99 years on...... Dario Raoul Resta.

[quattro]

It is so odd how you come by fascinating facts about racers from so many years ago.

My Wife was looking up Faenza in Italy. We are off to get some autumn sun at the
last round of the Italian GT Championship at Imola.
Yup. Fly to Bologna. Do the Maranello bit then look for somewhere nice before three days at the track.

In her looking up Faenza she came across the name Dario Resta.
I am suddenly bombarded by facts about him being born there before going to England at the age of 2.
This chap grew up to be a fine racer and many of you will know that he won the 1916 Indy 500.
Won quite a few races actually.
By pure chance it transpires that after World War 1 he came back to England and was killed on this day 99 years ago
having a crack at the Land Speed Record at the Brooklands track.

Sure there are masses of interesting facts and tracks from that era but I was taken by his story.
Anyone do the 1916 winner as a kit?


en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dario_Resta

[kyledehart5]

Ah yes the winner of the Indianapolis 300 since it was decided 500 miles was too long. Dario also married the sister a fellow racer, Spencer Wishart. Tragically killed at a young age at a race in Elgin Illinois after hitting a tree. I’m not sure of any kits of the Resta car. I did see a clip of Peugeot L45 chassis #1 running up the hill at goodwood. They said only 2 of the cars survive today. A lovely machine and the peak of Motorsports around that time along with the big Mercedes. Resta actually brought his Peugeot home in 2nd to Ralph DePalma the year before he won. Would be cool to have a kit of this car for sure. Quite a driver.

[alwaysindy]

Quattro:
Check out Jerry’s dynamite build of this car…
mb2501.proboards.com/thread/7043/wips-on-dario-restas-peugeot

Jerry (1961 redlegs) and Kyle (kyledehart5) have long since supplanted Calvin as “The Machine”, or in this case “Machines.”
Tim

PS: Wait until you hear the crazy stories of my second place cars of 1925 and 1927…really interesting!

[kyledehart5]

Sept 3, 2023 17:32:59 GMT -5 alwaysindy said:

Quattro:
Check out Jerry’s dynamite build of this car…
mb2501.proboards.com/thread/7043/wips-on-dario-restas-peugeot

Jerry (1961 redlegs) and Kyle (kyledehart5) have long since supplanted Calvin as “The Machine”, or in this case “Machines.”
Tim

PS: Wait until you hear the crazy stories of my second place cars of 1925 and 1927…really interesting!

ah. An old Doucette kit. That is very cool. Would be an awesome one to build. As far as being the machine, we all know Calvin still does much more work than I do. But I’ll keep building and posting!

[quattro]

Sept 3, 2023 17:32:59 GMT -5 alwaysindy said:

Quattro:
Check out Jerry’s dynamite build of this car…
mb2501.proboards.com/thread/7043/wips-on-dario-restas-peugeot

Jerry (1961 redlegs) and Kyle (kyledehart5) have long since supplanted Calvin as “The Machine”, or in this case “Machines.”
Tim

PS: Wait until you hear the crazy stories of my second place cars of 1925 and 1927…really interesting!

Wow. I thought I might get a simple like on this subject but
it still amazes the depth of knowledge on here.

That 2015 build was pre me on here I think.

Found that MA Models does the 1916 winner and Replicarz are posting they will do one in 1/18th.
Also found a slot car firm producing the 1914 European race versions at around 650.00 euros a piece!

Now. This hint at stories of second place cars from 1925 and 1927...........