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Post by Patrick on Jul 10, 2011 15:53:55 GMT -5
here's some from the archives...  ...Hunt in the Shadow F1  ...my favorite (and first F5000 model) Tony A to Z's Eagle  ...Mike Hiss's Lola T140 biplane   ...Pete Lovely's Lotus 49  ...Jerry Hansen's M10b  ...? Eaton's M10b  ...Ron Grable's T142  ...George Wintersteen's Lotus Mk70  ...Bill Brack's Lotus Mk70  ...George Follmer's Matich   ...Grahame McRae's GM1(nee Leda LT1)  ...Skeeter McKettrick's Eagle  ...Brett Lunger's Lola T300  ...Danny Ongais's T300  ...Sam Posey's Norris and lastly...  ...Pete Lovely's Lotus 49 in the white scheme I hope you enjoyed this walk down memory lane. Patrick |
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Post by Art Laski on Jul 10, 2011 15:58:35 GMT -5
Very, very cool shots...
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Post by kuzlynn on Jul 10, 2011 20:10:39 GMT -5
Hi Patrick,
Oh where, Oh where are those two shots of Hunt in that 1974 Eagle at Laguna about a year and a half ago. Great great photo's. Keep them coming.
Kevin
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Post by Patrick on Jul 10, 2011 22:05:54 GMT -5
See your "early '74 Eagle F5000" thread in the General and there they are! I like the difference in scoop styles used. Your decal sheet will help me finish my Jorgensen Eagle project...can I buy one when you're ready? I've got to have the early car to go along with Lunger's car.
Patrick
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Post by mjjracer on Jul 11, 2011 12:44:18 GMT -5
Thanks Patrick. It's nice to be reminded of how much I LOVED F5000. Why this series and the cars is so neglected is beyond me.
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Post by racerbrown on Aug 1, 2011 20:30:22 GMT -5
great shots guys!
thanks for sharing.
duane
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Post by Patrick on Aug 2, 2011 11:38:24 GMT -5
Love the Norris Talon!
Patrick
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Post by mjjracer on Aug 2, 2011 12:12:28 GMT -5
Is that Chris Amon in the Norris car? That looks like Long Beach. I was there but don't remember Amon racing. Tony Brise was the star that day. So sad what happened not long after.
Fantastic shots. If I were wealthy (and smaller) I would run F5000 cars in historic racing. The cars were beautiful and the sound was like nothing this side of Can-Am.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 2, 2011 13:23:05 GMT -5
Is that Chris Amon in the Norris car? That looks like Long Beach. I was there but don't remember Amon racing. Tony Brise was the star that day. So sad what happened not long after. Fantastic shots. If I were wealthy (and smaller) I would run F5000 cars in historic racing. The cars were beautiful and the sound was like nothing this side of Can-Am. Chris was involved in a road car accident the night before the race, the car he was in was T boned, so he didn't start. F5000 cars do run in historic racing. USA, Britain, Australia, and New Zealand are all running F5000 in historic racing. In New Zealand we have been getting 20+ car fields, with nearly 40 cars when our summer series is on with visiting cars. |
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Post by Patrick on Aug 2, 2011 14:49:02 GMT -5
The Talon was not supposed to be a copy of the McRae GM2, but it sure looks like it to me. Sam Posey drove the Norris car in the series.
Grahame McRae's M10b #22 has red line Goodyears...I wonder what's the story on that? And I think that's him with a coffee cup(tea?) standing behind the wing(before he grew the sideburns).
Patrick
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Post by Deleted on Aug 2, 2011 17:31:35 GMT -5
Patrick, do you have photos/pictures that shows the Talon MR1 (Norris) chassis/cockpit ?
Cheers.
Alex
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Post by Patrick on Aug 2, 2011 22:28:11 GMT -5
Duh, no I didn't take one. I've not seen any either.
Patrick
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Post by Deleted on Aug 3, 2011 1:16:36 GMT -5
The Talon was not supposed to be a copy of the McRae GM2, but it sure looks like it to me. Sam Posey drove the Norris car in the series. Grahame McRae's M10b #22 has red line Goodyears...I wonder what's the story on that? And I think that's him with a coffee cup(tea?) standing behind the wing(before he grew the sideburns). Patrick Graham McRae sold the manufacturing rights for the GM2 and the car became the Talon. McRae was supposed to drive the Talon in the USA series, but that fell through and he continued with his own GM2 that was developed over a few seasons and morphed into later GM versions. There is a bit more politics to it than that, but that is the gist. Yes that is Graham with the cuppa, I think those red lines may be Firestones, I will have to check that out. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 3, 2011 1:18:01 GMT -5
Patrick, do you have photos/pictures that shows the Talon MR1 (Norris) chassis/cockpit ? Cheers. Alex Alex, here are some I took of the restored Talon that races here in New Zealand.     |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 3, 2011 5:45:47 GMT -5
Thank you Flyingkiwi, this car is another scratchbuild project. I'm trying to scratch a Lola T333, i made four chassis but without good result, and now i'm trying to make the 5th, in 1/24. If you guys have more F5000 cars photos, please, show then.
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Alex
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Post by Patrick on Aug 3, 2011 11:07:53 GMT -5
Flyingkiwi you are the man!  Patrick |
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Post by raceparke on Aug 3, 2011 12:13:32 GMT -5
More great F5000 pix!
Dan
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Post by mjjracer on Aug 4, 2011 18:43:33 GMT -5
For us left-coasters interested in seeing these awesome cars run, I just came across some info. CSRG is having a vintage event at Infineon on Sept. 30 - Oct. 2. Lotus is the featured mark. The F5000 registry says that they are participating too, even though it's not mentioned on the CSRG website. Now, just hoping for some clear weather, not the monsoon the June Vintage event suffered through. www.infineonraceway.com/schedule/complete_schedule/csrg_october/www.f5000registry.com/home.html |
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Post by Patrick on Aug 4, 2011 22:22:34 GMT -5
:DLet's clear the grid for racing! ;D
patrick
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Post by Patrick on Aug 12, 2011 13:50:09 GMT -5
Thanks Flyingkiwi! I'm collecting parts now for a Norris Talon with Sam Posey up.
On a side note, I just read in Archaeology magazine that Maori battle cloaks made from Kiwi feathers are providing archaeologists with an insight into the warrior cloak tradition and the area where it may have begun by using the DNA from the feathers and comparing them to the DNA of modern birds. That's my kind of stuff I like, too!
Patrick
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Post by lance on Aug 12, 2011 17:29:43 GMT -5
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Post by lance on Aug 12, 2011 17:32:38 GMT -5
Started this some time ago but lost interest, this thread is re-inspiring me. Lance
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Post by mjjracer on Aug 12, 2011 19:31:37 GMT -5
Stay inspired Lance! |
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Post by Patrick on Aug 12, 2011 23:39:10 GMT -5
Stay on it Lance. Many folks on the GPMA forum would be interested, too!
Patrick
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