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Disbrow's Strategy to Win the First Indy 500

07/27/2009

When most people read, write or talk about early auto racing, they marvel at the difference between those days and the current state of affairs. I do it. But it's also interesting to note the similarities: car control, the racing line, aerodynamics. A good example is an article I just uploaded to my site. The article discusses the race strategy of Pope-Hartford driver Louis Disbrow. His primary considerations? Track temperature and tire wear. There are some fundamentals that haven't changed...

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