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Indy 500 - Fiero Pace Car 1984 - War Stories from John Callies (Engineer in charge) by AllbrightJO
Started on: 01-12-2021 11:46 AM
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John Callies was the engineer in charge of developing the Pontiac Fiero as the Pace car for the Indy 500 in 1984.
At the Engine Performance Expo in Jan 2021, John was interviewed and asked to describe that development process.
This is a fantastic war story for anyone who likes the Pontiac Fiero.
1. Start at engineperformanceexpo.com
2. Register with your name & email address.
3. Enter the Expo.
4. Browse your way to Day 3 and start the Day 3 replay.
5. John Callies' interview starts at 03:33:54.
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Originally posted by AllbrightJO:

John Callies was the engineer in charge of developing the Pontiac Fiero as the Pace car for the Indy 500 in 1984.
At the Engine Performance Expo in Jan 2021, John was interviewed and asked to describe that development process.
This is a fantastic war story for anyone who likes the Pontiac Fiero.
1. Start at engineperformanceexpo.com
2. Register with your name & email address.
3. Enter the Expo.
4. Browse your way to Day 3 and start the Day 3 replay.
5. John Callies' interview starts at 03:33:54.


That was great, thanks! 👍
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Report this Post01-25-2021 12:57 PM Click Here to See the Profile for edfieroSend a Private Message to edfieroEdit/Delete MessageReply w/QuoteDirect Link to This Post
Very cool interview.
Thanks for sharing it.
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Report this Post02-01-2021 07:42 PM Click Here to See the Profile for fierosoundClick Here to visit fierosound's HomePageSend a Private Message to fierosoundEdit/Delete MessageReply w/QuoteDirect Link to This Post
Indy Fiero Pace Car made Car & Driver's list of 30 best...
https://www.caranddriver.co...-pace-cars/?slide=22

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Very cool.
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Report this Post02-08-2021 08:49 PM Click Here to See the Profile for fierosoundClick Here to visit fierosound's HomePageSend a Private Message to fierosoundEdit/Delete MessageReply w/QuoteDirect Link to This Post
I managed to clip the John Callies interview out of the long "day's events" video.
https://www.facebook.com/gr...nk/1368341903503915/

[This message has been edited by fierosound (edited 02-08-2021).]

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