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Old 01-25-2011, 09:53 PM
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Originally Posted by RAFTRACER
Keep the old pictures coming ...These are awesome !!!! I would but I am not quite old enough .

Ditto on the awesome pictures! Yeah Danny you & I are youngsters, but if you and I went thru our fathers old picture boxes I bet we could find some good stuff.
Old 01-25-2011, 10:05 PM
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Originally Posted by rasrboy
Ditto on the awesome pictures! Yeah Danny you & I are youngsters, but if you and I went thru our fathers old picture boxes I bet we could find some good stuff.

Prolly.......I'd need to get the pictures/slides scanned/converted...
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Originally Posted by RAFTRACER
Prolly.......I'd need to get the pictures/slides scanned/converted...
Hey....aint you supposed to be painting or something ???
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The orange /white L88 car was Alto Racing from Long Island. Feinsteins Cobra is the #2 car up on a jack !!! I raced with these guys in the mid 70's along with good friends Babe Headley, Bob Tice and Larry Whyte. Always liked Summit point . ---------- Ken McCorry
Old 01-28-2011, 08:48 PM
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Originally Posted by keystonefarm
The orange /white L88 car was Alto Racing from Long Island. Feinsteins Cobra is the #2 car up on a jack !!! I raced with these guys in the mid 70's along with good friends Babe Headley, Bob Tice and Larry Whyte. Always liked Summit point . ---------- Ken McCorry
Thanks for jogging my memory. I couldn't remember who ran the #88. I do remember Feinsteins Cobra. BTW, that's me standing in front of the brown/yellow/white Corvette with a friend of mine leaning into the engine compartment. A person could get up close and personal with the cars and crews back in the day. I have more pics, just a matter of finding them......

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Old 01-29-2011, 12:15 AM
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Awesome Pics Thanks for sharing
Old 01-29-2011, 10:45 AM
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Here's Paul's Datsun at the 1981 Runoffs at Road Atlanta.

Old 01-29-2011, 11:26 AM
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Old 01-29-2011, 01:29 PM
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Check out this LINK to some cool VIR pictures from back in the day.


Here's a few from 1966

GRID




START




BRIDGE




UP THE HILL TO THE ESSES
Old 01-29-2011, 02:46 PM
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Here's a real oldie. This is from the first race through the streets of Elkhart Lake in 1950.

Old 01-30-2011, 04:55 AM
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Love these old pics.
Shrek, great link.
Old 01-30-2011, 09:58 AM
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These are from Sebring 1978





This is the car I went with....

Old 01-30-2011, 10:48 AM
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I was fortunate enough to own & race all of the cars below from 1973 - 1978 and the last one (GT-1 Firebird) in 2002 & 2003:

My First SCCA Racecar, driver's school to regional license - 1969 A Production (1973)




Second SCCA Racer - 1969 ex-Transam A Sedan Camaro (1973)




My 1965 SCCA Corvette B Production Car, SCCA nationals & 2 TAs (1974)




My 1967 SCCA Corvette B Production Coupe, originally built by DIck Guldstrand (1975)




Our SCCA Transam Corvette, built from the frame up by me & a friend, raced 5 TAs in 1976




SCCA A Sedan "IROC" Camaro, original Penske/IROC Car, won several SCCA Nationals, 1977




Formula Atlantic Lola, pretty much an unsuccessful attempt to go "fast", last car owned in this era, 1978





The latest (and last) SCCA Racecar, GT-1 Firebird, low $$$, low budget, LOTS of fun !!! 2002-2003




C4 Corvette Track Car & last "race car" (2008)




Current "ride" 2009 - present

Old 01-30-2011, 10:52 AM
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good stuff. I remember a few years ago we were running a GT1 vette at road atlanta and Newman was there too. He was in a camaro I think but him and his team mate just left my driver like he was in a GT2 car.

Gotta love the Group44 pics too. I have a TR8 that i have plans to make a Group44 body clone with. You can buy those body panels from some guys in Conn. that have the original molds.
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Thats what I'm talking about, going back in time. Great pics.....
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Circa 1984 Road America GTP Corvettes, Rick Hendrick in 1st pic
PIc 3 & 4 Road America 1981 ish (note pic 3 crew member drinking Bud)





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Originally Posted by Gary2KC5
Circa 1984 Road America GTP Corvettes, (note pic 3 crew member drinking Bud)
Thats how I remember Summit Point back in the day, a big beerfest or party, with racing on the side.....

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Old 02-02-2011, 03:20 PM
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Originally Posted by gtpvette
These are from Sebring 1978


This is the car I went with....

DROOL!
Old 02-02-2011, 05:48 PM
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Cool pics, thanks for posting. Um...........who's the old guy in the last picture


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