Off-topic? Maybe, but a damn good report, anyway. Thanks.
don hodgdon wrote:
In article <8nrk4d$tq3$[email hidden]>, "don hodgdon"
<[email hidden]> writes:
>He offered to
>let me sit in the car, but I unfortunately had to decline, I could get in
>ok, but with the crash-damage to my left knee and hip, they'd have to
>disassemble the car to get me out<g>.
AUGH! Damn, that sucks...
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> Off-topic? Maybe, but a damn good report, anyway. Thanks.
>
> don hodgdon wrote:
> >
> > Greetings all, I'm just in from the Monterey Historics and their tribute
to
> > Maserati. It was a great weekend with picture postcard weather, a
relaxed
> > and knowledgable crowd and hundreds of cool cars. Even the spectator
lots
> > were worth walking through! Who would have thought there were so many
> > running Masers still around, let alone within driving distance of
Monterey?
> >
> > Being the GPL fan I am, I was drawn immediatly to the cars involved in
the
> > "Tribute to Formula One", a 3-event tour (Laguna Seca, Watkins Glen and
> > Indy) taking place this summer to honor the return of F1 to the States.
Of
> > particular interest to me were three cars from the GPL era, Jack
Brabham's
> > BT-24, Amon's '68 312 running without wings and looking for all the
world
> > like the '67 car, and Pete Lovely's '68 Gold Leaf Lotus 49B.
> >
> > I was able to spend a good part of Sunday morning with the owner of the
> > Brabham who was getting his first drive in the car this weekend after
owning
> > the car for just over a year. Funny thing was, he couldn't seem to wipe
the
> > silly grin off his face! He patiently answered all my GPL related
questions
> > and told me that each time he takes the car out there are always GPL
fans
> > about pestering him with questions about ride hight, diff settings and
the
> > like<g>. He does own GPL, but not being the fanatic for the sim that
some of
> > us are, has not spent a great deal of time with it. Sounding just like
some
> > of the GPL newbies who come on here, he found GPL too difficult and
> > frustrating. I asked him if he had patched the sim (no) or worked with
> > set-ups (again no, just the default set-ups). After I told him about the
1.2
> > patch and some of the set-up options available on the net, he promised
to
> > give it another shot. I was allowed to go behind the barriers and get
some
> > close up shots of the car, which I'll post later in the week. He offered
to
> > let me sit in the car, but I unfortunately had to decline, I could get
in
> > ok, but with the crash-damage to my left knee and hip, they'd have to
> > disassemble the car to get me out<g>.
> >
> > Parked next to the Brabham was the ex-Amon Ferrari 312, chassis 007.
Where
> > the Brabham looks a bit...ah, agricultural in it's construction, the
> > Ferrari, in comparison, looks like a jewel. Each casting, bracket and
> > manufactured bit, looking well engineered and beautifully finished, but
what
> > a huge lump of an engine! Unfortunately, the owner wasn't around, so I
was
> > not able to learn much about the history of the car and how it avoided
the
> > crusher, the fate of so many early Ferrari F1 cars.
> >
> > Lastly, no west-coast vintage event would be complete without the Lotus
49B
> > of Pete Lovely, the winner of the first sports car race at Laguna Seca
in
> > 1959 and, for a short time, Team Lotus F1 driver. Of all the desirable
cars
> > I saw this weekend, the 49 is the one I wanted to take home. This car is
not
> > an over-restored museum piece, but instead looks as if it just rolled
off
> > the track after it's final GP in 1968. And even with it's high wings it
> > still has the lines and proportions that mark the 49 as one of the
finest
> > racing cars ever to turn a wheel.
> >
> > The Monterey Historics are a feast for gearheads of any persuasion. With
no
> > fewer than 3 concours nearby, 3 days of track-time and awesome displays
of
> > auto art, photography and hundreds of cars, it's one of those events
that
> > sould be seen at least once in a lifetime.
> >
> > Photos to follow soon....
> >
> > --
> > don
> >
> > New GPL Programs for the Converted Tracks:
> > http://www.ianparker1.plus.com/gpl/bapom/
Greetings all, I'm just in from the Monterey Historics and their tribute to
Maserati. It was a great weekend with picture postcard weather, a relaxed
and knowledgable crowd and hundreds of cool cars. Even the spectator lots
were worth walking through! Who would have thought there were so many
running Masers still around, let alone within driving distance of Monterey?
Being the GPL fan I am, I was drawn immediatly to the cars involved in the
"Tribute to Formula One", a 3-event tour (Laguna Seca, Watkins Glen and
Indy) taking place this summer to honor the return of F1 to the States. Of
particular interest to me were three cars from the GPL era, Jack Brabham's
BT-24, Amon's '68 312 running without wings and looking for all the world
like the '67 car, and Pete Lovely's '68 Gold Leaf Lotus 49B.
I was able to spend a good part of Sunday morning with the owner of the
Brabham who was getting his first drive in the car this weekend after owning
the car for just over a year. Funny thing was, he couldn't seem to wipe the
silly grin off his face! He patiently answered all my GPL related questions
and told me that each time he takes the car out there are always GPL fans
about pestering him with questions about ride hight, diff settings and the
like<g>. He does own GPL, but not being the fanatic for the sim that some of
us are, has not spent a great deal of time with it. Sounding just like some
of the GPL newbies who come on here, he found GPL too difficult and
frustrating. I asked him if he had patched the sim (no) or worked with
set-ups (again no, just the default set-ups). After I told him about the 1.2
patch and some of the set-up options available on the net, he promised to
give it another shot. I was allowed to go behind the barriers and get some
close up shots of the car, which I'll post later in the week. He offered to
let me sit in the car, but I unfortunately had to decline, I could get in
ok, but with the crash-damage to my left knee and hip, they'd have to
disassemble the car to get me out<g>.
Parked next to the Brabham was the ex-Amon Ferrari 312, chassis 007. Where
the Brabham looks a bit...ah, agricultural in it's construction, the
Ferrari, in comparison, looks like a jewel. Each casting, bracket and
manufactured bit, looking well engineered and beautifully finished, but what
a huge lump of an engine! Unfortunately, the owner wasn't around, so I was
not able to learn much about the history of the car and how it avoided the
crusher, the fate of so many early Ferrari F1 cars.
Lastly, no west-coast vintage event would be complete without the Lotus 49B
of Pete Lovely, the winner of the first sports car race at Laguna Seca in
1959 and, for a short time, Team Lotus F1 driver. Of all the desirable cars
I saw this weekend, the 49 is the one I wanted to take home. This car is not
an over-restored museum piece, but instead looks as if it just rolled off
the track after it's final GP in 1968. And even with it's high wings it
still has the lines and proportions that mark the 49 as one of the finest
racing cars ever to turn a wheel.
The Monterey Historics are a feast for gearheads of any persuasion. With no
fewer than 3 concours nearby, 3 days of track-time and awesome displays of
auto art, photography and hundreds of cars, it's one of those events that
sould be seen at least once in a lifetime.
Photos to follow soon....
--
don
New GPL Programs for the Converted Tracks:
http://www.ianparker1.plus.com/gpl/bapom/
In article <[email hidden]>, John Zumsteg <[email hidden]>
writes:
Norm Harney(a driver in one of my leagues) was also there, and posted some
pictures on the web. I'll ask him if it's ok to pose the link.
Eldred
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