Dear Marcel, Thank you very much! Attached is a photo of two famous Ferrari people in one shot. Best regards, Robert Image Unavailable, Please Login
Bruce, to be perfectly honest, I had to go back to the photo and understand what you were talking about. My uneducated guess, a replica / recreation / whatever, as no GTO convertibles? As well, the red one next to it? Maybe in the day, no one cared too much about the issue. I certainly did not know When driving to Monterey, I passed a baby blue Lusso, have a photo somewhere... Regards, Alberto
On the post with the yellow 275, notice the open windows and terrace, see anyone? And this moment was 'only' for the winners driving up to the podium to gather awards, amazing! Went there last time about 6 years ago, and it was a ZOO, except at dawn when the crowds had not yet been allowed through the gates. At 10:00 am, it was run for your life... In '94, it was a cakewalk. Regards, Alberto
I drove that one briefly at Mid Ohio 1995 FCA national meet with Mark Gerisch its caretaker. At Pebble Beach 94 Preston Henn told me he was elated to be there with 6885gt but he said he almost felt embarrassed to bring a race car there in the presence of all these Duesenbergs, Rolls, Packard etc.
That does not look like the way I'd expect a CF tub to break. That looks like a mid-80's indycar accident. The CF tub is supposed to be a survival cell, but this looks like it failed at the dash bulkhead. Do CF tubs have an effective life, like tires, after which they become more brittle? Perhaps this is not the right forum, but it seems that some of you were there, and I recently finished John Barnard's bio. Any idea which turn and the conditions surrounding the accident?
Well, That's pretty much the whole collection. There are others, but different marques, albeit some pretty exceptional cars, not Ferrari. I hope you enjoyed the lot, as much as I did then. Thank you for looking and really appreciate the 'likes' Regards, Alberto
It was obviously at Laguna Seca, I believe (but may be wrong) it was near the top of the circuit he may have hit at an odd angle (locked up the rears as is common when braking for the corkscrew) in which case you will contact a solid wall, which could cause such a breakage: the terrain up there particularly to the right of the track drops off right away so the wall is close. I remember reading some mention -correct or unfounded rumor I don't know- that it may not have been a real tub but one for exhibits, car shows etc only, i.e. not with the inherent strength of a real one hence the odd way it broke. A somewhat parallel example is a 333SP early on in 1994 had a crash because a wheel was used which was put together just for show not properly.
