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Black Noon Handles the Worst Indy 500 Catastrophe With Grace
On May 30, 1964, a red flag waved at Indianapolis on the second lap of the 500 — the first time the iconic race was stopped for anything but weather. When the smoke cleared, drivers Eddie Sachs and Dave MacDonald were dead. It was day that still serves as a black mark in the Indy…
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Monster Machines: This Jet-Powered Race Car Nearly Won The Indy 500
While electric race cars and superbikes are all the rage these days, these wheeled power plants are hardly the first revolutionary engine technology. Why, back in 1967, one racing team blew more than a few minds when they dropped a genuine jet engine into their car and nearly drove it to victory at the Indianapolis…