I am not sure that anyone ran a car with a separate engine driving a
supercharger, but, Dr. Ostich and Ak Miller had originally planned to
run the "Thing", a Chrysler powered Henry "J", with a separate engine
driving the supercharger (a Harley I believe)but ran into problems with
the rules.
Tom, Redding CA - #216 D/GCC
glen barrett wrote:
> Jim
> Why are you trying to age me. I remember someone trying the aux. engine
> driven blower but I'm not sure it was Mickey. Saw a couple attempts of this
> at the drags but the air fuel management was a problem.
> Glen
>>Rick,
>> Stop trying to stir the pot. The rule was implimented the year after
>> a car showed up with its supercharger driven by a seperate engine. It was
>> an air cooled Wisconsin industrial engine I think. Glen help me out here,
>>wasn't it Mickey's comp coupe?
>>Jim in Palmdale, who is upwind of Rick and will start throwing rocks into
>>the air.
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