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[kevin]

http://ford.artehouse.com/perl/collection.pl?productTypeID=1

includes recently released advertising material from ford.

 

[1995COBRA-R]

Here's my favorite picture from the old days. A GT350R #002:

 

[ac427cobra]

Hey, is that Steve McQueen Driving??? Wait a doggone minute! There's no trees in San Francisco?!?! :fart:

 

[1995COBRA-R]

There's no trees in San Francisco?!?!

Bruce, You are just behind the times. San Fran is known for something else now days. ;-)

I had a surprise a couple of weekends ago at the Walter Mitty. I was parked next to Tom Yeager (he was driving a Lotus sports racer). He came over a couple of times to comment on my Mustang. He even promised to mail me a few pictures of the early days of T/A (Tom raced the private #31 entry in 1966 along with his co-driver Bob Johnson). They won both the Mid-America race (Missouri) and the VIR race which helped Ford win the manufacturers championship that first year (Jerry Titus won the unofficial driver's title in the #1 Mustang).

Here is another pic of the '65 GT350R with four wheels in the air (Ken Miles @ Texas). Don't try this in your 00R at Gingerman. oke:

Notice the (lack of) safety equipment. It must have been a cool day as they partially had the radiator flow blocked off.

 

[ac427cobra]

Don't try this in your 00R at Gingerman. oke:

Hey Doc:

You funny guy!! :lol: Don't you need some elevation change to try that?!?!? :fart:

 

[ShelbyGuy]

the transition between the north and south course when running the full course at autobahn.

its like a little flugplatz!

 

[93SVTCobra]

That picture is obviously a photoshop!

Actually I do that coming into work almost every morning. If I'm not mistaken thats Evergreen and Plymouth Road in Detroit. Trees......people waiting for the bus.....yep... same place..... :thumbsup:

 

[1995COBRA-R]

Now, to complete the off-topic:

Classic Motorsports Walter Mitty Challenge

By Bob Harrington
The Group 3b Feature (Group 3 was split because of the large entry) Andre Herke had the lead crossing the start line with Juan Gonzalez “new” ’70 Porsche 914/6 next and then the ’65 Mustang of Doc Jewell. The next time by, it was Gonzalez out front, then James Roberts in his ’66 Lotus Europa converted to 47 specs., followed by Herke. A lap later the Lotus was out in front with the top trio running very close together while they drew away from the pack. On lap five, Herke took second, but on the next and penultimate lap Gonzalez had it back, holding it to the checker.

I need to add a pic of my friend Jeff who obviously thinks he can obtain better traction in the green stuff:

 

[ac427cobra]

I need to add a pic of my friend Jeff who obviously thinks he can obtain better traction the the green stuff:

Well Doc, if you can cut off enough asphalt to make a little grass worth while, you're doing all right? ;-) :lol:

 

[ShelbyGuy]

if you do that enough times, wont the track owner just put asphalt there anyway?

 

[ShelbyGuy]

dig the cardboard radiator blockoff. they couldnt get enough heat in the car while road racing in texas. good lord.

 

[Mr. Mysti]

the transition between the north and south course when running the full course at autobahn.

its like a little flugplatz!

You were never to the right on that one, were you?

Oh, I for the 3/8" NPT, are there any other sizes you need.

 

[ShelbyGuy]

no, but i was going fast enough (or my car is softly sprung enough) to really unload the suspension over that hump.

hrmm...think a 1/2" drill bit would be big enough to accept a -8 bulkhead fitting? im probably going to put the oil cooler in the trunk. also need drill bit for a -6 bulkhead fitting for the diff overflow tank lines.


dig the red full-race pinto in doc's pic

 

[Mr. Mysti]

no, but i was going fast enough (or my car is softly sprung enough) to really unload the suspension over that hump.

hrmm...think a 1/2" drill bit would be big enough to accept a -8 bulkhead fitting? im probably going to put the oil cooler in the trunk. also need drill bit for a -6 bulkhead fitting for the diff overflow tank lines.


dig the red full-race pinto in doc's pic

I could measure the dia. of my -8 bulkhead for the overflow. I don't know the dia. of -6 threads. There has to be a table somewhere on the net.

 

[1995COBRA-R]

dig the red full-race pinto in doc's pic

It's a fast car. The guy raced a Pantera for many years and had to finally retire it after he hit the wall one too many times. It was also red and had a 351C in it (I bet someone rebuilt the car and sold it as a "concours" street car ).

if you can cut off enough asphalt to make a little grass worth while, you're doing all right?

Yea, it's the old saying "the boundaries of the race track are the walls/armco; the grass is part of the track".

I don't think Jeff meant to be there. He looks sideways, coming up the hill after T-10b.

Any Fords fans here? ;-) Here is a 1995 Trans-Am car:

Hmm, it looks a little different than my '95 Cobra.

 

[Cobra R Man]

if you do that enough times, wont the track owner just put asphalt there anyway?

Not if you're at Barber Motorsports. They charge you for using the grass, or anything off track, that is scratched, dented, or run over.

 

[ac427cobra]

Not if you're at Barber Motorsports. They charge you for using the grass, or anything off track, that is scratched, dented, or run over.

Gene:

How much do they charge for Chipmunks and Squirrels? ;-) :lol:

 

[Cobra R Man]

Gene:

How much do they charge for Chipmunks and Squirrels? ;-) :lol:

Bruce,

I think it's $50 for Chips, and just a 6pk (to go along with the meal) for squirrels. :rockon:

 

[1995COBRA-R]

Tim:

John's '94 T-Bird (aka; use the curbs to help turn the car):

John's shop (I think he should have made it bigger):
http://www.teammgd.com/race_shop.htm

 

[ac427cobra]

Now there's a perfect example of a guy hooked on racing!! :rockon: :bowdown: