VARA's Big Bore Bash Willow Springs
 

Some cold weather, but having a blast. Finished 2nd on Saturday. Outside front row for Sunday's race.http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1320597700.jpg
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Looks like a great day!

NO, today at Willow is not a good day. You guys that live in the NE know cold, but the CA desert is one cold MF on days like this. With the wind chill at just under 20 MPH winds it will never feel any better than mid 40's. You run your laps and hide in your trailer or whatever you can find.

Pity the ones that have to work on the cars in the paddock. I don't miss those days at Willow and I've been there in all conditions but heavy rain.

Mark is one dedicated racer.

It's actually not bad 55 degrees, but the wind does suck. I would rather be here than most places. Yes I do hide in my trailer, while my one man crew deals w the car, so far just tires an fuel and one of 2 msd coils failed, luckily the auto zone down the street had the correct coil

I'd rather be in your patio sucking up the beverages or over at the shop drooling.

you californian's are soft. im in shorts today...this isnt cold! im getting off work in 10 minutes, and i'll be heading up to willow springs to catch the last two races.

I remember Laguna Seca for the ALMS race in October 2010. The wind was blowing all day and the air was chilly anyway. I like "California cold" but it gets old after being in that wind chill walking around from 10AM to 9PM, and having a 2 hour drive back home.

I was wearing shorts and a polyester fleece jacket that offered no protection whatsoever from the wind.

So, it is not so much the ultimate temperature or windchill but how it wears you down after constant exposure for so long.

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thanks! I have never heard my car from the outside. :D

yep....you were the 2nd loudest car on the grid, besides the alfa. sounded great! i went by your trailer after the race, but didnt see you. fun time, lots of neat cars!

Car looks and sounds great!



KT

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Was the ALFA a V12? I can't remeber which were V8 and which were V12. I think they switched around there. TT-3312 I think it was?

Flat 12, 500HP, mechanical injection, 1600 pounds, FIA Champion I believe 1971, a great car even though its not a Porsche;)

You sure Porsche was not champion in 1971? That was the year of the 917 and 908.3 :)

The next year was the Speed Merchants year and the Ferrari 312PB (flat 12) won everything.

I think the side of the ALFA said 1975. It was a later model than 1972.

the announcer made the comment that the Alfa won Le Mans in '75, which I knew was bunk. '73 was the development year, in '74 it won at Monza

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you are probably right

ok, alfa won the 1975 World Championship of Makes with the 33TT12

Thanks for the additional pics and info. I wish someone would post some video of how the ALFA sounded! :)

let me check my camera....if i have a vid, i'll throw it on youtube

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The Alfa was doing 1:27's, the two Datsun 240Z's were doing 31's and 32's I was doing 1:33's. The yellow Datsun has a 3.0L 300HP, mine is 2.5L 235HP

disclaimer: this is not from this weekend...but it sounded JUST like this....

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your car sure SOUNDS like it's pushing more HP. still, you were looking fast around the track.

I love it.

Since this is off topic, here are some more lovely 12 cylinder sounds.

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the car weighs 1950 pounds, and has all the race engine mods, i rev it to 8000, for 80-100 hours, no bearing wear. i hold 20 quarts of oil, and run 2 big coolers up front, its oil cooled not air cooled;)

Looks like a great turn out. The big bores are fun to watch and hear. Mink's car is awesome.

Thanks for the 12 cyl sound bites. We will never see that glorious time again. Next years 6 cyl's will not be good.

Did the "Big Red" camaro race ? The only resemblance to a real car is the outer skin. The entire chassis was custom made to race La Carrera Classica, Silver State Classic, and other open road point to point races. The motor is huge displacement that will push the car to over 220 mph.

The Alfa is a treat to see and hear. Kudos to Joe Diloreto for bringing it out. Parts have to be made , as very few spares exist. It is rare that it comes out to play- you were blessed :D

Yes The Big Red ran Friday, Saturday and Sunday, what a sound. He must have been doing 175 down the straight. He broke either an axle or diff.
The Alfa is a beautiful race car and Joe is a very capable driver.