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Old 10 Jun 2004, 09:17 am
Jim Yanik
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Default Re: Honda engines at the Indy 500 this year

"Al Smith" <ecarecar@yahoo.com> wrote in
news:10cf7t4j04fetd7@corp.supernews.com:

> Personally, I abhor advertising, but what doesn't Honda make more
> of this in its incessant (but maybe not as incessant as GM and Ford)
> advertising.
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> "w_tom" <w_tom1@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:40C717FF.6AB51E82@hotmail.com...
>> All cars that finished without being lapped were Toyotas or
>> Hondas with only one exception. Finishing 12 was one Chevy.
>> Demonstrates advantages of engineering and product oriented
>> thinking verses MBAs and finance oriented thinking.
>>
>> "V.H." wrote:
>> > The top six finishes at the Indy 500 this year were by cars
>> > powered with Honda engines. Pretty impressive if you asked me...
>> >
>> > V.H.

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Open-wheel racing(F1,Indy,CART) does more for auto development than "stock
car racing" or dirt track midget racing.So-called "stock cars" use ancient
technology.
Honda passenger car motors use tech developed(recently,not 40 years ago)
for racing.

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