Bobby Unser RIP

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One of the great family names in racing..

Bobby Unser, a three-time Indianapolis 500 winner and part of the only pair of brothers to win "The Greatest Spectacle in Racing," has died. He was 87.

He died Sunday at his home in Albuquerque, New Mexico, of natural causes, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway said Monday. Unser won the Indy 500 in 1968, 1975 and 1981.
 
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Rest in Peace Driver.
 
RIP Bobby

Saw him at Harbor Freight of all places many years ago. We nodded at each other.
 
A great driver and engineer, RIP Wheel man
 
WOW didn't even know he had been still alive. One of the greats, for certain
 
4spdragtop said:
RIP Bobby. :steering:
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Robin Miller tribute article about Bobby U
MILLER: There was nobody like Bobby Unser

and like most professional racers, Bobby U had his moment, was at Phoenix Raceway in 1966. It is said he walked away without a scratch.

Bobby Unser’s Frightening Phoenix Crash | SPEED SPORT

Bobby U's early years at Indy were with the Novi. Those cars had 500+ HP at a time when a good Offy was putting out 375 HP. Said to be a tricky car to drive fast, many veteran Indy car drivers stayed away from them. As a rookie Bobby qualified easily. His first two qualifying laps were identical in time and speed, each following lap was faster yet.
Below is a link to an audio recording of that qualification run. The shriek of the Novi is awesome.

 
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I wonder if they're just saying it's natural causes because there was a famous baseball player who died it a legend natural causes but it turned out he had just recieved a particular vaccination...
 
MOPAROFFICIAL said:
I wonder if they're just saying it's natural causes because there was a famous baseball player who died it a legend natural causes but it turned out he had just recieved a particular vaccination...
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Robin M is known for telling it like it is. If there was something specific like CV19, Robin would have noted that.
If you are not familiar with him, his honesty cost him several reporting jobs.
He has not changed.
 
my68barracuda said:
Robin Miller tribute article about Bobby U
MILLER: There was nobody like Bobby Unser

and like most professional racers, Bobby U had his moment, was at Phoenix Raceway in 1966. It is said he walked away without a scratch.

Bobby Unser’s Frightening Phoenix Crash | SPEED SPORT

Bobby U's early years at Indy were with the Novi. Those cars had 500+ HP at a time when a good Offy was putting out 375 HP. Said to be a tricky car to drive fast, many veteran Indy car drivers stayed away from them. As a rookie Bobby qualified easily. His first two qualifying laps were identical in time and speed, each following lap was faster yet.
Below is a link to an audio recording of that qualification run. The shriek of the Novi is awesome.

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Yeah Bobby Unser Icon.
Love the sound of that Novi Engine.

Reminds me of around the year 2000 when we were experimenting with a large single Snowmobile carb and custom intake on VW powered Dune Buggy. That intake was just pouring Ice, we had to insulate it as it was running water over the engine as it was melting.

There was something about the venturi, and the associated throttle slide of those snowmobile carbs that Progressively dumped more fuel in as the RPMs increased.

We were easily turing 7000 rpm on those 4 cylinder opposed engines. Unique balance to those opposed engines that could take the high rpm.

Not only the constant pull but the unique sound when it hit 7000 rpm. Doubling up like the 2 Harleys thing when you are riding next to them.

Went on to other configurations after that, but sure was curious as to why they so easily gained rpm in the 5 to 7000 range. It sounded like an Indy car.

Good Times . . .

☆☆☆
 
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