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  1. LMPDesigner

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    #1 LMPDesigner, Jun 29, 2017
    At Goodwood the with the new Panoz GT EV car
    Typical UK weather grey and wet but weekend to be better
    Have not seen anything yet but a lot here
    Should be a good weekend
     
  2. gcmerak

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    #2 gcmerak, Jun 29, 2017
    Sounds very interesting except 4 the weather! If photos are possible, that would be much appreciated.

    Ciao,
    George
     
  3. LMPDesigner

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    #3 LMPDesigner, Jun 29, 2017
    Wandered around a little today
    Absolutely unbelievable event
    By far best auto event I have ever seen
    100 F1 cars in a row
    Owners letting me sit in them pull engine cover start it up
    OEMs have 2-3 story tall chalets
    Some have even laid there own mini tracks and take passengers on a drifting type ru. In their cars
    Porsche has 3 to 4 multi story chalets thru the grounds
    Land Rover has a built in wilderness trail u take rides thru
    Maserati and Alfa out in force
    Sadly Ferrari pretty lame display so far
    Maybe I missed it
    Red arrows jets flying overhead all the time
    Airbus 380 doing 300-500 ft altitude runs over ur head
    Ran into Tom Kristensen by the Audi R8 that I Ran and won LeMans in in 2004 and 2 cars over was my BMW LMP car that won LeMans in 1999 so I got interviewed by some media with Tom talking about our efforts together
    pics tomorrow
     
  4. BMW.SauberF1Team

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    #4 BMW.SauberF1Team, Jun 29, 2017
    That must be an incredible sight! I've always tuned in online each year to see what shows up and it has never disappointed. I will make the pilgrimage one day...

    The V12 LMR is one of my favorite cars of all time...I have all the liveries Kyosho made of it in 1/18. I have yet to see one in person and I'm hoping it'll be at Goodwood or Amelia Island whenever I make a trip to those events.

    Please post photos when you get a chance. :)
     
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    #5 gcmerak, Jun 29, 2017
    Sounds incredible, Brian!!!!

    I'll be tuning in tomorrow my time, today your time. :)

    Ciao,
    George
     
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    #6 BigTex, Jun 30, 2017
    Load the pictures!!

    Have fun, be safe.....
     
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    #7 spirot, Jun 30, 2017
    Brian:
    Congrats on your Autoweek article as well... well deserved! My Dad just read it to me last night ( he gets the paper subscription) ... Brian Willis a superstar in the motorsports world!!!

    The only thing better than the FOS, is the Revival in September... it truly amazing.
     
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    #8 gcmerak, Jun 30, 2017
    Hi Tom,

    Great that you should have mentioned that and rightly so. Vince posted this AutoWeek link previously [thank you Vince] and here is the link again for anyone who missed it.

    Panoz GT-EV electric race car: Does it have a chance at Le Mans?

    Amazing technology and effort by Brian.

    Ciao,
    George
     
  9. 4re308

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    #9 4re308, Jun 30, 2017
    Hey Brian!! That is AWESOME! Goodwood is on my bucket list for sure!
     
  10. LMPDesigner

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    #10 LMPDesigner, Jul 1, 2017
    Been rather busy over here. Actually here to meet a lot of technical partners for the GT EV program. Have not gotten around as much as I like and very little picture taking yet.

    Hopefully I will see something today! But probably not. It's like when I go to LeMans. I have actually never seen a complete lap run by one of my cars, let alone wondered around to see the spectacle.

    When you are "working" you never seen anything!
     
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  12. BMW.SauberF1Team

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    #12 BMW.SauberF1Team, Jul 1, 2017
    I've been watching the live stream intermittently. I'm glad I caught the run up the hill today with the 1999 V12 LMR, 1997 F1 Longtail GTR (gulf), and 1995 F1 shorttail GTR (2R). The S70/2 V12 is amazing...I wish I was there.
     
  13. LMPDesigner

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    #13 LMPDesigner, Jul 1, 2017
    Was at start by accident when the BMW LMR V12 pulled up
    Driver did soon nice burnouts and took off like a banshee!
    First time I have heard or seen my car in a decade! Was just great
     
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  15. gcmerak

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    #15 gcmerak, Jul 3, 2017
    Here is a video link to the first day at Goodwood. Scroll further down and you can watch the video.

    Epic Highlights from Goodwood FoS 2017 Day One

    At the 4:10 minute marker of the video you will note the new 2018 Ford GT. It just so happens this particular Ford GT is yellow.

    Just the way I like it!!!!! :)

    Ciao,
    George
     

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