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dinkel

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Tuesday 21st December 2010
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I like blurry images . . .

dinkel

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Wednesday 5th January 2011
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Thanks for that G, another dream up in smoke wink

On budget then:

Love these Midget and Turner racers.

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Friday 7th January 2011
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Under construction Lotus Cortina TC.


Major team effort.


50 years of E-type this year, I wonder if Spa would show a bigger field of big cats this year.


Sublime recreation.


Famous livery.

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dinkel

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Saturday 8th January 2011
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Jaguars: just too complicated!

wink

Check this months Cobra write up:
http://www.classiccarsmonthly.com/

Hope you like it. Part two in Feb.

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Sunday 9th January 2011
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Newall GT40 was no match for the quicker Lolas and Chevrons and finished mid-field.


Iron Volvo 1.8 in the wooden Marcos.


Very close to the block attached carbs seems to be a Coventry Climax feature.


Minshaw Lola office. Cool as fook gear in the door.

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Tuesday 18th January 2011
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Love the unsaturated colours of the 50s/60s/70s!

Celebrating the E-type.


Unlucky Graff Von Oeynhausen got stuck at 88th / 41 laps, best 2:57.


Bit slower E (51st / 3:14) shows the amazing difference in 6 Hrs pace.


(94rd / 3:07) Only 23 laps for this stunner.

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Thursday 20th January 2011
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TVRs:

Glad to see it in top 10.


Onboard video: how smooth is that car!


Shipman / Hales started in front but finished 82nd.


Super quick Griff (8) battling the Melse 911 (17).

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Friday 21st January 2011
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZJJ02WLFPM&fea...

At 2:20 the green TreVoR next to Shaun Lynns GT40! We were looking at this from the grandstand and were amazed.

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Tuesday 25th January 2011
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http://roadmagazine.blogspot.com/2011/01/six-hour-...

See you guys there? GW brekkie boast Super cars May 1st.

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Sunday 30th January 2011
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In the long hot summer of 1976 Formula One star James Hunt and motorcycling legend Barry Sheene conquered the world and captured the public imagination:

http://vimeo.com/18592054

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Monday 31st January 2011
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Porkers:

P12 and best Belgium result for this little Duvel.


P31 cracking green 911.


3:08 for the quickest 911s 2 litre screamers (1/50s).


P17 and always a good result for the Dutch Melse entry.


Stunning 904/6 had to retire after just 37 laps. The team came all the way from the USA.

Nice and terrifying screaming stuff.

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Thursday 17th February 2011
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Woodcote Trophy:

JD Classics XK120 stormed through the wet (P5).


Gorgeous 1953 OSCA MT4.


Rare and noisy Lea Francis.


A favourite: LM X-type.


Fab C.


XK140 passing DB2/4 in La Source hairpin.

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Thursday 24th February 2011
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Nice grey 356.


FN LM and what a beauty! Chasing the AC Ace Bristol.


Allard J2 could nor beat the C- and D-type Jags but how cool are these?

Lovely old stuff.

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Friday 25th February 2011
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'As on rails' no way wink

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Thursday 3rd March 2011
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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).

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Thursday 3rd March 2011
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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?

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Tuesday 8th March 2011
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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.

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Monday 14th March 2011
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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.

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Thursday 17th March 2011
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http://classiccarsmonthly.com/magazine/featured/in...

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

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Tuesday 22nd March 2011
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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.