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Posted by: plymouth37 Nov 24 2008, 07:29 PM

http://www.wreckedexotics.com/newphotos/exotics/914_20081008_001.shtml

Posted by: r_towle Nov 24 2008, 07:31 PM

That is one of our members after he did a head over heels flip with his wife in the car at the Targa Newfoundland.

Posted by: KELTY360 Nov 24 2008, 07:32 PM

That was from that Nova Scotia rally I think. The owner posts here sometimes.

edit: Yeah, what Rich said.

Posted by: r_towle Nov 24 2008, 07:36 PM

Here is his site and the whole story of the wreck

http://www.naroescapemotorsports.com/

You may appreciate the fact that he did finish the race in that car...after alot of metal work at the pits.

Rich

Posted by: plymouth37 Nov 24 2008, 07:40 PM

Glad to hear they were OK. On the bright side it's nice to hear that we own "exotic" cars!

Posted by: r_towle Nov 24 2008, 07:43 PM

Go to his site and read the story...truely amazing.
the most amazing thing was what his wrench did...the car was back on the road in short order.

A 5 lbs sledge and a big dolly.

I am happy they were ok, but if you look at the cage and safety equipment.....they were well protected.

Rich

Posted by: ConeDodger Nov 24 2008, 07:55 PM

Not only was it back on the road in short order, I think it actually either made parade this year or narrowly missed it (Which would be appropriate for a NAROESCAPE racer)

So now we have exotic cars... I guess if we'is impotent we gots to act impotent!

Posted by: Rusty Nov 24 2008, 08:51 PM

Yep... saw that car at the Rocket City Ramble.

The owners (Bob and Nadine) are great folks... the car is beautiful today... I would have never guessed what happened to it.

-Rusty

Posted by: TeenerTim Nov 25 2008, 08:21 AM

dupe with no pic

Posted by: TeenerTim Nov 25 2008, 08:23 AM

It was at the Parade in Charlotte this year.

Posted by: rick 918-S Nov 25 2008, 08:28 AM

Rocket City Ramble. Huey is lookin good!

Oh, BTW: I emailed Sandy a link to the story. She responded by saying..., #1 -- you don't name a car a boy's name -- that was the problem!


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Posted by: Brett W Nov 25 2008, 11:35 AM

Saw that car locally at the Ramble. Very nice car. Can't believe they put it back together. I would have just found another tub and started over.

Posted by: r_towle Nov 25 2008, 11:51 AM

I suspect the cage held all the important points in the right position and the rest is just hammer, dolly, bondo and paint.

Rich

Posted by: naro914 Nov 25 2008, 12:55 PM

Hey all,
yep, Huey's back together as you can see. Bill Dunster our body guy/mechanic/McGyver, etc made it actually run pretty well after that "shunt" as they call it in Europe... Bill's also a 914 owner so he knows what he's working with.

He's currently getting a 2.7 engine installed. The 2.5 we had in RCR was a bit too much a race engine and really liked to be in the upper RPM range. This one should be much better.

Well, I guess we're screwed then...our other 914's name is Papa Smurf!

Huey performed great in Targa 2006, we finished 11th overall, even with a balky shifter (never had one of those in a 914, huh?)

Oh, and look at this... VERY COOL!! Huey is famous now, made into a Video Game!! I ran across this today...

http://www.nogripracing.com/details.php?filenr=14708

Posted by: rick 918-S Nov 25 2008, 01:06 PM

Wow! that skin is cool! Sandy and I were admiring Huey at the RCR. It's even more of a gem to see it repaired after the endo. Just shows what can be done with an experienced and talented tech.

Posted by: Drums66 Nov 25 2008, 02:17 PM