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Karlio · Joined: 17 Nov 2019 Posts: 78 Location: UK

Here in the paddock at Brands, looking after a 924 for tomorrow's 2 races. We are in a mixed grid of 46 cars on the grand prix circuit, 23 porsches of all types and 23 V8's/outlaws including tvr tuscans, mustangs,lotus sunbeam, mgbv8, Camaro,corvette,barracuda,Aston db4. If I can find a link for the TV I will post it

Fifty50Plus · Posted: Sun Jun 30, 2024 8:00 am Post subject:

I just came back to Watkins Glen to race again. It's been 37 years since my last race here. Today was miserable rain all day, I qualified 22nd out of 30 some cars but first in my class. No vision at all. I ran the race this afternoon and finished 15th O/A and first in class by .2 sec. Tomorrow is supposed to be clear and I'm looking forward to actually being able to see the "bus stop" through my windshield. It didn't exist when I raced here before.
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1979 924 NA race car
1982 924 NA race car - Sold
1982 924 Turbo almost a PoS
1981 924 Turbo a real PoS, new engine
1982 924 Turbo nice body, blown engine
1972 911 E race car - going to Vintage
Various 944s to become IT-S race car

924RACR · Posted: Sun Jun 30, 2024 8:13 pm Post subject:

"You know you're old when..." (they've changed the track layout since you started racing there!)

Full disclosure: for me, that describes both Pitt Race (was Beaverun when I first raced there, with NASA, and was only the unremarkable North Course - 10 times better now with the full circuit) and Gingerman (also improved with a smaller extension).

I was racing last weekend, but not the 924 so didn't post... June Sprints in the P2 Firefly, managed a 6th and a 5th in a very stiff field... horrendous downpour for Quali, but we all kept our noses clean and ran clean green to checker, something few if any other groups managed. Turn 1 was a wall of mist, pretty scary ripping in there full throttle at over 130mph not even knowing where the corner is, let alone if anyone else is parked there... weather was awful all weekend except Sunday... heading back there for the CAT Majors in a few weeks... the punishment will continue...

PS - just missed being around for Brands Hatch: flew home from England Friday, was there all week - yes, right after a race weekend, put the toys away and rush to the airport... was up near Coventry all week, for work... no rest for the wicked, and now only 3 weeks to repair and refresh the P2...
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'79 924 #77 SCCA H Prod racecar
'82 931 Plat. Silver
#25 Hidari Firefly P2 sports prototype

Mike9311 · Joined: 14 Dec 2004 Posts: 1700 Location: Chicago-ish

Here are some pics from Karlio's weekend. Looks like a old fashioned good time!

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1980 931 since 1989
1981 Ideola 931 Club Sport
1982 931 Entwicklungsfahrzeug
1979 924 NA ohne 650 mit 471
1982 931 Red Resurrection - 951 IC
1982 931 parts car / resurrection?
1980 924 NA (R&D lightweight)
1982 931 wana-be GTR race car

peterld · Posted: Fri Jul 05, 2024 9:09 pm Post subject:

Wow. What great variety....looks like so much fun. So jealous.
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morghen · Joined: 21 Jan 2005 Posts: 8941 Location: Romania

Hey Mike, thanks for sharing and nice to see you around here again.
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Fifty50Plus · Posted: Sat Jul 06, 2024 12:10 am Post subject:

Great shots and a Pro looking track.
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1979 924 NA race car
1982 924 NA race car - Sold
1982 924 Turbo almost a PoS
1981 924 Turbo a real PoS, new engine
1982 924 Turbo nice body, blown engine
1972 911 E race car - going to Vintage
Various 944s to become IT-S race car