GLOURIOUS Goodwood :))

Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrruuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuum! Any early 60's Sportscar patches for GPL? -- Rob Swindells 3rd equal in Goldline Bearings FFord Championship (29 Points); ONE point behind Championship Leader (as of round 5 of 6) "If you're a great driver, you will get through. It's not harder than any time before." ~Martin Brundle "Winning, that you can't know, 'fighting' ...that I know..." ~Jacques Villeneuve pre'96

Ferrari 250 LM!!! (drool)...... Chris

On Mon, 20 Sep 1999 22:14:20 +0200, Matthew Birger Knutsen

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>> On Mon, 20 Sep 1999 19:43:14 +0100, >> >Does anyone know how Jack Brabham is after that *** crash of his at >> >Goodwood, I taped the race but his injuries still weren't public >> >knowledge when it finished. >He's 100% fine, too bad about the McLaren!

Thanks Matt, having seen the slowmo replay I am surprised he never dislocated his shoulder. Yep the McLaren did look a bit poorly <GG>. Cheers Blackrat Brain Fade Racing [link lost in import: /~black_rat/legends.htm]

That's true - I believe there are some "restored" classic cars where the only original part is the chassis registration plate! - Michael

:o) You're not too far off the mark there, Michael. > > With historic cars and classic cars, there is no such thing as a "write off" > > other than for insurance purposes. > That's true - I believe there are some "restored" classic cars where the > only original part is the chassis registration plate! > - Michael -----------== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News ==---------- http://www.newsfeeds.com The Largest Usenet Servers in the World! ------== Over 73,000 Newsgroups - Including Dedicated Binaries Servers ==-----

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> :o) > You're not too far off the mark there, Michael. > > That's true - I believe there are some "restored" classic cars where the > > only original part is the chassis registration plate!

True enough. Also, one of the *very* few "downs" about Goodwood IMO, and for historic motorsports in general, is that some of the cars are "over-restored". From reliable sources, I was told that for example the Ferraris never looked that good when new. 20 layers of clear coating etc doesn't look right. And seeing anodized aluminium bits on those cars just makes me nauseous. I can recommend Goodwood to all RAS'ers, and I just can't understand you british guys who don't go.....A ticket to a rallycoss event in a muddy bog is more expensive here! My plane ticket put me back 250, then there was the rental car, hotel, food....and I'll keep going as long as the event is anything like what it was this year! :)= Matt -- --------------------------------- Matthew B. Knutsen The GPL Preservation Society http://www.gpl.electra.no -- GPLEA Member -- Cheek Racing Cars; http://www.cheekracing.electra.no

You BASTARD, Knutsen! Stop it, I'm drooling!! I agree about over-restoring........(I think I am qualified to comment, being the owner of a couple of 50-year old classic cars). Some of the sterile pieces of static machinery (no other way to describe them) that appear at prestigous concours events world-wide are dreadful in that regard. Pebble Beach is a typical "over-restorers" dream! -----------== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News ==---------- http://www.newsfeeds.com The Largest Usenet Servers in the World! ------== Over 73,000 Newsgroups - Including Dedicated Binaries Servers ==-----

> You BASTARD, Knutsen! Stop it, I'm drooling!! Lol, can't you get old Jack to get you free tickets? :-) I can well imagine, but hey, even one of our racecars looks better after retirement than it did on its debut :-)

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> > I can recommend Goodwood to all RAS'ers, and I just can't understand you > british > > guys who don't go.....A ticket to a rallycoss event in a muddy bog is more > expensive > > here! My plane ticket put me back 250, then there was the rental car, > hotel, > > food....and I'll keep going as long as the event is anything like what it > was this > > year! > -----------== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News ==---------- > http://www.newsfeeds.com The Largest Usenet Servers in the World! > ------== Over 73,000 Newsgroups - Including Dedicated Binaries Servers ==-----

-- --------------------------------- Matthew B. Knutsen The GPL Preservation Society http://www.gpl.electra.no -- GPLEA Member -- Cheek Racing Cars; http://www.cheekracing.electra.no

>I agree about over-restoring........(I think I am qualified to comment, >being the owner of a couple of 50-year old classic cars). Just curious - what cars do you own? I have a couple of 30-year+ old *ahem* not really classic cars which definitely are not over-restored. In fact, they are more or less junkers right now, but one day, I will restore them... As soon as I have money *and* time at once, which will probably be 30 years from now. ;) But hey, that's the beauty of classic machinery: it's only getting better and more interesting the older it gets. Cleaning out the grooves in the tires with toothbrushes is not my idea of fun either. But with cars used for racing, I can understand the tendency to over-restore better: you want a car that is fast and reliable. What's the point of using, say, an original cork gasket which needs replacing ever so often when you can get a replacement made of a more modern material? It can be overdone, however. -- Wolfgang Preiss \ E-mail copies of replies to this posting are welcome.

I wish, Matthew. Ah well.....one day I might get there. At least the dream keeps me going! BK -----------== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News ==---------- http://www.newsfeeds.com The Largest Usenet Servers in the World! ------== Over 73,000 Newsgroups - Including Dedicated Binaries Servers ==-----

MG TC and MG YA, Wolfgang. BK. Incidentally.....if a "modern material" gasket were used in place of an original cork gasket, and was detected, the judges would mark it down in a Concours event. By "over restored" I'm referring to cars that are finished to a far higher standard than when they were sitting, brand new, in a showroom.

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> >I agree about over-restoring........(I think I am qualified to comment, > >being the owner of a couple of 50-year old classic cars). > Just curious - what cars do you own? I have a couple of 30-year+ old > *ahem* not really classic cars which definitely are not over-restored. > In fact, they are more or less junkers right now, but one day, I will > restore them... As soon as I have money *and* time at once, which will > probably be 30 years from now. ;) But hey, that's the beauty of > classic machinery: it's only getting better and more interesting the > older it gets. > >Some of the > >sterile pieces of static machinery (no other way to describe them) that > >appear at prestigous concours events world-wide are dreadful in that

regard.

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> >Pebble Beach is a typical "over-restorers" dream! > Cleaning out the grooves in the tires with toothbrushes is not my idea > of fun either. But with cars used for racing, I can understand the > tendency to over-restore better: you want a car that is fast and > reliable. What's the point of using, say, an original cork gasket > which needs replacing ever so often when you can get a replacement > made of a more modern material? It can be overdone, however. > -- > Wolfgang Preiss \ E-mail copies of replies to this posting are welcome.

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And never, ever used as they were intended:-( - Michael

So true. Nothing disappoints me more than to drive to a car show and find that the "top" cars were trailered there! > > By "over restored" I'm referring to cars that are finished to a far higher > > standard than when they were sitting, brand new, in a showroom. > And never, ever used as they were intended:-( > - Michael -----------== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News ==---------- http://www.newsfeeds.com The Largest Usenet Servers in the World! ------== Over 73,000 Newsgroups - Including Dedicated Binaries Servers ==-----