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#1 Doug Nye

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Posted 17 March 2011 - 08:27

Today - hopefully photos later...

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#2 Giraffe

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Posted 17 March 2011 - 08:37

Today - hopefully photos later...

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Good Lord, is it that time of year again?!?!

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#3 kayemod

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Posted 17 March 2011 - 10:39

Good Lord, is it that time of year again?!?!

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Next thing, you'll be telling us that policemen are looking younger...


#4 Alan Cox

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Posted 18 March 2011 - 10:57

Wot, no pix?

#5 Macca

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Posted 18 March 2011 - 11:07

Some here:
http://www.f1fanatic...03/17/goodwood/

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(good job it's not today - hissing down hereabouts in Hants.)

Edited by Macca, 18 March 2011 - 11:07.


#6 Doug Nye

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Posted 18 March 2011 - 11:13

No pix only because last night I screwed up camera download in some mysterious fashion I still fail to understand. Par for the course with me and matters electrical...and baby-sitting duties then took precedence... I know my place.

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11 - Fiat found a replacement engine of the correct type for 'Mephisto' and here it is - not an oil leak in sight...well done!

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15 - The extraordinarily long-wheelbase new Aston Martin ARM-One Le Mans prototype has a new straight-six engine.

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16 - A Le Mans wheelbase which would do credit to a Speed Six Bentley?

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#7 Tim Murray

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Posted 18 March 2011 - 11:19

Some here:
http://www.f1fanatic...03/17/goodwood/

... where it says:

The Festival will also mark the 100th anniversary of the first Indianapolis 500 with over 30 winning Indy Cars on display.

It sounds as if there might be many more Indy winners celebrating the centenary at Goodwood than at Indy itself, judging from some of T54's recent posts. If so, this is a very poor show by the Indianapolis organisers.

But I'll not complain too much ... :clap:

#8 Giraffe

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Posted 18 March 2011 - 11:27

It sounds as if there might be many more Indy winners celebrating the centenary at Goodwood than at Indy itself, judging from some of T54's recent posts. If so, this is a very poor show by the Indianapolis organisers.


Derek Daly (who lives in Indianapolis) told me last week that with only 9 US drivers starting the 500 last year (Is that so?!?!), interest in the race in the states is at an all time low.


#9 RTH

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Posted 18 March 2011 - 11:42

Lovely photographs Doug, thank you for doing that.
Those really early cars are fascinating to look at.

#10 Tim Murray

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Posted 18 March 2011 - 11:52

Derek Daly (who lives in Indianapolis) told me last week that with only 9 US drivers starting the 500 last year (Is that so?!?!), interest in the race in the states is at an all time low.

The Wiki entry on the race confirms nine US drivers in the race, just one more than the number of Brazilians:

http://en.wikipedia....ndianapolis_500

I do hope Mr George is pleased with his achievements at Indianapolis in the last fifteen years.

#11 kayemod

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Posted 18 March 2011 - 12:11

The Wiki entry on the race confirms nine US drivers in the race, just one more than the number of Brazilians:

http://en.wikipedia....ndianapolis_500

I do hope Mr George is pleased with his achievements at Indianapolis in the last fifteen years.


If Buford was still with us, I'm sure he'd come up with a more colourful expression of those sentiments.


#12 Tim Murray

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Posted 18 March 2011 - 12:19

Yes indeed - the term 'piss-ants' comes immediately to mind (whatever they might be). :lol:

#13 B Squared

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Posted 18 March 2011 - 12:35

It sounds as if there might be many more Indy winners celebrating the centenary at Goodwood than at Indy itself, judging from some of T54's recent posts. If so, this is a very poor show by the Indianapolis organisers.


There are already Indy winners on display at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway museum with more for public viewing starting this Sunday.

I also posted this in the 100th anniversary IMS thread, apologies for the repeat, but some may have missed it. Emphasis below added by B²

Winning cars on display

The showroom of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame Museum comes alive with only Indianapolis 500-winning cars Sunday, and that's how it will stay until June 1.

Sixty-seven cars representing 71 wins will be on display, including the entire Penske Racing collection that normally resides in Scottsdale, Ariz.

The Speedway display includes all four cars that won two races -- 1939-40, 1947-48, 1953-54 and 1957-58 -- and almost every winning car since 1939. Some recent winners are still in use.

Marco Andretti has used Dan Wheldon's 2005 winner each year in the 500 since, and Dario Franchitti's 2007 winner will be Ryan Hunter-Reay's backup car this year. Scott Dixon's 2008 winner will be his own backup. Franchitti plans to use last year's winner as his primary car.

The car that traveled the farthest for this display is Buddy Rice's 2004 winner, which normally is housed at the Honda Collection Hall at Motegi.

As part of the exhibit's opening, there will be an autograph session Sunday from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. with Rick Mears, Bobby Unser, Al Unser Jr., Arie Luyendyk and Gil de Ferran. Admission is $5.



#14 Tim Murray

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Posted 18 March 2011 - 12:47

That's great news, Brian. I do hope that as many of them as possible will be actively engaged in the centenary celebrations, as opposed to just being on display in a museum.

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Posted 18 March 2011 - 14:00

I noticed Mr Fittipaldi's Penske PC19 at Race Retro, is there any chance the great man will be at Goodwood celebrating the 100th Anniversary of Indy and the 40th anniversary of his first WDC with us ?

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Posted 25 March 2011 - 16:42

Something nice and differnt for the FoS, from the Octane communication process
http://www.classican...y.php?id=431251
The little Skoda sports
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#17 Giraffe

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Posted 25 March 2011 - 16:49

Something nice and differnt for the FoS, from the Octane communication process
The little Skoda sports
Roger Lund


As seen at Autosport International in January...

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#18 bradbury west

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Posted 25 March 2011 - 17:16

Also posted on page 179 on the Cutaway thread from an old CD.
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