Background: Marion Lee "Mickey" Thompson (December 7, 1928 - March 16, 1988) was an American auto racing builder and promoter. A hot rodder since his youth, Thompson increasingly pursued land speed records in his late 20s and early 30s. He achieved international fame in 1960 when he became the first American to break the 400 mph barrier, driving his Challenger 1 to a one-way top speed of 406.60 mph at the Bonneville Salt Flats and surpassing John Cobb's one-way world record mark of 402 mph. Thompson then turned to racing, winning many track and dragster championships.
Context: In 1962 Thompson entered three John Crosthwaite designed cars in the Indianapolis 500. Unusually, they used a stock V8 Buick engine and it was in the rear unlike the front engined, race tuned, Offenhauser powered cars used by most competitors. It was the first stock engine to be raced at Indy since 1946. Thompson's crew, led by Fritz Voigt, were young, smart and hard working. Working 12-14 hour days, the car was designed and built in 120 days. For the race, the engine (enlarged to 4.2 litre capacity, the maximum allowed by the regulations for "stock block" engines) had to be detuned because they were concerned it would not last the distance. Despite being more than 70 bhp down on the other cars, Dan Gurney qualified eighth and was in ninth place until a leaking oil seal seized the gearbox and ended his race on lap 94. He was placed 20th out of 33. The team won the Mechanical Achievement Award for original design, construction and accomplishment.  Thompson's promotion skills pleased the sponsors with the publicity generated that year. For the 1963 Indianapolis 500 Crosthwaite designed the innovative Harvey Aluminium Special "roller skate car" with the then pioneering smaller profile (12 inch diameter) and wide racing tires (front 7 inches and rear 9 inches wide) and wheels. Thompson took five cars to Indianapolis. Two of the previous year's design with Chevrolet V8 engines and three roller skate cars. One of the new cars, the Harvey Titanium Special, featured a lightweight titanium chassis. Al Miller II raced one of the modified 1962 cars to ninth place despite only qualifying in 31st position. Duane Carter qualified one of the roller skate cars 15th but was only placed 23rd after an engine failure on the 100th lap. The small tire sizes and low car weights caused complaints amongst the old hands and owners, so for future races, cars were restricted to minimum tire sizes and minimum car weights.  1962 Formula One World Champion Graham Hill tested one of the roller skate cars at Indianapolis in 1963, but refused to race it citing its poor handling.  In 1963 Thompson traveled to England where, along with Dante Duce, he demonstrated his Ford-powered top fuel Harvey Aluminum Special dragster at the Brighton Speed Trials. It was then displayed at the Racing Car Show in London in January 1964.  Thompson brought three modified 12-inch tire cars to the 1964 Indianapolis 500, but new rules required him to use 15-inch tires. The Allstate sponsored team used Allstate tires and Ford engines. The chassis had to be altered to accommodate the larger Ford engines. Two of them qualified for the race. The car No.84 began the month with Masten Gregory as the driver but Eddie Johnson in car No.84 qualified 24th and finished 26th. Dave MacDonald in car No.83 qualified 14th and died in a fiery crash on the second lap. CANNOTANSWER
Question: Did anything else happen during the 60s?. Whats the answer?
For the 1963 Indianapolis 500 Crosthwaite designed the innovative Harvey Aluminium Special "roller skate car"
Bakgrund: Marion Lee "Mickey" Thompson (7 december 1928 - 16 mars 1988) var en amerikansk autoracingbyggare och promotor. En hotrodder sedan ungdomen, Thompson alltmer jagade landhastighetsrekord i slutet av 20- och början av 30-talet. Han uppnådde internationell berömmelse 1960 då han blev den förste amerikanen att bryta 400 mph barriären, vilket drev hans Challenger 1 till en enkelriktad toppfart på 406,60 mph vid Bonneville Salt Flats och överträffade John Cobbs enkelriktade världsrekordmärke på 402 mph. Thompson övergick sedan till racing, och vann många ban- och dragstermästerskap. Sammanhang: 1962 gick Thompson in i tre John Crosthwaite-designade bilar i Indianapolis 500. Ovanligt nog använde man en stock V8 Buick-motor och den var baktill till skillnad från de frammotordrivna, tävlingsstämplade, Offenhauserdrivna bilar som användes av de flesta konkurrenter. Det var den första lagermotorn som tävlades på Indy sedan 1946. Thompsons besättning, som leddes av Fritz Voigt, var ung, smart och hårt arbetande. I arbete 12-14 timmars dagar konstruerades och byggdes bilen på 120 dagar. För loppet var motorn (som utökades till 4,2 liters kapacitet, det högsta tillåtna enligt reglerna för "stockblocksmotorer") tvungen att avstämmas eftersom de var oroliga att det inte skulle hålla avståndet. Trots att Dan Gurney var mer än 70 bhp nere på de andra bilarna kvalificerade han sig till åttonde plats och låg på nionde plats tills en läckande oljetätning beslagtog växellådan och avslutade sitt lopp på varv 94. Han placerades på 20:e plats av 33. Teamet vann Mechanical Achievement Award för originaldesign, konstruktion och prestation. Thompsons befordringsskicklighet gladde sponsorerna med den publicitet som genererades det året. För 1963 Indianapolis 500 Crosthwaite konstruerade den innovativa Harvey Aluminium Special "roller skate bil" med den då banbrytande mindre profil (12 inch diameter) och breda racingdäck (fram 7 inches och bakre 9 inches bred) och hjul. Thompson tog fem bilar till Indianapolis. Två av föregående års design med Chevrolet V8-motorer och tre rullskridskobilar. En av de nya bilarna, Harvey Titanium Special, innehöll ett lätt titanchassi. Al Miller II tävlade en av de modifierade 1962 års bilar till nionde plats trots att man bara kvalade in på 31:a plats. Duane Carter kvalificerade en av rullskridskovagnarna 15:e men placerades först 23:e efter ett motorbortfall på 100:e varvet. De små däckstorlekarna och de låga bilvikterna orsakade klagomål bland gamla händer och ägare, så för framtida tävlingar begränsades bilarna till minimidäckstorlekar och minimivikter. 1962 Formula One World Champion Graham Hill testade en av rullskridskobilarna på Indianapolis 1963, men vägrade tävla den med hänvisning till dess dåliga hantering. 1963 reste Thompson till England där han tillsammans med Dante Duce demonstrerade sitt Forddrivna toppbränsle Harvey Aluminum Special dragster vid Brighton Speed Trials. Den visades sedan på Racing Car Show i London i januari 1964. Thompson tog med sig tre modifierade 12-tumsdäcksbilar till 1964 års Indianapolis 500, men nya regler krävde att han använde 15-tumsdäck. Det Allstate sponsrade teamet använde Allstate däck och Ford motorer. Chassit fick ändras för att rymma de större Fordmotorerna. Två av dem kvalificerade sig för loppet. Bilen nr 84 började månaden med Masten Gregory som förare men Eddie Johnson i bil nr 84 kvalificerade sig 24:e och slutade 26:e. Dave MacDonald i bil nr 83 kvalificerade sig 14:e och dog i en eldig krasch på andra varvet. CANNOTANSWER Fråga: Hände det något annat under 60-talet?. Vad är svaret?
Background: Marion Lee "Mickey" Thompson (December 7, 1928 - March 16, 1988) was an American auto racing builder and promoter. A hot rower since youth, Thompson increasingly chased land speed records in the late 20s and early 30s. He achieved international fame in 1960 when he became the first American to break the 400 mph barrier, driving his Challenger 1 to a one-way top speed of 406.60 mph at Bonneville Salt Flats and surpassing John Cobb's one-way world record mark of 402 mph. Thompson then turned to racing, winning many track and dragster championships. Context: In 1962, Thompson entered three John Crosthwaite-designed cars in the Indianapolis 500. Unusually they used a log V8 Buick engine and it was at the rear unlike the front engine driven, race-marked, Offenhauser-powered cars used by most competitors. It was the first stock engine to be competed at Indy since 1946. Thompson's crew, led by Fritz Voigt, were young, smart, and hardworking. In work 12-14 hours of days, the car was designed and built in 120 days. For the race, the engine (which was expanded to 4.2 litres capacity, the maximum allowed under the rules for "stock block engines") had to be tuned because they were concerned it would not keep the distance. Although Dan Gurney was more than 70 bhp down on the other cars, he qualified to eighth place and was in ninth place until a leaking oil seal seized the gearbox and finished his race on lap 94. He was placed 20th out of 33. The team won the Mechanical Achievement Award for original design, construction and performance. Thompson's promotion skills delighted the sponsors with the publicity generated that year. For the 1963 Indianapolis 500 Crosthwaite, the innovative Harvey Aluminium Special "roller skate car" designed with the then groundbreaking smaller profile (12 inch diameter) and wide racing tyres (forward 7 inches and rear 9 inches wide) and wheels. Thompson took five cars to Indianapolis. Two of the previous year's designs with Chevrolet V8 engines and three roller skaters. One of the new cars, Harvey Titanium Special, featured a light titanium chassis. Al Miller II competed one of the modified 1962 cars to ninth place despite only qualifying for 31st place. Duane Carter qualified one of the roller skate cars 15th but was only placed 23rd after an engine failure of the 100th lap. The small tyre sizes and low car weights caused complaints among old hands and owners, so for future races the cars were limited to minimum tyre sizes and minimum weights. 1962 Formula One World Champion Graham Hill tested one of the roller skate cars at Indianapolis in 1963, but refused to compete it citing its poor handling. In 1963, Thompson traveled to England where, along with Dante Duce, he demonstrated his Ford-powered top fuel Harvey Aluminum Special dragster at Brighton Speed Trials. It was then shown at the Racing Car Show in London in January 1964. Thompson brought three modified 12-inch tire cars to the 1964 Indianapolis 500, but new rules required him to use 15-inch tyres. The Allstate sponsored team used Allstate tires and Ford engines. The chassis had to be changed to accommodate the larger Ford engines. Two of them qualified for the race. The car No. 84 began the month with Masten Gregory as driver but Eddie Johnson in car No. 84 qualified 24th and finished 26th. Dave MacDonald in car No. 83 qualified 14th and died in a fiery crash on the second lap. CANNOTANSWER Question: Did anything else happen in the 60's?. What's the answer?
För 1963 Indianapolis 500 Crosthwaite konstruerade den innovativa Harvey Aluminium Special "roller skate bil"
For 1963 Indianapolis 500 Crosthwaite designed the innovative Harvey Aluminium Special "roller skate car"