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Penman
Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 4765 Location: Swindon, Wilts.
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Posted: Sun Jun 06, 2021 7:36 pm Post subject: Slow cars in fast races. |
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Back in the day the Mille Miglia used to feature locals in Fiat 500s or even Topolinos.
Is this the modern equivalent?
A 13:30 lap in this weekend's Nurburgring 24, in a Dacia Logan.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srKL5fjdzpk _________________ Bristols should always come in pairs.
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peter scott
Joined: 18 Dec 2007 Posts: 7124 Location: Edinburgh
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Posted: Sun Jun 06, 2021 8:17 pm Post subject: |
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He only got up to about 110 mph!
Peter _________________ http://www.nostalgiatech.co.uk
1939 SS Jaguar 2 1/2 litre saloon |
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lowdrag
Joined: 10 Apr 2009 Posts: 1585 Location: Le Mans
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Posted: Mon Jun 07, 2021 5:17 am Post subject: |
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Le Mans Classic groups cars by age, just like the Course à l'Index had Renault 4's racing against Jaguars in the day. A few years back the late 50's class had a 750cc DB Panhard in the same race as the D-types, which had a qualifying time of 4 minutes 30 seconds. The Panhard had a time of 17 minutes. He was lapped three times before finishing his first lap. |
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Penman
Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 4765 Location: Swindon, Wilts.
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Posted: Sun Jun 13, 2021 8:42 pm Post subject: |
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From Wiki about this years Ring 24 hr.
Quote: | The race was the shortest-ever in terms of both laps and run time, with the winner only completing fifty-nine laps in less than 10 hours of green- and yellow-flag running as a result of torrential rain and heavy fog. It included a large number of different classes of car, varying in speed from Group GT3 sport cars to a Dacia Logan. Of the 121 cars that started the race, ninety-nine finished. |
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