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Bottom post of the previous page:

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Damn.
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That is (almost) an LMP car...
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Looks like it might be the car that can give Romain his 3rd Pikes Peak 'title'.
Norma have made some stonking hillclimb cars over the years, the M20 being one I particularly remember.
Thanks for the heads up. :thumbsup:

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erwin greven wrote: 7 years ago That is (almost) an LMP car...
The Pikes Peak rules are completely open, it's a "run what you brung" thing. If someone wanted to they could bring and use a contemporary F1 car.
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This was too funny to not post here. Skip to 1:32:00.
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Microsprinter18 wrote: 7 years ago This was too funny to not post here. Skip to 1:32:00.
[you tube]S7e1SxI0bJ0[/ youtube]
wrong topic
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erwin greven wrote: 7 years agowrong topic
Yeah, sorry about that. They mentioned Sebastian Vettel so I thought it would work here.
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Brian Redman: "Mr. Fangio, how do you come so fast?" "More throttle, less brakes...."
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Australia to host Targa Florio Tribute race

Australia has won exclusive rights to host the official Targa Florio tribute event....

And the best bit(for me :tongue: ) is it is to be centred around Melbourne, so when it starts and is run, me and my camera will hopefully be there to witness this great sounding event. To be run just before Xmas means the weather should have warmed up. :smiley: Hopefully the cars entered will be appropriate to such a great event. Im certainly looking forward to it.

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It will be the first time a Targa Florio event will be held outside of Italy in its 101 year history, with Australia beating off competition from Florida, America
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Set to be held from November 30-December 3, the Targa Florio Tribute will run on a route centered around Melbourne, including Geelong and Albert Park, before stretching to San Remo and Healesville.
The four-day race, which is expected to attract competitors and a range of historic cars from overseas, will culminate in an official closing ceremony at Harbour Esplanade, Docklands, with awards given to the first three cars.
In the same manner as the famous Sicilian event, the Targa Florio Australian Tribute race will see over 200 historical race cars including Ferraris unfold over four days, with two main races being run on the same route with identical rules and trials.
The Targa Florio Australian Tribute classic car regularity race is open to cars from 1906 to 1976 that will compete at an average speed of max 50 km/h.

Meanwhile, the Ferrari Trophy class is open to Ferrari cars from 1977 to present.
First held in 1906, the Targa Florio established itself as one of the most challenging events in global motorsport, which was part of the World Sportscar Championship from 1955-1977.

Sir Stirling Moss is among the names to have successfully conquered the race held on a 72km road course.

The Targa Florio, now run as a rally held on the Italian island of Sicily, continues to attract a selection of worlds’s finest road and rally cars.
Confederation of Australian Motor Sport CEO Eugene Arocca believes the event will be a welcomed addition to the Australian motor racing landscape.

“As the national sporting body for four-wheeled motor sport, we are extremely proud to be associated with such an iconic, international motor sport event and congratulate the event organisers, Visit Victoria and the Victorian Government for hosting the Targa Florio on some of our most famous roads,” said Arocca.

“We can’t wait for this to get underway at the end of this year and are looking forward to seeing yet another amazing motor sport event being held in Australia

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The people in charge of the Aussie Supercars are going to be taking over Australian GT, with the support of the competitors and the agreement of the previous owner Tony Quinn (they already run the 12 Hour anyway, which is a much more important event then the other GT races in Australia). They want to rename it SuperGT, which would be an OK idea if that name wasn't already in use. I wonder what the Japanese and the FIA will think about it?

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Meanwhile in America..... :roll:

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DaleJuniorFan wrote: 6 years ago Meanwhile in America..... :roll:

Omg, they tazered him?! That's so very, very funny (and very America).
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What the hell did I just watch? :amazed:
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PTRACER wrote: 6 years ago
DaleJuniorFan wrote: 6 years ago Meanwhile in America..... :roll:

Omg, they tazered him?! That's so very, very funny (and very America).
Well look on the bright side, they could have shot him with a gun.
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