Peter Gregg & VIR

[cegerer]

Some interesting reading here:

http://dega.cs.unc.edu/~nick/new/vir/people/gregg.htm

Lots of nice early car photos on this site. Here's a few:

[cegerer]

And how could I forget this one from 1969 - the awesome 906 under full acceleration!



Look at the size of these things relative to the Corvettes:



And this is described as the "Keil Porsche"

[cegerer]

The way pit stops used to be done .....



They really stuffed some wide tires under this thing -

[Vintage911Racer]

Sweet Photos

[Vintage911Racer]

I cant believe how narrow the track is in that one photo.... It is like my driveway......

[limble]

"Look at the size of these things relative to the Corvettes:"

Hell, look at the corner workers. I used to do that when my friend would run dirt track at county fairgrounds. Man, I don't know how I lived to get this old.

[304065]

I LOVE the "Pit Stop" picture, Kurt!

Reminds me of the good old present!

[}{arlequin]

Great pics. Makes me think of that time as a "golden age of grassroots racing." Feels like anyone with the means could have gotten a car and try their hand at racing. In Porsches, no less.

I think *any* of the vintage pics (including ads) and the "out of shape" pics have been some of my favorite threads. Ranked just slightly higher than the "airborne cars" thread.

Thanks.

[goat]

Ditto on the great pics.
Love that 906...

[joelkaplan]

those 911's are just are so clean and simple; incredible how large the vettes look in comparo......can look at that era all day( Playboy mags too! )

[jluetjen]

Thanks Curt.

Look at the size of these things relative to the Corvettes:

I once read/heard someone say that the 906's and 910's really only have one side -- the top. In real life (ie. while not lying flat on your stomach) the only side of the car that you ever see is the top side.

[jpnovak]

great pics Curt,

Interesting how so many cars are running an ST style rear flare with a narrow front end. Only that #1 yellow 911S had the front ones.

I like that green 911. My targa was originally purchased at Triangle Porsche Audi. Of course, VIR is only an hour away from that location.

I like this one from the 73 SCCA nationals.



Love that tow vehicle.
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[cegerer]

[cegerer]

[skinnerd]

who's the beautiful woman in the "communications tower" 911 picture? I'd consider her gorgeous even in this day and age!

[Cornpanzer]

I just love how many of those old cars ran mag Americans