeline

“They tried turbine cars in the Indy 500 but people didn’t like them because the lacked the noise. By the way, the turbine cars were also faster.”

You don’t understand NASCAR.


59 posted on 03/05/2021 7:19:16 AM PST by TexasGator (Z1z)
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To: cymbeline

Turbine cars were much faster...
Yes, they were and more dangerous due to turbine lag.


90 posted on 03/05/2021 8:38:16 AM PST by .44 Special (Tp)
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