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Re: Countdown to 2019 Australian Grand Prix!
Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2019 8:11 pm
by Mort Canard
Re: Countdown to 2019 Australian Grand Prix!
Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2019 9:05 am
by Harpo
Number 66... The Chaparral festival (End of the festival with number 65). Jim Hall rules !
2A
From
http://www.musclecarcult.com
2C
From i.pinimg.com
2E
From wikimedia.org
2J - The fan car
From
http://www.pistonudos.com
And the less known F5000 - C
From
http://www.oldracingcars.com
Re: Countdown to 2019 Australian Grand Prix!
Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2019 9:17 am
by Exediron
I wonder how long it took to convince the driver it really would be faster looking like that...
Re: Countdown to 2019 Australian Grand Prix!
Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2019 9:26 am
by UnlikeUday
Re: Countdown to 2019 Australian Grand Prix!
Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2019 10:41 am
by Harpo
Exediron wrote:
I wonder how long it took to convince the driver it really would be faster looking like that...
Drivers were Jackie Stewart and then Vic Elford. Convincing them was not the problem, the car getting most of the pole positions, being much faster than the competition... But it broke down before the finish line more often than once. And was banned for the next Can-Am season (1971) because the competition complained, fearing it would wipe the floor with them after the teething problems were fixed.
Re: Countdown to 2019 Australian Grand Prix!
Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2019 11:32 am
by jimmyj
Harpo wrote:Exediron wrote:
I wonder how long it took to convince the driver it really would be faster looking like that...
Drivers were Jackie Stewart and then Vic Elford. Convincing them was not the problem, the car getting most of the pole positions, being much faster than the competition... But it broke down before the finish line more often than once. And was banned for the next Can-Am season (1971) because the competition complained, fearing it would wipe the floor with them after the teething problems were fixed.
Interesting information. It sure is ugly!
Re: Countdown to 2019 Australian Grand Prix!
Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2019 11:41 am
by Harpo
jimmyj wrote:Harpo wrote:Exediron wrote:
I wonder how long it took to convince the driver it really would be faster looking like that...
Drivers were Jackie Stewart and then Vic Elford. Convincing them was not the problem, the car getting most of the pole positions, being much faster than the competition... But it broke down before the finish line more often than once. And was banned for the next Can-Am season (1971) because the competition complained, fearing it would wipe the floor with them after the teething problems were fixed.
Interesting information. It sure is ugly!
Jim Hall was interested in designing "efficient" cars. Sure he was not Pininfarina.
My favourite is the 2 F (alas, it wore numbers 1, or 7 or 15), which was the "beautiful" one. If you want to see another radical design, search for Chaparral 2H...
Re: Countdown to 2019 Australian Grand Prix!
Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2019 1:02 pm
by Mort Canard
Re: Countdown to 2019 Australian Grand Prix!
Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2019 8:05 pm
by jimmyj
Re: Countdown to 2019 Australian Grand Prix!
Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2019 9:31 am
by Harpo
Another Chaparral : 2D
From
https://i.pinimg.com
Re: Countdown to 2019 Australian Grand Prix!
Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2019 12:54 pm
by Mort Canard
Re: Countdown to 2019 Australian Grand Prix!
Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2019 5:27 am
by UnlikeUday
Re: Countdown to 2019 Australian Grand Prix!
Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2019 9:21 am
by jimmyj
Re: Countdown to 2019 Australian Grand Prix!
Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2019 12:58 pm
by Mort Canard
Re: Countdown to 2019 Australian Grand Prix!
Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2019 5:55 am
by UnlikeUday
Re: Countdown to 2019 Australian Grand Prix!
Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2019 11:49 am
by jimmyj
source: sub5zero.com
and we have to feature Pippa Mann
source:
https://speedwaysightings.wordpress.com ... ers-video/
Re: Countdown to 2019 Australian Grand Prix!
Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2019 1:12 pm
by Mort Canard
jimmyj wrote:
source: sub5zero.com
The UGLY is very strong with this one!!!
1982 Eagle Aircraft Flyer Special Chevrolet Indycar.
Re: Countdown to 2019 Australian Grand Prix!
Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2019 1:21 pm
by Mort Canard
Re: Countdown to 2019 Australian Grand Prix!
Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2019 2:46 pm
by Mort Canard
...and just for good measure.
A Bultaco Metrella at speed.
Source:
https://www.shannons.com.au/library/ima ... ltaco8.jpg
Re: Countdown to 2019 Australian Grand Prix!
Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2019 3:19 am
by UnlikeUday
Re: Countdown to 2019 Australian Grand Prix!
Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2019 11:57 am
by jimmyj
1950
source: indianapolismotorspeedway.com
1969
source: openwheel33.com
1973
source: openwheel33.com
Re: Countdown to 2019 Australian Grand Prix!
Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2019 1:39 pm
by Mort Canard
Re: Countdown to 2019 Australian Grand Prix!
Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2019 3:55 am
by UnlikeUday
Re: Countdown to 2019 Australian Grand Prix!
Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2019 10:59 am
by jimmyj
Re: Countdown to 2019 Australian Grand Prix!
Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2019 1:03 pm
by Mort Canard
jimmyj,
Very nice pic of a beautiful Maserati.
Historic World Rally BMW
Source:
https://farm9.static.flickr.com/8585/16 ... bb62_b.jpg
...and historic Saab Rally
Source:
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/47/8b/4e ... 3697fb.jpg
Jaguar V12 TWR GTP Watkins Glen 1988
Source:
https://api.ning.com/files/Qk2AHe2f2rjc ... height=469
Ontario 1972 - Ron Grant (Tr750) No. 61 and Cal Rayborn (HD) No.14
Source:
http://www.ozebook.com/compendium/tr750 ... trpic9.jpg
Isle of Man from way back. Smoke'em if ya gott'em.
Source:
https://66.media.tumblr.com/ef04e6ea9a1 ... 1_1280.jpg
Re: Countdown to 2019 Australian Grand Prix!
Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2019 1:30 pm
by jimmyj
This is awesome! Be careful, smoking could kill you ha ha ha
Re: Countdown to 2019 Australian Grand Prix!
Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2019 3:04 am
by UnlikeUday
Re: Countdown to 2019 Australian Grand Prix!
Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2019 4:46 am
by Mort Canard
Re: Countdown to 2019 Australian Grand Prix!
Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2019 11:07 am
by jimmyj
Jody Scheckter 1972 in a McLaren
source: pinterest
also sourced from: pinterest
source: jayski.com
Re: Countdown to 2019 Australian Grand Prix!
Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2019 3:16 am
by UnlikeUday
Re: Countdown to 2019 Australian Grand Prix!
Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2019 1:39 pm
by Mort Canard
Re: Countdown to 2019 Australian Grand Prix!
Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2019 2:09 pm
by jimmyj
Mort Canard, so many great motorcycle pics!
Re: Countdown to 2019 Australian Grand Prix!
Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2019 3:00 pm
by Mort Canard
jimmyj wrote:Mort Canard, so many great motorcycle pics!
Well, I am a motorcyclist, and a long time fan of motorcycle racing.
Re: Countdown to 2019 Australian Grand Prix!
Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2019 2:02 am
by UnlikeUday
Re: Countdown to 2019 Australian Grand Prix!
Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2019 2:12 am
by Mort Canard
Re: Countdown to 2019 Australian Grand Prix!
Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2019 1:42 pm
by jimmyj
I've been dying to use this picture for ages, but there isn't a number in it. So today, I am arbitrarily deciding that if you look just closely enough, there is a #58. This is John Surtees on a Vincent Black Lightning motorcycle.
source:
https://silodrome.com/john-surtees-vincent-knee-down/
Re: Countdown to 2019 Australian Grand Prix!
Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2019 2:22 pm
by Harpo
I've been dying to use this picture for ages, but there isn't a number in it. So today, I am arbitrarily deciding that if you look just closely enough, there is a #58. This is John Surtees on a Vincent Black Lightning motorcycle.
And me who was waiting the good numbers to post dozens of photos of Surtees, my hero, driving endurance and Can Am cars...
Re: Countdown to 2019 Australian Grand Prix!
Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2019 12:44 am
by Mort Canard
Pictures of Sir John are already on the roster. (both two and four wheels)
Here is one that could have been posted a few days ago.
John Surtees on a 500cc MV at a 1950′s TT.
Source:
http://www.vintagebike.co.uk/wp-content ... 40x570.jpg
Re: Countdown to 2019 Australian Grand Prix!
Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2019 1:03 am
by Mort Canard
jimmyj wrote:I've been dying to use this picture for ages, but there isn't a number in it. So today, I am arbitrarily deciding that if you look just closely enough, there is a #58. This is John Surtees on a Vincent Black Lightning motorcycle.
source:
https://silodrome.com/john-surtees-vincent-knee-down/
Jimmyj,
That is an interesting picture. I am guessing that it is from at least the 1970s if not more recent. That "knee out" riding style was explored by Jarno Saarinen and perfected by Kenny Roberts in the early 1970s. Surtees would never have ridden like that during his days as a competitive GP motorcyclist.
Edit: Pic is of Surtees at 15 yrs. old riding his dad's Vincent Black Lightning. Probably hanging off trying not to ground the footpeg and exhaust system.
Here is a picture of his riding style from back in the day.
Source:
https://www.nortonclub.com/coppermine/a ... Norton.jpg
...and another
Source:
http://www.fim-live.com/fileadmin/_proc ... 2aee50.jpg
...and lastly Surtees being chased by a number of other riders. (Without his trademark helmet colors.)
Source:
https://i.pinimg.com/736x/69/d8/8a/69d8 ... 50a077.jpg
Back before the 1970s everyone used that tucked in cornering style.
Excerpt from Kenny Roberts at Wikipedia: While Roberts had a natural talent for riding motorcycles on dirt surfaces, on paved road circuits, the motorcycle felt unsettled beneath him while negotiating a turn. During a race at the Ontario Motor Speedway, he observed Finnish rider Jarno Saarinen using a riding style where he shifted his body weight towards the inside of a turn. Roberts tried the technique and found that it helped settle the motorcycle. He adopted the cornering style and exaggerated the body shift to a greater extent than Saarinen had by extending his knee out until it skimmed the track surface. With his new riding technique, Roberts began to excel in road race events.
Jarno Saarinen's riding style.
Source:
http://www.yamaha-community.fr/sites/wi ... %20250.jpg
Kenny Roberts riding style.
Source:
https://cdn.imotorbike.my/news/wp-conte ... oberts.jpg
Re: Countdown to 2019 Australian Grand Prix!
Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2019 1:41 am
by UnlikeUday