[DeTomaso] Wild GT40 qualifying video

thomas thomas at hax.se
Thu Sep 19 00:31:26 EDT 2013


I don't think "going slow" is part of Kenny Bräcks vocabulary. 😊

Thomas

19 sep 2013 kl. 04:25 skrev John Taphorn <jtaphorn at kingwoodcable.com>:

> for some, it is about challenging yourself to be your best; not just 
> better than someone else.
> 
> JT
> 
> On 9/18/2013 9:25 AM, Mike Thomas 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-----
>> From: detomaso-bounces at poca.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at poca.com] On Behalf
>> Of MikeLDrew at aol.com
>> Sent: Monday, September 16, 2013 6:43 PM
>> To: detomaso at POCA.com
>> 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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