Two more excellent reasons to hate Treynor

[treynor]

You've got some awesome hardware Ben. Would love to see you at a track some day.

I met your colleague Elif at the lake and was watching her ripping it up on her jet ski. One thing leads to another and I mentioned you and this thread. Small world. She says hi.

Small world indeed! Elif is the only person so far who rode along (for 1:24s!) with me at Laguna, and immediately wanted to get back in for a second session. She's got the motorsports bug, she does.

I've seen her Jetski racing pictures; it looks like a hoot and a half.

 

[wizbangdoodle]

Yes, she truly is a speed junkie. Watching her carve on her ski has inspired me to get better on mine.

Your government is lying to you

 

[04SVT_COBRA]

Hey Ben.....any new or upcoming additions to make me hate you?

 

[Outlaw99]

Hopefully you survived the google layoffs.

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[tistan]

Hopefully you survived the google layoffs.

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He must be in a meeting with the Bob's.

 

[Outlaw99]

He must be in a meeting with the Bob's.

Lol

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[98 svt]

 

[treynor]

Hey Ben.....any new or upcoming additions to make me hate you?

Oh I have one new addition I think you're going to love. Something you'd never expect.

But in the meantime, here's a Type 35 to piss you off.

 

[treynor]

He must be in a meeting with the Bob's.

Such a good movie!

 

[prs97]

Beautiful type 35.

I went to the Lime Rock Historics festival a few years ago when Bugatti was the featured marque. Never saw so many in my life before. Was great to see all the old race cars doing what they were designed to do.

I love how when people bellyached to him about the brakes, his reply was that he designed his cars to go fast, not stop well.

 

[AustinSN]

Beautiful type 35.

I went to the Lime Rock Historics festival a few years ago when Bugatti was the featured marque. Never saw so many in my life before. Was great to see all the old race cars doing what they were designed to do.

I love how when people bellyached to him about the brakes, his reply was that he designed his cars to go fast, not stop well.

If you ever get the chance, go to Goodwood revival in England.

You'll get so used to seeing these priceless cars you'll forget just how much they cost, it's incredible.

Also, you don't want to be the person that doesn't dress up.

 

[TK1299]

Oh I have one new addition I think you're going to love. Something you'd never expect.

But in the meantime, here's a Type 35 to piss you off.View attachment 1779465

@IRS

 

[prs97]

If you ever get the chance, go to Goodwood revival in England.

You'll get so used to seeing these priceless cars you'll forget just how much they cost, it's incredible.

Also, you don't want to be the person that doesn't dress up.

Goodwood is on my automotive bucket list. That and the Monterrey Historics/Pebble Beach Concourse.

 

[13COBRA]

Oh I have one new addition I think you're going to love. Something you'd never expect.

But in the meantime, here's a Type 35 to piss you off.View attachment 1779465

I'm just excited to see the cars grouped more closely together....haha

Secondly, did you buy that one out of London a couple of years ago? I swear I saw that one, at least the same color, sell at an auction.

 

[treynor]

I'm just excited to see the cars grouped more closely together....haha

Secondly, did you buy that one out of London a couple of years ago? I swear I saw that one, at least the same color, sell at an auction.

My Type 35B was built by Pur Sang last year in Argentina. It's far less expensive than a car with a VIN plate dating back 100 years, and it's literally the same parts made with the same materials to the same spec...

The story behind the 35Bs is pretty interesting actually. Pur Sang started decades ago making replacement parts for the original cars as they wore out or were damaged. Because the parts are made to Bugatti's original spec, using the same techniques and materials, pretty soon owners started replacing all the parts on their cars and keeping the original parts in an attic etc. There were even cases where someone cut their car in half, rebuilt the missing halves, and sold both of them as original.

After enough of these shenanigans, the Pur Sang guys looked around and realized that they ... had all the parts -- just still being sold as parts. And they realized they could just put those parts together to make a car. The rest, as they say, is history.

 

[phil a]

Goodwood is on my automotive bucket list. That and the Monterrey Historics/Pebble Beach Concourse.

Laguna Seca will be pretty busy with great cars come August and September, with the Rolex historics followed by Rennsport.

Both on their own are pretty impressive, but back to back should be awesome. They haven’t announced the featured marque for this year’s historics yet, but should be some time this spring.

It’s a great time of year to visit the Monetery peninsula, and for Porsche people a chance to see some jaw-dropping cars.

Ben - will the Bugatti find its way onto the track in August?? Hope to see you there!

Phil