Misc Vintage Racing Clips

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Adding a lot of old ones, but searching first to avoid duplicates.

 

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Searched, but apparently not a duplicate. LMC sometimes edits them and reuploads.

 

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https://nypost.com/2024/02/02/news/...belgian-warehouse-6-porsches-and-16-ferraris/

 

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https://nypost.com/2024/02/02/news/...belgian-warehouse-6-porsches-and-16-ferraris/

Always puzzles me that at one time, someone with a lot of money bought a shitload of nice cars and then lost interest, dementia, died?

 

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Probably lots of money and just got old. Kind of like the old saying "who ever dies with the most toys, wins."

 

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Still photos.

 

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Not too far away, might have to plan a trip sometime.

 

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I went to the museum a couple of years ago. I think it was offseason so never saw the track. They had the cars that fell in the hole there and some other interesting things. I was sorry I missed the track being open, I think you can drive a C8 (for a lot of money).

I might go to Indy Museum this summer. I haven't been there for 30 years and I hear it's pretty impressive.

 

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Yeah, Indy museum was good, but the last time I was there had to be 1995.

Maybe have to check out several museums this summer. The is an army tank museum down south that I wanted to check out.


Here's an interesting superformance video, they spend a lot of time talking about the history and racing.

 

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Damn, that guy was really sawing the steering wheel. Looks like he had skinny tires (like the original GT40's).

That's what I miss about old F1 cars, twitchy steering and riding the curbing. It looks like a Sunday drive now.

 

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Yeah. Made me have a think on it too.

...how much he's having to work to keep the mighty Ford GT40 in check. from YT

I ran the video at 50% speed, thinking the cornering looked a lot like drift cars. Could it be major oversteer and getting loose?
Or was he inducing throttle oversteer on turn entry? I admit I ddn't listen to the audio - but that might be a tell.
Then I wondered if the "twitch" sawing at the wheel was a result of anti-ackerman or parallel steering.
I checked some of the GT-40 build sites. Seems that anti-ackerman is a favored approach - much like F-1.
But, then much of the corrections seem to be made on mid-turn and turn exit. Maybe zero Caster?
The GT-40 Builders seemed favor a stagger setup on the wheels/tires; 15x8 up front and 15x10 rear.

All very good things to consider for the track.

 

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I read some of the YouTube comments. Mostly just people liking it. But, a couple of technical things mentioned were the narrow tires and lack of downforce aero devices.

I wonder what that car is worth.

 

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Don't know that one - but while looking at the GT-40 site well produced versions run from $120K-250/300K. EEE-Yow!
The Factory Five "variants" can run up to about $150K, some incompletes less as low as well under $50K - no engine, etc.

I'd love to, and kick myself for not jumping on the "bootleg" Chaparell body 20 years back!

Cheers - Jim.

 

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Prices at end, replica $200k.

 

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There was a link to an Animagraphs NASCAR video. Very interesting, I like their how it works videos.

 

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Good stuff. I like the subtle aero.

 

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Good stuff. I like the subtle aero.

A lot of good stuff there. Interesting choice of therms too. "Splitter - Stuffer," "Shark Fin" vice "fence."
A lot to unpack in that video, thanks for bringing it in!

Cheers - Jim

 

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