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clflllrtrUhihiCEntrants in 1926 Rafce to Drive Cars of 91 1-2-Inch Piston Displacement.%Automobiles eligible to compete In the annual 500-roile race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway here in 3026 will be powered *by motors of' not greater than yftinety-ono and one-half cubic inches piston displacement. It j was announced today./The machines- will l^ve piston displacement of thirty aniT one-half cubic iijphes less than the machines that were driven on the local cfturso In 19B3 and this year, or abotft on^-half as large afl the smallest motor used in a ploasure car la the United -States.EBAlt;1roV.HOV PaBGTl?V URace ca ra of 122 cubic inch piston displacement again will be eligible fqf the 1025 contest. Announcement of the change Is made at this time, according to the speedway company, so engineers will have nearly two years in which to perfect the baby ..motors. The minimum weight of the car without,*!river, oil, water or gasoline, la to be 2,200 pounds. ^ iUFlfth Reduction. /The change In 1B20 will mark the fifth cut In the size of the racing motors ‘to compete in the r»lt;K-mlle race since it was inaugurated, twelve years ago. The first’ lace was for cars of 6tKl cubic inches piston displacement or loss. 'In 1913 it was reduced to 4,Vl cubic, inches. In 3913 to 300 cubic Inches, In J020 to 183 cubic inches and In' 1023 to 122 cubic inches.\The 122-Inch motors this year ' established the track record for 300 miles, negotiating the distance.at an average of 03.23 mlle5^an hour. The winning car was driven Jointly by L L. Corum of Indianapolis and JoeBoyer of Detroit. .a
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Indianapolis Star
Indianapolis, Indiana, US
Thu, Jun 19, 1924
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