Spa6 2010

[dinkel]

'As on rails' no way

[a8hex]

big torquey Yank V8 and little tyres, I suspect they need care even in the dry.
I watch someone driving one around Goodwood in the wet a year or so back, lots of lovely sideways moments.

[dinkel]

a8hex said:

big torquey Yank V8 and little tyres, . . .

You bet:


Ford Falcon in distress P98.


Quickest Falcon of the pack: P14 for this Sprint.


Belgium GT350 - Marc Duez indeed - P91 after 27 laps. Bonnet is a bit floppy?


P10 for Dutch GT350 equipe: 3 mins flat quickest lap (3:56 for Swiss Stang).

More . . .

[xjsracer44]

Great photos as always, do you have any photos of MGB 98 in the Six Hours, or my XJS 44 in Barry's race?
Are you coming to the 360 six hour at Snetterton on 30 April, if so come and say hello, as I am sharing Mike Bell's orange Porsche 924.
Cliff

[jagracer]

Cliff, are you or Daniel going to do the support race at Snetterton?

[dinkel]

xjsracer44 said:

Great photos as always, do you have any photos of MGB 98 in the Six Hours, or my XJS 44 in Barry's race?
Are you coming to the 360 six hour at Snetterton on 30 April, if so come and say hello, as I am sharing Mike Bell's orange Porsche 924.
Cliff

No pictures of these cars, sorry: it was so wet I only snapped 3 lapps of Barries race . . .

Snetterton: http://www.pistonheads.com/xforums/topic.asp?h=0&a...

See you there. I will certainly say hi as I know Mike and have met him a few times. No yellow Escort?

[xjsracer44]

jagracer said:

Cliff, are you or Daniel going to do the support race at Snetterton?

I am doing the main race with Mike Bell in his 924, Daniel isn't racing this year as he needs to concentrate on getting his degree (so he can pay for his own racing in future!)

[xjsracer44]

dinkel said:

No pictures of these cars, sorry: it was so wet I only snapped 3 lapps of Barries race . . .

Snetterton: http://www.pistonheads.com/xforums/topic.asp?h=0&a...

See you there. I will certainly say hi as I know Mike and have met him a few times. No yellow Escort?

Great Dinks, see you there - really looking forward to it and the unofficial practice day tomorrow on the new 300 circuit.

[dinkel]

P55 for this beauty. It's hard not to love these quick gems. Only FWD cars in the 6 Hours. And probably the only cars to give full throttle in the hair pin!


Who says one can't race endurance in a tiny box? P49 for this UK Mini Cooper S equipe! Steady 3:22 laps and good MPG got this Mini cracking!

Cool stuff.

[dinkel]

Last bit of the 6 Hrs:

Miller/Goble DB4: beauty!


Belgium E-type: 18 secs down on the quickest Jag . . . There are quite some differences between the same cars at the Spa 6 Hours.


Not the most successfull race of DP214. Porn on wheels . . . easily one of the most beautifull entries.


Massive underdog and what a car. Big thumbs up for the drivers.


26R riot driven by Belgium Will Schryver.


Eau Rouge winner Mog +8 and P9 overall: a very steady (3:05) runner.


Elva Courier is a personal favourite. With a 3:14 this could be top 25 as best MGB was P19. (What about P13, I hear you think . . . ?)


Mark Dols (P42, 3:16 best) had a pretty good race.

Scratching the bottom of my Spa6 folder.

[dinkel]

http://classiccarsmonthly.com/magazine/featured/in...

Interview with GT Racer Alexander Davidis is now live on ClassicCarsMonthly.com

[LongQ]

Albert,

Out of interest, what is the problem with P13?

Also, has anyone considered re-fuelling as a spectator sport? The crowds were quite large ...

[dinkel]

P13: always seems to be the quickest B.






Harris' superb Lister jaguar must be amongst the best looking . . . not the quickest at 3:08


Buncombe / Pearson roaring by: how cool are these cars! Lister Jaguar Knobblies are blistering quick. They could keep up with the 6 Hrs Cobras easy.


I mean look at this McIntyre Lister Knobbly: 2:51!!!

Stirling Moss Trophy yum.

[dinkel]

Let's wrap it up. I've got 550 selected snaps of which I choose to put up only the 6 Hrs ones and a few randoms, like these last Moss / Woodcote Trophy ones.

Hope you liked it, cheers, Albert.


Jag XK140 in anger.


Equally stylish DB2/4 Aston.


Atkins Lotus Elite in PS tweak.


Slow shutter speed (1/40s) antics on the DB3 Aston Roadster.


1/160s seems to do the trick: proper balance in movement and sharpness.

Next 'gig' will be the 360 Snetterton endurance at Saturday 30th April. Maybe see you there.

[a8hex]

I can't remember whether I've asked you before did you get any pictures of a little red O.S.C.A MT4?
I think it was in Stirling Moss Trophy race, number 45, Tony Bailey.
Only I think he lives at the top of my road.

Gorgeous looking car, even if it doesn't have 6 cylinders.

[LongQ]

a8hex said:

I can't remember whether I've asked you before did you get any pictures of a little red O.S.C.A MT4?
I think it was in Stirling Moss Trophy race, number 45, Tony Bailey.
Only I think he lives at the top of my road.

Gorgeous looking car, even if it doesn't have 6 cylinders.

If dink hasn't got anything I have. Amazingly from the sunny part of the weekend on Saturday morning!

Confusingly there was another OSCA in one of the other races but number 14.

[dinkel]

Well then, the red Woodcote trophy cars then


The nr. 14 OSCA, what a lovely motor.


Another lovely one: GT coupe Aston.


Lotus X.


Steve Overingtons Lean Francis: a real screamer!

[jellison]

you really don't wann roll those old buses eek

[dinkel]

Philistine Jon

[jellison]

That guy must be tall in the top pic!