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I say that is alot of roll on that little Alfa....Oh and rust makes it go faster
That Anglia has been racing for alot longer than I can remeber and is seriously quick for what it is...Plus Streeter is a very good driver.
More awesome pics dinkel...Hope you and many P'hdrs come next year so i can meet you all
But with F1 at Spa next year there is going to be no racing there for a month before it, but hopefully this will not affect the 6hrs...It better not.
Do you have anymore of the Sabre Six racing? or the Chodosh vettes? Please.
johnny
That Anglia has been racing for alot longer than I can remeber and is seriously quick for what it is...Plus Streeter is a very good driver.
More awesome pics dinkel...Hope you and many P'hdrs come next year so i can meet you all
But with F1 at Spa next year there is going to be no racing there for a month before it, but hopefully this will not affect the 6hrs...It better not.
Do you have anymore of the Sabre Six racing? or the Chodosh vettes? Please.
johnny
dinkel said:
Lovely Tiger (3:03) with the bonnet open. Love this one, with the driver looking angry.
Seen that on more of your pics. I can imagine the lap times get better on wider/stiffer wheels, but it looks like sh!t...
(told you I'd look in the morning
) 
I don't think I've more Sabre pics. It wasn't racing on sunday. Sorry.
The twin Vettes will come by . . .
Wim, don't even think the classics are 100% classic. I saw nuff mods out in the open, and heard a few too! So what about a shiny rimm. The best thing is: the cars are based and built by period technique and look and SOUND that way.
Do I care if they are Peb Beach or if Phil Hill's ass was on a cars seat. Not really.
You're right off course that racing a close to original car is all the fun, but when you need to cross the 3 mins . . . and you want to fill a six hours race with over 120 cars
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Paddick's Jag Cougar (3:07) flying close by. A bit of wet on the tarmac . . .
. . . was enough for some to loose it. Here's Donnan's Hawk fourpot Stratos (3:07) flying. Nice TR4 (3:08) driven by Howe.
Henderson again. Next year our Jon will join him through La Source Won't you now?
Batt's GTD did some tidy lines, even in the wet.
Cooke's DB4 in the double take with an MGB. A handfull of B's - some V8 - were steady and fast. Don't underestimate these cars.
Talking about fast . . .
Now tell me Phil, what's that with the orange visor? Is it color-therapy? I'd go funny seeing everything in the Dutch color.
Taking the lead and pasing the orange #81 Tiger.
It's a real thrill to watch all the action close by. Checking the dials: isn't that 50 mph through the bend?
Will collect some Vette stuff . . .
The twin Vettes will come by . . .
Wim, don't even think the classics are 100% classic. I saw nuff mods out in the open, and heard a few too! So what about a shiny rimm. The best thing is: the cars are based and built by period technique and look and SOUND that way.
Do I care if they are Peb Beach or if Phil Hill's ass was on a cars seat. Not really.
You're right off course that racing a close to original car is all the fun, but when you need to cross the 3 mins . . . and you want to fill a six hours race with over 120 cars
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Paddick's Jag Cougar (3:07) flying close by. A bit of wet on the tarmac . . .
. . . was enough for some to loose it. Here's Donnan's Hawk fourpot Stratos (3:07) flying. Nice TR4 (3:08) driven by Howe.
Henderson again. Next year our Jon will join him through La Source
Won't you now? Batt's GTD did some tidy lines, even in the wet.
Cooke's DB4 in the double take with an MGB. A handfull of B's - some V8 - were steady and fast. Don't underestimate these cars.
Talking about fast . . .
Now tell me Phil, what's that with the orange visor? Is it color-therapy? I'd go funny seeing everything in the Dutch color.
Taking the lead and pasing the orange #81 Tiger.
It's a real thrill to watch all the action close by. Checking the dials: isn't that 50 mph through the bend?
Will collect some Vette stuff . . .
klassiekerrally said:
dinkel said:
Lovely Tiger (3:03) with the bonnet open. Love this one, with the driver looking angry.
Call me a purist, but I think those rims do the looks of the car no good: way too modern Seen that on more of your pics. I can imagine the lap times get better on wider/stiffer wheels, but it looks like sh!t...
(told you I'd look in the morning
) That Tiger was driven by fellow ex-Tuscan pilots Peter Dod (owner) and Steve Hyde. That's Peter's mad stare!
That will be a quick car when Peter's finished messing with it. It's a 409ci motor. Quick tale about Peter Dod... At a Tuscan race at Snetterton ('98 I think, may have been '99) Peter and Anders Hildebrand had been having a typical Tuscan ding dong. As they passed the line at the end, Dod's car made contact with Hildebrand's, forcing the latter into the wall and - unusually for a Tuscan - upside down!
And then it burst into flames! IIRC, Peter Wheeler got caught up in the mess somehow too. Anders was OK which is of course the main thing. At the end of season party, reference was made to this spectacular crash and Anders took the mike to say a few words. He gabbled in an animated way in his native tongue (which nobody understood) but the one bit that EVERYBODY understood in the middle was "BLOODY PETER DOD". To this day I don't know what Anders called Peter but I guess it wasn't complimentary!
jellison said:
Phil - not to throw a spanner in the works - but how does the RAM Qualify for the event as its not a Real Cobra and Chevy powered. All other cars from the event DO seem to be the real things (even if some modded to Hell and back).
There are about a dozen races on the programme. We don't do the 6 Hour race itself. Different races, different regs.
I keep my word . . .
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The big Chodosh Vettes.
Quite some contrast with this tiny Imp Rally (3:31) driven by Dowsett. Huge fun though.
Must be hot, with the window down.
And one of my favs, Canning's NSU TT Prinz (3:21) screaming along here.
I'm no Porker fan but this Carrera RS (2:58) had it all.
P. Ecury's 911(3:15) demonstrated the non-easiness of Porkers curve-behaviour.
Ah, Ricketts baby again. Love it, and the sound blasted all fourpots away. A bit more power than the Chevrons . . .
Next: more Brit-stuff.
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The big Chodosh Vettes.
Quite some contrast with this tiny Imp Rally (3:31) driven by Dowsett. Huge fun though.
Must be hot, with the window down.
And one of my favs, Canning's NSU TT Prinz (3:21) screaming along here.
I'm no Porker fan but this Carrera RS (2:58) had it all.
P. Ecury's 911(3:15) demonstrated the non-easiness of Porkers curve-behaviour.
Ah, Ricketts baby again. Love it, and the sound blasted all fourpots away. A bit more power than the Chevrons . . .
Next: more Brit-stuff.
BossCerbera said:
dinkel said:
I just got my 30 mins of Spa-footage on cd . . . Borrowed a cam from a friend.
I'll try to upload the 295 MBs . . . and share
I'll try to upload the 295 MBs . . . and share
Edit it down into bits and upload to your YouTube account, then we can all see.
That would be a great idea! My old iMac DV doesn't like DivX
BossCerbera said:
jellison said:
Phil - not to throw a spanner in the works - but how does the RAM Qualify for the event as its not a Real Cobra and Chevy powered. All other cars from the event DO seem to be the real things (even if some modded to Hell and back).
There are about a dozen races on the programme. We don't do the 6 Hour race itself. Different races, different regs.
Can't see how people do the long one (but might kust be me) if on a track I'd want to be fully on it and not sure that is possible for hour after hour.
LOVE the RSR Dink.
Hi All. Hubby and I took part in the 6 hour race in our red and white Ford Falcon (number 18). I managed to have an "off" in the first few laps but thankfully not too much damage and we kept going and took the flag with only a distributer problem and lights fuse slowing us down.
We've done the 6 hour twice now (we won our class last year in our very first attempt) and I can say it is an awsome event. We've raced at the 6 hour event in the supporting races since 1998 in Barry's races and Top Hat in our Lancia's and the circuit never disappoints in whatever car you are in. It was always our dream to compete in the actual 6 hour race - a dream that has now come true.
I personally love long distance racing - a 2 hour stint is much more fun than a 15 minute sprint. We've also done the Marathon at the Nordshleife twice now in the Falcon - very, very scary but an absolutely must.
Jelly, I think we told you that we warned Mark Hales about keeping off the kerbs in the Griff as the suspension has a habit of failing. The team didn't listen to us (Griff 200 owners) and Laurance Bailey (Griff 400 owner) and despite running as high as 3rd (I think), the car retired with broken wheel studs...
If anyone fancies tackling the 6 hour (or any of the races) in a big yank tank Falcon, totally FIA legal with about 400 bhp, let me know - our car is up for sale. We're going to concentrate on our Griff 200 next year although I doubt we will do the actual 6 hour event in the car.
Great photo's by the way.
We've done the 6 hour twice now (we won our class last year in our very first attempt) and I can say it is an awsome event. We've raced at the 6 hour event in the supporting races since 1998 in Barry's races and Top Hat in our Lancia's and the circuit never disappoints in whatever car you are in. It was always our dream to compete in the actual 6 hour race - a dream that has now come true.
I personally love long distance racing - a 2 hour stint is much more fun than a 15 minute sprint. We've also done the Marathon at the Nordshleife twice now in the Falcon - very, very scary but an absolutely must.
Jelly, I think we told you that we warned Mark Hales about keeping off the kerbs in the Griff as the suspension has a habit of failing. The team didn't listen to us (Griff 200 owners) and Laurance Bailey (Griff 400 owner) and despite running as high as 3rd (I think), the car retired with broken wheel studs...
If anyone fancies tackling the 6 hour (or any of the races) in a big yank tank Falcon, totally FIA legal with about 400 bhp, let me know - our car is up for sale. We're going to concentrate on our Griff 200 next year although I doubt we will do the actual 6 hour event in the car.
Great photo's by the way.
johnnymaestro said:
Thanks Dink, I'm now one step closer to buying my latest investment which will hopefully be eligable for at least one race at Spa next year!
What car is that? I'll point the cam at you next year. BossCerbera said:
Edit the footage down into bits and upload to your YouTube account, then we can all see.
;( I don't have any editing aplications . . . On the cd were two bits. One big and one small vid.
Enjoy!
jellison said:
Aha - cool - 6 hour would bore me rigid - couple of hours tops.
LOVE the RSR Dink.
LOVE the RSR Dink.
Bore?! Flames never bore . . . Cars like at these will never ever bore . . .
Go check yourself
You saved yourself by loving that Porker
BossCerbera said:
Apparently 'our' race is a 2 Hour in 2007...
Great, double the fun! I hope it's raining. I've seen that's an advantage
lak said:
Hi All. Hubby and I took part in the 6 hour race in our red and white Ford Falcon (number 18). Great photo's by the way.
Thanx, I didn't catch your car. Although we must've seen it in the last 20 mins of the race at night. Great to encounter another Spa-racer. See you next year for sure!
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Cheng in the big Cobra locking up . . .
. . . driving in a completely different style compared to Phil . . .
. . . and way more easy to catch. Phil is like quicksilver choosing his lines like a Chevron almost. Cheng is a steady driver, more predictable. Either way it provided for some nice drive-by shooting.
Another lock up, slightly out of control here. I think James 'n Wyndham's Tiger (3:59) wanted to go straight here.
The fast Tiger (2:49) driven by Beighton and Finnemore was a real beast. A smart car to look at too.
Talking 'bout nice: 100M (3:02) by Hardy and Mills was pretty and fast.
Check out how close the metal flies by. TR7 V8 (2:57) passes a big Yank here.
Number one Bryant's Mog +8 (2:46) at full song, gunning the 8 through La Source. Yup, it's the same car at the end of my vid. Zero covered.
I've done a rally in May as a navigator in a TR4. I can imagine this one has over double the power and a bit more control.
Andon's TR4 (3:10) being gorgeous.
dinkel said:
johnnymaestro said:
Thanks Dink, I'm now one step closer to buying my latest investment which will hopefully be eligable for at least one race at Spa next year! Hmmm they do get close some times
What car is that? I'll point the cam at you next year.It is a 1977 Reliant Scimitar GTE with the Essex 3litre V6.
That isn't me driving it is the owners son who I shared it with at Snetterton for the last round of the CSCC season.
It weighs around 970kgs and the V6 at the moment puts out around 215bhp (hopefully more when i get my hands on it)
I don't think the Scimiter was ever built to be made into a racer but there a a few around....Most do sprinting and hillclimbing
Don't worry I will let you know if I'm going and then make sure I meet you
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