Happy 238th birthday, Thursday# 592!

[Lady's Human]

Just got back from the Pocono 500. They had the Granatelli turbine car at the track as one of the historic racers doing laps before the race. It sounded just a touch out of place, whooshing by while the rest of the cars had V-8s screaming.

[Karen]

Just got back from the Pocono 500. They had the Granatelli turbine car at the track as one of the historic racers doing laps before the race. It sounded just a touch out of place, whooshing by while the rest of the cars had V-8s screaming.

What year was the Granatelli car from? Any pictures?

I have a new batch of ginger peach tea if anyone wants some ... and nice ripe cherries that were on sale at the supermarket!

[Lady's Human]

The granatelli car was from 1967, the pic I sent you is the better of the ones I took.

It ran 2 races, one the 1967 Indy 500. It lead all but the last 4 laps when it had a mechanical failure and retired. It was legislated out of existence in mid-1968, and never raced again.

[RICHARD]

Just got back from the Pocono 500. They had the Granatelli turbine car at the track as one of the historic racers doing laps before the race. It sounded just a touch out of place, whooshing by while the rest of the cars had V-8s screaming.

Just like the noise of a prop vs a jet engine....I like the thunder of a jet engine, but a prop plane is music to my ears.