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I recently learned that the R### is the radius of curvature in meters, and it's used on road signs in Japan.
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I recently learned that the R### is the radius of curvature in meters, and it's used on road signs in Japan.
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Some context: Picture taken after the Mille Miglia 1955. 722 is Stirling Mosses Merc 300 SLR besides the 704 from Hans Herrmann. Moss dominated the '55 Mille Miglia especially in the the second half from Rome back to Brescia. Hans Herrmann was the only driver who could follow the pace from Moss at least a bit but had a crash (as we can see) which stopped his chase around Modena. Moss won in 10 hours 7 mins 48 seconds with around 32 minutes to (at the time) 2 times F1 champ Fangio in #658 SLR.Not the best image, and I hope there's a better quality version out there somewhere, however:
Ever wondered about the start numbers? These were the start times, Moss started at 7:22 AM while the race was started at 21:00 the day before so the first starting car had #2100. Moss managed 157,651 km/h average on the 1000 miles which was never beaten.
Funfact: after the start the race was dominated by Ferrari. Castellotti in his 121 LM managed to gain 2 minutes in the first stages but overcooked it and crashed. Marzotto in his 118 LM was the new leader but suffered a puncture. Even back in the days in true Ferrari-style a Ferrari mechanic had fitted the wrong spare wheel with a smaller rim to the car and Marzotto was unable to change the wheel out on the road since it didn't fit on the 118 hub.
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Corsica '83 mostly Lancia since repost from Walter Röhrl (Röhrl on FB with the story to the pictures , you should follow him for regular posts by himself, no mediateam co-writing nonsense and it should work with FBs translate function or just use deepl.com which works best for German)
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In honour of the NASCAR Camaro entering this weekend's Le Mans, a reposted throwback to the last time NASCAR cars attempted to tackle La Sarthe:
A Ford Torino and a Dodge Charger were entered in 1976 but both failed to finish. The Charger suffered an oil leak after just 2 laps and the Torino's gearbox packed in after 11 hours, not used to the significant wear and tear of the endurance race and the number of gear shifts per lap.
A Ford Torino and a Dodge Charger were entered in 1976 but both failed to finish. The Charger suffered an oil leak after just 2 laps and the Torino's gearbox packed in after 11 hours, not used to the significant wear and tear of the endurance race and the number of gear shifts per lap.
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1964 24 Hours Of Le Mans
Ferrari's last true factory victory at Le Mans prior to today.
Car: Ferrari 275P (3.3L V12)
Drivers: Jean Guichet FRA, Nicola Vaccarella ITA
1965 24 Hours Of Le Mans
Ferrari's last overall victory prior to today, entered by NART.
Car: Ferrari 250 LM (3.3L V12)
Drivers: Maston Gregory USA, Phil Hill USA, Ed Hugus USA
Ferrari's last true factory victory at Le Mans prior to today.
Car: Ferrari 275P (3.3L V12)
Drivers: Jean Guichet FRA, Nicola Vaccarella ITA
1965 24 Hours Of Le Mans
Ferrari's last overall victory prior to today, entered by NART.
Car: Ferrari 250 LM (3.3L V12)
Drivers: Maston Gregory USA, Phil Hill USA, Ed Hugus USA
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JGTC Fuji 1994
Driven by Naohiro Furuya, the ROSSO Lancia 037 JGTC was then seen at round 3 of the season. The car was miserably underpowered in comparison to the rivals of its GT-1 class. The 037 qualified 20 secs above the pole-sitter, the Calsonic R32 ran by IMPUL. During the race, with its 2.0L Lampredi roaring about 325-330ps versus the 450-550ps from the remaining field, the car couldn’t beat anyone if there weren’t retirements. The 5-speed gearbox of the car with short-ratio relation didn’t help either to beat someone at the long Fuji Speedway’s straight. Miraculously, the car finished the race, 9th in class, 12th overall. The team tried to field the car at that year’s Suzuka 1000km, but the organizers denied its entry due to questionable safety regarding the placement of its fuel tank.
Driven by Naohiro Furuya, the ROSSO Lancia 037 JGTC was then seen at round 3 of the season. The car was miserably underpowered in comparison to the rivals of its GT-1 class. The 037 qualified 20 secs above the pole-sitter, the Calsonic R32 ran by IMPUL. During the race, with its 2.0L Lampredi roaring about 325-330ps versus the 450-550ps from the remaining field, the car couldn’t beat anyone if there weren’t retirements. The 5-speed gearbox of the car with short-ratio relation didn’t help either to beat someone at the long Fuji Speedway’s straight. Miraculously, the car finished the race, 9th in class, 12th overall. The team tried to field the car at that year’s Suzuka 1000km, but the organizers denied its entry due to questionable safety regarding the placement of its fuel tank.
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Jim Clark and Colin Chapman the chemistry between these two were just legendary.
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1968 Belgian Grand Prix. Brian Redman has a front right lower wishbone failure at Les Combes, which sent the car into and over a concrete barrier, then into a parked car. Redman was pulled from the wreckage with a badly broken right arm and minor burns, and was out of action for the rest of the season, but recovered to race again the following year. John Cooper initially blamed Redman for the crash until photogher Peter Burn, who took all the below images, showed him and Redman the first frame with the clearly broken suspension.
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Does anyone have the photo used for the North American cover art for Gran Turismo 2? That's a great photo
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Try asking in this thread.
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Paco Godia driving a Porsche 908 to the victory at the 24h of Montjuic. One of his last races. 1969.
Some trivia: He was the very first Spanish F1 driver and the best one until F. Alonso. He was Fangio's team mate for the 1.000kms of Buenos Aires.
Fun fact: I might have had lunch with him many years ago since his younger brother was a friend of my grandpa (family meeting, I can't remember who was there since I was just a kid).
Some trivia: He was the very first Spanish F1 driver and the best one until F. Alonso. He was Fangio's team mate for the 1.000kms of Buenos Aires.
Fun fact: I might have had lunch with him many years ago since his younger brother was a friend of my grandpa (family meeting, I can't remember who was there since I was just a kid).
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