[DeTomaso] Wild GT40 qualifying video

[Bret Gann]

Re: The amount that survived ? are probably in line with  The old saying about GT 350s. " of the 300 made almost 500 survived!"


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On Sep 18, 2013, at 7:25 AM, Mike Thomas <mbefthomas at comcast.net> wrote:

> Ku-rap!  He was on the hairy edge the whole time.  Guessing that I'm not a
> racer, but the question I have is this: what was he trying to prove?  He
> could have gone 5-10 mph faster than that lot, still won the qualifying and
> not risked a very valuable piece of racing history.  True enough, anything
> built can be rebuilt, but if he'd have stuffed it, there would have been
> quite a chorus of "what were you thinking???"
> 
> I'll give him this, he knows how to control a car.  That's a real exhibition
> on "seat of the pants" driving.
> 
> Side thought:  according to Wikipedia, there were 107 GT-40's produced
> between '65-'69, I was wondering how many survive as there seem to be a
> quite a number still rolling.  
> 
> Mike Thomas
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> Sent: Monday, September 16, 2013 6:43 PM
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> Subject: [DeTomaso] Wild GT40 qualifying video
> 
> Hi guys,
> 
> This is a spectacular video showing Kenny Brack driving the snot out of
> Adrian Newey's original GT40 in qualifying at the Goodwood Revival this past
> 
> weekend.   Wet track, skinny tires, and big balls makes for some truly 
> hair-raising video.
> 
> Note that every other car on the track is also a GT40, and he passes them 
> like they had half their plug wires fall off.   Note also that the wheels
> are 
> NOT spinning for about 30 seconds total in this 4:55 video.
> 
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jF__B1xpJY
> 
> Cheers!
> 
> Mike
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