Okay, an apology for hijacking the thread, and talking too much. Here's the old CBS "48 Hours" newsmagazine show's visit to LeMans, 1988.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1Jbqtye1Vo
The rest of it should be availible there, just click around a little bit.
I sure wish I'd bought this book when it was new...I didn't have the $70, and now that it's out of print, it's flirting with $200. Grrr.
http://www.amazon.com/Prototypes-History-Imsa-J-Martin/dp/1893618013
Haha. "Mustang Probe".
friedgreencorrado wrote:maroon92 wrote: 2. was it a rule that driver changes were manditory with every pit stop? why did Doc Bundy and Van De Merwe switch out twice?IIRC, it was the IMSA season points rules that caused stuff like that. Some kind of "percentage" rule..if you weren't in the car long enough, you didn't get points for being the co-driver. Yeah, that stuff worked at Daytona/Sebring (again, IIRC double points races back then), but when the race is only 3hrs long, it was a little silly. Even back then, they were trying to pull on the fame of Le Mans to sell Prototype sportscar racing in the US, I guess they thought it would sell more tickets if there were driver changes.
That makes sense. I used to wonder if turning right caused bladder problems. Thanks for posting these, I used to love when TNN would run these on sunday afternoons.
friedgreencorrado wrote:Rusty_Rabbit84 wrote: i almost got banned for crossing the track AFTER the end of the Petit Le Mans i think it was 03 or 04, everyone was partying up next to the pit wall for when the race was over. I squeezed thru the fence at the old pit lane to cross to the new pit lane at turn 1 because i didnt feel like walking all the way to the foot bridge at start/finish. Anyway, a corner worker said she dispached a Georgia State Trooper to escort me from the track and for life for doing that when i just ran straight to the transporters and hitched a ride out of the track. The front straight was packed with people anyway, didnt see the big deal...Rusty, a corner worker? Doesn't sound like the Atlanta Region F&C I was a member of..
oh ya it was a corner worker, turn 1 corner worker, girl, big girl...
Rusty_Rabbit84 wrote:friedgreencorrado wrote:oh ya it was a corner worker, turn 1 corner worker, girl, big girl...Rusty_Rabbit84 wrote: i almost got banned for crossing the track AFTER the end of the Petit Le Mans i think it was 03 or 04, everyone was partying up next to the pit wall for when the race was over. I squeezed thru the fence at the old pit lane to cross to the new pit lane at turn 1 because i didnt feel like walking all the way to the foot bridge at start/finish. Anyway, a corner worker said she dispached a Georgia State Trooper to escort me from the track and for life for doing that when i just ran straight to the transporters and hitched a ride out of the track. The front straight was packed with people anyway, didnt see the big deal...Rusty, a corner worker? Doesn't sound like the Atlanta Region F&C I was a member of..
Hmm. I guess the world really has changed. Do we blame this on the insurance companies, or the lawyers?
confuZion3 wrote: Haha. "Mustang Probe".
You don't know the half of it...Lyn St.James drove one for awhile. You shoulda heard those jokes.
Here's Doc Bundy trying to kill her & Chip Robinson (Gp44 Jag) at Riverside, 1986:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ji0NEKlEByM
friedgreencorrado wrote:Rusty_Rabbit84 wrote:Hmm. I guess the world really has changed. Do we blame this on the insurance companies, or the lawyers?friedgreencorrado wrote:oh ya it was a corner worker, turn 1 corner worker, girl, big girl...Rusty_Rabbit84 wrote: i almost got banned for crossing the track AFTER the end of the Petit Le Mans i think it was 03 or 04, everyone was partying up next to the pit wall for when the race was over. I squeezed thru the fence at the old pit lane to cross to the new pit lane at turn 1 because i didnt feel like walking all the way to the foot bridge at start/finish. Anyway, a corner worker said she dispached a Georgia State Trooper to escort me from the track and for life for doing that when i just ran straight to the transporters and hitched a ride out of the track. The front straight was packed with people anyway, didnt see the big deal...Rusty, a corner worker? Doesn't sound like the Atlanta Region F&C I was a member of..
i say all of the above. I mean the front straight was covered from turn 12 up... didnt see the big deal! I mean im not that kind of dude that speeds in the infield and is reckless, i try to follow the rules...
Rusty_Rabbit84 wrote:friedgreencorrado wrote:And I thought the ALMS' catch phrase was "For the Fans". I mean, during the race is one thing..I used to threaten people on a "hot" track too, but on a clear course? At a victory celebration?Rusty_Rabbit84 wrote: Hmm. I guess the world really has changed. Do we blame this on the insurance companies, or the lawyers?i say all of the above. I mean the front straight was covered from turn 12 up... didnt see the big deal! I mean im not that kind of dude that speeds in the infield and is reckless, i try to follow the rules...
friedgreencorrado wrote:Rusty_Rabbit84 wrote:friedgreencorrado wrote:And I thought the ALMS' catch phrase was "For the Fans". I mean, during the race is one thing..I used to threaten people on a "hot" track too, but on a clear course? At a victory celebration?Rusty_Rabbit84 wrote: Hmm. I guess the world really has changed. Do we blame this on the insurance companies, or the lawyers?i say all of the above. I mean the front straight was covered from turn 12 up... didnt see the big deal! I mean im not that kind of dude that speeds in the infield and is reckless, i try to follow the rules...
ya clear course, the other end was covered with people for the trophy presentation...
Some of my GTP souvenirs.
Jaguar XJR-9 left rear wheel cover:
Camel Pyramid (new winner bonus program) winner's circle check:
Camel GT fence banner with Porsche 962:
Ahh, the smooth, rich flavor of Camel Cigarettes. Kids, start smoking Camel Cigarettes now before your friends laugh at you and make you eat dog feces.
I liked the analysis of the Ford Mustang Probe that they did early on in the video. They called its construction methods "the wave of the future" and they were right! Composite chassis bonded to their bodies--way less horsepower is needed to drive a much lighter (and stiffer) car faster. And I don't know if these were carbon fiber yet or not, but isn't that what they are all made of now?
It was a cool video. I like watching old videos like that. I wish it had commercials!
I just realized that all of my comments related to the Road Atlanta video and not the OP's video. I guess I'll watch Sebring now!
Man, watching that 86 IMSA race from Road Atlanta, dont know how anyone could survive a crash from back then
confuZion3 wrote: Ahh, the smooth, rich flavor of Camel Cigarettes. Kids, start smoking Camel Cigarettes now before your friends laugh at you and make you eat dog feces.
ROFL! Weirdest/coolest thing I ever got on a Camel GT weekend was a keychain. It was a big (2"?) round one filled with water, and a little plastic "pack" of Camel cigs in the middle. It had five or six little plastic "cigarettes" (complete with little brown filters at one end) that you were supposed to shake out, and then shake back in. It was like those little plastic maze games for kids where you had to roll the BBs around. I can't find it, and I can't find a pic online...which probably means it's worth $50 on ebay...
They also had a crew of Camel Girls walking around the infield handing out free smokes. Yeah, I know I'm dumb for still smoking, but I sure miss tobacco advertising at races...
confuZion3 wrote: I liked the analysis of the Ford Mustang Probe that they did early on in the video. They called its construction methods "the wave of the future" and they were right! Composite chassis bonded to their bodies--way less horsepower is needed to drive a much lighter (and stiffer) car faster. And I don't know if these were carbon fiber yet or not, but isn't that what they are all made of now? It was a cool video. I like watching old videos like that. I wish it had commercials!
People tried some wild BMW E36 during the GTP era. There was even a Camel Lights Lola with a plastic motor:
http://www.lolaheritage.co.uk/scrapbook/004/004.htm
HOLY PLASTIC MOTOR!!!
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