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    Porsche 956

    One of the cars I have a huge admiration for is the mighty 956. A friend of mine, Mario Silva, worked at the Weissach factory during the early eighties and was given these photos I just scanned. They are "official" photos from Porsche and quite rare, I believe. I've never seen these photos on...
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    Who's your daddy...

    Re: Who\'s your daddy... Thanks Chris, glad you enjoyed that. That was actually just an extract from something I wrote about a final lap around Kyalami in a race situation. The webmaster for a local racing series asked me to write something for their site and I just wanted to test the water...
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    Who's your daddy...

    Who\'s your daddy... I just wrote this. Racers will know what this feels like - Catch the 4 wheel drift, feather the throttle a bit. Redline, change from 3rd to 4th to 5th... Check mirrors. Hit the brakes hard, heel and toe to keep the revs in sinc with rear wheels. Skip 4th, slot straight...
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    Snapped some Lambo's today...

    Gallardo - Well that's it. I hope you enjoyed that. Cheers, Pierre.
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    Snapped some Lambo's today...

    Murcielaga -
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    Snapped some Lambo's today...

    Espada -
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    Snapped some Lambo's today...

    Diablo -
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    Snapped some Lambo's today...

    Snapped some Lambo\'s today... Today the Lamborghini Club of South Africa celebrated this exclusive marques' 41st anniversary with Lamborghinis on display in South Africa's Nelson Mandela Square (formerly Sandton Square). The day was chosen to coincide with Ferruccio Lamborghini's birthday -...
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    WSB and old man Chili

    My trip down memory lane - World Superbikes, 2000, the South African round at Kyalami. I was strolling down pit lane with some friends checking out the hardware and chatting to the riders. As for Chili, I didn't get to meet him on this occasion, but I did get the chance to speak to Foggy...
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    How good is Valentino?

    [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] Wondering if old Bernie Ecclestone was watching and wondering how he could put the same dog fights into his four wheeler F1 league! Andre 40 [/ QUOTE ] Bernie could try making Schumacher drive using only one hand, [/ QUOTE ] We, the wife and I, have been...
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    Bob Olthoff

    I saw Bobby in action in the fearsome White Galaxie around Kyalami in the sixties, duking it out with Basil van Rooyen and Basil Green, both in Lotus Cortinas. The memories of those races are printed in my brain forever. RIP Bobby. Here's a article from a local site - Bob Olthoff, well known...
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    Le Mans Winners

    Ditto. Cobras, Daytona Coupes and Can Am cars also please. For high resolution, use www.xpphotoalbum.com to upload (100MB - free and very user friendly) and post the links here. Cheers, Pierre.
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    Gurney Eagle / Weslake heads for sale

    I have no affiliation whatsoever with the source, just came across this on the net and thought I'll post it here for whatever it's worth. Copied from http://www.oldcar.co.za/ - ------------------------------------------------ FORD GT40 , COBRA FORD, LOLA FORD AND FORMULA 5000 FORD ENGINE...
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    Lola T70s at the Chrysler speed festival 10/12/03

    I just came across this. Anyone here know these 2 Lolas? http://www.printroom.com/ViewGallery.asp?shopperid=HKVN6N6NH2S28GAW5DLK6B8QCHPQ3GUC&userid=prosportphoto&gallery_id=33615
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    GT40 evolution in carbon fiber

    This is about the tenth time I'm looking at this thread and I'm still puzzled about the use of CF for this car's bodywork. It is my understanding that there are two 'basic' uses for CF in the automotive world - structural and non-structural. Structural CF is used mainly to replace steel (for...
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