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250 TR crash at the Monterey Historics

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  1. Aedo

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    #51 Aedo, Aug 17, 2009
    Thanks Jedi :)

    Great to "see" the car in action (although sorry to see it damaged)!
     
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  3. Jedi

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    #53 Jedi, Aug 17, 2009
    Wow!!! Makes the recent issue truly look like "buff right out" in comparison.
    Amazing.
     
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    #54 308 GTB, Aug 17, 2009
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    That's what happens to race cars.

    Here's David Love, a year after acquiring #0754, leading a Corvette around Turn 4 at Cotati in 1965.
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  5. gavin

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    #55 gavin, Aug 17, 2009
    David is one of the nicest people you will ever meet. After seeing him at the marin concorse he invited me up to his house to see his cars.He spent over an hour telling me the history of each one. He was working on theTR when i got there and went back to work on it as i drove away.Got to sit in it what a feeling it must be to race this wonderful car.Glad he is OK.I'm sure he will be back for the race next year it is what he loves to do. Gavin
     
  6. Jackmb1

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    #56 Jackmb1, Aug 17, 2009
    Great pics! Glad to see everyone is ok. What a great car.
     
  7. Peloton25

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    #57 Peloton25, Aug 17, 2009
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    Drew Phillips was the man with the camera. :cool:

    = = = = = =

    Here's a nice article about the owner and his car from a week ago.

    >8^)
    ER
     
  8. robert_c

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    #58 robert_c, Aug 18, 2009
    I remember a TR crashing at Laguna Seca in '04 I think. Was it the same car? Gotta love it.
     
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    #59 365GTC/4, Aug 18, 2009
    Gavin
    That is my experience with David as well. He is an absolute gentleman and will give of his time freely to those who are interested in these old cars. He is a great guy and I am am so glad that he is OK. The car can be fixed no trouble.
    John
     
  10. speedmoore

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    #60 speedmoore, Aug 18, 2009
    I'm pleased that everyone realizes first and foremost, David is alright. And I agree I am happy to see him "racing" the car instead of viewing it in his living room. The car can and will be fixed.

    Its just a reminder that these cars are not "exempt" from incident.
     
  11. Il Vecchio

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    #61 Il Vecchio, Aug 18, 2009
    Damn. David Love is one of my heroes. Had a loong talk with him at Laguna last year. What a gentleman...

    On his dashboard is a coin slot from an old arcade machine: "insert nickel for ride".

    Oh, for the right nickel...
     
  12. GTSguy

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    #62 GTSguy, Aug 18, 2009
    I was there, it seemed that David crossed the top of the curve with power either on or, if not under power, at least without a foot on the brakes. I have a picture of him going off the top of the curve. The left front appears to be in air. The right front appears to be braking as it is stirring up gravel.

    Later, below the accident, the brakes seemed to be working as he parked etc.

    The amazing thing is that he went straight off at the top of the curve. He really pulled off a miracle by turning the car downhill (to his left) after getting onto the gravel.
     
  13. GTSguy

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    #63 GTSguy, Aug 18, 2009
    BTW: Jon Shirley lost it on the corkscrew shortly before David's crash. He ended up pointed the wrong way at the bottom of the curve. Another TR had to pass him on the gravel as a third passed on the other side.... Quite a show!
     
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    #64 boothguy, Aug 18, 2009
    I was also spectating at the Corkscrew Saturday and saw the first near-miss involving a couple of very valuable cars, and then a couple of laps later, Mr. Love had his problem right in front of me.

    Nothing appeared to be broken as the car headed more or less straight on at the normal turn-in point for the corner, and may have been trying to coax the car away from the tire barrier, rather than jam on the brakes and crank the wheel.

    I left the area while the race was still in progress, exiting via the pedestrian bridge to the outside of the circuit and passiing where the car was parked. As can be seen in one of the photos, the damage to the car really is not severe. Happy to say Mr. Love incurred even less damage.
     
  15. rimoore

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    #65 rimoore, Aug 19, 2009
    Yeah looks like he did a skillfull job of turning away from the barrier.
     
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    #67 mseals, Aug 26, 2009
    Wow....

    Just..... Wow....

    Mike in Kuwait
     
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    #69 captwillieb 328gts, Aug 26, 2009
    painful..... for the car.....
     
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    #70 Scott98, Aug 26, 2009
    Glad to see that car being driven. Its just a car and can be fixed just like anything else. On the downside, who would want to buy a "storried" 250 TR though :)

    Scott
     
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    #71 RoadRacer, Aug 26, 2009
    If I had a spare $8 mil to throw around, my name would be on the list of interested buyers! :D
     
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    #72 open roads, Aug 27, 2009
    There is another thread around here on it. The car is very storied already, the proverbial Phoenix almost(no fire), being heavily damaged, extremely badly bent and was a write off a long time ago. I don't think this will diminish its value in the least.

    There was an early report that the brakes failed, then some speculation that the throttle stuck. The photo after the impact with the tires shows a lot of gravel being sent strait back from the rear tire. That looks to me like a stuck throttle.

    The driver is well and the car not so bad it appears.
     
  23. ILuv4Res

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    #73 ILuv4Res, Aug 27, 2009
    Sheeeeettt..............
     
  24. Lanikai

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    #74 Lanikai, Aug 27, 2009
    Pretty penny to fix but with little or no diminished value. Vintage comp cars were all knocked around pretty hard. Nothing new about this incident.
     
  25. HotShoe

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    #75 HotShoe, Aug 27, 2009
    My Dad is a tv repairman and has an awesome set of tools. We can fix this!
     
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