sailsmen
11-26-2004, 04:15 AM
My cousin told me that in 1961 he moved to France with his 1960 Corvette. He had added some racing parts to the Corvette and wanted to run it at the track.
In order to run at the track you had to join an auto club which he did. He took it to the track which had a banked turn then a 180 and a series of s turns. He came off the bank hot and had to stand on the brakes, down shifting all the way into 1st to make the 180.
After this run an excited Frenchmen approached him who was a licensed racer and asked my cousin to go to the 1961 LeMans the following week in the Corvette. My cousin went with this auto enthusiast. The traffic was bumper to bumper. The Frenchman said go around. Every time the police stopped them he would show his racing license.
They got into the pit area by putting their cameras around their necks. Champagne was 5 Francs, but since they did not have a pass they may not have been let back in after buying Champagne so they would borrow someones pass.
He saw Phil Hill.
One of the guest at Turkey Day had just bought a 1965 Mustang Coupe with a 351, headers, Holley, Idlebrock RPM Manifold, 12 bolt rear end, disk brakes, reinforced frame,Auto and painted a pristine black. He trailered it back from Alabama the day before.
He took me for a ride and then gave me the keys! The engine only had 300 miles so I didn't floor it but with slicks an easy 12 second car! :banana2:
I never anticipated Turkey Day would be an Auto Enthusiast Day. :P
In order to run at the track you had to join an auto club which he did. He took it to the track which had a banked turn then a 180 and a series of s turns. He came off the bank hot and had to stand on the brakes, down shifting all the way into 1st to make the 180.
After this run an excited Frenchmen approached him who was a licensed racer and asked my cousin to go to the 1961 LeMans the following week in the Corvette. My cousin went with this auto enthusiast. The traffic was bumper to bumper. The Frenchman said go around. Every time the police stopped them he would show his racing license.
They got into the pit area by putting their cameras around their necks. Champagne was 5 Francs, but since they did not have a pass they may not have been let back in after buying Champagne so they would borrow someones pass.
He saw Phil Hill.
One of the guest at Turkey Day had just bought a 1965 Mustang Coupe with a 351, headers, Holley, Idlebrock RPM Manifold, 12 bolt rear end, disk brakes, reinforced frame,Auto and painted a pristine black. He trailered it back from Alabama the day before.
He took me for a ride and then gave me the keys! The engine only had 300 miles so I didn't floor it but with slicks an easy 12 second car! :banana2:
I never anticipated Turkey Day would be an Auto Enthusiast Day. :P