LeMans Pete

The NCRS Regional Meet is underway at Charlotte Motor Speedway, and a couple of C3s got out on the track. I do believe one belongs to PRNDL!

jr73

Love Charlotte. Everyone should experience it at least once in their life.

doorgunner

YEAH.....The Experience!

And the spectator seats look like fun too!

jr73

thats what I meant

hunt4cleanair

I got some great shots of 24 and 48 doing laps.

3JsVette

I've been to Goodguy's there and done the NASCAR riding experience and track cruise with my '55 Nomad. It's an incredible rush. You might want to add it to your "bucket list".
It gives you a new perspective when you watch a NASCAR race for sure.

Alan 71

Hi Pete,
Very nice pictures!
Not too many 68-72 cars being judged but they're very, very, nice cars.
Judging by the assortment of 70-72 cars you'd think 3 out of 4 70-72 cars built were LT-! cars!!!!
Regards.
Alan

69Pman

Got a chance to do the ride-along as a birthday gift a few years ago. Sitting in a NASCAR cup car and having a pro hit speeds up to about 180 mph is simply awesome. You hit the corners and think you're going to slide up the track and out into the surrounding grounds. But the car sticks with certainty and keeps on keeping' on. I have a feeling that every single member on this forum would love to experience Charlotte motor speedway for a ride or for a drive, great track!

jr73

I would love to do that, definitely on my bucket list ( especially with Danica driving)

69Pman

Haha yeah, no fire suit necessary.

procketus

Yep, that blue one is PRNDL.

vettefred

Nice pics of your car Pete....thanks for sharing!


Fred

LeMans Pete

You're right about that Alan! Some great Bowtie display cars helped make up for the lack of early C3s. I think 3/4 of the cars there were big blocks, fuelies or high revving SB.

I'll have more photos later after I sift through the 4000+ that I snapped!

LeMans Pete

Hi Fred,

Neither are mine, I was the guy pointing the camera!

The '68 belongs to PRNDL while the '72 is a LT-! with AC. It was actually a test LT-! car for AC, very interesting car.

ORANGEBROTHERS

Great pics thanks for sharing.

PRNDL

Thank you! Thank you! THANK YOU!!!! What fantastic pictures!!

I almost didn't even see this thread. Yes, that would be me in my blue 68. I have been around the speedway before, but never with the top down, plus they gave us TEN laps! (vs the standard and usual 3). It is quite a thrill to drive around that track with the extreme banked turns, even if I didn't exceed 90 mph.


I thought I had a video going but I was rushed at the start and didn't press the right button so no video. These pics are a real treat!


p.s. I live in Huntersville NC, about 17 miles from Charlotte Motor Speedway.

PRNDL

Do you have pics of that beautiful red 66 bigblock with sidepipes that was directly in front of me? I don't know if he is on the forum, but I have his email address. He was hoping for some video, since I was directly behind him, but sadly... no video. Pics like these would certainly cheer him up!

LeMans Pete

I have some good shots of him as well. Check out the EVENTS tab on ncrscarolinaschapter.org, I think I put a few up there.

mchar

Excellent pictures, thanks for posting!

SB64

Great shots Pete. That looks like a fun day for sure. Good job.
zio