[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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