Barber Dodge/Saab series
#1
Posted 27 May 2010 - 11:02
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#2
Posted 27 May 2010 - 11:05
The bank robbery driver sounds interesting...
#3
Posted 27 May 2010 - 13:22
Were the Mondiales the cars they raced until 1998-ish when they went to the Reynards?
The bank robbery driver sounds interesting...
Yes, the Mondiales were the cars which Brack, Montoya, etc raced before moving to carbon tubbed Reynards. The Reynards are the cars which I raced against in ZA. I think that there were about 10 of them based in Cape Town.
The bank robber chap was a rumour, so not sure if it's true. I believe they caught him because he was wearing a racing balaclava and the robberies seemed to follow the race events!
#4
Posted 27 May 2010 - 14:14
#5
Posted 27 May 2010 - 14:18
The Barber Dodge Pro Series closed down after a new group bought the Skip Barber School. I don't remember their names off hand, but one or more had raced in a street stock series (such as the old Motorola Cup); they were involved in Wall Street and investment banking, and thought the Skip Barber Racing School was a good investment. Overall the Pro Series was not profitable, even though this provided a path from the smaller school cars into professional racing, so the series was closed down.
Thanks Cynic, it's a shame that it shut down but I guess if it wasn't profitable then you can see why! Taking a look at the names who passed through the series shows how good the concept was, just a shame that it couldn't break even.
#6
Posted 27 May 2010 - 15:21
#7
Posted 25 January 2013 - 07:42
http://peacetek.net/...sa-history.html