The thread title says 12 @ Sebring, but its 6 at Watkins.
The thread title says 12 @ Sebring, but its 6 at Watkins.
Thanks Chuck,
I have a friend who now mostly lives in Atlanta but was formerly from Elmira, NY. He attended most of the races at WG from 1969-1974 (then he drove a VW bus to live in Aspen, CO ).
He certainly enjoyed this video as he watched the race for the first time while sober. He now rotates between Atlanta in the winter to Keuka Lake (the finger lake just west of Seneca Lake) in the summer.
Cheers,
Doc
Raj,
I love the photos of Gary's GT at the Boston Porsche Parade...I remember meeting him and his son when the car was still painted silver before they restored it. Super nice people!
John
1959 356 Coupe, 1600 Super, sold
1960 356 Roaster, race car, SCCA, sold
1960 356 Roadster, show car, sold.
1962 356 Cab, show car, sold.
1965 911 #301111, Red Book Vol 1 "Cover Car," owned 54 years.
1967 911 #307347, bare-bones, some road wear, a little surface rust, and a few dents..., owned 14 years.
1970 914/6GT, (Sold - ran the last three Rennsports)owned 30 years.
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Ralph was my first Porsche mechanic,worked on my 66 912. He had a shop in Framingham Mass. Very nice guy. I remember he told me I really should try to get my hands on a 911. I did and he was right.
I can tell you first hand, what a nice guy he is. He built my 2.8 Twin Plug engine. When I had unrelated problems with my car he drove down from Seattle to work on it, and solved some problems, another mechanic created. He's an old school mechanic that makes house calls!!
Thanks Ralph. Just want to let any west coast guys that he is alive and well, still wrenching. Mainly racing, but picked up some 356 engine parts while he was here. If you need a reliable engine builder.
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Man, did that video ever take me back! In 1968 and 1969 a friend and I drove up to the Glen to see the Six-Hours on Saturday and the Can-Am on Sunday. In '68 we stayed at a farmhouse outside Corning, and the other guest was a race driver from Boston with a green 911 on an open trailer: Ralph Meaney. Heck of a nice guy.
Of course there's J. Stewart in the "sucker" Chaparral, and at about 9:30 in the video you see two white Chevy pickups with camper shells; these were the Chaparral tow vehicles (open trailers, too). The #77 yellow 911 is probably Bert Everett, from Doylestown, Pennsylvania; he'd formerly raced a Speedster and was a very good driver. Or was it George Frey?
had to bring it up again
Ralph Meaney Racing At The 1970 6 Hours of Watkins Glen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvTcpJuuoOc
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Perfect !!! … That says it all !!!!!
Chuck Miller
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