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914World.com _ 914World Garage _ Got to see 917 #20 go round the track today!
Posted by: aircooledtechguy Jul 6 2013, 10:31 PM
I spent the day today at Pacific Raceway Park watching the Historics. This years featured Marquis was the Porsche 911 (50 years and all) so myself and Nord crashed the party with our 914s 
After we made our parade laps, I got my car parked just in time to walk over to the fence and watch the famous Porsche 917 #20 make a series of laps at speed piloted by Brian Redman. . . WOW!! Just WOW!! I can mark that one off the bucket list - See a 917 on the track at speed in person - CHECK!! 
Posted by: KELTY360 Jul 6 2013, 10:43 PM
Schweeet! I know the feeling. In 1973 I got to see Mark Donohue driving the 917-30 #6 Sunoco car at Riverside. Much of the 70's is a blur to me, but that memory is vivid and awesome.
Posted by: NORD Jul 6 2013, 10:57 PM
Nate and Kevin got to see NORD bring a 914 to the party.
And the 917 was pretty cool.
Posted by: stownsen914 Jul 7 2013, 05:34 AM
Awesome ... I've had the pleasure of watching 917s vintage raced a number of times over the years, and they are an impressive sight, and sound amazing.
I got to sit in a 917 once as a kid. I wish I could remember the details more clearly ...
Scott
Posted by: bulitt Jul 7 2013, 05:45 AM
Great pictures! 
Posted by: Dr Evil Jul 7 2013, 08:41 AM
Taking pictures of sound is like trying to smell the number 2.
Posted by: NORD Jul 7 2013, 10:59 AM
Taken from Paul
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Posted by: aircooledtechguy Jul 7 2013, 11:08 AM
Taken from Paul
Thanks for posting that Nord. I won't be near my other computer until Monday when I can download my photos of the event.
And yes, Nord DOES, in fact, have a running, driving 914 now. . .
BTW, I forgot to give you your accelerator cable yesterday. . . I unloaded the trunk this morning and found it. . .
Posted by: Jonathan Livesay Jul 7 2013, 12:13 PM
Taking pictures of sound is like trying to smell the number 2.
Smells bad to me.
Posted by: 1970 Neun vierzehn Jul 7 2013, 12:25 PM
Taken from Paul
Nice pic!
Got that one saved in my 917 file.Thanks for posting that.
Posted by: bulitt Jul 7 2013, 02:57 PM
Posted by: Mark Henry Jul 7 2013, 04:56 PM
Schweeet! I know the feeling. In 1973 I got to see Mark Donohue driving the 917-30 #6 Sunoco car at Riverside. Much of the 70's is a blur to me, but that memory is vivid and awesome.
I got to see him at Mosport...scary wicked fast.
Posted by: SKL1 Jul 7 2013, 08:20 PM
Some of us are old enough to have seen them race the first time around- still remember seeing my hero Seppi Siffert at Road America in the STP 917, and then another hero Mark Donohue at the same track a few years later in the "beast." Lots of hero worship back in the day... remember how hard it was to lose both of those guys.
It's fun to see those back on the track, and relive your "childhood."
Unfortunately I never made it to the Daytona 24 early enough to see the Gulf cars in action, missed 'em by two years...
Posted by: maf914 Jul 8 2013, 06:11 AM
Yes, I also missed the the 1970-71 Porsche 917/Ferrari 512 battles at Daytona. I did see the 917/10 and 917/30 at Road Atlanta in 1972 and 1973. I always remember the sound of the Sunoco 917/30 blasting past the turn 11 bridge, Whooom-Boom, as Donohue wound it out and shifted. Good stuff!
Posted by: URY914 Jul 8 2013, 07:40 AM
Taken from Paul
I have some more I'll post tonight.
Posted by: balljoint Jul 8 2013, 08:52 AM
Taking pictures of sound is like trying to smell the number 2.
That's a bad example, of course. Everyone know what number 2 smells like.
The sound factor is a very large component of the racing experience. Electric race cars are going to need some way to compensate.
Posted by: jaxdream Jul 8 2013, 04:49 PM
Taking pictures of sound is like trying to smell the number 2.
That's a bad example, of course. Everyone know what number 2 smells like.
The sound factor is a very large component of the racing experience. Electric race cars are going to need some way to compensate.
Dolby digital speakers , surround sound !!!
Jack
Posted by: URY914 Jul 8 2013, 07:34 PM
Posted by: championgt1 Jul 8 2013, 10:18 PM
I saw it run on Sunday. I agree with Nate, check one off my bucket list. Man, Redman made that car scream.
Who let URY into town?
Posted by: Trekkor Jul 9 2013, 09:53 PM
I shot this video at Laguna Seca:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwo0Pc4Dzec&feature=c4-overview&list=UUG38eltKLwcFR9DOVbWz8ng
KT
Posted by: Elliot Cannon Jul 9 2013, 11:20 PM
Schweeet! I know the feeling. In 1973 I got to see Mark Donohue driving the 917-30 #6 Sunoco car at Riverside. Much of the 70's is a blur to me, but that memory is vivid and awesome.
I spent a lot of time at Riverside in the sixties and seventies. My first race was the Times Grand Prix 1960. Carrol Shelby drove a Maserati birdcage. This pic is from the early 70's. Don't know what year exactly. (Can't remember). Copied from a Kodachrome slide.
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Posted by: Elliot Cannon Jul 9 2013, 11:25 PM
More CanAm at Riverside. Jackie Stewart in a Lola. And my favorite name in racing. Lothar Matchenbacher (sp) in the red car.
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Posted by: URY914 Jul 10 2013, 04:44 AM
Who let URY into town?
Not in town but on the interwebs.
Posted by: Cap'n Krusty Jul 10 2013, 08:06 AM
More CanAm at Riverside. Jackie Stewart in a Lola. And my favorite name in racing. Lothar Matchenbacher (sp) in the red car.
That would be "Lothar Motschenbacher".
The Cap'n
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