after reading the boards about road racing mavericks and then playing GranTurismo, I was imagining how awesome it would be to drive a maverick around Germany's Nurburgring. Then I wondered... maybe I should ask if anyone has put up a time for a Mav allready. does anyone know if its been done?
We have a board member "gunslinger" Who I believe road races a mav...Road racing mavs was popular in brazil... Its a good platform for it...You just have to set it up properly...
Well, back in 1972, my father raced his Maverick from Berlin to Brindisi, Italy in less than a day to pick my mother and me up. Does that count?
the nuerburgring is not far from where i live... but i think i wouldn't dare to put my newly built comet on the track a friend of mine builds race cars for historic race events, but they mainly go to spa and le mans. i found some nice footage on youtube, though (65 mustang):
Wow...sounds great, looks like his shift light comes on at close to 7500/8000 RPM....made me feel like I was driving being able to see the rearview mirror, was nice.
here's another one - a friend's 64 falcon in spa francorchamps. he also drove the historic rallye monte carlo in this car... look closely, you will see where he passes an eleanor mustang http://rides.webshots.com/video/3063354670033851696xbtiDf
Tody, Thank you for posting the video, it was really great! I was in Germany from 1966/1968 and was lucky enough to visit both Nurburgring and Hockenheim for Formula events and was actually at the race in 1968 where Jim Clark was killed during a Formula 2 race. Both tracks have changed some much that it's hard to believe they are the same tracks. I also remember when the Formula 1 guys boycott'd Nurburgring unless major changes were made to the track, those were the days. Again, thanks for sharing.
wow, i was only born in 78. so you really have seen some real classic events. these are few and far between nowadays... here's a video of the car my friend who also built my engine is working on as a mech - a plymouth barracuda. again, spa francorchamps: http://www.motorsportvideo.tv/Videos/historischer-Motorsport/Classic-Endurance-Racing-mit-Christoph-Schwartz-im-Plymouth-Barracuda.html
cool videos I was acually hoping to see the other ellenor! (73 mach 1) but a gt500 is worth a look anyhow. I'm sure a few you out there most have taken ride around Laguna Seca before.if Anyone has footage I'd like to see it!
This is a weird question, Considering the fact that 95% of the users on here live in the United States I mean if you asked about Road Atlanta or Laguna Seca it would make sense. Or even Riverside Raceway.... I would really love it if anyone has stories about that track It was closed down just 3 months after I was born
Tody, Thank you again for sharing those videos, road racing can be just as contagous as drag racing.............and depending on the track the fun can last a lot longer than 9 or 10 seconds. I have my SCCA license and have driven Laguna Seca, Sears Point, and Thunderhill in Northern California, but for those of you who haven't seen some of the original F1/F2 tracks in Germany and France.................they are what started it all, and are great historic tracks.....................IMHO