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So, speaking of octane, I once owned one of those big '66 Oldsmobile Toronado front wheel drive beauties with a 425, 4 bbl carb and dual exhaust. Well, one morning it was SOOOoooooo cold that it just wouldn't fire up so I tapped a bit of Avgas (aviation fuel) out of a Piper Cub I had in the...

Thanks. I was just about to look that up. So, apparently, 236 MPH in KMH translates to "HOLY CRAP!"

Not quite. Fastest indy lap ever: 1996 236 Eddie Cheever, Jr. That's right.....236 MPH! In Km per hour that would translate to "NO WAY" That was a race lap. I believe there were faster laps in time trials when no one is in your way or stirring up the air...

It's the largest single day sporting event in the world. 200 laps on a 2 1/2 mile oval. 500 miles or 805 Km to you. The same cars that run in the Monaco Grand Prix but at a MUCH higher speed.

Are you SERIOUS? That's MAJOR! This is the 100th running of the Indy 500. What an HONOR for him!