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Member Chat + Industry News + Tech Talk + General => AMCCA Members Chat Room => Topic started by: peterp on January 21, 2016, 06:26:55 PM

Title: Nothing like getting a V8 started in 1905
Post by: peterp on January 21, 2016, 06:26:55 PM
Checkout the size of the flywheel  :bow:

More info ->>> 1906 Darracq Grand Prix Race Car  - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darracq (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darracq)

http://youtu.be/BTXNZ9CVMtw (http://youtu.be/BTXNZ9CVMtw)

They finally got it going in 1906 at Phillip Island - It looks like the Stig was driving it. LOL.

http://youtu.be/WgjG1U-DGgU (http://youtu.be/WgjG1U-DGgU)
Title: Re: Nothing like getting a V8 started in 1905
Post by: Zoltan on January 21, 2016, 06:32:25 PM
that looks real safe  :omg:

I remember hearing somewhere that the V8 was almost scrapped completely due to it's inefficiency/size etc...

lucky for us, technology has helped.
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