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Comment on VSCC Prescott Speed Hill Climb 2010 – Photo Gallery by Chris Brown

Chris Brown — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 20:28:33 +0000

Beautifully captures the ‘scene’ – makes me want to build my own “Special” for just such an event!

Comment on 1965 Sebring 12-Hour Grand Prix of Endurance – Race Profile by Bob Miller

Bob Miller — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 17:39:45 +0000

This story as portrayed by you Lou, captures the feeling of being there. Couple the story with the photos creates an experience that should be shared with every fledgling motorsport enthusiast. This will light the fire that will continue to burn the rest of their life.
Well Done!

Comment on 1965 Sebring 12-Hour Grand Prix of Endurance – Race Profile by Louis Galanos

Louis Galanos — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 22:40:29 +0000

Muchas gracias Julian. Me alegra que la historia trajo cariño a la memoria del pasado. Al igual que usted creo que este fue un período maravilloso e histórico en el deporte de carreras de coches de la historia.

Comment on 1965 Sebring 12-Hour Grand Prix of Endurance – Race Profile by Nigel Medcalf

Nigel Medcalf — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 20:58:59 +0000

Great story and pics louis , i can’t believe it could rain that much in 1 race. Good to hear from you again keep in touch.

Comment on 1965 Sebring 12-Hour Grand Prix of Endurance – Race Profile by julian

julian — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 17:40:07 +0000

En ese entonces Tenia 11 años de edad y con mi primo eramos emfermos de fanaticos de los sport-prototipos Teniamos una pista de carreras donde sacabamos la escala 1/32 a nuestros amados autos y los corriamos 2 hrs!¡sabiamos de autos por las revistas americanas “cars racing”y Sport’s Ilustrade”ademas de L’omovile …Toda esta muestra de las 12 hrs sebring me llevo a ese entonces de mi juventud ¡Gracias Lou ! Por esta gran muestra con fotos y acontecimientos de esa epoca ,donde yo era fanatico de los Chaparral.Tambien Gracias a tu equipo y demas personas que laboran contigo !

Comment on Vote for Favorite Amelia Island Concours Etceterini by Jeff Gadbois

Jeff Gadbois — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 17:18:01 +0000

Jim- My folks were friends of the prior owner in Minneapolis, and I saw your Stanguellini race once as a boy. I believe either at Metropolitan stadium or Raceway Park. It was a huge hit with us kids because of the fins. It was then, and still is today, one of the most beautiful race cars I ever laid my eyes on.

Comment on Keeneland Concours d’Elegance 2010 – Winners and Photo Gallery by Cliff Reuter

Cliff Reuter — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 23:45:59 +0000

Wow, what a great show! Looks even better than last year! I’m so bummed I could not attend again this year and missed the 250LM, the 275 monoposto etc. The setting for this show is fantastic and the organizers are first class. I’ll be back in the future.

Comment on 1970 Sebring 12 Hours – A Race to Remember by Ted Atkins

Ted Atkins — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 18:29:18 +0000

Great accounting and pictures of that race. I was there. In fact, I lived in Florida from late ’68 through mid-’71. So I attended the 24 Hours of Daytona and the 12 Hours of Sebring in 69, 70, and 71. What great racing that was back then!

What I did at Sebring at each 12 hour race was roam all over the track during day to watch the race from different viewpoints; and then for the last couple of hours, go to the grandstands across from the pits right at start/finish and watch the end of the race from there in the cool of the night. The PA system worked great there so you could hear what was happening. And you had a front row seat to watch the drama in the pits that occurred at the end. It is my favorite race of all time. Thanks for bringing back those wonderful memories.

Comment on HMSA Club Event at Laguna Seca – Report and Photo Gallery by Alan Le Fort

Alan Le Fort — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 16:40:01 +0000

My Late Father Jack Le Fort owned Greg Whitten 250 GTO chassis 3413GT

Comment on Happy 80th Birthday to Sir Stirling Moss by Robert Geco

Robert Geco — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 10:02:58 +0000

Dear .Sir Moss:

You are one of my favorite race car drivers. I have your book when I meet you and Lady Moss at a Concours d’ Elegance at strawberry fields many year ago when you were
a guess judge at the Concours. I must say if it was not for your lovely wife I would not of been able to get your signature on some books I took to the Concours and the one I purchased there.

I am a Mercedes-Benz enthusiast and have the CMC model of the car yoiu drove with navigator Dennis Jenkins to victory. I also have the W196S model.

I hope you are recovering from your accident. My wife did the samething to her left leg thjree months ago luckly it was a clean brake and no surgury was need.

give my regards to your wife and I hope to meet you again someday soon
Sincerely
Robert Geco

Comment on 1965 Sebring 12-Hour Grand Prix of Endurance – Race Profile by Jim Haynes

Jim Haynes — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 12:42:18 +0000

Hi Lou:
What a great in depth article and photos and comments on the cars and drivers!!!
While I never attended any events at Sebring I remember articles and pictures appearing in Sports Car magazines at the time.
A couple recollections of Sebring,I believe,was someone cutting a fairly large hole with tin snips in the top of a Daytona Coupe to vent the heat from the cockpit.
The other was Sterling Moss interviewing Ken Miles after Ken had a shunt with his Cobra.Apparently Ken had warned the Cobra drivers about damaging their cars during practice.Sterling’s comment to ken was since he crashed first were the other drivers “Exonerated”if they crashed?Somehow that gave a new meaning to the word for me.
Again superb article and pictures!!!!!!
Jim

Comment on 1965 Sebring 12-Hour Grand Prix of Endurance – Race Profile by Bob Blake

Bob Blake — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 21:41:54 +0000

I was a senior in high school and drove over with my buddies in a beetle. We watched the race from the straight before the hairpin. When the heavy rains came, the crowd lifted my VW up onto one of the old concrete foundations left from WWII. We stayed dry during the monsoon but everyone was intent on leaving after the race and we had no one to help get the car back on the ground. I backed it off using two 2x 4′s for a ramp. The crowd at the hairpin was wild – sitting up in the metal scaffolding during the lightning storm, cheering the little dayglo orange Sprite as it passed the GT 40s and Chaparral. I also have the Chaparral model on my desk -what a race and what memories. Thanks for the great article.

Comment on 1965 Sebring 12-Hour Grand Prix of Endurance – Race Profile by Bob Bright

Bob Bright — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 19:40:24 +0000

Wow, Maybe one of the best fields of race cars and drivers ever assembled? Some months later I saw the Peter Clarke, Ferrari GTO for sale in Kensington, Maryland for 5K. Terrific article.

Comment on Silverstone Classic 2010 – Results and Photo Gallery by Sports Car Digest

Sports Car Digest — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 13:54:23 +0000

Scott -

The long and short of it is money, as it costs a nice chunk of money to produce worthwhile high-quality video. We’ve looked into it several times, but cannot find a way to make it work.

Plus, the time involved to produce it is also significant, meaning the video of Silverstone wouldn’t be available for weeks.

That is our take at least. Any videographers care to weigh in?

SCD

Comment on 1965 Sebring 12-Hour Grand Prix of Endurance – Race Profile by Mark

Mark — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 07:24:34 +0000

Actually, I looked again and the Sprites were mentioned. The other car was driven by Paddy Hopkirk and Timo Makinen (sp?). That car finished 18th. Great Stuff.

Comment on Silverstone Classic 2010 – Results and Photo Gallery by Scott Willis

Scott Willis — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 05:26:24 +0000

I am perplexed as to why I can never find any quality show or video on the major historic/vintage races. These cars are insanely expensive and there has to be a huge crowd that wants to see them in action. I know I do. 30 second phone videos on Youtube do not do the cars or the events justice. Am I missing something?
Cheers

Comment on 1965 Sebring 12-Hour Grand Prix of Endurance – Race Profile by Mark

Mark — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 04:58:09 +0000

As a Sprite owner and long-time fan of Sprite racers of all kinds, I too was looking for pics or a mention of the little alloy GT Sprites.

Comment on 1965 Sebring 12-Hour Grand Prix of Endurance – Race Profile by twobjshelbys

twobjshelbys — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 03:08:57 +0000

Wow! Great writing and photographs. Thanks.

Comment on Delage D8S Gives New Meaning to Elegance by Colin Hefferon

Colin Hefferon — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 02:29:58 +0000

Philip Powell: bravo!

Comment on 1965 Sebring 12-Hour Grand Prix of Endurance – Race Profile by Paul

Paul — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 22:54:14 +0000

Excellent article – and a photo of my old neighbor Skip Scott. A great time to go racing! Anyone near Philadelphia this Saturday can go see George Wintersteen and the Corvette Grand Sport #002 at the Simone Foundation Museum. (http://www.simeonefoundation.org/?page_id=53)

-Paul

Comment on RM Auctions Monterey 2010 – Sale Preview by Jack Reynolds

Jack Reynolds — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 22:49:54 +0000

A painting is only a painting. This is art.

Comment on 1965 Sebring 12-Hour Grand Prix of Endurance – Race Profile by Gary Gudinkas

Gary Gudinkas — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 22:26:51 +0000

Really, really great pictures. Fantastic.

One minor point. That picture of Carroll Shelby’s hands and a sheet of paper. I think he is checking tire temperatures and not pressures.

Comment on Legends of the Autobahn – New Monterey Week Event by raymond

raymond — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 20:56:56 +0000

i can take it one night on friday if it helps you?

Comment on 1965 Sebring 12-Hour Grand Prix of Endurance – Race Profile by Sports Car Digest

Sports Car Digest — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 20:30:40 +0000

Tam –

You may take the prize for the best comment of the year!

Classic story – thanks for sharing.

Best,

SCD

Comment on International Bugatti Rally 2010 by The Bugatti » International Bugatti Rally 2010 – Sports Car Digest (blog)

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Comment on Delage D8S Gives New Meaning to Elegance by Philip Powell

Philip Powell — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 17:35:30 +0000

Thank you. Yes, I believe it will be. Certainly the owner has “Best in Show” in mind.

Comment on 1965 Sebring 12-Hour Grand Prix of Endurance – Race Profile by Tam McPartland

Tam McPartland — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 17:08:53 +0000

I almost attended this event. Myself and a friend hitchhiked across country from California and made it as far as Sarasota, Florida. There we were “detained” by local law enforcement and assigned to the County work gang.

As an innocent 17 year old I had no problems from older, tougher inmates because I became pals with ex-boxing champion Tony DeMarco, in jail for an alcohol related offense.

I did manage to listen to the race, along with other incarcerated race fans, on the radio. I don’t recall any static interference.

After serving a short sentence for “vagrancy” I hitchhiked back to Monterey, CA. I missed Sebring but had one hell of an adventure.

Comment on Bugatti Veyron Super Sport Eclipses Landspeed World Record by Jerome

Jerome — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 16:59:03 +0000

Yes, but how many cup holders?

Comment on 1965 Sebring 12-Hour Grand Prix of Endurance – Race Profile by Chris Brown

Chris Brown — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 16:18:31 +0000

I’m in complete agreement with all of my fellow ‘posters’ – amazing work and I very much look forward to more from Lou.
Many thanks, Chris

Comment on Rick Carey Joins Sports Car Digest as Auction Editor by Tommy Entenza

Tommy Entenza — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 15:28:02 +0000

Rick Carey: A very rare car, Swallow Doretti #1055, offered at Russo and Steele, Monterey, deserves special attention. This will be, as far as I know, the first Doretti at auction in years. I’ve a very close to perfect example, #1208. See March issue CLASSIC MOTORSPORTS magazine for an article on mine and the Swallow marque. My very best, Tommy Entenza