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911hillclimber
Nurse, I think I need some assistance
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by 911hillclimber » Sat May 14, 2022 7:42 pm
Alfa old and new at Loton Park hillclimb
And this to die for 110, what a nice car, got dings and chips n grazes and 'use' all over it, fabulous:
73T 911 Coupe, road/hillclimber 3.2L
Lola t 492 / 3.2 hillclimb racer
Boxster 987 Gen II 2.9
Hugo 356
DDK rules my life!
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by Hugo 356 » Mon May 16, 2022 10:32 am
Charles Leclerc pranging Lauda's '74 Ferrari at the Monaco Historic yesterday
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MN-3hXcWg1E
maverick
noun
1. an unorthodox or independent-minded person.
2. an unbranded calf or yearling.
Origin mid 19th century: from the name of Samuel A. Maverick (1803–70), a Texas rancher who did not brand his cattle.
Chris_911
DDK slapper chatter
Posts: 392 Joined: Sun Aug 22, 2004 3:03 am
Location: Cheltenham, UK
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by Chris_911 » Mon May 16, 2022 10:56 am
"Racing is Life. Anything that happens before, or after, is just waiting."
1988 3.2 Carrera Sport Coupe
2006 Honda VFR800 Vtec
Darren65
Nurse, I think I need some assistance
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by Darren65 » Thu May 19, 2022 7:47 pm
Mr Carter's been learning a few new tricks!
hot66
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by hot66 » Fri May 20, 2022 8:25 am
Nissan figaro… my girls love them but I still can’t quite get my head round them ( having learnt to drive in a micra that I think they’re based on )
James
1973 911 2.4S
1993 964 C2
2010 987 Spyder
1963 Honda C100 Supercub
Its not how fast you go, but how you go fast
Chris_911
DDK slapper chatter
Posts: 392 Joined: Sun Aug 22, 2004 3:03 am
Location: Cheltenham, UK
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by Chris_911 » Sun May 22, 2022 9:34 pm
"Racing is Life. Anything that happens before, or after, is just waiting."
1988 3.2 Carrera Sport Coupe
2006 Honda VFR800 Vtec
gridgway
Nurse, I think I need some assistance
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by gridgway » Mon May 23, 2022 8:01 am
And to be fair he didn't cock up, a brake disk failed.
Gary71
Nurse, I think I need some assistance
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by Gary71 » Mon May 23, 2022 8:13 am
There’s a picture somewhere of it spitting bits of disc out just before. Guess that’s the risk of elderly racing cars designed to do one race before most parts were replaced.
Chris_911
DDK slapper chatter
Posts: 392 Joined: Sun Aug 22, 2004 3:03 am
Location: Cheltenham, UK
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by Chris_911 » Mon May 23, 2022 8:44 am
Anyone care to guess?
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https://flic.kr/p/2nnhWw9 ]
"Racing is Life. Anything that happens before, or after, is just waiting."
1988 3.2 Carrera Sport Coupe
2006 Honda VFR800 Vtec
Lightweight_911
Nurse, I think I need some assistance
Posts: 17970 Joined: Wed Nov 12, 2003 10:48 pm
Location: Worcs/W Mids border
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by Lightweight_911 » Mon May 23, 2022 11:49 am
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There aren't many rear screens with that characteristic shape - it's got to be a late '50's Fiat Abarth 750 GT Zagato ...
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Andy
“Adding power makes you faster on the straights;
- subtracting weight makes you faster everywhere”
Chris_911
DDK slapper chatter
Posts: 392 Joined: Sun Aug 22, 2004 3:03 am
Location: Cheltenham, UK
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by Chris_911 » Mon May 23, 2022 12:07 pm
Lightweight_911 wrote: .
There aren't many rear screens with that characteristic shape - it's got to be a late '50's Fiat Abarth 750 GT Zagato ...
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And the prize goes to...
The only distinction with this one is that it is an 'America', beautifully restored.
[url=
https://flic.kr/p/2nnjAV1 ]
"Racing is Life. Anything that happens before, or after, is just waiting."
1988 3.2 Carrera Sport Coupe
2006 Honda VFR800 Vtec
rhd racer
Me and DDK sitting in a tree! KISSING
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Location: Nottinghamshire
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by rhd racer » Mon May 23, 2022 12:25 pm
I can identify the venue as Prescott but was lost on the car!
93 964 C2
99 Boxster 2.5 > 3.4 hill climber
71 914/6 3.0 - gone
'You see Paul, hill climbing is like making love to a beautiful woman. You get your motor running, check your fluids, hang on tight and WHOA..30 seconds later it's all over!' Swiss Tony
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by Bootsy » Wed May 25, 2022 7:47 pm
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Lightweight_911
Nurse, I think I need some assistance
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by Lightweight_911 » Wed May 25, 2022 8:32 pm
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Lovely ...
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Andy
“Adding power makes you faster on the straights;
- subtracting weight makes you faster everywhere”
911hillclimber
Nurse, I think I need some assistance
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by 911hillclimber » Wed May 25, 2022 9:19 pm
And then some.
What a lovely thing.
Saw one the other week wafting down the road...
Looked out of this world.
73T 911 Coupe, road/hillclimber 3.2L
Lola t 492 / 3.2 hillclimb racer
Boxster 987 Gen II 2.9