|
||||||||||
|
||||||||||
23 Apr 2004, 16:00 (Ref:949171) | #1 | |
Racer
Join Date: Dec 2003
Posts: 139
|
Rennsport Reunion Daytona photos
There are some photos up from today at Rennsport reunion Daytona. This is a rather large field.
edit: http://www.lmsr.net/rphoto1.html http://www.lmsr.net/rphoto2.html http://www.lmsr.net/rphoto3.html http://www.lmsr.net/rphoto4.html check your PM's please. Last edited by paul-collins; 23 Apr 2004 at 16:17. |
|
|
23 Apr 2004, 16:06 (Ref:949175) | #2 | ||
Veteran
Join Date: Jun 2003
Posts: 6,699
|
Talk about awesome! I'd be drooling all day if I was there. What a field! Was that the Dunlop/Shell 962 I saw?!! And a 911-GT1! Can-Am cars! 917's!!
|
||
__________________
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." Albert Einstein |
23 Apr 2004, 17:03 (Ref:949226) | #3 | ||
14th
1% Club
Join Date: Jul 2001
Posts: 44,168
|
*falls for chair*
Wow. |
||
__________________
Brum brum |
23 Apr 2004, 18:13 (Ref:949302) | #4 | |
Race Official
Veteran
Join Date: Jan 2003
Posts: 18,883
|
Wow!!! |
|
|
23 Apr 2004, 22:14 (Ref:949547) | #5 | |
Racer
Join Date: Dec 2003
Posts: 139
|
The mod has ordered that I simply indicate that more photos will follow on Michael's site.
He is taking the red-eye to France and should land in three hours. Therefore more photos should be up from Rennsport (the copyright is exclusive to his site and no "cut and paste" accusations should apply.) Although any sites wishing to apply for permission to publish can always e-mail the ghost site and not simply post a link |
|
|
23 Apr 2004, 23:04 (Ref:949575) | #6 | ||
Race Official
Veteran
Join Date: May 2003
Posts: 4,154
|
I am just back from day one at Rennsport, trying to catch up now on all the goings on with LM PQ.
Not one, but two Shell/Dunlop 962's. Torno, Blaupunkt, Miller Beer, New Man 956. Oh, 904's, 906's, 907's, 908's, 917's (one on track today), the 917/10 Brumos car, the 917/30 looking far too restored. The are 911's of every iteration all over the place. RSR's, the RSR Turbo from LeMans '74. Factory RSR's with the wide tail. There is Martini Livery all over the place. There are Spyders and Speedsters, and RS's and RSK's. There are 600 race cars there I heard! They have spilled out of the garage areas and take up a good portion of the infield. Since I won't be at Le Mans, I found my own heaven!!!!! |
||
__________________
You live and learn. At any rate, you live. Douglas Adams |
24 Apr 2004, 04:52 (Ref:949770) | #7 | ||
Racer
Join Date: Sep 2003
Posts: 399
|
http://www.racingfanatics.com/Martin...ion_ii_day.htm Has some good pics also.
Last edited by paul-collins; 24 Apr 2004 at 23:36. |
||
|
24 Apr 2004, 10:20 (Ref:949886) | #8 | ||
Race Official
Veteran
Join Date: Dec 2002
Posts: 3,166
|
Very impressive, very nice...
|
||
__________________
BoP = egalitarianism |
24 Apr 2004, 23:11 (Ref:950467) | #9 | ||
Race Official
Veteran
Join Date: May 2003
Posts: 4,154
|
All three Shell/Dunlop cars are there. Yes, the entire team! There were parade laps earlier today and the three went out and ran nose to tail. Several of the 917's went out, plus loads of others. Just beyond being real!
|
||
__________________
You live and learn. At any rate, you live. Douglas Adams |
24 Apr 2004, 23:33 (Ref:950483) | #10 | |||
Veteran
Join Date: May 2002
Posts: 5,147
|
Quote:
Last edited by paul-collins; 24 Apr 2004 at 23:37. |
|||
__________________
... Since all men live in darkness, who believes something is not a test of whether it is true or false. I have spent years trying to get people to ask simple questions: What is the evidence, and what does it mean? -Bill James |
25 Apr 2004, 00:22 (Ref:950504) | #11 | ||
Veteran
Join Date: Oct 2001
Posts: 3,580
|
Nice to see Otto Mathé's Gmünd 356 is still around.
Also, why is it I get all sentimental when I see the "ÖSTERREICH" 908s? |
||
__________________
Oops |
25 Apr 2004, 00:29 (Ref:950509) | #12 | ||
Veteran
Join Date: Oct 2003
Posts: 537
|
Does anyone know what kind of times the GT-1 was pulling if it was out at all?
|
||
__________________
Axer is the name and axing is my game. "Don't Beg For Things, Do It Yourself, Or Else You Won't Get Anything" NCR/CCR SCCA F&C Pro Races Flagged: 2015 Rolex 24 & PLM; 2016 Rolex 24 |
25 Apr 2004, 00:47 (Ref:950523) | #13 | ||
Race Official
Veteran
Join Date: May 2003
Posts: 4,154
|
The GT1 did parade laps only, and I don't expect that it will race but do more parade laps on Sunday.
The whole experience is making me wildly sentinmental. Lots of these cars I saw over the years at Daytona, Sebring and Watkings Glen. Others I know from books, magazines, etc of my mispent youth. The Mathe Gmund (now owned by Jerry Seinfeld) looks to be in original condition, and is rather 'used' looking. The factory has one, with the wheel spats, that is 'perfect.' HugeWally, as Martin Spetz is know here, does awesome work. I waited a long time to see his Sebring picks, and it was worth the wait. The Rennsport photos so far have been awesome too. I am going to the next Rennsport no matter where it is, too great an experience to miss! |
||
__________________
You live and learn. At any rate, you live. Douglas Adams |
25 Apr 2004, 02:28 (Ref:950563) | #14 | ||
Veteran
Join Date: Oct 2003
Posts: 537
|
I was really hoping to see that car run at speed. I really wanted to see what a real car would do around Daytona.
|
||
__________________
Axer is the name and axing is my game. "Don't Beg For Things, Do It Yourself, Or Else You Won't Get Anything" NCR/CCR SCCA F&C Pro Races Flagged: 2015 Rolex 24 & PLM; 2016 Rolex 24 |
25 Apr 2004, 03:18 (Ref:950574) | #15 | ||
Race Official
Veteran
Join Date: May 2003
Posts: 4,154
|
956's and 962's are out in the Group 4 races and the fastest are about 4 seconds faster then the Daytona Prototypes. Mind you, that is with drivers who for the most part are not pros, and also probably aren't pushing too hard-given that replacing a 962 would not be easy....
The Brumos Fabcar DP is there, and largely ignored by the crowds. And there are crowds! The place was packed today, and Sunday I am sure will be the same, as the weather will be clear and it will be a day of races, with more parades at midday. The garage areas are open to all the fans on the grounds, all the cars are viewable at close up range, and everyone in the place is wearing a huge grin! |
||
__________________
You live and learn. At any rate, you live. Douglas Adams |
25 Apr 2004, 05:03 (Ref:950602) | #16 | |||
Veteran
Join Date: Jun 2003
Posts: 1,735
|
Quote:
Slow or late in getting more photos up as I reached sensory overload. Hope to have some more up on Sunday. Was there for the first 3 days (Thur-Sat). Took tons of pics, saw many legendary Porsche drivers (Ickx, Linge, Gurney, Attwood, Klauhsen, Bell, Elford, Redman, Minter, Buzzetta, etc). And the cars... OHMIGAWD the cars!!! At least one of each type raced and then some. Even the Interscope Indy car! It's a good thing this only happens every three years as I don't think my heart could take it every year! LOL My biggest mistake of the weekend... I forgot to bring my new copy of the 24 hours of Daytona book for autographs!!! Martin Last edited by Hugewally; 25 Apr 2004 at 05:07. |
|||
|
25 Apr 2004, 17:12 (Ref:951239) | #17 | |||
Veteran
Join Date: Oct 2001
Posts: 3,580
|
Quote:
As an aside, Otto Mathé owned both this car, #052, the last 356 built in Gmünd before the factory moved to Stuttgart, and #001, a cabriolet. He raced this car from 1952 to 1956, and also used it to tow the trailer when he raced his other cars, the VW Typ 64 Berlin-Rome Special (although initially he just drove that to the races), and later his self-designed "tin can" monoposto (with "clip-on" full bodywork for sportscar races). Sometimes he competed in several races per meeting - road course, hillclimb, dirt track, everything - and used this car alternately with the racecar that had come on the trailer. The collection of cars and boats he had in his home would have made for a nice museum but alas, noone cared. This country's loss is Mr. Seinfeld's gain I guess. The Tyrolean registration plate T2.222 was initially used for the Type 64, but it seems he swapped them around so whenever the 356 was used as "support vehicle" it carried T1.415 (in Austria, the registration plate does not stay with the car but with the owner) until the 64 was retired and T2.222 stayed on the 356 permanently - to this day, I am glad to see. http://www.mathy.de/english/mathe.html Last edited by cybersdorf; 25 Apr 2004 at 17:12. |
|||
__________________
Oops |
26 Apr 2004, 00:00 (Ref:951607) | #18 | ||
Race Official
Veteran
Join Date: May 2003
Posts: 4,154
|
WOW! Very cool. There was a brief history on the intercom at the track, but frankly I don't remember hearing the name before. If he owned #001, then that car was also at Daytona, now owned by Porsche.
Daytona had as much silver paint as Le Mans this weekend!!! |
||
__________________
You live and learn. At any rate, you live. Douglas Adams |
26 Apr 2004, 10:18 (Ref:952014) | #19 | ||
Veteran
Join Date: Jun 2003
Posts: 1,735
|
|||
|
26 Apr 2004, 13:21 (Ref:952228) | #20 | ||
Veteran
Join Date: May 2002
Posts: 5,147
|
Nice work if you can get it.
Was the Joest car the only 936? |
||
__________________
... Since all men live in darkness, who believes something is not a test of whether it is true or false. I have spent years trying to get people to ask simple questions: What is the evidence, and what does it mean? -Bill James |
26 Apr 2004, 13:33 (Ref:952241) | #21 | |||
Veteran
Join Date: Oct 2001
Posts: 3,580
|
Quote:
The 936 is my all-time favourite racing Porsche. It is remarkable that this model seems to be held in such low regard, considering the success it had. |
|||
__________________
Oops |
26 Apr 2004, 19:29 (Ref:952654) | #22 | ||
Race Official
Veteran
Join Date: May 2003
Posts: 4,154
|
There was only the one 936 that I recall--there was a real sense of overload to the weekend. It looked great in Jules livery
To Martin Spetz: you do great work man, I have directed several people to see it. I may be looking to pick up some photos from you dependant on my results. And the brake disk photo over in Photo and Art forum is really cool! |
||
__________________
You live and learn. At any rate, you live. Douglas Adams |
27 Apr 2004, 02:22 (Ref:953037) | #23 | |||
Veteran
Join Date: Jun 2003
Posts: 1,735
|
Quote:
The 936 was the only one there. Shame as it was a good car to carry on the fight. Cybers, like you I don't get it either. martin |
|||
|
27 Apr 2004, 06:56 (Ref:953132) | #24 | |||
Veteran
Join Date: Oct 2001
Posts: 3,580
|
Quote:
To me, the 936 is the direct successor of the 917/30, and the best "value for money" racecar Porsche has ever built. Last edited by cybersdorf; 27 Apr 2004 at 06:59. |
|||
__________________
Oops |
27 Apr 2004, 12:28 (Ref:953469) | #25 | |||
Veteran
Join Date: Jun 2003
Posts: 1,735
|
Quote:
Martin |
|||
|
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
WKA Man Cup Daytona Photos | Cheyne | Kart Racing | 1 | 3 Jan 2006 22:16 |
Porsche Rennsport Reunion II | Fogelhund | Historic Racing Today | 2 | 6 Oct 2003 09:03 |
HSR Race photos from Daytona, Nov 02 | aerog | Historic Racing Today | 2 | 6 Nov 2002 03:54 |
Villa Trips - Museum für Rennsport-Geschichte | fines | Motorsport History | 4 | 14 Jul 2001 18:12 |