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Post by wilmywood8455 on Mar 30, 2022 6:47:30 GMT -8
From Dave Wolin's FB page: "Here's the caption from the photo - April 26, 1964: An unconcerned rabbit nonchalantly keeps pace with a high-speed sports car driven by Dick Guldstrand of Manhattan Beach during the 125-mile manufacturer’s race Sunday at Riverside Raceway. Guldstrand finished fifth in the auto race. Rabbit was bored and dropped out."
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Post by wilmywood8455 on May 13, 2022 9:57:04 GMT -8
Four Endurance Races in 1998: Gianpiero Moretti Retires from Racing & Goes Out in StyleBy Martin Raffauf May 13, 2022 1998 was a transition year in sports car racing in the United States. IMSA was in the process of being sold by Andy Evans to Don Panoz during 1998. The Reign of Andy Evans had been tumultuous at best. Under this backdrop, Gianpiero Moretti was coming to the end of his racing career. He was now 58 years old. At this point in time, Moretti probably had more top class starts in IMSA races than anyone else. He was the quintessential “Gentleman Driver”. He made his living, forming the MOMO company which started out making steering wheels. He had eventually branched out to other automotive products. He was well loved in the paddock, and in fact frequently cooked pasta for many of the teams during the IMSA race meetings. I had worked on teams racing against Moretti in the late 1970s and 1980s. In 1994, I started with Doran Racing, who were preparing Moretti’s Ferrari 333SP in IMSA competition. sportscardigest.com/last-four-endurance-races-of-gianpiero-moretti/?fbclid=IwAR3Bkpx5j09tET8yO60kWOdcESApPUuqSH0N8JAVCwAUxvIqTGbYC02EDxo
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Post by wilmywood8455 on May 28, 2022 2:16:19 GMT -8
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Post by wilmywood8455 on May 28, 2022 12:43:52 GMT -8
The Brumos CollectionThrowback to the official debut of the #59 at the Daytona 300 miles in 1967. After seeing and loving the number and typeface on the USS Forrestal, a US Navy ship, Peter Gregg first introduced the number at the race -- and the rest is history. Photo courtesy of Revs Institute Albert R. Bochroch Photograph Collectionwww.facebook.com/thebrumoscollection/photos/a.294642041244619/982696255772524/
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Post by wilmywood8455 on Jun 23, 2022 14:10:51 GMT -8
LeMans-1958, Porsche 718 RSK Garage
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Post by wilmywood8455 on Jul 10, 2022 5:28:17 GMT -8
1971 6 Hours Watkins Glen : Derek Bell checking out his Porsche 917 during qualifying session. He would share the drive with Richard Attwood and finished 3rd behind the winners Ronnie Peterson/Andrea de Adamich's Alfa Romeo T33/3 and Jo Siffert/Gijs van Lennep's Porsche 917 K. (ph: © Leonard Turner)
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Post by wilmywood8455 on Jul 12, 2022 2:34:27 GMT -8
Vintage vintage racing. From a VARA race at Riverside in 1979 run as a support race for the Can-Am/IROC weekend. John Thomas in Otis Chandler's Porsche 917K takes to the dirt to try and get by Gary Arentz in the McLaren M8F. Otis was driving his ex-Penske 917/30 and had motored off into the distance. Thomas was playing wingman and determined to get into second so he could cover Otis' tail. Kurt Oblinger photo.
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Post by wilmywood8455 on Nov 17, 2022 1:25:01 GMT -8
The Le Mans NASCAR Chevy Camaro Already Laps Way Quicker Than a Cup CarIt’s got more than a few modifications to help it tackle the legendary road course including paddle shifters and better aero. Next June, NASCAR will return to the 24 Hours of Le Mans for the first time since 1976 with a modified Chevrolet Camaro stock car. After only the second track test, the car's test driver indicates the Chevy is already much faster around the track than the machine it's based on—yet still far from its final form. The Le Mans-bound stock car hit the track earlier this week for two days of trials at Virginia International Raceway. Built by Hendrick Motorsports, it's based on a NASCAR Cup Series-spec Next Gen Chevy Camaro ZL1 but has been heavily modified to specialize in the high-speed road course that is Circuit de la Sarthe. It's still a brutishly simple car though, one that a Stewart-Haas Racing R&D engineer likened to "a tube frame prototype with a spoiler and inefficient aero." Of course, the Chevy doesn't really need to be any more than that, as it will compete under the banner of Garage 56—a sort of one-car exhibition class reserved for unique one-off entries. It's not really a competitive entry, but everyone involved in the program is taking NASCAR's first cameo at Le Mans in 47 years with the utmost seriousness. Chad Knaus, Hendrick's vice president of competition and program manager for the Garage 56 entry, told Motorsport that this car is already "significantly different" from the one initially tested in August, which he described as a "concept car." "This is a little bit more like what the actual car is going to be," Knaus told the outlet. "From the chassis standpoint, it's different. The engine is different. The suspension components are quite a bit different." Indeed, while the Garage 56 Camaro is still a stock car at heart, it's becoming much more sophisticated as it prepares to race in Europe. A NASCAR news blog outlines the car as gaining high-tech powertrain controls, with traction control and paddle shifters. The big Chevy also gets some race car basics that Cup cars normally do without, like side mirrors (important for seeing faster cars bearing down on you) and more refined aero. That encompasses a heavy-duty splitter and diffuser, big dive planes, and as observed by motorsport mechanic Bozi Tatarevic on Twitter, sizable air deflectors ahead of the wheels. It's significantly lighter, too, which cumulates with the above to make it almost an entirely new animal. "We have less weight, we have a bit more downforce," said test driver Mike Rockenfeller, who won Le Mans overall in 2010. "Power is a bit different, so we increased a little bit there as well in that area. Now we have paddle-shift, we have traction control in, we have a new dash. I mean, everything is different, basically. So we are pretty close to what we think will be the race car in Le Mans." "Between the current Cup car, and this test car, again, it's pretty similar, I would say, its weight, its power, its tire grip—it's just a lot faster. I mean, to give you a figure, around here, I think we are around 10 seconds faster than what I did in a Cup car, so it's quite a lot faster." Rockenfeller emphasized, however, that the Chevy still has "a very long way to go" before it's ready to race Le Mans. Its much-needed headlights are still in development, for example, and more weight reduction and aero refinement are on the to-do list. What's clear is that while this Chevy won't be going for any trophies, it'll still do stock car racing proud—if not drum up interest in stock car racing outside the States. There's plenty of grassroots oval racing outside the U.S., and the scene may just need a catalyst like this to catch fire. www.thedrive.com/news/the-le-mans-nascar-chevy-camaro-already-laps-way-quicker-than-a-cup-car?utm_campaign=trueanthem_AI&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_term=thedrive&fbclid=IwAR2KRmi-n-ZplCpy08CuHbeLESvbpg6dRhny8LMQGsPF5WAXzEvJ8v8dDDI
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Post by wilmywood8455 on Dec 1, 2022 5:05:13 GMT -8
Marshall was incorrect in the video. We won 4 races in 1990, Topeka, San Antonio, Sears Point and Del Mar. That chassis (004) also won Watkins Glen in 1991, all in the hands of Juan Manuel Fangio ll.
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Post by wilmywood8455 on Dec 7, 2022 7:56:36 GMT -8
This morning I received this photo of me and Juan Manuel Fangio ll in our tent after our first win at Topeka in 1990. It was sent to me by my friend Howard Monise who was my car chief on Juan's #99 during the 1990 season. Thanks, Howard!
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Post by wilmywood8455 on Jan 10, 2023 6:29:17 GMT -8
ROGER PENSKE AND CARROL SHELBY PUSH THE LOLA (edit: McLaren M6b) TO THE GRID AT FUJI IN 1967
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Post by wilmywood8455 on Jan 25, 2023 5:50:23 GMT -8
A trio of 917s at LeMans 1971 - note the longtail in the middle © Schlegelmilch
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Post by wilmywood8455 on Jan 30, 2023 3:45:26 GMT -8
How NASCAR’s ‘Le Grande Monster’ Shook Up the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1976 -The recent announcement that NASCAR will send a car to Le Mans in 2023 caught many series-insiders by surprise. -It’s not the first time NASCAR has taken on Le Mans, as Junie Donlavey and Hershel McGriff brought their NASCAR teams there in 1976. -While neither Donlavey nor McGriff made the full 24 hours in 1976, NASCAR will be better prepared for its one-car Hendrick Motorsports entry next year. The first thing that came to Junie Donlavey’s mind was understandable: “Did he say Le Mans? Really? Le Mans, as in that race in France. Did he just ask if I wanted to take my team to Le Mans? Really?” Yes, in fact, that was exactly what NASCAR executive John Cooper was asking when he called the legendary Cup Series team owner in March of 1976. The stock car organization wanted to send two teams to the French road circuit for the upcoming 24-hour race, so Cooper was inviting Donlavey and mostly volunteer crew to take part. It was a huge honor for Donlavey, who died in 2016, to represent Ford Motor Company, stock car racing, Richmond, Virgina, and the United States in the mid-summer event. “It was a wonderful trip, a special and memorable time for my team,” he said in 1976, shortly after returning to the NASCAR tour. “We saw things and did things we’d never seen or done, things we’ll probably never see or do again. More @ www.autoweek.com/racing/nascar/a39517984/nascar-le-grande-monster-shook-up-24-hours-le-mans-1976/?utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=trueanthem&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR1iIwo7sFep6yzjuoA3FdvwJpfNEz6WqH50FxtVmWHdmbPTuosPbw70nVc
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Post by wilmywood8455 on Feb 3, 2023 15:36:44 GMT -8
Shelby Cammer Cobra is the 427 Daytona Coupe that was never builtShelby American used the past weekend's Carlisle Ford Nationals in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, to present the Shelby Cammer Cobra, a car Carroll Shelby had wanted to race in the 1964 24 Hours of Le Mans. The Cammer Cobra is based on one of Shelby's continuation Cobra Daytona Coupes, and right now it's officially a concept. The original Daytonas are the stuff of legend. Just six of them were built between 1964 and 1965, and in ’65 the car helped secure the Constructors’ title in the FIA World Sportscar Championship, making Shelby the first American constructor to win a title on the international scene. While the original Daytonas were fitted with 289 Ford V-8s, Shelby had wanted to fit a Ford big block to make the car more competitive at Le Mans, according to Gary Patterson, president of Shelby American. Shelby did get around to building a one-off Daytona with a 427 V-8 featuring wedge heads, but what he really wanted was the rare 427 V-8 with single overhead cams. Known as the Cammer, the engine was good for 616 hp with a single four-barrel carburetor and 657 hp with a dual four-barrel set up, according to Patterson. Installing the engine in the Daytona Coupe would have required lengthening the chassis, but this wasn't what prevented Shelby from racing such a configuration at Le Mans in '64. Instead, Shelby simply wasn't able to secure one of the engines in time for the race. As a result, he went with a NASCAR 427 V-8, though the car built in this configuration never made it to Le Mans and for future races Shelby returned to running a 289 V-8. The modern Shelby Cammer Cobra was built to mark this year's 60th anniversary of the founding of Shelby American. In keeping with Shelby's original vision, the car features a chassis lengthened by three inches and a hood modified to accept a 427 V-8 with single overhead cams. The modern engine is rated at 650 hp and mated to a 4-speed manual. Shelby American plans to showcase the Cammer Cobra throughout the year to gauge demand for a limited production run. www.motorauthority.com/news/1136082_shelby-cammer-cobra-is-the-427-daytona-coupe-that-was-never-built?ta=&utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A%20Trending%20Content&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR0b5YG7WXf-ZfXh97VfJFcoZsnTxMwkI17JEWfyvBQhiQXdcRQjRp_fquw
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Post by wilmywood8455 on Feb 5, 2023 12:40:18 GMT -8
If anyone gets to San Jose or Santa Cruz, CA you must see Canepa's shop and museum in Scotts Valley CA. Gaze in Wonder at This Porsche 917/30 Flat-12 Fresh out of Canepa’s ShopThis was the turbo that killed the Can-Am series.You probably know the story of the 917/30. You probably saw it run in all its Can-Am Cup-quashing glory back in 1973, with its engineer Mark Donohue at the wheel. You may think motorsports had never been so good nor produced a car so dominant. And you’d be right. A Porsche historical document described the advent of the 1973 engine: “Back then, the 917’s dominance was so stifling that motorsport authorities decided to intervene. Porsche had won the manufacturers’ title at the World Sportscar Championship in 1970 and 1971. The 917 had racked up 15 endurance victories, including the brand’s first two overall victories at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, before its 5.0-liter, 12-cylinder engine was no longer permitted to compete in 1972.” It couldn’t compete in Europe, but here in North America there was this thing called the Can-Am. More @ www.autoweek.com/car-life/classic-cars/a32536626/donohue-porsche-917-30-flat-12-photos/?utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=trueanthem&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR3K76ZHOgw5_mJVF44aSFtc4J78b82j2FW10gyWuIoBDUrgQDTUzUXRw30
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Post by wilmywood8455 on Feb 8, 2023 16:14:42 GMT -8
Ford’s Weird and Wonderful 427 Calliope EngineThe radical 427 Calliope V8 of 1968 never turned a lap at Le Mans, but it did demonstrate Ford’s total commitment to winning the world’s greatest 24-hour race. Ford handily won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1966 and 1967, thanks in no small part to the power and reliability of its FE-based Le Mans 427 engine. (See our feature here.) Not content to rest on its race record, the company was by then already at work on an all-new, radically different 427 cubic-inch V8 for the 1968 event. The eight vertical fuel-injector stacks and exotic-looking 180-degree exhaust system earned this new V8 a colorful nickname: the Calliope. Evidently, their creation reminded the Ford engineers of the old-fashioned steam-driven musical organs that blared down the street when the circus came to town. Their Calliope probably made a pretty good noise as well, we imagine. macsmotorcitygarage.com/fords-weird-and-wonderful-427-calliope-engine/?fbclid=IwAR3qYEosh1OTjUXWD827B6GQ_aEymvGm3IlXiG9h8qm6wgEuXz-qtkzJy5M
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Post by wilmywood8455 on Feb 25, 2023 4:29:29 GMT -8
McLaren's "first" race car sells for $1 million at auctionAlthough McLaren history is largely remembered as starting with the M2B, the team's first Formula 1 race car which made its debut at the 1966 Monaco Grand Prix, McLaren was already established as a racing outfit three years prior, competing with cars from other constructors. Over the weekend, a car billed as the first race car to be fielded by McLaren went under the hammer at a Bonhams auction coinciding with 2022 Goodwood Revival in the U.K., and the sale price ended up at 911,000 British pounds (approximately $1.03 million). The car was recently discovered in storage in South America, with all that remained basically being a rusted chassis, a few body panels, and the last engine it ran, an Oldsmobile 3.9-liter V-8. It started out life in 1961 as a Cooper T35P F1 car powered by a Climax engine and was modified six times before reaching its current form. It was sold to McLaren in 1964, which was operating as the Bruce McLaren Motor Racing Team at the time. The car had already been modified twice when McLaren got a hold of it. McLaren fielded the car at various events that year, with founder Bruce McLaren taking home wins at the Aintree and Silverstone circuits. Even without McLaren's connection, the car's pedigree is special. In its first F1 season in 1961, fielded as a Cooper, it was crashed by Walt Hansgen at the United States Grand Prix, held at Watkins Glen. It was sold to Roger Penske the following year who had it rebuilt with a more powerful engine, at which point the car became known as the Zerex Special. Penske took it to wins at Riverside and Laguna Seca in the U.S. and at Brands Hatch in the U.K. It was then sold to McLaren in the early part of 1964. McLaren would continue to modify the car and score wins until the team sold the car in 1965 to Texan amateur racer Dave Morgan. He then sold it to a Venezuelan amateur racer in 1967, at which point it went off the radar. Given the amount spent on the car by its current owner, we suspect a full restoration, likely to the condition the car was in when raced by McLaren, will soon be in order. www.motorauthority.com/news/1137228_mclaren-s-first-race-car-sells-for-1m-at-auction
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Post by olderguysrule on Feb 25, 2023 11:37:07 GMT -8
^^ There's shows on You Tube about barn finds. THis one has gotta be one of the best. There are a few cars that people have found that are worth a fortune. One guy, I forget his name but he's got a fix it garage for Ferrari's and what not. And a show on the motortrend tv. He found a old french car one time. One owner I think. Stored since the 60ies. I think it was worth millions.
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Post by wilmywood8455 on Apr 3, 2023 2:40:30 GMT -8
50 Years of IMSA: Six Significant Eras of Sports-Car RacingA look at IMSA's history as it celebrates five decades in existence.Steven Cole Smithwriter Dec 31, 2018 For 50 years, the International Motor Sports Association has been sanctioning, promoting, and nurturing sports-car racing in America and beyond. We're celebrating IMSA's golden anniversary with a series of stories looking at important eras, cars, drivers, and more. The International Motor Sports Association, founded 50 years ago, has had a massive impact on sports-car racing, and its future appears brighter than ever as the 2019 season kicks off with the Rolex 24 at Daytona January 26 and 27. When John Bishop and his wife Peggy formed IMSA in 1969 with substantial assistance from NASCAR president Bill France, no one knew precisely what the professional sports-car series would look like. IMSA held its first race at Pocono International Raceway in Pennsylvania in October '69; Bishop, who spent 12 years at the Sports Car Club of America, thought open-wheel cars might appeal, so the event featured Formula Fords and Volkswagen-powered Formula Vees. Attendance was 348. It took less than a year for Bishop to decide a sports-car series needed proper sports cars, and in 1971 IMSA promoted a series for production-based FIA-designated classes of cars, as well as the Baby Grand series, which promptly became the RS, or Radial Sedan series, named for the then-new Goodrich radial tire. That class showcased everything from Opel Mantas to AMC Gremlins, and that version of IMSA made its debut on April 18, 1971, at Virginia International Raceway. It featured Porsches and Chevrolet Corvettes, which made all the right noises. Twenty-four cars ran in the feature class at VIR, and by the end of the season, 54 cars turned out for the finale at Daytona International Speedway. www.motortrend.com/features/50-years-of-imsa-history-sports-car-racing
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Post by wilmywood8455 on Apr 3, 2023 2:43:30 GMT -8
15 of the Most Iconic Drivers in Sports-Car Racing History50 Years of IMSA: Whether through innovation or sheer success, these drivers left an indelible mark on the sport.For 50 years, the International Motor Sports Association has been sanctioning, promoting, and nurturing sports-car racing in America and beyond. We're celebrating IMSA's golden anniversary with a series of stories looking at important eras, cars, drivers, and more.Steven Cole Smithwriter Jan 2, 2019 In compiling this list, it would be easy to simply pick the competitors with the most wins—and indeed some of those are included—but we went a bit deeper and also selected some whose contributions came in other areas. Here they are in no particular order, and we apologize to the many we could have included but did not. www.motortrend.com/features/significant-drivers-sports-car-racing-newman-ribbs-st-james-pruett/
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