Back in 1945;(champ)….1946 (champ)…and …1947(runner up)..Billy Vukovich dominated the Calif. Red Circuit with his Gerhardt….Drake powered midget…then in 1948 ..he raced both the Red…and Blue Circuit (Offy)…in the late Summer…Fall of 1948…Vukie won 8 features at the tough Gilmore Stadium…(Hollywood,Calif.)….in the Gerhardt Offy…#45…I got to see Vukie race at the Phoenix, Arizona dirt mile fairgrounds ….in the Gerhardt Offy one year…
#15 Duane Carter, #18 Paul Swedberg, #36 Lynn Deister "The Three Silver Streaks" Emeryville 1937. From the Harry Moomjian Jr. Collection.
The book was about the entire automotive industry, not the Corvair. The Corvair was only mentioned in one chapter.
are they saying 128 in the 1/4 standing start? If so, I call bullshit, that would be very low 11’s on those skinny ass tires…And 500 hp..