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#26 GMH-01X

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Posted 31 May 2015 - 06:55 PM

found this photo too ....  how good.... I don't care what anyone says......  down force has made racing boring....  give me drift and bodyroll any day...
 
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Posted 31 May 2015 - 08:20 PM

Not to mention racing with the 1/4 pain windows open..........   something else that is missing from modern racing ...  :)



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Posted 31 May 2015 - 08:33 PM

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Now this is just showing off

Check those pipes out !


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Posted 31 May 2015 - 08:40 PM

and check out all the 2 piece windscreens.  :clap:



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Posted 31 May 2015 - 08:41 PM

those blokes who threw those early Holdens around had balls I reckon.......every old shitter  Ive ever driven was a handful at even 80km/h....let alone on a track, wheel to wheel...or in this case on two wheels!



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Posted 31 May 2015 - 08:46 PM

Hi

 

There's an historic photo of Norm Beechey in an inverted  FX in mid air at Calder in the early '60s. Anybody got a copy to post?

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Posted 01 June 2015 - 09:07 AM

Still looking Bazza, but while I'm looking I found this for the Monaro fans..     damn, sorry for the size :(

 

PS this looks like a pretty good site......  http://www.oldraceph...ory27-3#Touring Cars 4

 

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Posted 01 June 2015 - 09:14 AM

This one Bazza...........  :)

 

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Posted 01 June 2015 - 01:49 PM

You want crazy old holdens?

I threw this up on YouTube earlier this year, it's lots of footage my father and friends took in tassie back in the day. Out of control humpies were everywhere!




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Posted 01 June 2015 - 05:21 PM

This one Bazza...........   :)

 

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Try and do that in a V8 Safetycar .



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Posted 01 June 2015 - 05:31 PM

Yep that's the one. I think it was at the end of the back straight at Calder.

 

Thanks Ian

 

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Posted 01 June 2015 - 05:38 PM

For the best racecam footage ever go to youtube -'Norm Beechey EH Holden Sandown hot lap '. .No brakes,column shift ,these blokes had balls.


Edited by STRAIGHTLINEMICK, 01 June 2015 - 05:40 PM.


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Posted 01 June 2015 - 05:39 PM

wow Redzone Dave....what priceless old footage!!....what is the #38 gadget with no front bonnet/guards, racing in amongst the open wheelers?



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Posted 02 June 2015 - 02:10 PM

wow Redzone Dave....what priceless old footage!!....what is the #38 gadget with no front bonnet/guards, racing in amongst the open wheelers?


That would be my father Kerry in the Paramount Ford special (292 Y block powered), dad used to enter every event he was allowed, they let him enter open wheel races if he removed the lift off front hahaha!

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Posted 02 June 2015 - 09:34 PM

now that is keen!



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Posted 03 June 2015 - 09:47 PM

Haha. T shirt. Gold watch on to make sure he is home in time for dinner lol

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Posted 03 June 2015 - 11:11 PM

Here's another corker video from Ellis French, some humpies up on 2 wheels and the odd rollover in this one lol

 






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