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Last edited by Chuck Miller; 04-09-2014 at 09:55 AM.
That is a great video!
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WOW....... What a fantastic time capsule
Sent me right back to racing in the early '70's ........
Man, there’s SO much to look at…..
A couple of things on my first viewing……….
- The highly competitive casualness....
- Chicago Pneumatic Tools were still made in Chicago...
- When 'everyone' used Kendall oil ... (no kidding, everyone) ....
- And there was NO enter/exit speed limit in the pits....
Cheers and thanks for the link
Chuck Miller
Creative Advisor/Message Board Moderator - Early 911S Registry #109
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That video is great. I did a search to see if I could find the final results, but I couldn't find them. Does anyone know? I see the Gulf Porsche won.
It is also interesting to see how much of the track remains the same. Of course, the track certainly wasn't as safe in 1970. I noticed they had a bail of hay in front of the beginning portion of a guard rail (as if that would protect anyone who slid into it at 100 mph). In many other places, there were no guard rails (but a few trees to stop you). They even fueled a car on pit road in shirt sleeve shirts.
The race certainly had a large field of cars and many spectators.
Good stuff. Thanks for sharing it.
Doc
1972 Porsche 911
2023 Porsche 911 Turbo
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Chuck Miller
Creative Advisor/Message Board Moderator - Early 911S Registry #109
R Gruppe #88
TYP901 #62
'73S cpe #1099 - Matched # 2.7/9.5 RS spec rebuild
'67 Malibu 327 spt cpe - Period 350 Rebuild
’98 Chevy S-10 – Utility
’15 GTI – Commuter
Thanks Chuck,Originally Posted by Chuck Miller
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.
What's the story with 914/6 being a GT with no flares? Never seen that before.
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The thread title says 12 @ Sebring, but its 6 at Watkins.
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