Spa 6 Hours 2017
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Enjoy!Just returned from the Spa 6 Hours, for those thinking of going next year check out the “ Warm Up “ staged on the Thursday night by the Belguim Car Club BFOV. This event has to be pre booked using the forms on the Spa Francorchamp website. For 60 euros you get a 3 day entry pass to the event, 2 course meal in the Spa Paddock hotel with a glass of bubbly and 4 drink vouchers and three parade laps of the circuit, technically this was open to cars over 25yrs old but there were lots of cars much newer than that.
We found it excellent value for money and would recommend it to any one.
We found it excellent value for money and would recommend it to any one.
Now here's a special car: The Neil Twyman Lotus Breadvan. It's a great idea and it looks fantastic! - British racing driver Graham Capel noticed the Bizzarrini, Drogo, Neri and Bonacini Breadvan designs and decided to try their trick on his Lotus 11. Legend car!
I see bits of Costin in there. Imagine a road legal version! Lovely Plumstead Racing livery.
More four-cylinder Coventry Climax madness: this is an original 11. Craig Twyman on the left. Full Twyman Racing story here:
https://petrolicious.com/articles/retrace-the-evol...
Typical Spa Six Hours atmosphere: walk tru pits and racing cars everywhere.
Lotus Europa, TVR 3000M and Datsun 240Z prove that million Dollar cars are nice and all that but the more budget category stands out at least as much. Imagine these in your garage!
The ex-Jim Clark Jaguar D-type is such a million Dollar car. Here, looking at the famous Eau Rouge corner and steep hill.
Very long ago these 3 chaps used this car to dominate the tracks. Ask a young F1 fan who they were and what they mean today.
Missus Dinkel has made her choice from the Woodcote Trophy grid.
Awesome Project Aston https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aston_Martin_DP212 & https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aston_Martin_DP214 & https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aston_Martin_DP215 Wolfgang Freidrichs has the real DP214 and races this replica car. Quite a sight!
Late 50s / early 60s Alfa Romeo Sprint is a track beauty. Not the quickest.
Humble Porsche 356 Coupe. Anyone who says this is a Beetle with a pretty body needs to wash their mouths. A 356 is a jewel to drive. The balance!
The famous Neil Twyman Custard Climax. Lotus 11 covered in patina. It's small and light and has only a 100 ps Climax fourpot. Nuff to make bigger cars cry.
Woodcote Trophy cars are my favorites. When I sell my chain of Michelin Star restaurants I will buy a few 50s racers to look at, to cherish and to race. This looks like a Costin Lister thingy, probably with Jaguar tech hidden.
I found more Spa6 2017 pics:
Shelby (Cobra) Daytona Coupe ready for a quick lap.
Fab Ford GT in full menace mode.
Ford Escort dog bone admired: so many have fond memories of this lightweight hack. Probably not with 240 brake on tap.
Venturi is a rare sight. French GT pulled back to the pit box here.
You gotta love these flashy Moggies.
Shelby (Cobra) Daytona Coupe ready for a quick lap.
Fab Ford GT in full menace mode.
Ford Escort dog bone admired: so many have fond memories of this lightweight hack. Probably not with 240 brake on tap.
Venturi is a rare sight. French GT pulled back to the pit box here.
You gotta love these flashy Moggies.
Just filling up this topic what's still in my ToDo directory, sorry...
The 50s gave racing a face with so many colours. Technology combined with genious minds created more than a handful very interesting vehicles. Like this one: good looking, obviously lightweight and powered by a proven-technology four or sixpot.
Batmobile before there was Batman: I like to think so.
The gorgeous Lotus: quick even at Spa. Check the weight, and scream!
The Rassler racing Mazda RX7 is not a cruiser: think 3 mins for a Spa lap.
Racing is... endless fiddling.
The 50s gave racing a face with so many colours. Technology combined with genious minds created more than a handful very interesting vehicles. Like this one: good looking, obviously lightweight and powered by a proven-technology four or sixpot.
Batmobile before there was Batman: I like to think so.
The gorgeous Lotus: quick even at Spa. Check the weight, and scream!
The Rassler racing Mazda RX7 is not a cruiser: think 3 mins for a Spa lap.
Racing is... endless fiddling.
My directory truly is the gift that keeps on giving. Why keep it on a hidden harddrive when the photos could be enjoyed by many?
Full phat Lola T70 Mk3B, obviously some sort of recreation but a sure reason to see these in action.
Less dramatic than the thundering Lola is this Jaguar E-type. Shot from the wall which is also the path towards the La Source hairpin. This car came in for a brief check up in between qualification.
Another Jaguar E-type worth laying eyes on. This one was resting after a stint. In racing guise an E-type looks at its very best.
Best looking 70s touring car racer? I like to think so.
Full phat Lola T70 Mk3B, obviously some sort of recreation but a sure reason to see these in action.
Less dramatic than the thundering Lola is this Jaguar E-type. Shot from the wall which is also the path towards the La Source hairpin. This car came in for a brief check up in between qualification.
Another Jaguar E-type worth laying eyes on. This one was resting after a stint. In racing guise an E-type looks at its very best.
Best looking 70s touring car racer? I like to think so.
Lightweight Porsche in a fierce dogfight. The twice as powerful TVR will catch the two litre four pot 904 Carrera GTS (1963/1965).
French Venturi is a rare beast. Looking good and with PRV turbo power, back in the day these were on par with Ferrari!
Original Yank supercar and pre Cobra Allard is powered by a Caddy V8 which today adds 400 ps to the crank.
Viper weapon puts out 800 from a mega V10.
Relaxing and concentrating before the Gents Race starts.
My 2017 Spa6 gallery still has some stuff to offer.
Let's throw in some stuff that is not pin-sharp and let's start moving.
Fast moving mighty Viper rockets by.
Cobra turns in and finds grip to coast through La Source. It's far from the quickest car to corner there, but still it's about 45 mph of moving object whizzing by at touching distance.
A 911 struggles and slides, mostly at a wide arc to have some leeway in case things go not as planned. The Elan 26R easily has the most go in La Source: this Belgium driver slips by like there's no tomorow.
Let's throw in some stuff that is not pin-sharp and let's start moving.
Fast moving mighty Viper rockets by.
Cobra turns in and finds grip to coast through La Source. It's far from the quickest car to corner there, but still it's about 45 mph of moving object whizzing by at touching distance.
A 911 struggles and slides, mostly at a wide arc to have some leeway in case things go not as planned. The Elan 26R easily has the most go in La Source: this Belgium driver slips by like there's no tomorow.
Edited by dinkel on Tuesday 11th June 15:14
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