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matteo68
DDK 1st, 2nd and 3rd for me!
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by matteo68 » Thu Apr 17, 2025 10:47 pm
RIP John Greasley
'72 T 210 2176 (ex-Hawaii donor car for '72 M491 2.5 SR)
'72 S 230 0347 (unrestored, concours-winning Tangerine unicorn)
KS
Nurse, I think I need some assistance
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by KS » Thu Apr 17, 2025 10:54 pm
A great driver who lost one eye as a child in a firework accident...
matteo68
DDK 1st, 2nd and 3rd for me!
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by matteo68 » Thu Apr 17, 2025 11:15 pm
I met him and John Morrison at a G-Force open day at their unit in Rabans Lane, Aylesbury back in the early 2000s when I went along in my 993 C2 coupe. I found him extremely friendly and happy to share stories of his racing exploits.
The Blue Coral 935, GT1 and GT2 looked stunning too…
(Silverstone Festival 2023)
'72 T 210 2176 (ex-Hawaii donor car for '72 M491 2.5 SR)
'72 S 230 0347 (unrestored, concours-winning Tangerine unicorn)
Lightweight_911
Nurse, I think I need some assistance
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Location: Worcs/W Mids border
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by Lightweight_911 » Fri Apr 18, 2025 10:26 am
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Watched him racing many times in the '80's - hugely entertaining !
Here's a picture I took of him (in the blue overalls) & his Dage Sport 935 K3 at Brands Hatch back in ~May '86
Andy
“Adding power makes you faster on the straights;
- subtracting weight makes you faster everywhere”
matteo68
DDK 1st, 2nd and 3rd for me!
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by matteo68 » Fri Apr 18, 2025 12:04 pm
Without the orange arrowhead
'72 T 210 2176 (ex-Hawaii donor car for '72 M491 2.5 SR)
'72 S 230 0347 (unrestored, concours-winning Tangerine unicorn)
matteo68
DDK 1st, 2nd and 3rd for me!
Posts: 2379 Joined: Wed Aug 11, 2021 9:43 am
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by matteo68 » Sat Apr 19, 2025 9:42 am
'72 T 210 2176 (ex-Hawaii donor car for '72 M491 2.5 SR)
'72 S 230 0347 (unrestored, concours-winning Tangerine unicorn)
alfacat
I luv DDK!
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by alfacat » Sat Apr 19, 2025 12:34 pm
Hi All
Here’s a couple of the Pro’s pics from the recent Renntag photo shoot…
All the best
Ian F.
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Gone but not forgotten
72 2.4 T in Sepia (Charlie)
60s, 70s, 80s, 90s & 00s Alfas
Caterhams (one fast & one very Fast!)
and a few old Lotus.
Still with us
997 C2S (Alice) & M&W 550 Spyder (Lil Caesar)
Lightweight_911
Nurse, I think I need some assistance
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by Lightweight_911 » Sat Apr 19, 2025 12:43 pm
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That first one in particular's a great shot ...
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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 » Sat Apr 19, 2025 5:12 pm
First hillclimb event today:
73T 911 Coupe, road/hillclimber 3.2L
Lola t 492 / 3.2 hillclimb racer
Boxster 987 Gen II 2.9
matteo68
DDK 1st, 2nd and 3rd for me!
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by matteo68 » Sun Apr 20, 2025 8:36 am
'72 T 210 2176 (ex-Hawaii donor car for '72 M491 2.5 SR)
'72 S 230 0347 (unrestored, concours-winning Tangerine unicorn)
Gary71
Nurse, I think I need some assistance
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by Gary71 » Mon Apr 21, 2025 12:06 pm
Looking good
neilbardsley
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by neilbardsley » Mon Apr 21, 2025 12:21 pm
By complete chance our lunch place is covered with Porsche artwork. I think this is the best. This website appears to be down but he is on Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/mpdrawingpleasures/
I think 3000 pln is about £600? I already have a signed 907 photo (by Vic) so probably can't talk Mrs B into buying it
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911hillclimber
Nurse, I think I need some assistance
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by 911hillclimber » Mon Apr 21, 2025 12:34 pm
Thanks for the screen shot Gary.
The corner 'Fallow' is quite notorious as the approach if too hot can be tricky for car and driver. A pure '90 deg left' if there ever was one.
Your son might remember it!
The Lola drove really nicely and the chassis is just great as the picture shows (imho), a great geo set-up by McClurg Motorsport.
I was miles/light years off my pace but enough for two class winning runs.
Needs someone like Jonathan or Wayne to get the speed out of it!
A few seconds of the slowest run on Sunday:
https://youtu.be/DESdVgO5Oig?t=26833
Gathering the points though!
73T 911 Coupe, road/hillclimber 3.2L
Lola t 492 / 3.2 hillclimb racer
Boxster 987 Gen II 2.9
matteo68
DDK 1st, 2nd and 3rd for me!
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by matteo68 » Tue Apr 22, 2025 9:17 am
'72 T 210 2176 (ex-Hawaii donor car for '72 M491 2.5 SR)
'72 S 230 0347 (unrestored, concours-winning Tangerine unicorn)
KS
Nurse, I think I need some assistance
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by KS » Tue Apr 22, 2025 11:03 am