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Old 11-29-2011, 01:05 AM
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One of the best "saves" you'll ever see is Jay Esterer in the Chinook-Chev getting it all wrong through the chicane in the last lap of the Whitsun Trophy race, tippy toeing along the side of the track on the verge of a huge lose, and then powering out of it-- just check the two big blackies he leaves behind!! Wonderful stuff.

I hope it's possible to get hold of the Cobra, etc, race though. The estimated worth of the grid was one hundred million Pounds!!! The weather was atrocious but the way both co-drivers of the winning Daytona Coupe manhandled it through the rain was just sensational. I was wondering to myself how the times would compare with some of our quick guys in their modern cars but running on the same type and width rubber. If a copy of this race can be found, have a look at the old-style four wheel drifts. Fair brought a tear to my eye it did.
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