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BREAKING NEWS: Quick Vic Comes to 914World.com!, Don't miss this one! |
Eric_Shea |
Apr 9 2007, 07:48 PM
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PMB Performance Group: Admin Posts: 19,278 Joined: 3-September 03 From: Salt Lake City, UT Member No.: 1,110 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
BREAKING NEWS: QUICK VIC COMES TO 914World.com!!
Same teener time, same teener channel: What Day? - Sunday May 6th What Time? - 8:00PM EST - 5:00PM PST What Site? - www.914World.com of course! Join us for a live chat with racing legend Vic Elford. Sit back and enjoy from the comfort of your own living room as Vic logs on and answers "your" questions! For those not "in the know" here's a little tic about Vic: Born on June 10th 1935 in London, England is perhaps the greatest all-round driver ever. By 1967 Quick Vic was "the man" for the Porsche Factory Team. Victories in the Geneva, Stuttgart-Lyon-Charbonnières and Tulip rallies coupled with podium finishes on Monte Carlo and the Tour de Corse, all in a 911, assured Vic Elford the European GT Rally Championship. Podium finishes continued to abound in this, his first season of circuit racing, winning the British championship and his international debuts in Porsche 911R, 906 and 910 at Le Mans, Mugello, Reims and Nurburgring. Vic finished the season on a high note with "Le Marathon de la Route" at the Nurburgring. Driving a 911R Sportomatic, he drove an amazing four consecutive 7 1/2 hour rain and fog filled nights around the Sud/NordSchleife track, to win this mind-boggling 84 hour event. 1968 saw victory in the Monte Carlo Rally in a 911, followed a week later by victory in the 24 hours of Daytona in a 907, Porsche's first ever outright win in a 24 hours race. At the Targa Florio, despite starting the second lap of the ten lap, 720 km race more than 18 minutes behind the leading car, Vic and co-driver Umberto Maglioli came back to win by more than a minute. Porsche, in recognition of his efforts, dedicated their traditional victory poster not to the car, but to the driver. The only time a Porsche poster ever featured only the driver - not the car. Drawing on the experience of all those hours at night on the Nurburgring the year before, Vic followed up with victory, the first of three, in the 1000kms of Nurburgring, associated with Jo Siffert in a 908 Coupe. By 1971 Vic had become one of the very few drivers to have won both the American Crown Jewels of endurance racing, the 24 hours of Daytona and the 12 hours of Sebring. Lap records included: • Targa Florio • Nurburgring • Daytona • Sebring • Norisring • Monza • Buenos Aires • Road Atlanta • Laguna Seca • Riverside and • Le Mans - where he was the first driver to lap at over 150mph in the Porsche long-tail 917 in 1970! Vic was one of the select few Porsche 917 and Ferrari 512 drivers hired by Steve McQueen to do the high speed close-up action driving for Steve's film "Le Mans". During the 24 hours of Le Mans, when a Ferrari crashed in front of him, Vic stopped in mid-race to extricate the driver from his burning car. T.V. cameras caught the action and Vic was named Chevalier de l'Ordre National du Mérite by French President Georges Pompidou for his act of courage and heroism. Need more? Who wrote the book on Porsche High-Performance Driving? Why, Vic Elford of course. The Porsche High-Performance Driving Handbook was and still is the "Bible" for many wanting to improve their times at the autocross track, the rally course or the road course. Add to that Vic's latest literary achievement Reflections on a Golden Era of Motorsport You "must" get an autographed copy of this book before the event! Get both! Vic mentioned in one of his emails that there are no ghost writers... you get the real Vic Elford in these books. Brought to you by the friendly admins at 914World.com (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) |
SirAndy |
Apr 9 2007, 08:08 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,679 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
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Allan |
Apr 9 2007, 08:09 PM
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Teenerless Weenie Group: Members Posts: 8,373 Joined: 5-July 04 From: Western Mesopotamia Member No.: 2,304 Region Association: Southern California |
NICE!!!
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seanery |
Apr 9 2007, 08:28 PM
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waiting to rebuild whitey! Group: Retired Admin Posts: 15,854 Joined: 7-January 03 From: Indy Member No.: 100 Region Association: None |
AWESOME!!!
...and timely...great article in Excellence as a prelude (IMG:style_emoticons/default/thumb3d.gif) |
1970 Neun vierzehn |
Apr 9 2007, 08:32 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,199 Joined: 16-March 06 From: cincinnati, ohio Member No.: 5,727 |
willie b signing our decklids from cyber-space? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)
This will be vet-t-t-ty interesting to hear his rememberance of those glory days of Porsche's evolution from spear carrier to front runner. His recall of the 914 from that era should prove interesting as well. Kudos to the admins for arranging this (IMG:style_emoticons/default/clap56.gif) |
URY914 |
Apr 9 2007, 08:33 PM
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I built the lightest 914 in the history of mankind. Group: Members Posts: 121,070 Joined: 3-February 03 From: Jacksonville, FL Member No.: 222 Region Association: None |
Here is a picture of him after winning the 1968 Monte Carlo rally.
He is on the far right in this team picture. Attached image(s) |
SirAndy |
Apr 9 2007, 08:39 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,679 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
He is on the far right in this team picture. i'm just glad no one fired that cannon ... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/huh.gif) Andy |
Dave_Darling |
Apr 9 2007, 09:27 PM
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914 Idiot Group: Members Posts: 14,991 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Silicon Valley / Kailua-Kona Member No.: 121 Region Association: Northern California |
How the heck do you get great folks like this to chat with us? This is just freaking amazing!!
--DD |
Aaron Cox |
Apr 9 2007, 09:35 PM
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Professional Lawn Dart Group: Retired Admin Posts: 24,541 Joined: 1-February 03 From: OC Member No.: 219 Region Association: Southern California |
Z does a good reach around.
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SGB |
Apr 9 2007, 10:34 PM
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just visiting Group: Members Posts: 4,086 Joined: 8-March 03 From: Huntsville, AL Member No.: 404 Region Association: South East States |
Kowabunga!
He's my idol! I got signed shit, posters, models, saw him at Rennsport II. This guy is more real than than the rest of us. I'm going to be on the road on the 6th, but I can at least watch via smartphone. Great work! Who do we thank for this? |
Chris Pincetich |
Apr 9 2007, 10:35 PM
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B-) Group: Members Posts: 2,082 Joined: 3-October 05 From: Point Reyes Station, CA Member No.: 4,907 Region Association: Northern California |
This World is great, if it were a Club I'd probably join right now.
Eric, this one's for you (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beer3.gif) Soooooo, uuhhhmmmmm, did he ever race a 914? Not that it reeeaaalllly matters. |
Eric_Shea |
Apr 9 2007, 10:38 PM
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PMB Performance Group: Admin Posts: 19,278 Joined: 3-September 03 From: Salt Lake City, UT Member No.: 1,110 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
QUOTE did he ever race a 914? Yes, and I believe the 914 lost. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/w00t.gif) Thanks Chris (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) |
So.Cal.914 |
Apr 10 2007, 01:01 AM
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"...And it has a front trunk too." Group: Members Posts: 6,588 Joined: 15-February 04 From: Low Desert, CA./ Hills of N.J. Member No.: 1,658 Region Association: None |
You most definitely rock Eric.
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Rusty |
Apr 10 2007, 07:34 AM
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Wanted: Engine case GA003709 Group: Admin Posts: 7,942 Joined: 24-December 02 From: North Alabama Member No.: 6 Region Association: Galt's Gulch |
This is awesome! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smilie_pokal.gif)
I checked out the link for the Driving Handbook... if you get one at his site, he'll dedicate and sign it for you. Count me in... I'm going to get one today. Damn, this is cool. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) |
rhodyguy |
Apr 10 2007, 08:19 AM
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Chimp Sanctuary NW. Check it out. Group: Members Posts: 22,093 Joined: 2-March 03 From: Orion's Bell. The BELL! Member No.: 378 Region Association: Galt's Gulch |
too bad nothing interesting ever happens here.
k |
drew365 |
Apr 10 2007, 10:39 AM
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These are the good old days! Group: Members Posts: 2,004 Joined: 29-December 02 From: Sunny So. Cal. Member No.: 37 |
Glad you called him back. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) He has a lot of great stories to tell and tells them well.
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pbanders |
Apr 10 2007, 10:52 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 939 Joined: 11-June 03 From: Phoenix, AZ Member No.: 805 |
Amazing. The master of the 917 to speak with us. Guys who drove cars of that era were incredibly brave, the cars were insanely fast yet lacked nearly any safety features. Add in that the courses like Spa and Le Mans were complete death traps, too.
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jgara962 |
Apr 10 2007, 11:02 AM
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Yo, this is how I roll Group: Members Posts: 823 Joined: 5-April 05 From: Napa, CA Member No.: 3,879 Region Association: Northern California |
WOW!
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Eric_Shea |
Apr 10 2007, 01:58 PM
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PMB Performance Group: Admin Posts: 19,278 Joined: 3-September 03 From: Salt Lake City, UT Member No.: 1,110 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
Peeps...
Please log on and grab one of Vic's books, DVD's, prints or posters. As mentioned by Uncle Rusty, he'll personally sign them for you! You simply can’t beat that. The most celebrated Porsche driver in history is coming to 914World to chat with you “gratis”. Please, please, please show him your gratitude by purchasing one of his books. I'm getting the new book as I already have Porsche High-Performance Driving Handbook. I can tell you this; the lessons gleaned from just one paragraph in that book are worth the price of admission. Again, please support Vic on this and, let him know where the best group of Porschephiles resides. Click Here for Vic's Store |
seanery |
Apr 10 2007, 04:56 PM
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waiting to rebuild whitey! Group: Retired Admin Posts: 15,854 Joined: 7-January 03 From: Indy Member No.: 100 Region Association: None |
I just purchased 3 books (and mentioned the 914world chat, too (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) )
1. Reflections on a Golden Era of Motorsport 2. Porsche High-Performance Driving Handbook 3. KINGS OF THE NURBURGRING DER NURBURG-RING: A HISTORY 1925 - 1983 |
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