 1989 SCCA Runoffs GT2 - 914 took 3rd, Driver Doug Arnao |
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| stownsen914 |
 Jul 31 2015, 01:37 PM
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I ran across this randomly today. David Finch won the race in his 944. Less noticed was Doug Arnao taking 3rd place in his 914/6. As a kid I remember watching Doug drive increasingly fast 914s at PCA trackdays before he went racing. Enjoy!
http://datab.us/oziaJTkp0ag |
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| maf914 |
Aug 5 2015, 08:04 AM
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Not a Guru! Group: Members Posts: 3,049 Joined: 30-April 03 From: Central Florida Member No.: 632 Region Association: None 
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Thanks for posting that clip. Great racing.
That was Road Atlanta in its original form, before Don Panoz acquired the track and made several safety related renovations, including a left-right turn complex before the bridge, to slow the cars before the blind downhill plunge under the bridge. |
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| stownsen914 |
Aug 5 2015, 11:03 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 916 Joined: 3-October 06 From: Ossining, NY Member No.: 6,985 Region Association: None |
Yeah. I remember a few years before the video I posted above ... maybe circa 1980 or so, there was a suddent rain storm during the GT1 race at the runoffs just as the entire field came upon the section of track you describe. Basically the entire field slid off the track and hit either guardrail or one another. I think they had to cancel the race. It was apparently complete chaos.
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| HAM Inc |
Aug 13 2015, 06:11 PM
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QUOTE(stownsen914 @ Aug 5 2015, 10:03 AM)  Yeah. I remember a few years before the video I posted above ... maybe circa 1980 or so, there was a suddent rain storm during the GT1 race at the runoffs just as the entire field came upon the section of track you describe. Basically the entire field slid off the track and hit either guardrail or one another. I think they had to cancel the race. It was apparently complete chaos. I was there the year that happened (and a bunch of others). The rain hit during the ASR race in turn 6 on the other side of the track, not the dip. No guardrail outside turn 6 and most of the field flew off the track into a big pile. Jerry Hansen had been leading. We were watching from the bridge and only a couple of back markers came by and the track got very quiet. Worst injury was a broken leg. They gave the win to Hansen, despite the fact that the race was not black flagged til after a couple of other drivers made it back to the finish line. The general consensus among the fans was that the first driver to make it through to the finish line should have won. |
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stownsen914 1989 SCCA Runoffs GT2 - 914 took 3rd Jul 31 2015, 01:37 PM
jd74914 Thanks for posting!
The Raetech 944 is so coo... Jul 31 2015, 02:40 PM
Racer Chris
Thanks for posting!
The Raetech 944 is so co... Jul 31 2015, 03:16 PM stownsen914 David Finch was at the runoffs again a couple year... Aug 2 2015, 10:54 AM jd74914
David Finch was at the runoffs again a couple yea... Aug 12 2015, 07:08 AM |
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