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I wish Andy, and you can never have too much blue.......
cheers, Mike.
previously..
1994 968 Club Sport Riviera Blue
1994 993 C2 Carrera Riviera Blue
1972 911S to Martini RSR Prototype Spec
1973 911E to RS Lightweight Specification
1981 924 Carrera GT ex Mexborough car
3.2 Carrera Sport x2
When I first went to Le Mans, my press pass allowed me access right up to the Armco – as long as you didn't touch it, you were fine. You could lean over as much as you wanted, but just don't touch it. The marshalls would bang on the Armco with a big stick if they saw you even brushing against it. You could shoot cars with a 24mm wide-angle lens and virtually fill the frame – now everybody has to use tele lenses. I don't know a single old school photographer who wouldn't be happy to sign a form absolving the track of any responsibility if we could have that free access again...
Notice the rubber wheel nut remover! How does it undo tight nuts?
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“A REMINDER. I would be grateful if those members who have borrowed bits from me in emergencies (e.g starter motor, oil cooler, etc) would return them and/or contact me”. – Chris Turner RIP
KS wrote:When I first went to Le Mans, my press pass allowed me access right up to the Armco – as long as you didn't touch it, you were fine. You could lean over as much as you wanted, but just don't touch it. The marshalls would bang on the Armco with a big stick if they saw you even brushing against it. You could shoot cars with a 24mm wide-angle lens and virtually fill the frame – now everybody has to use tele lenses. I don't know a single old school photographer who wouldn't be happy to sign a form absolving the track of any responsibility if we could have that free access again...
I went to Le Mans in 87 working for the 96 club hospitality. In the middle of the night my boss told me and another worker, Steph, to take a few slabs of beer from the coldstore, get the (white) van and go towards the golf club, and try and blag access to the service road at the foot of the embankment on the outside of the approach to Indianapolis...."the guys on the gates will love the beer......"
Sure enough every gate opened and we took a van through....we lay on the bank with our heads under the armco, with our fingers in our ears watching the cars racing blind in thick fog at dawn......an amazing experience that i will never forget, no camera, just a vivid memory......RIP Scotty, i miss you! W
Winston
'61 356 BT5 & a lot of broken chain driven stuff
“A REMINDER. I would be grateful if those members who have borrowed bits from me in emergencies (e.g starter motor, oil cooler, etc) would return them and/or contact me”. – Chris Turner RIP
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Life's a single timed run with no practice....
1963 Porsche 109 Junior
1970 914/6 2.4E/Webers
1970 VW Beetle project
1972 911 Hillclimber part of the family for 40 years!
2006 Hymer Merc Starline 630
2000 T4 Van LPG
2000 Golf V5 Estate GT