Took these shots at Reims in France

Stevie P · Postby **Stevie P** » 10 Jun 2014 05:51

on Saturday, whilst there for the Laon Historique.

This the long defuncked F1 circuit, sitting astride a public road.

Was awesome, it felt like being in a huge Scalextric set!

Steve

Beans · Postby **Beans** » 10 Jun 2014 06:54

Indeed a brilliant historic site ...

1976 TR7 FHC (needs some TLC ...)
1980 TR7 DHC (my first car, a.k.a. Kermette)
1981 TR7 FHC (Sprint engined a.k.a. 't Kreng
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Hasbeen · Postby **Hasbeen** » 10 Jun 2014 08:02

Great stuff, & how pits should be.

Those smaller pits are about the size the Bathurst pits were, when I was racing. We ran the 3 car Holden Dealers Team from one such.

That's back when racing was about driving cars, not about technology.

I wonder how todays teams would get on with no radio or telemetry, & only a pit signaling board to communicate with the driver.

I wonder if this is why I am more drawn to MotoGP today, & don't even look at LeMans.

Hasbeen

claypole1360 · Postby **claypole1360** » 10 Jun 2014 10:28

Nice car, still love that colour. Great pics, there is such an aura around that place, I would love to go there sometime. A friend of mine once did a youtube trip around the old circuit as best he could in his racing vitesse. I'll have a look and sse if it is still up.
Calvin.

1978 TR7V8 FHC
1962 Herald Coupe 1200
1989 Peugeot 205 xs
2003 Peugeot 206 GTI
2009 VW Passat

claypole1360 · Postby **claypole1360** » 10 Jun 2014 10:49

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kc3Iu4yHb_w

The sound is a bit dodgy due to being filmed in a race car.
Just an aside, the Vitesse estate was wrecked whilst my friend was practicing at the Nurburgring, clipped by an errant Porsche he rolled at over a 100mph. He is renowned for buliding safety into old race cars and having walked from an experience like that, who can argue with him.
Calvin

1978 TR7V8 FHC
1962 Herald Coupe 1200
1989 Peugeot 205 xs
2003 Peugeot 206 GTI
2009 VW Passat

HowardB · Postby **HowardB** » 10 Jun 2014 12:29

Snap

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claypole1360 · Postby **claypole1360** » 10 Jun 2014 19:12

Nice hair Howard.[:)]

1978 TR7V8 FHC
1962 Herald Coupe 1200
1989 Peugeot 205 xs
2003 Peugeot 206 GTI
2009 VW Passat

Beans · Postby **Beans** » 10 Jun 2014 20:10

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by claypole1360

Nice hair Howard.[:)]<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">
[:D] [:D] [:D]

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1976 TR7 FHC (needs some TLC ...)
1980 TR7 DHC (my first car, a.k.a. Kermette)
1981 TR7 FHC (Sprint engined a.k.a. 't Kreng
[url="http://www.tr7beans.blogspot.com/"]My full Blog[/url]</center>

HowardB · Postby **HowardB** » 11 Jun 2014 04:22

Back when I still had hair on my head that would have been a compliment

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TRJIMBO · Postby **TRJIMBO** » 11 Jun 2014 20:42

The Fixed Head YVT looks amazing

Maxwell · Postby **Maxwell** » 11 Jun 2014 20:51

James - Hands Off and join the queue!

Maxwell [;)]

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1.8 Mazda MX5 \ Current

RUDDY · Postby **RUDDY** » 15 Jun 2014 19:02

I was there myself recently

Stevie P · Postby **Stevie P** » 16 Jun 2014 05:44

Love that 944 line-up.

Steve

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