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Some interesting history in this topic from racing events held in MN in the early 1900s... check out the 135hp FWD "Christie" race car at the fairgrounds in 1908!

http://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/331880/333644.html?1357657002

 

 

 



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Now here's an amusing fact... in 1908, the A.L.A.M. standard for calculating horsepower was:

(bore dia) x (bore dia) x (number of cylinders) / 2.5

There was no accounting for stroke, they just assumed a piston speed of 1000 feet per minute. I don't know if that's the same formula that was used to rate that 135hp monster, but that's the standard that automakers used at the time.

For comparison's sake, a Chevy 454, regardless of heads/cam/compression/etc would be rated at 57.8hp using that formula. headscratch



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The old Twin Cities motor speedway is the one that always captures my imagination.

and the story of the one and only Minnepolis 500





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The old Twin Cities motor speedway is the one that always captures my imagination.

and the story of the one and only Minnepolis 500





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Very cool Tony! I never knew about that one! Thanks for posting!

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