Watkins Glen

Anyone going to the Vintage Race Car Races at Watkins Glen this weekend? Looks like the weather might be rain free.

 

[Rick Muck- Mark IV]

Should be there Sunday.....
Rick

 

[Johan]

I was there. It was a fun weekend. Lots of Lolas and GT40s. This is Bill Murray's GT40.

 

[Johan]

Great weather.This is a MK V.

 

[Johan]

This is Tom Mabey's GT40.

 

[Johan]

A Lola T70 Spyder.

 

[Johan]

It was such a great looking car I had to take two pictures....

 

[Johan]

T70 MK 3b

 

[Johan]

Porsche 910

 

[Johan]

This was the finishing order in the Can Am race. McLaren out front.

 

[Johan]

Honorary pole position for the T70 and a Lotus 30.

 

[Johan]

A non-running Sunoco T70.

 

[Johan]

The very fast T70 of Hamish Somerville

 

[Johan]

Nice looking wheels on Bill Murray's car.

 

[Johan]

Nice looking little collection here...

 

[Johan]

Porsche 908 3 Spyder.

 

[Johan]

Alfa Tipo 33

 

[Johan]

Sounded good (but the T70 was faster and sounded better IMHO)

 

[Eric Johnson]

Hello everyone,
I was there.Great event with many fine cars.Great watching the "Big Bangers" thread thru the glen's high speed esses and thunder down the long backstretch!

The town itself puts on a seperate festival downtown on friday .It's not to be missed by historic racing buffs.At the end of the day the cars are driven down from the track and are gridded for a special re-enactment parade race consisting of three laps around the original course.Unfortunately a passenger in one of the cars leaned too far back in an older car with large diameter tires and was pulled out of the cockpit and run over.Luckily we saw this and rushed out to stop the ensuing cars.Apparently she will be ok.Scary though...

Eric Johnson