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And a Silk Cut Triumph Spitfire back in 1985. I remember seeing it in the Car Park at Carrefour (about the same time that Concorde paid a flying visit) and it featured on the official video that year.
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I remember a silk cut painted ford estate, think it was a cortina, it was in the campsites for many years in the late eighties early nineties, it was slowly deteriorating and I think it was only used for Le Mans and a few other events. Last year a party of Gulf painted Reliants was accompained by a single silk cut Robin.
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http://speedhunters.com/archive/2009...barcelona.aspx
Here are some great pictures by john Brooks of the cars in Barcelona. I agree its a great entry and the series does have promise, however it still has to draw entrys from a wide range of eras and classes. The hope would have to be that in the future it can produce a full grid af cars soley of the Grp 4, 5 and 6(late70's). Looking forward to 2010 when maybe the ACO do run a race for the cars, if not in June then in July. |
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Mmmmmmmmmmmm, 935.............
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Does anyone remember Formula France from I think it was 2002, I think it was 4 a breast down the Mulsanne, I seem to remember Titch and Trussers on Radio Le Mans saying they have never seen anything like it !!!
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23 Apr 2009, 08:01 (Ref:2447601) | #33 | ||
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The 935 to me at least is very much a case of you dont always appriciate the cars when you have got them. I liked the car in period, but always prefered the underdog, normally the Lancia or Ferrari 512. but now, I just love them. The smell as they braked for terte rouge, hot turbo spitting flame and brakes squealing, and the feeling you could reach out and touch them. So glad I had the chance to be there! Rob, I dont recall the formula France, was that like the pug spyders that raced a few times? TBH I have foregone the morning race for a while unless it was a historic one when as you know, we ambled in from the site. Happy dayz |
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1996 Trophee Philippe Chariol Lamborghini 1997 1998 Renault Sport Spyder 1999 2000 Historic Ferrari/Maserati Challenge 2001 Le Mans Legend 2002 Formule France 2003 2004 Le Mans Legend: Group C 2005 Le Mans Legend: 1934-1955 2006 2007 Le Mans legend 2008 Le Mans Legend Group C Can anyone else fill in the missing years - and any earlier races? |
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1981 5 turbo
After the Renault 5 we had a couple of years of the 21 Turbos before the GTA Alpine. I think 97 was also a Lambo race? Its surprising how little help the race programs are trying to look up years gone by! |
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Anyone seen a full entry list for Le Mans legend yet?
Motor Racing Legends' website hasn't been updated for ages. |
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Personally, I can't wait for LMC 2010...
The depth of great cars. WOW! Bentleys and Talbots, C types and 250s, 250s and D types, 917s and GT40s, Matra MS670, 512S... That's just headliners. |
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LMC 2010??? - Sorry - Classic I get it... [doh]
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Stirling in an Osca this year, most of the grid appears to be the usual stuff good to see a TVR but unsure what an Aston project 214 is.
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Viscount Downe ran the cars in 64 at Daytona, Spa and the Nurburgring and Mike Salmon entered one at Le Mans. There was a development, called the 215 and a predecessor, the 212, which was raced at LM in 1962 by Graham Hill and Richie Ginther. Aston in the late fifties/early sixties always seemed a step behind everyone else: In 1960, a front-engined F1 car when everyone else was changing to mid-engined cars, then a production-based GT car, when Ford were thinking in terms of the GT40 and Ferrari were building the 250LM |
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P212 and P214 are simply GORGEOUS. As said elsewhere, a step behind everything else at the time, but typically Aston, beautiful to look at. Peter Hardman can pedal one effectively.
Search 10-10ths Historic forum, and I'm sure John Turner has posted umpteen images over the years! |
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Now I know what it looks like, I seem to remember seeing one racing on "Dave" there was a series on classic racing in the states. Thanks for the tip about Mr Turner plenty of information there.
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