Spa Six Hours 2013 Photo Topic
Discussion
As always I pop up at THE Historic Racing Fest of the year, the Spa 6 Hours.
Again there are so many stories to tell, and again I will take my time to drop a handfull of pictures and explain what was going on.
Maybe check my PH profile to get the full picture.
I hope PH mods leave the topic here: I feel with Chris Harris contributing to classic racing getting more popular - fantastic reaction on both his Mille Miglia and Goodwood entries - GG is the place to be.
Somehow it always just feels so right to start of with the Jeremy Welch Healey. Denis Welch Motorsport supports the best Jaguar, Healey and MGB cars on the grid. Jeremy is the busy chief and does everything. Even the racing bit. At a pits stop he leaves his Healey office to contribute in getting fresh oil in or change a tire or two. Amazing guy.
The Miroux family 240Z Coupe did a Q31 and laps at an amazing 3 mins. Massive want but an '68 car so a bit of an odd ball here.
Why?
FIA has strict rules about entry. The type of car needs to have a proven track history. F.i. a GT40 is a 1965 car, but only just. Engine tuning and chassis tweaking needs to follow strict FIA-rules. However there is freedom in bits that will boost performance to levels unheard of in period. "The choice of the carburettors for the cars of Period F is free. Electronic ignition is permitted." There you go. The winning GT40 cars will spit out 450 brake and rev to almost 8K.
There are 3 periods:
E1 - cars built between 01/01/1947 and 31/12/1954
E2 - cars built between 01/01/1955 and 31/12/1961
F - cars built between 01/01/1962 and 31/12/1965
When I say odd balls I mean the 2 classes:
G1 - cars built between 01/01/1966 and 31/12/1969
G2 - cars built between 01/01/1970 and 31/12/1971
It is not necessary to at classes to ensure a rich field: 109 cars on the grid thank you!
An Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint is everyone's favourite. Hard to beat butchy soundbyte and the catchy Bertone (Giugiaro drawn) shape. On par with the mid-grid MGBs but a tad less reliable. Who cares: it's all about style.
Gulf livery on a Marcos 1800 GT . . . yeah, right. One of 3 out there. As I missed the end of the race I'm curious about Richard Evans' story: did not see him running after 9 o'clock when we were on the grandstand. Young Benthe fell asleep so I had to go at 21:30ish.
Next: Ferrari 250 SWB, Ford GT40, Corvette Grand Sport
Again there are so many stories to tell, and again I will take my time to drop a handfull of pictures and explain what was going on.
Maybe check my PH profile to get the full picture.
I hope PH mods leave the topic here: I feel with Chris Harris contributing to classic racing getting more popular - fantastic reaction on both his Mille Miglia and Goodwood entries - GG is the place to be.
Somehow it always just feels so right to start of with the Jeremy Welch Healey. Denis Welch Motorsport supports the best Jaguar, Healey and MGB cars on the grid. Jeremy is the busy chief and does everything. Even the racing bit. At a pits stop he leaves his Healey office to contribute in getting fresh oil in or change a tire or two. Amazing guy.
The Miroux family 240Z Coupe did a Q31 and laps at an amazing 3 mins. Massive want but an '68 car so a bit of an odd ball here.
Why?
FIA has strict rules about entry. The type of car needs to have a proven track history. F.i. a GT40 is a 1965 car, but only just. Engine tuning and chassis tweaking needs to follow strict FIA-rules. However there is freedom in bits that will boost performance to levels unheard of in period. "The choice of the carburettors for the cars of Period F is free. Electronic ignition is permitted." There you go. The winning GT40 cars will spit out 450 brake and rev to almost 8K.
There are 3 periods:
E1 - cars built between 01/01/1947 and 31/12/1954
E2 - cars built between 01/01/1955 and 31/12/1961
F - cars built between 01/01/1962 and 31/12/1965
When I say odd balls I mean the 2 classes:
G1 - cars built between 01/01/1966 and 31/12/1969
G2 - cars built between 01/01/1970 and 31/12/1971
It is not necessary to at classes to ensure a rich field: 109 cars on the grid thank you!
An Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint is everyone's favourite. Hard to beat butchy soundbyte and the catchy Bertone (Giugiaro drawn) shape. On par with the mid-grid MGBs but a tad less reliable. Who cares: it's all about style.
Gulf livery on a Marcos 1800 GT . . . yeah, right. One of 3 out there. As I missed the end of the race I'm curious about Richard Evans' story: did not see him running after 9 o'clock when we were on the grandstand. Young Benthe fell asleep so I had to go at 21:30ish.
Next: Ferrari 250 SWB, Ford GT40, Corvette Grand Sport
Joy / Konig / Simon Ferrari 250 SWB:
Crowd pleaser, but not so much as this one:
Not a 6 Hrs car BTW.
This one was:
The Michiel Campagne Corvette Grand Sport did a splendid 2012 P3, and even P2 this year. But hey, how can one beat the Simon & Leo show?
Starting with Jan Lammers (F1, LM ace), then Campagne and the final bit by Allard Kalff: I thought it to be a podium again and it did.
The Soest based Tachyon outfit is worth a visit. There's a workshop, classic and contemporary cars at display and the club house bar.
Next: the obvious La Source shots - but only at the golden hour.
Crowd pleaser, but not so much as this one:
Not a 6 Hrs car BTW.
This one was:
The Michiel Campagne Corvette Grand Sport did a splendid 2012 P3, and even P2 this year. But hey, how can one beat the Simon & Leo show?
Starting with Jan Lammers (F1, LM ace), then Campagne and the final bit by Allard Kalff: I thought it to be a podium again and it did.
The Soest based Tachyon outfit is worth a visit. There's a workshop, classic and contemporary cars at display and the club house bar.
Next: the obvious La Source shots - but only at the golden hour.
The obvious LS shots: DP214 in all its splendid glory and here without the later braking problems.
Not my best shot, but slowly there was something going wrong.
Not the usual line after hard braking:
So I thought: let's follow what will happen . . .
Lost it and spun . . . in a busy hairpin!
Pilot was a two feet from the wall and in full lock. He could have crawled to the wall to carry on but he ignored the shouting from both the photographers and marshalls and reversed.
I mean bloody hell, GT40s at full speed were flying around.
Next: Scottish E-type and Marcos 1800 GT.
Seems like we were standing next to eachother for over half an hour, i can see my arm on the pic of the spun Aston... 
About the reversing: I believe he did try to drive away normally but couldn't make the turn without running into the wall. At first he couldn't even get it in reverse, so he rolled the car into the wall and managed to stall it. After restarting the car he was able to select reverse and reversed into live racing traffic.
Could have ended differently indeed
About the reversing: I believe he did try to drive away normally but couldn't make the turn without running into the wall. At first he couldn't even get it in reverse, so he rolled the car into the wall and managed to stall it. After restarting the car he was able to select reverse and reversed into live racing traffic.
Could have ended differently indeed
Geoffrey, I thought there was enough clearance to drive and not touch the wall.
Anyways: glad he made it. And DP214 too!
Dickie Meaden Tweeted me about the DNF:
@AlbertMensinga Braking issue (rears were locking intermittently). Continued for half an hour or so, then throttle stuck open :0
07:04 AM - 22 Sep 13
Anyways: glad he made it. And DP214 too!
Dickie Meaden Tweeted me about the DNF:
@AlbertMensinga Braking issue (rears were locking intermittently). Continued for half an hour or so, then throttle stuck open :0
07:04 AM - 22 Sep 13
Here it is:
The Ecurie Ecosse E-type driven hard by Chris Clark and Alasdair McCaig: P12 and best E-type!
At speed and in all its glory one can't argue about the attraction of an E-type in full racing guise.
For me THE achievement of the race: Tice & Conoley managed to steer the mighty Marcos 1800 GT to a superb P11 and only 10 mins from the winning GT40.
Mind you: 1.8 litre in a flexy wooden framed and GRP bodied lightweight. Don't even think about hitting anything: a GT40 is almost twice the weight!
The Richard Evans / John Faux 1800 GT thrown in La Source.
P98 after 80 mins racing. Driver Richard Evans: "Albert - abridged version - running well and on schedule for first hour, then got ignition fault which I fixed trackside with new dizzy cap and rotor arm. Changed drivers but diff failed after half a dozen laps. First DNF in 6 attempts."
How sad! Fantastic effort though: start at P60 and 3:06 FL. This team deserves a Top 25 in 2014.
Next: Dutch MGB, Healey and the P2 Grand Sport.
The Ecurie Ecosse E-type driven hard by Chris Clark and Alasdair McCaig: P12 and best E-type!
At speed and in all its glory one can't argue about the attraction of an E-type in full racing guise.
For me THE achievement of the race: Tice & Conoley managed to steer the mighty Marcos 1800 GT to a superb P11 and only 10 mins from the winning GT40.
Mind you: 1.8 litre in a flexy wooden framed and GRP bodied lightweight. Don't even think about hitting anything: a GT40 is almost twice the weight!
The Richard Evans / John Faux 1800 GT thrown in La Source.
P98 after 80 mins racing. Driver Richard Evans: "Albert - abridged version - running well and on schedule for first hour, then got ignition fault which I fixed trackside with new dizzy cap and rotor arm. Changed drivers but diff failed after half a dozen laps. First DNF in 6 attempts."
How sad! Fantastic effort though: start at P60 and 3:06 FL. This team deserves a Top 25 in 2014.
Next: Dutch MGB, Healey and the P2 Grand Sport.
Dutch national colour is orange and it suits the Mark Dols B:
An unfortunate DNF after 2 hours and 10 mins. Very consistent through LS as I have 3 almost similar shots of the orange B.
You gotta love the Deenik & Sinke approach. Whatever happends in LS it just don't affect them: they seem to choose any line available. Preferably razor sharp over the kerbs and as close to the wall as possible. Here with a B thinking in a similar way Jaap choose the wide arc. Very entertaining to see.
Ah, that's more like it. Big Healey stylee.
P32 and 2nd Healey: well done.
Maybe someone can explain to me why a Lotus Elan is so much quicker around Spa: a Healey has a 265 brake 3 litre. Can't be all weight.
Big power:
6.3 Chevy pumps out 550 and in an under 1 tonne Grand Sport: ouch!
Quite a hassle to get the Vette at apex.
It is not that the CGS is pretty . . . it's just brutal!
Next: yeah, yeah Chris Harris.
An unfortunate DNF after 2 hours and 10 mins. Very consistent through LS as I have 3 almost similar shots of the orange B.
You gotta love the Deenik & Sinke approach. Whatever happends in LS it just don't affect them: they seem to choose any line available. Preferably razor sharp over the kerbs and as close to the wall as possible. Here with a B thinking in a similar way Jaap choose the wide arc. Very entertaining to see.
Ah, that's more like it. Big Healey stylee.
P32 and 2nd Healey: well done.
Maybe someone can explain to me why a Lotus Elan is so much quicker around Spa: a Healey has a 265 brake 3 litre. Can't be all weight.
Big power:
6.3 Chevy pumps out 550 and in an under 1 tonne Grand Sport: ouch!
Quite a hassle to get the Vette at apex.
It is not that the CGS is pretty . . . it's just brutal!
Next: yeah, yeah Chris Harris.
I could go on about what an amazing event this is but I'll let the pics do the talking.
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Full set so far here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/nickhorne/sets/721576...
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IMG_0741.jpg by Nicholas R Horne, on Flickr
IMG_0780.jpg by Nicholas R Horne, on Flickr
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IMG_1459.jpg by Nicholas R Horne, on Flickr
IMG_1561.jpg by Nicholas R Horne, on Flickr
IMG_1648.jpg by Nicholas R Horne, on Flickr
IMG_1887.jpg by Nicholas R Horne, on Flickr
IMG_1937.jpg by Nicholas R Horne, on Flickr
IMG_1972.jpg by Nicholas R Horne, on Flickr
IMG_2139.jpg by Nicholas R Horne, on Flickr
IMG_2213.jpg by Nicholas R Horne, on Flickr
IMG_2227.jpg by Nicholas R Horne, on Flickr
IMG_2244.jpg by Nicholas R Horne, on Flickr
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IMG_2399.jpg by Nicholas R Horne, on Flickr
IMG_2425.jpg by Nicholas R Horne, on Flickr
IMG_2481.jpg by Nicholas R Horne, on Flickr
IMG_2647.jpg by Nicholas R Horne, on Flickr
IMG_2684.jpg by Nicholas R Horne, on Flickr
IMG_2774.jpg by Nicholas R Horne, on Flickr
IMG_2807.jpg by Nicholas R Horne, on Flickr
IMG_3112.jpg by Nicholas R Horne, on Flickr
IMG_3141.jpg by Nicholas R Horne, on Flickr
IMG_3243.jpg by Nicholas R Horne, on Flickr
IMG_3261.jpg by Nicholas R Horne, on Flickr
Full set so far here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/nickhorne/sets/721576...
Just a couple of random shots from me.
The little Abarth
Scarab Offenhauser. For some reason I really like that car, same thing with the ERA R1D
2 extremes in one shot, the thundering GT40 vs. a delicate Elan.
Marcos, with an impressive result in the 6 Hours
Aston Martin and the Chris Harris Ford Falcon
DHG Cobra, really like their colour
Yet another Cobra...
Lovely colour
Dreadful colour...
Great weekend once again, counting down to the 2014 edition.
The little Abarth
Scarab Offenhauser. For some reason I really like that car, same thing with the ERA R1D
2 extremes in one shot, the thundering GT40 vs. a delicate Elan.
Marcos, with an impressive result in the 6 Hours
Aston Martin and the Chris Harris Ford Falcon
DHG Cobra, really like their colour
Yet another Cobra...
Lovely colour
Dreadful colour...
Great weekend once again, counting down to the 2014 edition.
quadrifoglio said:
Just a couple of random shots from me.
Scarab Offenhauser. For some reason I really like that car, same thing with the ERA R1D
Wonderful shots, chaps. One day I'll make it...Scarab Offenhauser. For some reason I really like that car, same thing with the ERA R1D
Just a note on the above. There was only one D-Type ERA produced - that was R4D, the official works development car. This is now mostly driven by Mac Hulbert, but occasionally Julian Bronson. There is no R1D.
Hulbert took FTD at Prescott in August, an amazing effort after mechanical woes. However, he was badly shaken by an incident at Pembrey a few weeks ago which resulted in a terrifying accident for Nick Rossi.
Bronson, though, ran strongly at the Goodwood Revival the weekend before Spa 6 in R4D. He is a terrific combatant and the Scarab is his - the former Donington Collection car.
Hope that helps. Journo mode off ;-)
chevronb37 said:
Wonderful shots, chaps. One day I'll make it...
Just a note on the above. There was only one D-Type ERA produced - that was R4D, the official works development car. This is now mostly driven by Mac Hulbert, but occasionally Julian Bronson. There is no R1D.
Hulbert took FTD at Prescott in August, an amazing effort after mechanical woes. However, he was badly shaken by an incident at Pembrey a few weeks ago which resulted in a terrifying accident for Nick Rossi.
Bronson, though, ran strongly at the Goodwood Revival the weekend before Spa 6 in R4D. He is a terrific combatant and the Scarab is his - the former Donington Collection car.
Hope that helps. Journo mode off ;-)
I stand corrected and will study harder next time.Just a note on the above. There was only one D-Type ERA produced - that was R4D, the official works development car. This is now mostly driven by Mac Hulbert, but occasionally Julian Bronson. There is no R1D.
Hulbert took FTD at Prescott in August, an amazing effort after mechanical woes. However, he was badly shaken by an incident at Pembrey a few weeks ago which resulted in a terrifying accident for Nick Rossi.
Bronson, though, ran strongly at the Goodwood Revival the weekend before Spa 6 in R4D. He is a terrific combatant and the Scarab is his - the former Donington Collection car.
Hope that helps. Journo mode off ;-)
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