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Post by slim on Aug 30, 2018 9:19:26 GMT -8
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Post by Chris K. Hale on Aug 30, 2018 15:55:33 GMT -8
Now That is Plain COOL!!! Love SCCA cars but SCCA Corvettes even more!!! Chris
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Post by afx on Aug 31, 2018 2:23:31 GMT -8
Very nice.
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Post by robhart on Aug 31, 2018 4:45:05 GMT -8
Cool looking corvette.
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Post by slim on Aug 31, 2018 11:33:28 GMT -8
Thanks for the comments, fellas!
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Post by garydavis on Sept 3, 2018 18:07:41 GMT -8
Another cool looking vete from the "SLIMS GO FAST" Stables! That paint looks 5 miles deep!!
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Post by slim on Sept 4, 2018 8:57:53 GMT -8
Thanks Gary
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Post by Joel_W on Oct 21, 2018 12:34:38 GMT -8
Another really outstanding BP Vette. Very nicely done.
Joel
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Post by dustymojave on Nov 2, 2018 21:09:27 GMT -8
Nice. The fastest '63 Vette Roadster in the day was Dick Guldstrand's red number 56. He rolled it at Riverside at Turn 5 one time. The crew worked hard to get it repaired and ready for the next race. So when the car was just about ready, Dick took off to go shower and get his driver's suit and helmet, while the team wrapped up and loaded the race car on the trailer. He met them at the track in the Tech Inspection line. The car had one addition since he parted company with them. They had bolted a roller skate on the top center of the roll bar, wheels up. Everybody got a good laugh and the skate stayed there for some time.
Looking at your '57 Vette and this one Slim reminds me that some Vette racers had trouble with the windshield frame folding back at high speed at places like Riverside's long back straight. This encouraged them to remove the big stock windshield and install a small plexi racing windscreen. They were even encouraged to do so by Tech Inspectors.
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Post by Joel_W on Nov 3, 2018 6:44:18 GMT -8
Nice. The fastest '63 Vette Roadster in the day was Dick Guldstrand's red number 56. He rolled it at Riverside at Turn 5 one time. The crew worked hard to get it repaired and ready for the next race. So when the car was just about ready, Dick took off to go shower and get his driver's suit and helmet, while the team wrapped up and loaded the race car on the trailer. He met them at the track in the Tech Inspection line. The car had one addition since he parted company with them. They had bolted a roller skate on the top center of the roll bar, wheels up. Everybody got a good laugh and the skate stayed there for some time. Looking at your '57 Vette and this one Slim reminds me that some Vette racers had trouble with the windshield frame folding back at high speed at places like Riverside's long back straight. This encouraged them to remove the big stock windshield and install a small plexi racing windscreen. They were even encouraged to do so by Tech Inspectors. Richard, Another great story. I've really been enjoying reading them both for their technical information, and the history lessens. I do have admit that your avatar, which certainly to these very old and tired eyes looks like 1963-67 MGB, brings back some really fond memories. I had a '67 B, and modified the suspension and engine the best I could for a duel street/track car, which I ran in time trials at Bridgehampton. Best finish was a 2nd to an Elva Courier that was pure race and trailered to the track. Money, or the lack of it for a college student quickly ended that racing path, and I went into Enduro Karting, which I could barely afford even with some local sponsorship. One regional championship, a plaque that I still have on the wall in my modeling room, and a lot of great memories still makes it all well worth while, and I'd do it all over again the same exact way. Joel |
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Post by Chris K. Hale on Nov 3, 2018 7:39:17 GMT -8
 The AMT 63 Corvette kits are the best looking and are pretty accurate, they build up nicely and have very few issues. Good Choice for a SCCA type Corvette.. Chris |
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Post by Joel_W on Nov 3, 2018 8:08:24 GMT -8
Chris,
Very nicely done.
I've gotta admit that I always like the BP Vettes and Cobras over those massive AP cars. I know that could be considered certifiable, but that's just me.
Joel
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Post by dustymojave on Dec 4, 2018 23:12:53 GMT -8
Nice. The fastest '63 Vette Roadster in the day was Dick Guldstrand's red number 56. He rolled it at Riverside at Turn 5 one time. The crew worked hard to get it repaired and ready for the next race. So when the car was just about ready, Dick took off to go shower and get his driver's suit and helmet, while the team wrapped up and loaded the race car on the trailer. He met them at the track in the Tech Inspection line. The car had one addition since he parted company with them. They had bolted a roller skate on the top center of the roll bar, wheels up. Everybody got a good laugh and the skate stayed there for some time. Looking at your '57 Vette and this one Slim reminds me that some Vette racers had trouble with the windshield frame folding back at high speed at places like Riverside's long back straight. This encouraged them to remove the big stock windshield and install a small plexi racing windscreen. They were even encouraged to do so by Tech Inspectors. Richard, Another great story. I've really been enjoying reading them both for their technical information, and the history lessens. I do have admit that your avatar, which certainly to these very old and tired eyes looks like 1963-67 MGB, brings back some really fond memories. I had a '67 B, and modified the suspension and engine the best I could for a duel street/track car, which I ran in time trials at Bridgehampton. Best finish was a 2nd to an Elva Courier that was pure race and trailered to the track. Money, or the lack of it for a college student quickly ended that racing path, and I went into Enduro Karting, which I could barely afford even with some local sponsorship. One regional championship, a plaque that I still have on the wall in my modeling room, and a lot of great memories still makes it all well worth while, and I'd do it all over again the same exact way. Joel Actually that car in my avatar is a Sunbeam Tiger. The Tiger was a British Alpine with the engine upgraded by Shelby to a Ford small block V8, similar to the Cobra. That one has become the one Tiger that seems to be considered the Ultimate Tiger to many Tiger aficionados. It's restored to represent the condition it was in when I was a crew member for it in the late 1960s. That picture was taken several years ago at the Monterey Historics Vintage race. The Owner/Driver when I was on the team was Ron Dykes, who was also known for racing in Trans Am and the F5000 series. He had been the West Coast SCCA B/Prod Champ with his GT350 the year before he bought the Tiger. My dad was the Crew Chief for the Tiger and one of the other team members was Rick Titus, son of Jerry Titus. The Tiger was originally built at Hollywood Sports Cars by Doane Spencer, and modified to fit the rules changes by us. Tigers had been B/Prod cars and this one had beaten the Corvettes and Cobras at places like Santa Barbara. But SCCA decided to place heavy restrictions on Tigers to de-claw them. They required they all be downgraded to the 260 engine that was used in the very earliest production Tigers and fitted with the smallest port heads and a single 2-barrel carb on the economy cast iron intake and increased the minimum weight beyond what Shelby and the Rootes Group had homologated for them and insisted on 13" wheels and forbid the wider rims allowed all other Production Category race cars. Still, in spite of all that, we managed to win against the Richie Ginther Factory Porsche and Shelby Toyota 2000GT teams. Chris points out that the AMT Stingray has a good body. I agree with that, but I prefer the MPC and more recent Revell chassis under the AMT body. I understand your fond memories of your times racing your MGB and kart. While I fabricated and crewed on many road race cars, including some very famous ones and even a Trans Am Championship team, I never raced a road race car of my own. However, I DID race a motorcycle to wins in desert events and my own offroad buggy to a Championship with sponsorship from my own hip pocket and have that plaque displayed on my front room wall to my left as I type this. I'm now VERY glad I did such things when I was young. |
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Post by Joel_W on Dec 5, 2018 6:33:54 GMT -8
Richard,
Thanks for correcting my poor vision. I didn't know any of that information on the Tiger. Sounds like the declawing to that extent was way more then needed.
Agreed that our memories of earlier years are truly valued as we grow older. Like most memories, I only tend to remember the really good times, not the so much the tough times whether on the track, in the pits, or the worst of all, in my ever shrinking pockets.
Joel
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Post by carmad1957 on Dec 23, 2018 19:00:23 GMT -8
Very nice job there! Finished out quite well, a great tribute to this type of racecar~**~ You nailed it- 2 thumbs up!
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