Spa Six Hours 2021

[dinkel]

A not so busy Spa6 this year and I watched an easy going qualification day:

I really don't care this is not the real deal. Seeing on IRL is insane. Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ2 / Tubolare Zagato 2.


Yeah, well: how cool is that!


Obviously a recreation / replica but who cares when a racing car looks so damn cool like the Shelby Daytona Cobra Coupe?
I'm a bit surprised not many pistonheads know the story: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shelby_Daytona


DFV galore at the Historic F1 show. Insane sounds.


Lots of gems hidden in the parking. Check this gorgeous Lancia Fulvia Coupe.

There's 120 pics to go

[threespires]

Thanks for the pix.
I've searched in vain for a link to this race.

[dinkel]

Well, as traditions go: I will always fill a Spa6 topic after a visit More to come!

[NoBrakesWC]

I haven't been able to find any streams for the races that are on. Can only see live timings.

[dinkel]

Check Insta. There are quite a few clips and 1000s of snaps.

[dinkel]

Spa grids host replicas and continuations. Tony Dron used to spit on these but I like it. TZ2 looks fantastic. Kidney anyone?


Double four Alfa Romeo mated to superchargers: yes please! This 8C is real and raced without restrictions.


Shelby Daytona Coupe looks impressive, until a person stands next to it. It's tiny!


Historic racer Peter Mallett was one of three pilots who raced the ex-Mike Bell Gilbert the Gilbern (GT).
"Hi Albert. We started 80th and finished 47th. Had hoped for higher but a puncture at Eau Rouge in my stint knocked us back. A very good run from Iain Rowley and David Smith gave us that finish." Shaped like a brick and slightly heavier than the MGB it is based on the GT laps Spa at 3:20s.


Ow yes. Porsche 911 (901) 2 litre yum.

More to come.

[dinkel]

Oooof... Glorious pre war cars are the best. Check this Alfa Romeo 8C.


GT40 galore in the Six Hours Race and this was one of them.


289 cid V8 thunder behind the ears of the GT40 pilot.


Humble Gilbert the Gilbern did well: P47 for team ROWLEY / SMITH / MALLETT


Famous livery designer @davidechiappini_dcgraphics took a shot at this 1965 Porsche 911 and made it look happy.

[dinkel]

Pretty good clip:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wjFOWwVwVc

I brought my 'colleague' Noortje Blokland along:
https://noortjeblokland.com/spa_six_hours_2021/

[dinkel]

On with the show:

Insanely cool Lola T70 Mk3B: in orange and with golden wheels! What's not to like?


Coolest saloon in the grid. Well, maybe the Capri 3100 was...
BMW E9 3.0 CSL: back in 1972 1,265 were built as a homologation special to be eligible for racing in the European Touring Car Championship. Flames! Standard 3.2 litre has 206 ps in a 1,200 kgs shell. Competition cars should have almost double.

Wikipedia: "In 1973, Toine Hezemans won the European Touring Car Championship in a 3.0 CSL and co-drove a 3.0 CSL with Dieter Quester to a class victory at Le Mans. Hezemans and Quester had driven to second place at the 1973 German Touring Car Grand Prix at Nürburgring, being beaten only by Chris Amon and Hans-Joachim Stuck in another 3.0 CSL. 3.0 CSLs would win the European Touring Car Championship again in every year from 1975 to 1979. The 3.0 CSL was raced in the IMSA GT Championship in 1975, with Sam Posey, Brian Redman, and Ronnie Peterson winning races during the season. The 3.5 CSL was built for Group 5 racing and BMW won three races in the 1976 World Championship for Makes with this model." - The art cars are insane.


Cobra internals.


Another snap of my favorite 60s car.

[dinkel]

Easily the best sounding car of the grid was this Nicky Pastorelli Ford Capri RS3100 Group 2 with insane quad cam 3.1 litre Cosworth GAA V6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosworth#The_GA/GAA_...


Just look at that. Just look! DFV designer Mike Hall enlarged the original 3 litre to 3,412 cc: 462 ps at 9k revs! Nuff poke to haul the 1,040 kgs car to a spirited 2:40 lap.


Wooof. Maybe read about how these drive: https://www.collierautomedia.com/ford-capri-rs-310...


Frieser in the Masters Endurance Legends Zytek Engineering 09S. Laps at 2:18 secs if you don't mind!


This Ginetta-Zytek GZ09S has a 4.5 litre, 635 hp Zytek ZJ458 naturally-aspirated V8 engine. And it sounds great. Only 900 kgs... Grid of 24 was an awesome sight. Quickest Lola Aston DBR1-2 did a solid 2:10. Fuk me!

[MikeT66]

Brilliant photos - thank you for taking the time to post. That Capri and Shelby coupé are just

[dinkel]

RS3100 is a peach. Maybe check out the DHG Racing website to see their cars.

On with the show:

Ford Econoline!


You gotta love Cobra!


Historic Touring Car Challenge: Wood & Hill took an easy pole leading an eclectic grid of 22. Quick in 2:36 secs.


Oliver Bryant Camaro looked the bizz. Just under 3 mins and 16th in qualification.
Dutch lady champ Henny Hemmes did pretty things in a similar car http://www.racehistorie.nl/rijders/henny%20hemmes_... back in the 70s.


Whale / Whale hauled their raunchy dogbone Escort to 2:52. Epic to see these light and SWB cars wiggle up Eau Rouge.

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Masters Historic Sports Car: P.Jack Lola T70 Mk3B at 2:40. Quickest 3B was Oliver Bryant in 2:28!


Masters Pre-66 Touring Cars: J. Thorpe / S. McInerney 3 minute Mustang!


Spa 6 Hrs: Hart/Hart/Pastorelli Ford GT40 2:41.9... Insane times compared to my maiden trip in 2006. And back then folks shook their heads when Shaun Lynn tipped 2:47.


Historic Grand Prix Cars Association: Richard Wilson Ferrari 246 Dino.


Masters Endurance Legends: the tech on these cars is obscene!

[dinkel]

Pre war cars are my favorite:

Insane. Just plain insane. I can't find this one in the results. Maybe it was just for a display and a few laps to try. I can imagine Neil Twyman and Joe Twyman love this stuff to bits.


Alfa Romeo 8C and Maserati 26 (this one) are pure porn. In my eye and mind this is a league beyond Bugatti.


There's so much to see on these 30s racers. Laptimes are 3:30 plus. Which I think is quite an achievement considering the bicycle tires!


The Bates/Bates Porsche 2 litre 911: 3:02 qualification and P48 in the Six Hours race.


Bates/Bates also drove this Porsche 911 RSR in the Masters Historic Sports Car race and qualified in a quick 2:47 secs.

Edited by dinkel on Tuesday 19th October 10:52

[andy97]

dinkel said:

Whale / Whale hauled their raunchy dogbone Escort to 2:52. Epic to see these light and SWB cars wiggle up Eau Rouge.

You featured “Gilbert the Gilbern” in your earlier photos, correctly showing that it was the car formerly belonging to the much missed late Mike Bell; this Escort is also a former Mike Bell car, which he used to call “Lairy Canary”. The car is painted in the colours of Norwich City FC, the club that Mike supported.

Edited by andy97 on Sunday 10th October 11:39

[dinkel]

andy97 said:

You featured “Gilbert the Gilbern” in your earlier photos, correctly showing that it was the car formerly belonging to the much missed late Mike Bell; this Escort is also a former Mike Bell car, which he used to call “Lairy Canary”. The car is painted in the colours of Norwich City FC, the club that Mike supported.

I thought the Escort was his because in 2010 I saw him driving a similar liveried (then) 240 brake riot Ford at Portimao. Wilcox power right? He talked me trough the car. What a friendly guy. We always had a brief chat at Spa.


Spa6 2008


Spa6 2009


Also 2009


Portimao 2010


2011: Mike at the 1st Snetterton 360 in his orange eBay 924.


Drivers change!

[dinkel]

On with the show: check out this insane Keen/McAlpine Kurtis 500S: 300 bhp Cadillac V8 and under 5 secs to 100 kmh.

Impressive and jaw dropping rare Kurtis Kraft monster.


The 500S makes a Morgan seem posh.


Kurtis Kraft combined the Lotus Seven philosophy with a Cobra touch, long before both cars were even made! Only 36 were built. Fibreglass body and Detroit power. What's not to like?

Quicker stuff:

Werner in Lotus 81 (1980 and 1981 season) lapped a sunny Spa in 2:19 if you don't mind. Ace drivers Mario Andretti and Elio de Angelis used the 81 in all 14 rounds of the 1980 Formula One world championship. Nigel Mansell debut car! DFV power in a 580 kgs shell.


Gans' Lola T290 (1972). The T280 had 2 litres in and the T290 the famed 3 litre DFV V8. Hear, hear! Spa in 2:34 secs.

[andy97]

dinkel said:

andy97 said:

You featured “Gilbert the Gilbern” in your earlier photos, correctly showing that it was the car formerly belonging to the much missed late Mike Bell; this Escort is also a former Mike Bell car, which he used to call “Lairy Canary”. The car is painted in the colours of Norwich City FC, the club that Mike supported.

I thought the Escort was his because in 2010 I saw him driving a similar liveried (then) 240 brake riot Ford at Portimao. Wilcox power right? He talked me trough the car. What a friendly guy. We always had a brief chat at Spa.


Spa6 2008


Spa6 2009


Also 2009


Portimao 2010


2011: Mike at the 1st Snetterton 360 in his orange eBay 924.


Drivers change!

Thanks for posting those.

[ellis427]

Great weekend! Even the weather held up well.

Had our issues in the Sierra RS500
Over the weekend but did take the fight to the skylines!

https://youtu.be/Ox7Z22JYWgw

[anonymous-user]

dinkel said:

On with the show: check out this insane Keen/McAlpine Kurtis 500S: 300 bhp Cadillac V8 and under 5 secs to 100 kmh.

Impressive and jaw dropping rare Kurtis Kraft monster.


The 500S makes a Morgan seem posh.


Kurtis Kraft combined the Lotus Seven philosophy with a Cobra touch, long before both cars were even made! Only 36 were built. Fibreglass body and Detroit power. What's not to like?

Quicker stuff:

Werner in Lotus 81 (1980 and 1981 season) lapped a sunny Spa in 2:19 if you don't mind. Ace drivers Mario Andretti and Elio de Angelis used the 81 in all 14 rounds of the 1980 Formula One world championship. Nigel Mansell debut car! DFV power in a 580 kgs shell.


Gans' Lola T290 (1972). The T280 had 2 litres in and the T290 the famed 3 litre DFV V8. Hear, hear! Spa in 2:34 secs.

The Kurtis has substantial aluminium bodywork, I cant remember if Chris's car is entirely alloy or has some fibreglass, Michael's T290 has an FVC engine.