Anyone like racing?

[FNSafari]

These were the best of days!

No...to racing. Makes my neck hurt!

 

[Brians356]

These were the best of days!

Yes.
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[hpshooter]

Yes.
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When Clark won Indy in the Lotus I was in seventh heaven. Was always taking a ribbing from my co workers about liking them little foreign cars. Truth is, I liked any vehicle that would perform its intended function. Anyway, the ribbing took a respectable break and some of the guys actually got interested at extracting power from smaller engines.

 

[Brians356]

When Clark won Indy in the Lotus I was in seventh heaven. Was always taking a ribbing from my co workers about liking them little foreign cars. Truth is, I liked any vehicle that would perform its intended function. Anyway, the ribbing took a respectable break and some of the guys actually got interested at extracting power from smaller engines.

"Jim Clark’s name is synonymous with one marque: Lotus. But before his professional career with the British team, Clark cut his teeth with a Porsche 356. It was bought when it was almost new by his mentor Ian Scott Watson, who entered into the inaugural Border Motor Racing Club meeting in October 1957 for Clark to drive. His natural talent shone through and he took his first victory. ... Clark went on to use the Porsche as his road car and in competition for two years, clocking up entries in hillclimbs, sprints and circuit racing along the way. However, by the time he landed his works drive with Team Lotus he was persuaded to sell the car by Colin Chapman – driving a car from a rival manufacturer not being a particularly good look."

This is Clark's 1957 Porsche 356, restored, at the Goodwood Revival in 2000. In it he won 3 of 9 races entered, finished on 5 total podiums in 1957 - '59, and finished 5th in the 1958 Grand Prix Spa (GT 2.0). There's a tiny black Border Reivers Racing decal near the door hinge line.



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[butchlambert]

Back in the day in Alaska I had a buddy that bought a type 47 Lotus. We installed a bridgeported RX4 rotary with a Hewland Trans that I built. Very fast, but the chassis wasn't up to the horse power. It came with a Renault engine. It was a mid engine car.

 

[243winxb]

The good old day.

 

[Brians356]

Ok, no more messing around. Step up to real racing.

(Quiz: Name the people in this photo.)


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[swd]

I was over at a friends hanger for a little guys hang out and BS night. His family owns and raced the Reno racer Critical Mass. Sitting in the corner is part of the cowling. The plane has now been restored back to stock.

 

[snakepit]

Is that right. I helped around Eddie Hill's shop in Wichita Falls, Tx in 1961 and 1962. Eddie was building a twin engine Pontiac dragster with an aluminum tubing frame. The chassis used the engine as part of the chassis. Seems as Eddie had an engineering degree and at that time did everything himself. He was a one man shop. Eddie had a 1961 Pontiac Venturi SS car and a jet dragster. I believe he had help from Pontiac at the time. Eddie and his first wife lived in a house trailer with a pretty nice shop behind his house.
Both Eddie and his wife were very nice and quiet people.

Eddie Hill was a Aggie graduating from Texas A&M in 1957. The twin engine side by side engines Pontiac dragster was named the Double Dragon.

 

[Mikey_P]

Ok, no more messing around. Step up to real racing.

(Quiz: Name the people in this photo.)

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Looks like Bruce Wayne, Dick Grayson, Alfred the Butler, and Aunt Harriet! Do I win the prize (hoping that it's a brick of primers)?

Mike

 

[std7mag]

I've done pitcrew for SCCA GT1, IMSA, Grand AM, Formula Renault, Formula BMW, and others to a lesser extent.
The SCCA team was a voluntary thing.
Actual paid gig for the the Formula racing.
When the team switched over from Renault to BMW, worked with the people from PTG (Prototype Technologies Group), BMW's American arm for racing. Located in Winchester, VA. Lots of cool, one off cars there!
Met lots of great people! And some not so great!
Gave it up to the responabilities of being a single dad to a rapidly growing daughter.

I still look back on those times fondly, even though i was never home.

 

[Brians356]

Looks like Bruce Wayne, Dick Grayson, Alfred the Butler, and Aunt Harriet! Do I win the prize (hoping that it's a brick of primers)?

Mike

Actually, the people are Burt Ward, Adam West, Alan Napier, and Madge Blake ("Mrs Cooper"). I don't know those others you mentioned. ;-)

Good eye, though. Maybe you can figure out which episode this is from (I can't).
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[Bob3700]

I raced SCCA GT-1 for many years. 66 big lock Corvette n 84-85 small block car. Made it to the runoffs in Atlanta in 89.
if u like racing movies then Steve McQueens Le Mans is on ur must watch list!

 

[butchlambert]

Another back in the olden day memories. I did the Hewland Transmissions in Ed Shilen's Formula Ford that he drove in nostalgia races. I also did the Hewland Transmissions in Kim Campbell's Formula Super Vee and Formula Ford's in the early 1980s.
My oldest Son and I built a tube frame off road buggy for the 1600cc class. I built a stroked and small bore VW engine and the Hewland geared Type11 transmission.
Yup, it was fun!

 

[Straightshooter1]

I raced SCCA GT-1 for many years. 66 big lock Corvette n 84-85 small block car. Made it to the runoffs in Atlanta in 89.
if u like racing movies then Steve McQueens Le Mans is on ur must watch list!

Yeah, Le Mans is a great racing movie. I like Ford v Ferrari almost as much as Le Mans.

 

[rocketron]

The good old day.

I lived about 20 miles from maple grove. When they ran the nitro cars and conditions were right you could hear them.

 

[Fast14riot]

I was over at a friends hanger for a little guys hang out and BS night. His family owns and raced the Reno racer Critical Mass. Sitting in the corner is part of the cowling. The plane has now been restored back to stock.

The TMK20 Sea Fury! I loved the battles between Critical Mass and Dago Red!

Did they restore it back to fighter plane or racer? That 18 cylinder radial pushing 4000hp is awesome!

 

[swd]

The TMK20 Sea Fury! I loved the battles between Critical Mass and Dago Red!

Did they restore it back to fighter plane or racer? That 18 cylinder radial pushing 4000hp is awesome!

I believe it has a P&W rather than the original slide valve engine. I’ll ask next time I see his brother.
The biggest Sea Fury restoration shop is only about 10 min from Sac Valley. He said he’d get us a tour after a shoot. I’ll let you know when it happens.

 

[butchlambert]

Grady Bryant- Do you old fellers remember him? https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009R1TZRW/?tag=accuratescom-20
Grady dropped out of college, joined the Army, and started driving race cars. He was hired? or they helped him with money and cars. Match racing was the big deal that became the beginning of the funny cars. After 10yrs he quit, finished college and got his law degree. After a few years the law practice sickened him and he went back to race car driving. Matco, Chrysler, Levis, and Coors sponsored him.
I read Grady's book, Match Race Madness and it was great! I just found out that his current career is writing adventure books mainly during the last part of the 1800s.
I bet his other books are good also.

 

[D Coots]

Grady Bryant- Do you old fellers remember him? https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009R1TZRW/?tag=accuratescom-20
Grady dropped out of college, joined the Army, and started driving race cars. He was hired? or they helped him with money and cars. Match racing was the big deal that became the beginning of the funny cars. After 10yrs he quit, finished college and got his law degree. After a few years the law practice sickened him and he went back to race car driving. Matco, Chrysler, Levis, and Coors sponsored him.
I read Grady's book, Match Race Madness and it was great! I just found out that his current career is writing adventure books mainly during the last part of the 1800s.
I bet his other books are good also.

Hey Butch...edit your post. Not 1800s.