Results 1 to 3 of 3

Thread: Porsche in the foyer of the Royal Automobile Club St James....

  1. #1
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    May 2012
    Location
    UK
    Posts
    2,720

    RHD 67S Porsche in the foyer of the Royal Automobile Club St James....

    I snapped this 67 911S (one of around 35 RHD examples) while it was on display at my club last week. Suspect it is an example already known to the register or maybe belongs to someone who is a member of the register?
    image.jpg
    The Royal Automobile Club has a history that goes back to the dawn of motoring here in the UK and still plays a central role in motoring and Motorsport. For example the home of the gold trophy ...
    image.jpg

    ..the one awarded at the British Grand Prix engraved with names of all winners since 1948. A few of the winning names and teams from 1970s, for example:
    image.jpg

    Also the club has the longest lasting trophy in motorsports: the RAC International Tourist Trophy
    image.jpg
    It is awarded by the Royal Automobile Club semi-annually to the winners of a selected motor racing event each year in the United Kingdom. It was first awarded in 1905 and continues to be awarded to this day, making it the longest lasting trophy in motorsports.

    For the fourth year running the FIA World Endurance Championship will return to Silverstone.

    During the 6 hours of Silverstone, drivers compete for the Royal Automobile Club Tourist Trophy.

    Display cars in the RAC foyer change in a weekly basis. It quite an effort for the clubhouse team to get these quite rare and valuable exhibits through the revolving front door and up the stairs, as shown in this video of an AC Cobra being moved into place.

    https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HW51Ug-VWG4

    A previous foyer exhibit that might be of interest is a 908 short-tail from 1968 (number 011)

    I was reminded to share these snaps when arranging to meet a registry member at the RAC in the next week or so.

    Steve
    Attached Images Attached Images
    Last edited by 911MRP; 04-16-2016 at 09:43 AM.

  2. #2
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    May 2012
    Location
    UK
    Posts
    2,720

    Hmm... it won't be the Porsche Team no 1 car getting the RAC International TT trophy

    Brendon Hartley driving the Porsche Racing 919 Hybrid P1 race-leading car just collected a Gulf Racing Porsche just after the 2 hr mark at today's WEC 6 Hours of Silverstone race
    You tube clip of the Porsche on Porsche crash:
    https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=RGw3TKylS0Q

    The instruction to "push" had been given to the driver not long before this racing incident. The Porsche Team No 2 car assumed lead following the team's no1 car retirement.

    Steve
    Last edited by 911MRP; 04-17-2016 at 06:05 AM.

  3. #3
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    May 2012
    Location
    UK
    Posts
    2,720

    ...nor will the #2 Porsche 919 Hybrid unfortunately ...

    LMP1 winner was ..an R18 the Audi Sport Team Joest car #7 . It won today's 6 Hours of Silverstone FIA WEC round by about half a lap (~ 46sec), ahead of the Porsche 919 hybrid #2 in second place.

    Steve
    Last edited by 911MRP; 04-17-2016 at 09:21 AM.

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  

Message Board Disclaimer and Terms of Use
This is a public forum. Messages posted here can be viewed by the public. The Early 911S Registry is not responsible for messages posted in its online forums, and any message will express the views of the author and not the Early 911S Registry. Use of online forums shall constitute the agreement of the user not to post anything of religious or political content, false and defamatory, inaccurate, abusive, vulgar, hateful, harassing, obscene, profane, sexually oriented, threatening, invasive of a person's privacy, or otherwise to violate the law and the further agreement of the user to be solely responsible for and hold the Early 911S Registry harmless in the event of any claim based on their message. Any viewer who finds a message objectionable should contact us immediately by email. The Early 911S Registry has the ability to remove objectionable messages and we will make every effort to do so, within a reasonable time frame, if we determine that removal is necessary.