Ford vs Ferrari

[oldbike54]

 Morrison was at Cedar Vale last year John , if you had been there I would have introduced you to him . He has mellowed a fair bit .

 Dusty

[LowRyter]

The Lizard King

[oldbike54]

The Lizard King

 Not anymore , more like a tall Koala Bear , he kept wanting belly rubs .

 Dusty

[Roebling3]

Bad stuff will always happen in racing. Witness Mondays race @ Daytona. A close friend some may recall, Walt Hansgen, drove GT40's for Penske and Holman Moody. Sometimes I think practice laps are more dangerous than race laps. R3~

[LowRyter]

The NASCAR Superspeedway stuff is just a ridiculous crashfest.  It's not what I call "racing".

I hope Ryan will make a full recovery.

[rocker59]

The NASCAR Superspeedway stuff is just a ridiculous crashfest.  It's not what I call "racing".

I hope Ryan will make a full recovery.

What do you call it?  The world wonders.

[LowRyter]

What do you call it?  The world wonders.

I think I called it a "ridiculous crashfest". 

Perhaps you missed it?   

[oldbike54]

 500 miles , about 85% of those at the very limit of traction , in a 3550 LB car with roughly the aerodynamics of a bread truck all while running within 10" of other competitors , it's amazing someone doesn't die every time they race Daytona or Talladega . Easy to poke fun at Nascar , it's easy , just turn left , they don't even race in the rain , the engines are still V8's with pushrods ...

 Newman's crash yesterday was horrific , probably the worst in 10 years , the roll cage apparently deformed , rumors are his seat was deformed , parts everywhere , and yet he survived . He is hurt , we don't know yet how badly , but he SURVIVED . The engineers who study crashes can learn more about how to build a safer vehicle from that crash yesterday than 10,000 hours of computer time can teach . Props to the welders , frame tube benders , and everyone else who builds those cars .

 Dusty

[LowRyter]

I am not talking about the NASCAR drivers.  I am tired of the contrived Superspeedway racing that is a ridiculous crashfest.   These guys are some of the best drivers anywhere.  They race on lots of other tracks, like Bristol, etc., where the racing is pure and takes more skill.  I just don't like seeing this bumping and crashing at 200mph in a pack like Daytona and Talladega. 

I'll admit I think Indy is the most pure form of (car) racing.   

[oldbike54]

 Newman walked out of the hospital this morning , a daughter on each side , apparently unharmed . Amazing .

 Dusty

[LowRyter]

I saw photos with his kids, I didn't know he'd left the hospital.

I think it was quite odd that his condition was never explained to the public.  The omission left an impending question in fans mind.  Glad he's probably OK.

[oldbike54]

I saw photos with his kids, I didn't know he'd left the hospital.

I think it was quite odd that his condition was never explained to the public.  The omission left an impending question in fans mind.  Glad he's probably OK.

 He appeared to be unharmed . Weird .

 Dusty

[LowRyter]

I am dragging up this old topic because I saw some of the movie cars at our local Coffee and Cars.  Several of the movie cars were sold on Bring a Trailer.  Last month's C&C a fellow brought a silver Stingray that spun out in the race in the movie.  There was some local connection with the car as it was "sponsored" by Commander Aviation.  Aero Commanders were built here in Okla City.  Actually the Stingray was in two different races and painted in different livery in another scene.  Since this car was wrecked it had extra protection for the stunt driver.  The ca also has vintage looking tires and wheels but had different brand stickers painted on the tires to appear authentic.

This month's C&C the same owner purchased a second car.  It's '56 'vette with a cut down windshield.  It was originally red but the director only wanted wanted Ferraris red in the scene so they painted it tan.  The car wasn't wrecked and doesn't have as much safety gear as the Stingray but it does have the tires and disc brakes.

The guy also has purchased a third movie car.  This one is the red Porsche Speedster that the Shelby character drove early in the movie.  It's Beck Kit car with 125HP VW engine.  I got the impression this one was going to be delivered and shown at the next C&C.