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Originally posted by esorniloc
Was it then that one of them raced an Indy 500 car in a GP?
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Nearly - Ward raced with a midget car (sort of Indycar F3), which technically complied with the F1 regulations at the time (being about half the capacity of a pukka F1 car). He had beaten some half-decent sportscars and Chuck Daigh sur Maserati 250F at Lime Rock and thought he stood a chance - but he was lapped by about lap 6.
Ward was sporting about the whole thing and his suggestion that Jack Brabham try Indy in a Cooper started the rear engined revolution at the Brickyard.