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Re: Ferrari 250 TR gets airborn at Monterey 2009
That is not a good idea. Fortunately there were about 7 other TR's there that weekend (loved the many examples of theTR59/60 variant)
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73 Carrera RS 2.7 Carbon Fiber replica (1,890 lbs), 98 Ferrari 550 Maranello. Former: 73 911S, Two 951S's, 996 C2, 993 C2
Re: Ferrari 250 TR gets airborn at Monterey 2009
Laguna Seca is an awesome track to drive on. Looks like he found a new line through the Corkscrew. If anyone is ever in the area and has never had the chance to experience this track I highly recommend it. The Skip Barber intro to racing is pretty inexpensive, plus you don't risk damaging your own car.
www.skipbarber.com/racing_school/formula/introduction_to_racing.aspx
Re: Ferrari 250 TR gets airborn at Monterey 2009
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Laguna Seca is an awesome track to drive on. Looks like he found a new line through the Corkscrew.
I drove my father's 996TT on that track for a parade lap (55mph) and even at that speed the corkscrew was intimidating. You have no perspective of how steep it is by watching it on TV...
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73 Carrera RS 2.7 Carbon Fiber replica (1,890 lbs), 98 Ferrari 550 Maranello. Former: 73 911S, Two 951S's, 996 C2, 993 C2
Re: Ferrari 250 TR gets airborn at Monterey 2009
Holy sh*t. Not sure he's smiling though, see first sentence. With one of those going for ~USD$7mil recently, he's right to be concerned. Such a stunning car to see and hear.
I've got to give a lot of credit to these guys/gals at the historics though. As I mentioned in another post, I was there in 2007, and one of my most salient memories is of Rob Walton (of Wal-Mart fame) sliding his 1 of 6 Shelby Cobra Daytona into the top of the corkscrew. Either that or the fight for position between a 250LM, a 275GTB and a 250GTO in the same corner. In the same race. As I said before, really something to be witnessed by everyone who is passionate about cars and motorsports (and bikes for that matter).
It Will be interesting to see how the Historics fare following the pull out of Steve Earle, the event founder and organizer, as well as his management company. Sounds as though SCRAMP (Sports Car Racing Association of the Monterey Peninsula) will take over with one year's worth of assstance from Earle and co. Would be too bad to see it go, as it truly has become North America's Goodwood.
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