Spa Summer Classic 2018

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dinkel

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259 months

Sunday 1st August 2021
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The Chodosh C1 Vette before action...


The same car in action.


Busy in La Source: different lines make for dynamic racing.

dinkel

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Monday 23rd August 2021
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Strolling around:

Hard to beat Porsche 911 Outlaw.


Amazing that back in the day cars like these were out on the tracks! Dutch female driver Henny Hemmes was a champ in her Camaro.


Probably the worst choice ever racing car. Uber cool though...

dinkel

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Thursday 26th August 2021
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BMW 6-series love here.


Having fun with a budget racer: MGB GT goes round in 3:15s when there's a 165 PS 1.8 litre in.


...and that's a laptime this big cat will struggle to achieve.

dinkel

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Sunday 12th December 2021
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There's so much to enjoy and I'm not bothered to post:

The famous Blood & Thunder C1 of the Chodosh family. Next season they'll throw this one in at the V8 series.


Stick!


La Source is a fantastic place to enjoy dog fights. The TR6 sneaks into the inside line and has 1st choice to race downhill towards the uphill and blind Eau Rouge S-corner. The more powerful C2 Vette needs to take care and aim for the right spot to give full throttle. Too early will spin powerful cars. Downhill means the weight will be on he wrong wheels! Nuff to see there...


Small Sprite is big fun. In Barries Race mods are OK.


Of course you like a Capri.

Hoofy

76,386 posts

283 months

Sunday 12th December 2021
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Great pics!

dinkel

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Tuesday 21st December 2021
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Cheers. Check my profile for the list of PH-topics stuffed with pics.

indigorallye

555 posts

226 months

Tuesday 21st December 2021
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Favourite thread on PH. Thanks for the pics.

dinkel

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Wednesday 22nd December 2021
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Beauty is all we need.

Maybe follow me at https://www.instagram.com/albertmensinga1967/

dinkel

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Sunday 3rd April 2022
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Cheng Lim attacking La Source in the Nascar Thunder Road Killer Cobra. - Trying new PS techniques to help mobile device display of sRGB pics.


Bugeyed Sprite has got to be my favorite toy racer ever. Check the windscreen....


Easy rolling Vette did not press hard to win. Whatever. It's a great sight anyways. Nuff play on the phat rubber front tyres.

dinkel

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Monday 26th September 2022
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As there are so many snaps to process and share with the world - because, why not? - here are another five to enjoy:

Great looking C2 Corvette attacking La Source.


An Escort might look humble but an 800 kgs shell powered by a 250 to 300 ps screaming four will put you in the top-5 of this field.


Certainly not the quickest but without no doubt amongst the prettiest are these Alfa Coupes. Pretty sound track!


Hard to find Toyota Mk1 MR2 will be a though one on the steep Eau Rouge hill and the yards that follow!


Hardly FIA App K but so much fun to drive.

Hoofy

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283 months

Monday 26th September 2022
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Great photos. I can almost hear them!

dinkel

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Monday 26th September 2022
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Well, standing almost on the wall I can almost touch them.

I once did a High Five with a Moggie Roadster driver.

Fantastic noises of the racers coasting along.
Some need to rev the engine to prevent stalling...
Suspension squeeking, wheels rattle and chassis twisting: it's an addictive sight and sound!

Hoofy

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283 months

Monday 26th September 2022
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dinkel said:
I once did a High Five with a Moggie Roadster driver.
biggrin

Was he waving... or drowning? biggrin

dinkel

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Tuesday 27th September 2022
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It was an agreement. I have the blurry pic somewhere. I missed but only a mere yard.

Hoofy

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283 months

Tuesday 27th September 2022
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dinkel said:
It was an agreement. I have the blurry pic somewhere. I missed but only a mere yard.
thumbup

dinkel

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Tuesday 27th September 2022
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Hoofy said:
dinkel said:
It was an agreement. I have the blurry pic somewhere. I missed but only a mere yard.
thumbup

Jerry signaling me to high five. I completely missed the cue. It's a brief moment #understatement


You can imagine how close these cars pass by: I shoot with a wide angle because otherwise the cars won't fit the 3/4 frame!


Slightly leaning over the wall is an act most pro shooters don't repeat. Agile cars like the Chevron coast by at 60 mph. Woooop!

dinkel

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Friday 31st March 2023
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Small racing cars habit.


You can keep your big hairy...


Wait a minute!

dinkel

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Thursday 1st June 2023
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Between 1964 and 1967 7,083 Sunbeam Tigers were built.

A few hundred Tigers had the tame 260 and the rest the 289 Cid Ford V8.
I guess you can imagine what a mechanic can do to make this go fast.

dinkel

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Thursday 24th August 2023
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Sorry, I post-process the left overs in my directory and throw them on insta.
I'd be a shame to not post them on PH as well...

Phil James throwing in the big Cobra: let's say hauling around well over 600 brake on slicks is quite an achievement.


Even bigger cars enter Barries Race: what about this 2 tonne - well, maybe a few stone less - Jaguar XJS. Tuning the old 5.3 V12 may add to the process in getting some proper 3.10 something laps. But still, I think it's more show than go.


The 1st gen Toyota MR2 Mk1 (AW10/AW11, 1985-1989) is indeed almost forty years old! Back in the day the revvy DOHC 1.6 was a sensation.
In France 'est merdeux' did not sound too good. Although Mister Two makes me think twice as well!

dinkel

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Wednesday 21st February
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Sprite hot rod looks the absolute bizz to rock the tracks!