I had a picture of the motor on my wall way back when.Originally Posted by Dude! Sweet!
Nice ride Paul. V6 turbo car?
Speaking of, this is one of my favorite all time V6 Turbo cars...
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10-16-2009 07:05 PMForget Lightspeed go straight to LUDICROUS SPEED!!
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11-26-2009 04:39 PM Originally Posted by kidapache
Ahhhh ...Buicks... I have a 65 Gransport Convert as a project and my friend has a 70 GS455 STG1 ragtop. Last fall I did burn some rubber with it..Offshore Racing wasnīt designed to be a spectator sport, it's for people or companies with's lots of money to push the envelope of endurance technology and hopefully put a trophy on a mantle. It's man vs the elements, not like boats with like engines running in circles.
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11-26-2009 04:48 PMtoo far gone and Me likey a Pantera as a licensed car more. Originally Posted by Dude! Sweet!
If for some reason I get the urge to get a racecar again (and I got a 82 Z/28 and And Alfa Romeo Bertone GTV2000 racecars in pieces) it would be probably a FIA GT2 Vi per or a C6 Vette. Would
I personally race them...unlikely as I know a lot of talent around.
one of my closxest firends back in the tin top days pushed One Felipe Massa for being too slow out of the way and in the ditch...on the next race all he could see behind him was 4 red Alfa Romeos taking a shot at him...Offshore Racing wasnīt designed to be a spectator sport, it's for people or companies with's lots of money to push the envelope of endurance technology and hopefully put a trophy on a mantle. It's man vs the elements, not like boats with like engines running in circles.
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11-26-2009 05:00 PMWe have a few... Originally Posted by Dude! Sweet!
lets see...
Charlie McCarthy and son...IMSA
Nunezes did Drag Racing...
Pat Weissman has been involved in every form of motorsport probably from the GT40 project in the 60īs and before to this day.
Kiekhaefers did Nascar in the 50īs.
Didier Pironi did a few years in Formula1 for Ferrari.
Vincenzo Balestrieri has a motorsport background....
Flying Finn Timo Mäkinen Monte Carlo Rally winner did Round the Britains and Roslagsloppet.
WRC Ace Juha Kankkunen did the Stockholm-Helsinki Record with a 32 Skater.
In fact a Lot of Europeans do mix and some Americans too.
Bobby Oetringer Races a Big block Vette in Vintage nowadays.
I could go on...Offshore Racing wasnīt designed to be a spectator sport, it's for people or companies with's lots of money to push the envelope of endurance technology and hopefully put a trophy on a mantle. It's man vs the elements, not like boats with like engines running in circles.
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11-30-2009 03:27 PMI'm under strict orders not to divulge anything I've seen over at Wiesmann's (
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I was talking more about site members participating in the race discussion and showing interst than the cross over between offshore and sports cars (Forest Barber is another example of someone who went from boats to cars).
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11-30-2009 04:50 PMhey I posted pics of my track day xperience with my IROC and nobody said boo.....maybe you were pizzed at my Soccer comment.....or was that you? haha
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11-30-2009 05:40 PMMust have missed it. Put 'em up here. Originally Posted by pullmytrigger
****ed at soccer... I thought you and I were at a mutual respect and disinterest on the soccer/rugby thing? I think Cuda was the one who you were having a chap with.
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11-30-2009 07:16 PMHere are a few from Road America in September.
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11-30-2009 08:01 PMIs that Morgan Tom Holfelder's car (or was)?
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11-30-2009 08:01 PMShoot, I guess I answered my own question. I think that's the Tiger Racing transporter right next to the car. Originally Posted by Dude! Sweet!
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11-30-2009 08:06 PMHere's my Brother's 1971 Ensign-Lotus Formula 3
car. 900 pounds with a 180hp Lotus Twin cam 1.6L 4cyl engine.
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11-30-2009 11:24 PMNice looking little race car. Bernie Ecclestone owned Ensign back then right?
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12-01-2009 11:20 AM Originally Posted by Dude! Sweet!
Shoot, I guess I answered my own question. I think that's the Tiger Racing transporter right next to the car.
That's right!
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12-01-2009 01:55 PMTom's a very good friend of one of my closest friends... His race and street car collections are AMAZING. And his charity with respect to spinal resarch is unheralded, but is also a profound effort. His daughter Carol is a trip and his son in law is a serious hot shoe! Originally Posted by Anchored
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12-01-2009 02:09 PM Originally Posted by Biggus
Thatīs nice.
Although Im used to wrench a Little bit never F3īs and better looking drivers...
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12-02-2009 01:53 PMThe engine shop my brother works for, rebuilt a Can-am and Indy engine for him. Originally Posted by Dude! Sweet!
Let's have a look at more pics.................
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12-02-2009 05:19 PMLola T70 Mk III.. my favourite....
After Porsche 917... all models.
A friend of mines dad ( and my idol) was the test driver for the Porsche 917 program with Mark Donohue.Offshore Racing wasnīt designed to be a spectator sport, it's for people or companies with's lots of money to push the envelope of endurance technology and hopefully put a trophy on a mantle. It's man vs the elements, not like boats with like engines running in circles.
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12-03-2009 06:16 PMNice pics. Love the old U2L Can Am cars. I'm going to guess Chevron B29 for the black car. Sort of looks like a Lola 290 - 292. Such trick little cars. That Cossie's a spendy little time bomb though!
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12-11-2009 08:58 PMMore!
Coming next....................American V8 thunder!
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