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« Reply #90 on: August 25, 2007, 09:17:22 am » |
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Termie,
Like what you said about hanging on to the crappy, grainy, blurry old photos you took when you were a kid. I've got stacks of photos I took with my cheap little Kodak Instamatic from Mid-Ohio Can-Am, F5000, and Trans-Am's, and Indy (when the Indianapolis 500 was a man's race). I take one glance at those and it puts me right back in 1972 or '73.
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Fax, You have to scan them and post a few. As termi has already said, photos from that era, and from the right side of the fence are worth many words. |
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Some people will tell you that slow is good - and it may be, on some days - but I am here to tell you that fast is better.
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« Reply #91 on: August 25, 2007, 10:32:54 am » |
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« Reply #92 on: August 25, 2007, 10:52:12 am » |
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and from the right side of the fence
There was a fence?  Amazing to think that between me and JC (first Lotus Cortina pic' I posted - taken at Oulton) there was just a rope - oh, and maybe the odd hay bale! |
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"I couldn't sleep very well last night. Some noisy buggers going around in automobiles kept me awake." Ken Miles
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« Reply #93 on: August 25, 2007, 11:04:32 am » |
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and from the right side of the fence
There was a fence? Amazing to think that between me and JC (first Lotus Cortina pic' I posted - taken at Oulton) there was just a rope - oh, and maybe the odd hay bale! Too true..... I will bore you with another from my collection! The Iconic Otis Rondeau from 81 (the only ones I have from 80 are taken thru a fence!) taken on the the run up to the dunlop bridge before it was ruined by the chicane and you could feel the wind as the cars passed and smell the hot gasses. http://rupert8766.fotopic.net/p2767310.html |
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Some people will tell you that slow is good - and it may be, on some days - but I am here to tell you that fast is better.
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« Reply #94 on: August 25, 2007, 11:22:52 am » |
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Lovely, not boring at all. And talking of "Classic Race Liveries" - here's one I have a real soft spot for  It's not that nice really, but there's no mistaking what it is... |
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"I couldn't sleep very well last night. Some noisy buggers going around in automobiles kept me awake." Ken Miles
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« Reply #95 on: August 26, 2007, 03:59:41 pm » |
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this topic has got me all misty eyed!!! just bought this old AUTOSPORT on ebay from john watson's mum! july 18th 1985, 80 pence in those days, every car on the front cover a iconic one  |
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« Reply #96 on: August 28, 2007, 12:12:43 am » |
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Termie, Nordic,
I'll dig up some of the old Can-Am pics and scan them. Have a nice one of Mark Donohue in the 917/30 at Mid-Ohio from 1973, also some good Shadow photos (loved the UOP Shadow's, was always taking shots of Jackie Oliver's car).
Another iconic livery? Al Holbert's Lowenbrau Porsche 962.
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« Reply #97 on: August 29, 2007, 10:05:06 am » |
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Best livery, car and track for me has to be.... sums up the end of the era of developing and racing road going cars (albeit expensive ones...) before the pure prototypes came along (which ring the same bells but in a different way)
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« Reply #98 on: August 31, 2007, 09:36:35 am » |
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and from the right side of the fence
There was a fence? Amazing to think that between me and JC (first Lotus Cortina pic' I posted - taken at Oulton) there was just a rope - oh, and maybe the odd hay bale! the the run up to the dunlop bridge before it was ruined by the chicane and you could feel the wind as the cars passed and smell the hot gasses. That part of the circuit (and the run down from the bridge to the esses) really was fantastic... |
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« Reply #99 on: August 31, 2007, 02:50:35 pm » |
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But not any more...   The pit straight's still okay and I enjoy Mulsanne corner and particularly Indianapolis at night, where we spent a good few hours this year. It retains the "old time" flavour and was enjoyabl;e enought for us to miss the CA poo bar gathering. The rest of the official spectator areas are a crock of sh*t. Everyone else raved about the "new improved" Tertre Rouge and the viewing banking. Personally I thought it far inferior to the old layout from a spectator point of view. Where am I going wrong compared to what everyone else can see? |
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« Reply #100 on: August 31, 2007, 03:30:33 pm » |
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I have to agree Andy, I really missed standing under the old Tetre Rouge pine trees and ducking through the old tunnel in the early hours for a beer et frites in the early hours this year.
I also think the pit straight lost a bit of its magic when the tower at the pit exit went too. I even miss trying to buy fags from the surly Bastards in the so-called welcome whilst slightly worse for wear. I guess its called progress matey!
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« Reply #101 on: September 10, 2007, 12:31:03 pm » |
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Yet another great brit.  All the chat about this car brought on a little shopping.....  |
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« Reply #102 on: September 10, 2007, 03:15:50 pm » |
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Debs I still think you owe it to yourself to get a Dauphine!
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« Reply #103 on: September 10, 2007, 03:26:33 pm » |
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Sadly, Andy - thanks be to the lovely Mr Sarko - it seems that we who live here but aren't pensioners - are now going to have to have full private health cover, instead of paying into the French state health scheme. So sadly, baby cars are the only ones I will be buying in the near future.... |
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« Reply #104 on: October 19, 2007, 03:21:15 pm » |
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The Sun has been running a competition of favourite racing liveries. See here http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/motors/article349614.eceNeedless to say, The Sun being The Sun, they had to have a little fun with the results and some some page 3 stunnahs! http://www.page3.com/feature/racing/I'm personally delighted that the Martini Porsche 917 won, and a close second was the Gulf GT40. Sun readers clearly have taste. |
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