and I snuck in.
I hope non-owners are welcome; I've driven quite a few GT40s and MKIIs over the years but never owned one.
Grew up in the rural south in the sixties, where auto racing meant NASCARE or dragsters; an interest in sport cars and F1 immediately labeled me an oddball. And, being a Ford fan, what car did I lust for?
First raced in summer of '70, an SCCA jr event; started fourth, finished fourth, in a Mini Cooper. From then on gladly accepted seat time in anything, anytime, anywhere. Somehow found time for three college degrees, marriage, divorce, owned or partnered in four businesses, and worked as everything from assembly line slave to museum curator to project engineer. But I was happiest on track, didn't even have to be racing, just let me get out there and drive.
But ...nothing lasts forever. The dismal iniquities of age dictated that I could no longer handle a car competitively, so now I just watch (and get a pathetic Walter Mitty enjoyment of racing sims on my computer).
So, I'll lurk here and get vicarious enjoyment of my favorite car.
I hope non-owners are welcome; I've driven quite a few GT40s and MKIIs over the years but never owned one.
Grew up in the rural south in the sixties, where auto racing meant NASCARE or dragsters; an interest in sport cars and F1 immediately labeled me an oddball. And, being a Ford fan, what car did I lust for?
First raced in summer of '70, an SCCA jr event; started fourth, finished fourth, in a Mini Cooper. From then on gladly accepted seat time in anything, anytime, anywhere. Somehow found time for three college degrees, marriage, divorce, owned or partnered in four businesses, and worked as everything from assembly line slave to museum curator to project engineer. But I was happiest on track, didn't even have to be racing, just let me get out there and drive.
But ...nothing lasts forever. The dismal iniquities of age dictated that I could no longer handle a car competitively, so now I just watch (and get a pathetic Walter Mitty enjoyment of racing sims on my computer).
So, I'll lurk here and get vicarious enjoyment of my favorite car.