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Posted by: SGB Oct 15 2006, 10:05 AM

My son and I went down to the Historic Sportscar races at Barber racepark in Birmingham. There were more 914s than any other model except 911s. Here is a quick selection of pics -
(in the background are a buncha 911s for the Porsche dirving experience school they hold there- large $$)


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Posted by: SGB Oct 15 2006, 10:10 AM

Mine was the only street 914 I saw there...


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Posted by: SGB Oct 15 2006, 10:12 AM

what happens to taildraggers...


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Posted by: Martin Baker Oct 15 2006, 10:19 AM

GREAT! I love vintage race cars!


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Posted by: Eric_Shea Oct 15 2006, 10:39 AM

Bill Lewis Jr. in the 14 car is smokin fast...

Posted by: JPB Oct 15 2006, 10:44 AM

Posted by: sixnotfour Oct 15 2006, 10:53 AM

There you go with the reference again,

Great photo's

Posted by: SGB Oct 15 2006, 11:28 AM

oops -meant to add this above... gratuitous pic of MY car and the only other 914 /4 at the event.


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Posted by: drewvw Oct 15 2006, 11:52 AM

love them vintage racing pics...thanks

Posted by: Gustl Oct 15 2006, 11:56 AM

lots of cool photos

thanks for sharing

Gustl

Posted by: JPB Oct 15 2006, 12:15 PM

Sweet four segnor!

Posted by: Al Meredith Oct 15 2006, 07:25 PM

Hey Scott, An outing to Barbour Park would be a great sequel to the Southeast Classic. If an HSR is held in the Spring . How About it Guys. Al

Posted by: Brett W Oct 15 2006, 07:58 PM

It was not a good weekend for all. OUr RX7 was hit by some sorry ass taildragger. He destroyed the rear suspension and custom driveshaft. We were faster and he had plenty of room.

Anyway Barber is a small event mostly because of the politics of the management. In the past the track managers would send bills to racers who went off track or messed up the grid, etc. So after a few racers got bills for sod and tire wall repair many people are not interested in coming back. Barber is a nice track but the hassles of the sorry track management makes it a bad place for the amateur racer to spend time.

Posted by: Brett W Oct 15 2006, 08:00 PM

I forgot to mention Wayne Baker was there with the yellow 914 that was for sale on his website. I was going to try and talk with him at the social saturday night but since our weekend was ended early, I didn't get the chance.

Posted by: rdauenhauer Oct 15 2006, 08:39 PM

Brett I dont understand that mentaility. I havent been to Barber but hope to someday soon with either the Bike or the Teener. From what I have seen in video and Pics Its an UNBELIVABLY nice facility. Since it was primaily designed as a Bike coarse I can sort of understand a lack of tolerance for overdriving the coarse and
roto-tilling the runoff and or blowing motors that Oil significant parts of the Grid/track. I understand racing happens but when its preventable..I dont see why the responible party shouldnt pay.

Posted by: brant Oct 16 2006, 08:44 AM

I can understand having to pay for armco

but I find it unreasonable to pay for sod or even tire walls.
thats what the entry fee is for... for the track to use the money to upkeep the facility.

The tracks charge 10G per a weekend, and this should cover a tiny bit of tire tracks in the grass.

I don't see golfers, going home to check their mail boxes and receiving a bill for the dibit they hit on tee #4...

thats what they pay the grounds fee for!

brant

Posted by: Brett W Oct 16 2006, 09:14 AM

The track management has'nt run any motorsports facility. Their big claim to fame is the Bruno's Golf Classic. They have no clue how to run a race track. They want to keep it like a museum instead of a racetrack. Road Atlanta, Sebring, Nashville, VIR, TGPR, Memphis motosport park, etc don't have these issuse. Yes it is an extremely nice facility, but why do I pay a track entry fee if they are going to charge on top of that to maintain that facility.

Last weekend they charged 150 camping fee for motor homes and 25 dollars a day for 110 electrical service. What a load of BS.

Last year Barber Management sent a bill to Alabama SCCA for 40K$. They said they had to replace a whole bunch of armco barrier and tire wall, yet they could only produce reciepts for about 15K worth of work. What a load of Shit. Never seen such a thing from the more well established tracks.


Barber will not become the track they want to if they keep doing this kinda of stuff.