Prsches first Indy car was a Vels-Parneli chassis, which had its Cosworth V-8 replaced by the water-cooled Porsche 935 turbocharged flat-six. The car proved to be very sucssefull and would have dominated the Indy series if not for the changes set in 1979 by the USAC, the plans that soon started the CART-USAC war, a conflict that would soon engulf Porsches Indy plans. The USAC put out a technical bulletin after months of debate saying that the boost limit for Porsche would be no more than that given to the Cosworths-48 inches 48psi pressure limit. With less than a month remaing before the start of practice for the Indianapolis 500, Porsches responce was quick. In its own, terse one-page press release, the company announced it was canceling its Indy Program and porsche left the Indy series.
Posted on: Sun, 13 Jul 2014 02:27:34 +0000
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