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PAGE 45 THURSDAY, MAY 11, 11)72 THE INDIANAPOLIS STAR a ig Cat9 Bobby Unser ff Ve Purr-Feet At 194.721 1 '4 O' a eY an i a I 1 rig- a tww Says There's More In His Machine III 1 sjZS.JiiZZ' ni-f mmmm mm i i mr i jsJ Tj mmmtJmM tor Speedway. Unser said he thought there might be some more speed in the machine. (Star Photo by John H. UNSER ON TOP Sobby Unser climbed out of his No. 6 Olsonite Eagle Special yesterday after turning the fastest lap ever 194.721 at the Indianapolis Mo- SPGKDWAY CARS TOO FAST? oval.

Donohue zipped a 186.412 lop yesterday for one of hi best while Bettenhausen already has regitrd 191 -plus. (Star Photo By John H. ZOOM-ZOOM PILOTS CONFER Mark Donohue (left) who had Speedway followers buzzing last year with fast times and Gary Bettenhausen (right) who has done the same this year confer on the swift runs being made at the 2'j-mile Tech Boss, DelRoy, To Ask For Changes Timely Hits Bears, 4-2 Dy RAY MARQUETTE Bobby Unser let the mice have their fun for almost a week while awaiting a new engine. But the "Big Cat" of the Speedway let everyone know who's king of the hill yesterday afternoon with a mind-boggling lap at 194.721 miles an hour. This is the second-fastest speed ever recorded on a closed course by an open-cockpit machine and guess who has the No.

Bobby of course, with a 196.9 mph tour of Ontario Motor Speedway during Goodyear tire tests. Yesterday's show completely overshadowed the morning performance by Gary Bettenhausen when he zipped his No. 7 Sunoco McLaren around at 191 mph. Shortly afterward, Bobby roared onto the 2'i-mile track with his Olsonite Eagle and answered the bid with a lap at 191.020 mph. "Think that's fast enough?" he quipped.

Apparently it wasn't because late in the afternoon, smack in the middle of the "happy hour," he sent his red-white-and-blue screamer out again and cranked the quick one that is 15 miles faster than the official Speedway record set in last year's qualifying by Peter Revson. "There's more left," smiled the 1968 Indianapolis 500 winer. "If we need it, that is." From most people, this might be regarded as strictly tongue-in-cheek, but not from Bobby U. "Seriously, I would have bad a faster lap but I had to slow down to pass a guy on my final lap. If you have to get by someone in the chutes, it can cost you as much as 5 miles an hour on a lap.

"A month ago, I didn't think anyone but us would have a lap at 190. Now look at em! I don't know if Til go any faster or not before Saturday's qualifying. I'll have to see what the other guys do." As far as the "other guys" are concerned, they'd just as soon Bobby parked his Olsonite hummer in the barn and lose the garage key. Bettenhausen, happy as a lark with his 191 mph tour, figured he was right in the ball park as far as going for pole position Saturday. But yesterday afternoon, as Bobby set sail, there was Gary watching with his hat firmly on his head and the engine being changed in his own machine.

This was a day meant for speed, a beautiful period for practice with a season-high 42 machines on the race track and 10 cars enjoying laps over 180 mph. Jimmy Malloy, the early-season pace-setter, had a 188 mph lap then his tired engine began oiling and mechanic Phil Casey started putting a new powerplant in the No. 16 Thermo King Eagle. Revson had himself a dandy day, posting a lap at 189.394 mph in the No. 12 Gulf McLaren that makes him No.

3 on the current speed chart and his teammate, Gordon Johncock, upped his beat to 186.142 mph. Mark Donohue, working on the fourth engine in his No. 66 Sunoco McLaren, worked up to 186.412 mph and finaly had a smile on his face. "I'm about a week behind," he said. A.

J. Foyt had the turbo-Ford screaming in his No. 2 ITT-Thompson Coyote with a lap at 185.567 mph then spent the rest of the day shaking down his No. 84 Coyote. Art Pollard had a 183.001 mph lap in his No.

40 STP Lola, Mario Andretti reached 182.482 mph in the No. 9 Viceroy Par-nelli and Jim Hurtubise took time out from "playing" with his Mallard roadster to post a 181.415 mph circuit in the No. 56 Miller Coyote. Mike Hiss, still looking for a sponsor, became the fastest rookie runner in the history of the Speedway with a 180.578 mph clocking in the No. 72 Page Racing Eagle and Mel Ken-yon became the 16th man to exceed 180 with a lap at 180.505 mph in the No.

23 Gilmore Kuma and Joe Leonard followed with a 180.252 mph in the No. 1 Samsonite Parnelli. Swede Savage began to get the feel of the new Antares and reached 178.041 mph in the Patrick machine. oJhn Martin had to be happy with his 174.859 in the No. 89 Eagle.

Al Unser was clocked at 184.275 mph in the No. 4 Viceroy Parnelli, his best showing in more than a week, and Sam Posey had the No. 34 Norris Eagle out, although he hasn't had enough time in the machine to crack the upper stratosphere of the 180 Club. Speedivay's Top 10 No. 6-Bobby Unser, Olsonite Eagle Offy 19L721 mph No.

7 Gary Bettenhausen, Sunoco McLaren Offy 191-0 mph No. 12-Peter Revson, Gulf McLaren Offy 189.394 mph No. 16-Jim Malloy, Thermo King Eagle Offy 188.048 mph No. 3 Billy Vukovich, Sugaripc Prune Eagle Offy 186.567 mph No. 8 Mark Donohue, Sunoco McLaren Offy 186.412 mpb No.

24 Gordon Johncock, Gulf McLaren Offy 186.142 mph No. 98 Mike Mosley. Vivitar Eagle Offy 185.874 mph No. 2 A. J.

Foyt, ITT-Thompson Coyote Ford 185.567 mph No. 1 Al Unser, Viceroy Parnelli Offy 185.338 mpb By GEORGE MOORE How fast is too fast? You may be at it right now. And a logical move may be to cut the engine size down and make other rule changes. When you begin talldng about figures which spell one-nine-zero and up, even the most bbse of individuals will admit you're hauling the coal. The thinking individuals are beginning to admit it might not be a bad idea to begin slowing things down a bit.

Probably there is no one more qualified in the go fast business to determine the limits where safety completely stops than Frank DelRoy, the technical supervisor for the United States Auto Club. In racing DelRoy has just about seen it all. In a career which spans from 1930 to the present, Frank has driven in the east-prn bull rings, been a riding mechanic during the two-man days at the Speedway, bf en a chief mechanic before and after World War II, and had a winner at the 500 in 1941 when he was the chief mechanic for Floyd Davis and Mauri Rose on Lou Moore's car. With credentials like those, a lot of people are beginning to listen when DelRoy says, "We're going too fast." The logical approach to this concept is to cut the engine sizes, and Frank has some recommendations he is going to present to the rules committee when it meets in June. Jim Hoff walked and went the rest of the way on Runk's first hit as a Tribesman, his three-base smash to center.

Richard then drove across Runk with a single to center. DENVER OBTAINED i runs off starter John Jackson, one of them Tom Ragland's homer which reached the sign in left in the third. The Bears also scored in a strange second inning. Don Castle single and Nash was safe when his low liner went off Runk's glove. Bill Madlock drove a single into short rightcenter to score DENVER AB Bl Moates.cf 2 0 0 0 Raolnd 2b 3 1 1 1 INDIANAPOLIS AB Bl Rrchard ss 4 I 3 Locklear, If 4 1 1 Crawfrd rf 4 0 1 Skidmrc lb 4 1 Ferguson 4 0 1 Mason ss 3 0 Castle lb Nash If Jones If i 4 0 0 4 0 0 0 Soencer cf 4 0 1 Madlck 3b 4 0 Fahey 4 0 1 0 Runk 3b 3 11 0 0 Jackson 0 0 0 i non.

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Mike Johnson and Carroll Sembera held off the Bears in the last 4 innings while the Tribe came through with their runs in the sixth and seventn frames. Johnson entered the game with the bases full and one out in the fifth. The submarine-ball righthander then retired Don Castle on a popup and got Cotton Nash on a fly to center. JOHNSON MADE it five bat ters in a row in the sixth be fore leaving for a pinch-hitter. Sembera then took over and limited the Bears to a single in the eighth and another in tho ninth The Denver runner in the eighth was eliminated in a double play as Sembera posted his first Tribe triumph.

Indianapolis was blanked by Ron Law on two hits in five innings. The Tribesmen, who outhit Denver nine to six, were paced by BeeBee Richard's three safeties. ROE SKIDMORE batted over the two Tribe runs in the sixth after Richard singled. Gene Locklear also singled to put Richard on third. Al Crawford topped one in front of the plate, Locklear advancing on the out.

Skidmore singled to left' center for the tellies with Dave Moates missing a try for a diving catch. mm Indian broke a 2-2 tie ilkU lliuiianu with another pair of tallies in the seventh with George Runk's triple the key wallop. Brewers Snap Oakland Streak Oakland (UPI)-A run-scoring double by George Scott and a two-run homer by Billy ConigUaro backed the three-hit shutout pitching of Ken Brett last night as the Milwaukee Brewers snapped Oakland's five-game winning streak with a 4-0 victory. MILWAUKEE OAKLAND ab li bl Auartoarti 4 0 0 0 AndarMn a DAAay rf 4 110 AAangual a ab bi 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 Scott 3b BriQgs lb Ferraro 3b Lahoud It BCnqiaro rf Portar Helsa 2b Biatl 4 111 Rjr.w 2 10 0 Bando 3b 1 0 0 0 Duncan 4 0 0 0 Tanaca lb 4 11) AlVN If 3 0 10 Brown 7b 4 0 10 Hunlar 4 0 10 BBrooks ph Horlan 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 10 2 0 10 10 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 34 4 4 I Total 2 0 3 0 a a a ltl 1 4 Oakland EHimtaf. Farraro.

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Yankl 7. USAC's board of directors January meeting the new engine sizes would not become effective until 1975. The year 1975 also is being held as a critical one for the automobile industry and its efforts to curb exhaust emissions. Cutting back the blown equipment naturally will reduce the power, but there still is going to be plenty of steam left. At the moment, you're talking roughly about five horsepower per cuhic inch.

At 122 inches, that still puts the output in the 600 horse bracket. The normally aspirated double overhead cam power-plants and the stock blocks probably would be humping right along to get into this bracket. The engine alone isn't the whole answer to slowing down the pace. The chassis comes into the picture, and DelRoy will re commend some changes in this department. Frank is going to suggest the wings be lowered andor be moved forward.

Presently the trailing edge of the rear wing can be 42 inches from the centerline of the rear wheel hubs. Frank would like to see something more on the order of 37 inches. Moving it forward in this manner will reduce the effectiveness of the down pressure on the rear wheels, a major contributor in the current jump in speeds. Also to be recommended is raising the weight limit from 1,350 pounds to 1,450, "because it isn't possible to huild a safe car at 1,350 pounds," DelRoy says. This probably wouldn't make a great deal of difference, as most cars today are weighing in between 1,475 pounds and 1,600.

Then, there is to be a leaf borrowed from the book of the midgets, sprint cars and championship dirt cars in the consideration of the use of roll cages on the rear engine machines. So far they are not very prone to get upside down, but with the speeds being turned today there is an increasing chance of getting airborne. "I would imagine car builders would want to design the car with the cage built into it, not just fastened on," DelRoy said. "I think It should be taken under consideration." Recommendations, as all encompassing as these, are bound to create something similar to the atom bomb going off in the garage area, but that's nothing exactly new in the racing business. "I don't make the rules," Frank said.

"That's up to the rules committee and the board. "But I feel it will add to the interest in racing, particularly in using slock blocks, it will increase the competition which tends to go down as the speed goes up. And it will help keep the cost, which is getting prohibitive, down. Castle. Bill Fahey got a hit when his fly was lost and rironned between Tom Spencer and Crawford in rightcenter.

However, Nash waited to see if the ball would be caught. He was hung up between third and home when Madlock and Fahey kept running. They wound up at third and second as Nash was tagged out at the plate. JACKSON THEN struck out Law to leave the two Bears stranded. The 1972 Renault offered as a prize for WGEE Night was won bv Clayton Cornett, 20, 21 West 16th Street.

Mike Ruddell (1-1) will pitch for the Tribe tonight against Jackie Brown (1-3). On entering Bush Stadium, fans will be able to share Indianapolis manager Vern Rapp's birthday cake. i $100 REWARD For information leading toj Jorrest ond conviction of ony- one having in their possession Snack Smack Golf Balls i GOLFLAND EAST 894-0048 Ilili Mi 1133 E. 61st St. 251-9411 8-5 Mon.

thru Sot. Sunday in Season 81 2 noon HORSE OP COURSE" mm Lawn nnaar, 7 hp, recoil tsart tractor Ian mower, I Mt-up, delivery ohargaa FRANK DELROY DelRoy is going to suggest that the exotic engines like the double overhead cam turbo-charged Offy and Ford be cut to 122-cubic inches. The present rules call for just a fraction over 161-cubic inches. The normally aspirated double overhead cam engines would go back to 256 inches instead of 274. The stock block rocker arm configurations would be at 330 instead of 355 inches.

The Wankel would be allowed 300 inches and the turbine would stay where it is. "I 'v had a surprising amount of support on this," DelRoy said. "There have been a number of car owners tell me they favor this change. They seem to be interested in stock blocks." Not everybody, of course, is going to agree with this, but at least it's a start. Under present rules, if the changes were voted in at runs for the Dodgers with a single and homer.

New York got its first run in the third inning on Tommie Agee's run-scoring single after walks to Jon Matlock and Har-relson. The Mets tallied another run in the fifth when Ilarrelson singled, Agee walked and Staub singled. LOS ANGELCS bl WParkar lb 4 12 1 Mnla II 4 0 2 0 NEW YORK hi Harrmon 1 Martini 2b Aop ct Slaub rf CJonat if Fraonil 3b Baauchp lb Grola Mallack Hhn ph MrCraw Milner ph a 2 2 0 0 0 2) 4 0 11 0 13 3 4 0 0 0 5 1 0 4 0 10 4 0 0 0 110 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 WDavl cf FRoblrurt rf Lalabvre 2b Grvv 3b G'bkwitl 3b DipU Willi Downing RirtsHI Ph Rrpwnr 5 0 1 0 6)72 0 0 0 0 3 0 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 1 0 3 0 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 Valantlna Ph 1 0 0 0 Mlkkelsn loll Total SO I 10 1 Total SO 10 a r4 oar 1 111 00(1 000 0M 00 Mali Ml 01 (I 01 4 Two out whan winning run irorad. F- Fraqol. Lrlrbvrt, C.nrvry Anqalca Naw Ynik 1 LOB Los Anna If.

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i if Harrclson singled off relief pitcher Pete Mikkelsen, stole second and went to thud on a wild pitch. Martinez then drilled the ball deep near second and Jim Lefebvre's throw to first was not in time. Harrclson crossed the plate with the run. The game evolved into a pitcher's duel after the Mets tied the score at 3-3 in the eighth inning on Rusty Staub's homer. Tug McGraw allowed only one hit in five innings of relief pitching to gain his second victory against no losses.

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