Restoration Thread - The Standefer Datsun 1200

[Steve Holmes]

Steve,
You mentioned some of the Minis that your Datsun faced back in the day at Road Atlanta, a course that could flip Can Am cars !
2001
(The back-straight crest at Road Atlanta has been lowered and smoothed out to decrease the chances of cars losing downforce and flipping over backwards. The crest was formed during construction of the track in 1970, when crews encountered a rock formation and paved over it instead of removing it, due to time considerations and an approaching Can-Am car race. During the years at least four race cars have flipped over backwards at the top of the crest. Work to smooth the crest began at Road Atlanta the week before Christmas and was completed early in January. The crest is now about 4 feet lower and the transition from the crest to the rest of the straightaway is smoother. )

This 1989 Youtube clip has some good in-car camera shots of the track from the famous Fortech Mini.
I hope you don't mind me sharing this as a"Mini Guy" on your thread ?


Doug Peterson.


( Ken H..)

Thanks Ken, that video is outstanding! I really love learning about the other cars that were competing against my car in period. Another of the cars that contested C/Sedans and GT-4 for many years was Bob Boileau's Honda Civic. It was one of the first Hondas to be raced in the US, and is now on permanent display at Honda's Heritage Museum in California. Its unrestored, just as it was last raced back in the 1980s. Boileau was instrumental in setting up Honda dealerships in the US in the 1970s, and his Civic became a test bed for Honda racing. Great story on it here: https://www.motortrend.com/features/...da-civic-1200/