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john w. houghtaling, II (Johnhoughtaling)
New member
Username: Johnhoughtaling
Post Number: 31
Registered: 11-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, December 12, 2002 - 5:15 pm: | |
To see Roland's Pheonix in person is really great. Roland came to our Ferrari French Quarter event in New Orleans (see LA chat group for photos), and ablsolutely raced the heck out of it with no problems. We blasted down the hwy with our 50 Ferrari's in tow and a LA. State Trooper escort at 140 mph plus. Roland is a great guy and an accomplished driver. Great "from the ashes" story. |
Ansgar Schürmeyer (Taunus)
Junior Member
Username: Taunus
Post Number: 65
Registered: 6-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, December 12, 2002 - 1:54 pm: | |
@Martin
The owner of www.ferrarif40.de is Cristian Andres. |
James Glickenhaus (Napolis)
Junior Member
Username: Napolis
Post Number: 231
Registered: 10-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, December 12, 2002 - 1:49 pm: | |
My Lola won a CanAM race in 1966 at that course driven by Mark Donohue. |
Bill Sawyer (Wsawyer)
Member
Username: Wsawyer
Post Number: 579
Registered: 2-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, December 12, 2002 - 1:43 pm: | |
The road course in Kent, Washington was the site of many Trans-Am, Can-Am and USSRC battles in the Sixties. |
Bernard Sharp (Fanatic)
New member
Username: Fanatic
Post Number: 6
Registered: 11-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, December 12, 2002 - 1:38 pm: | |
Oh yes, there is a road course! It has a reputation for eating cars for lunch, so you have to be careful out there, but it is a lot of fun to drive!
The biggest road racing events I know of are the vintage races in July and September. There are some awesome cars and great racing. The SOVREN web site already has the announcement for July 4-6, 2003. Check it out:
http://www.sovren.org/
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David J. Smith (Darkhorse512)
Junior Member
Username: Darkhorse512
Post Number: 80
Registered: 10-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, December 12, 2002 - 1:27 pm: | |
Didn't an other F40 meet a similar fate around the same time at Portland International raceway?
I didn't know there was a road course in Seattle!
Anybody know what the largest event they host is? |
Roel de Fouw (Spawnz)
Junior Member
Username: Spawnz
Post Number: 94
Registered: 6-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, December 12, 2002 - 12:37 pm: | |
I don't think so Martin. The guy from ferrarif40.de tells the story of how he obtained his crashed f40. He actually was on the Autobahn right then when the accident happened right in front of him.
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Martin - Cavallino Motors (Miami348ts)
Advanced Member
Username: Miami348ts
Post Number: 3466
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, December 12, 2002 - 12:14 pm: | |
Would that be Roland Linder from germany that has the www.ferrarif40.de website?
they just promoted a dvd with the process being documented. definetely a good thing to have for a F40 owner. |
Cmparrf40 (Cmparrf40)
Member
Username: Cmparrf40
Post Number: 513
Registered: 3-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, December 11, 2002 - 9:17 am: | |
Hugh, Roland is one of my best friends.
His F40 started off as street F40 (I suspect the car in question) Roland bought it before it went to the crusher after it had burned to the ground.
Roland's car carries some of the modifications of an LM, but it is more stock than LM.
Roland enjoys a little liberty with the description of his car and when approached on the subject, he will be first to devulge its humble origins...
But, Roland can drive it as fast as LM drivers! |
Ryan Patrick Baker (Want_a_daytona)
Junior Member
Username: Want_a_daytona
Post Number: 76
Registered: 7-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 10, 2002 - 8:43 pm: | |
That is most horific. Such a beauty to be destroyed shows us what we have is only temporary. |
Hubert Otlik (Hugh)
Member
Username: Hugh
Post Number: 386
Registered: 1-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 10, 2002 - 6:53 pm: | |
>>This must be the car Roland Linder purchased and modified.............<<
Learn something new everyday. I thought it could have been an actual LM. Guess I was wrong. |
Cmparrf40 (Cmparrf40)
Member
Username: Cmparrf40
Post Number: 512
Registered: 3-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 10, 2002 - 6:44 pm: | |
This must be the car Roland Linder purchased and modified............. |
Ric Rainbolt (Ricrain)
Member
Username: Ricrain
Post Number: 301
Registered: 2-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 10, 2002 - 6:14 pm: | |
That happened a number of years ago. I spoke with the owner about 3 months afterwards. He was still a little depressed about it (duh!). |
Rob Lay (Rob328gts)
Board Administrator
Username: Rob328gts
Post Number: 2945
Registered: 12-2000
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 10, 2002 - 5:52 pm: | |
I guess he didn't pass the instructors test. |
JRV (Jrvall)
Member
Username: Jrvall
Post Number: 349
Registered: 11-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 10, 2002 - 5:49 pm: | |
O-U-C-H-H-H-H !!! F-40's are 'bad' and can definately bite you in the ass when they come on. That unfortunate owner found out the hard way. |
Ansgar Schürmeyer (Taunus)
Junior Member
Username: Taunus
Post Number: 64
Registered: 6-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 10, 2002 - 5:40 pm: | |
Speachless:
http://grr.xoc.net/boxster/articles/trackday.asp |