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Originally Posted by Captain Ahab Jr
love it, sammyg2, very impressive, just love the American approach to motorsports, forget finesse just add heaps of power  |
That's my favorite quote of the year. Applies to more than motorsports.
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Originally Posted by Jeff Higgins
I was fortunate enough to grow up just east of Seattle during the glory days of Unlimited Hydroplane racing. We would ride our bikes from the eastside, across Mercer Island, and on down to the Stan Sayers pits to watch the racing. Allison, RR Merlin and Griffon V-12 WWII fighter engines.
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I used to go down to Mission Bay in San Diego and watch Miss Budweiser run (my uncle was a personal sponsor through his substantial consumption of Bud). If I remember they could swap a new Merlin engine in less than 15 minutes.