This is Kevin Gimbletts Camaro, now fitted with 15" wheels and Hoosier cross-plies for HMC:
This is Kevin Gimbletts Camaro, now fitted with 15" wheels and Hoosier cross-plies for HMC:
Some photos of Brett Pearce's Monaro from the Ice Breaker meeting
Sorry the quality isn't the best - the miserable conditions would allow my camera to focus properly.
Great work Mike, thanks for posting these. Gee those V8 boys are getting the bums-rush from the small capacity pilots!
Howard was really enjoying himself - the weather is a great leveller for the smaller capacity cars and they were making the most of it.Originally Posted by Steve Holmes
The two historic Escorts looked and sounded fantastic on track and weren't giving away too much.
It is a lot easier to get up close and personal as Dale and I did on a number of ocassions when you can trust the other bloke. Good clean racing all weekend with excellent driving standards from where I was sitting.
Thats what its all about Howard, nobody is racing for sheep stations, a successful weekend in historic racing is taking the car home looking as it did when it arrived, and having a grin from ear to ear.
I really enjoyed it as well Howard, you really made me work hard in the sunday morning wet race, most enjoyable. And you are correct, good clean racing and no damage considering the conditions for our HMC and U3L races.
Dale M
Whose is this car Steve?
Love the blue Kawasaki 750 Widowmaker petrol tank in the background.Now thats really interesting
I'd say the owner/builder of this Falcon needs to get his A into G and not worry about other projects laying around in the back ground!!LOL(just and observation)
Dale M
Yeah, also giving up work, turning away visitors, not answering phones, not walking the dogs, not being on rts, not taking photos of cars and sending them on.................
Grady Thomson observed that at 27 and not married-its the only way to find time to do a race car.
Your return of the shuttlecock , Dale.............
Last edited by John McKechnie; 09-21-2012 at 01:12 AM.
Hey, maybe he has stopped working on it and done a Lowndes and Van Giz and gone to another manufacturer, word on the street is he was seen looking at a Monaro........
Well, he may have "but" he needs to know that he has just under 4 months until Denny Hulme, hmmmm
Dale M
Understand once the painter has finished, the pieces bolt on.Owner cant do any work on car till the car is painted and dry.He is aware of the time, arent we all.He has even undertaken to work through from 24 Dec everyday on this if necessary.Foggy has recommended a stiff regime.
FOGGY, what would he know? he only does Mini's so you better watch out, may end up with a mini engine in Falcon!!LOL
Dale M
yeah, we are using a 1560 stroker motor with BMW 4 valve head as the wiper motor
And so is anyone building a replica of the 1970 Chaparral Camaro's as raced in the Trans-Am? Check out this amazing 1:43 scale offering from SPR Models over in the Sponsors News Forum, just for some added motivation: http://www.theroaringseason.com/foru...ors-News-Forum
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