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Help / Re:Radar Detectors in France

« on: April 09, 2004, 02:10:58 am »

I use a V1 system here in the States that picks up most bands; K, micro, and also laser (though if you're picking up laser you're usually screwed 'cos it's already pointing at you).Thanks, Dave

One other item about "Detectors" in the US: In jurisdictions where they are illegal, the "Authorities" also have a device called a "VG2". This is a detector that finds radar detectors.  

  On the subject of "Circles on the windscreen", you could of course be using a GPS (if you have one).  

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So You Think You Know About Le Mans / Re:1955 Le Mans race

« on: April 09, 2004, 01:49:46 am »

Right you are.   Interesting, quitting racing just to avoid the tax.

  Not exactly avoiding the tax but loosing the deduction for the expenses.   B.C. was also the first to show up at a racetrack with his cars in a large enclosed trailer with car ramps and an integral machine shop.  

  No new `teasers' for a while as I am preparing to go to Long Beach California where I will be a marshal at the OWRS (nee CART) race.   That will be followed the next weekend by a Porsche Reunion at Daytona, and the following weekend also at Daytona for an SCCA National club race.   I will be running the radio net at Race Control at Daytona.  

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So You Think You Know About Le Mans / 1955 Le Mans race, more . . . .

« on: April 08, 2004, 01:26:27 am »

 8)What can be said about Brigs Cunningham's enine in the #22?

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So You Think You Know About Le Mans / Re:1955 Le Mans race

« on: April 08, 2004, 01:20:00 am »

They gridded too late!!

(At least that's what my Internet search told me!!  )

;DAnd it was right!
(sound of more pages turning furiosly)

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So You Think You Know About Le Mans / 1955 Le Mans race

« on: April 07, 2004, 04:44:01 am »

  O.K., why didn't the Moretti entries compete?  

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So You Think You Know About Le Mans / Re:1954 Le Mans race

« on: April 07, 2004, 04:33:32 am »

Ouside assistance

Exactly! They were leading the 1.5L class, had an off during lap 254 and were assisted back on track by spectators.   The sister car (#42) led the class until it crashed on lap 243 and retired.   They would have been classified as 10th & 11th overall as well as 1 & 2 in class.   The retirement(s) allowed the #47 Porsche 550 Spyder (Zora Akus-Duntov was one of the drivers) to win the class, placing 12th overall and completing only 216 laps.   As the French would say: c'est dommage.  

(mumbles to himself "I must look deeper into the chronicles")

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So You Think You Know About Le Mans / 1954 Le Mans race

« on: April 06, 2004, 02:19:47 am »

 ???Why was the #43 OSCA disqualified?  

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So You Think You Know About Le Mans / Re:1953 Le Mans race

« on: April 06, 2004, 02:07:50 am »

I think 70 cars Qualified

  No. Only 60 qualified.  

but only 60 started

  Right!  

26 cars finished, but 3 where unclassified.

Right again!    

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So You Think You Know About Le Mans / 1953 Le Mans race

« on: April 04, 2004, 04:52:04 am »

  There were 127 entries in 1953.   71 practiced.   How many cars (1) qualified, (2) started, (3) finished?  

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So You Think You Know About Le Mans / Re:Daytona-Le Mans Trophy

« on: April 04, 2004, 04:31:23 am »

You mean the World Challenge for Endurance Drivers ? That was 1978, 1979 and 1980.

  No, but you are close.   Daytona was dropped from the World Championship for Sportscars from 1976 thru 1978 and the `Trophy' was revived again for the 1985 & 1986 seasons.   This was due to Daytona's IMSA oriented entries.  

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So You Think You Know About Le Mans / Daytona-Le Mans Trophy

« on: April 02, 2004, 06:59:50 am »

  What years did cars compete for the Daytona - Le Mans trophy?  

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So You Think You Know About Le Mans / Re:Left out of the championship

« on: April 02, 2004, 06:47:29 am »

The world championship stated in 1953, the first Le Mans not to count towards this, I think was 1956.

Bingo- we have a winner!

 ???After the Mercedes crash in '55 the ACO reduced the engine capacity for `prototypes' to 2½ liters, not in conformance with the FIA.  

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So You Think You Know About Le Mans / Re:Left out of the championship

« on: April 01, 2004, 03:23:05 am »

  Wrong, guys. It was much earlier than that.  

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So You Think You Know About Le Mans / Left out of the championship

« on: March 31, 2004, 04:26:12 am »

 
What was the first year that L-M did not count towards the "World Sportscar Championship"/"World Championship of Marques"?  

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So You Think You Know About Le Mans / Who started . . . .

« on: March 30, 2004, 03:15:23 am »

 
What driver started the tradition of spraying champagne, what year, what car and what car number?