Return of the Turbine
Turbine powered race cars have played a short and dramatic, yet impressive part in the history of motorsports. Two years in a row, a turbine car was leading the Indy 500, only to falter in the final few laps. The 1967 STP-Paxton and the 1968 Lotus 56 would never win a trophy: directed by fearful but politically influential opposition, regulatory restrictions ensured a quick death of the turbine.
Now the turbine returns with the T1 Turbine Concept. Unhampered by regulations, this car will race in its own arena.
Turbine powered race cars have played a short and dramatic, yet impressive part in the history of motorsports. Two years in a row, a turbine car was leading the Indy 500, only to falter in the final few laps. The 1967 STP-Paxton and the 1968 Lotus 56 would never win a trophy: directed by fearful but politically influential opposition, regulatory restrictions ensured a quick death of the turbine.
Now the turbine returns with the T1 Turbine Concept. Unhampered by regulations, this car will race in its own arena.
