Pix From Watkins Glen Historic Race

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06-10-2003, 12:31 PM

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banzaitoyota

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I've actually dropped the cap off the oil bottle into a Aston Martin DB4GT, good thing for bilge pickers

06-10-2003, 12:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Baldy' date='Jun 10 2003, 09:29 AM

does that make it an urban legend?

its true i have pics!

mike

06-10-2003, 01:04 PM

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To continue on about the greed that envaded Vintage Racing. The team I worked for part-time was owned by a gentleman who owned a string of Fast-Food Franchises. Abbout the time the bottom fell out of the Ferrari market, his wife caught him with the Interior decorator (in charge of the 6mill renovation of the house on King Street)and at the same time the Franchise holder audtied his hours for the stores. {with this franchise a owner has to spend X hours per week in each store}. SOOOOOOO: Wife sues for divorce is awarded 1/2 the assests, Franchise forces him to sell 1/2 his stores, and he lost his *** in the Ferrari Market. Fast forward a couple of months...

All the cars in the 50,000 sq. ft. wharehouse burn to the ground, fireman can't get in due to attack dogs that patrol the property.

Lets look at what was lost: (From memory)

Aston Martin DB4GT

Chevron B-16

Twin-cam MGA

Devin SS

Porsche Speedster

Acura NSX

Buick GNX

Mini-Pick-up ( Sorry mini-lovers)

5 various ferraris

Peterbuilt Tractor and 6 car hauler

and more

06-10-2003, 01:13 PM

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I went to the Zippo vintage grand prix at the Glen before...that was a shitload of fun. My dad's company had a hospitality tent set up on the grass in turn 1...nice and close.