Quote Originally Posted by TonyG View Post
What would be better for the sake of "parity", the "Nascar" engine in the Merc or the original Twin turbo power plant which would be a damn side quicker. If I was able to get home and see this event I would not care what the engine was, I would just be happy to see the car.
I did not think there were any cattle stations on offer at this event so what does principles have to do with the speed you are prepared to drive your car at. The public are not idiots, 99% know that the cars are from different eras and don't care. They just want to see and hear the cars.
It all seems a bit silly to me but what do I know.
Regards
Tony
I think the twin-turbo motor was good for around 800 - 900hp back in the mid-1980s wasn't it Tony? That was an immensely powerful car for the time. I recall reading somewhere about how it was entered in the Sandown round of the World Sportscar Championship, the Porsche 956 drivers were quite astonished as it was actually pulling away from them on the main straight! Of course, that was only in practice, the car didn't last long enough to still be working for the race. And that was its biggest problem, and the reason why the small block Chevy was put back in it.

So even if it did still have the twin-turbo motor, the speed difference wouldn't be an issue at the Festival, as it would last two laps and stop.