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    1970 Targa Florio: Racing In The Streets

    La Ronde Infernale: 24 Hours Of Le Mans 1969

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    10/15/09

    In reply to 1970 Targa Florio: Racing In The Streets

    There was a great article in the August issue of Classic and Sports Car regarding British privateers that participated in the Targa Florio in the late 60's and early 70's. One of the drivers said he always watched the spectators to see how he was doing. If they took no notice, he wasn't going fast enough. If they paid attention to him, he was on the pace. And if they ran, he was about to wreck.

    And, because it's what I do, here's some photos from the 70 TF.

    Van Lennep and Laine's Porsche 908-2 #targaflorio
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    10/15/09


    @#targaflorio uh no, that's not right...
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    10/15/09


    @#targaflorio Andrea De Adamich's Alfa 33-2
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    10/15/09


    @scroggzilla raids again: Nino Vaccarella's Ferrari 512 #targaflorio
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    10/15/09


    @scroggzilla raids again: Pedro Rodriguez's Porsche 908-3 #targaflorio
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    10/15/09


    @scroggzilla raids again: Another shot of the Sicilian school teacher, by day, Targa Florio hero once a year, Mr. Vaccarella and his faithful steed #targaflorio
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    10/15/09

    @scroggzilla raids again: @scroggzilla raids again: Thanks for sharing! #targaflorio
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    10/15/09

    In reply to 1970 Targa Florio: Racing In The Streets
    Lovely film from my favorite era of sports cars. You can see a few cars sporting canards. The beginning of the aero-uglification of racing cars. Not that there's anything wrong with that. #targaflorio
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    10/15/09

    In reply to 1970 Targa Florio: Racing In The Streets
    Up close and personal.....too bad racing can't be like this today. #targaflorio
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    10/15/09

    @Flathead Smith: Ah yes. #targaflorio
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    10/15/09


    @Flathead Smith: Too bad theres no racing like this today...oh wait #targaflorio
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    10/15/09

    @Steeze McQueen: This is the kind of racing I like,.... you know,... where everyone is involved. #targaflorio
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    10/15/09

    @I can be stig?: His feet are playing the music. #targaflorio
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    10/15/09

    @Flathead Smith: Nice footwork! #targaflorio
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    10/12/09

    In reply to La Ronde Infernale: 24 Hours Of Le Mans 1969
    This race needs to be synced to Cake's Going the Distance.
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    10/12/09

    In reply to La Ronde Infernale: 24 Hours Of Le Mans 1969
    Inspired from this film:

    There once was race en Francais
    During Summer, it was June (maybe May?)
    The girls wore big glasses
    and had tres belle asses
    And the men drove around all damned day.

    The Ford GT 40 was fast
    The Porsches weren't sure they would last
    The Ferraris had louvers
    to help with maneuvers
    but the officials were left all aghast

    Okay, my limmericks suck (it's late and I'm tired from getting ready for LeMons in two weeks), so I'll stop. But I thought this post deserved a stab at some special commentary. Very cool documentary; thanks for finding and posting.
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    10/12/09

    @Jimmy-Pribble: quelle bonheurs!
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    10/12/09

    In reply to La Ronde Infernale: 24 Hours Of Le Mans 1969
    I call B.S. Those cars don't look like they cost 500 bucks.
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    10/12/09

    In reply to La Ronde Infernale: 24 Hours Of Le Mans 1969
    Epic. There had never been a closer non-staged finish at Le Mans, and there hasn't been one since.
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    10/12/09

    @Tomsk sez so long Ash78, and thanks for all the fish!: You're not kiddin!
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    10/12/09

    In reply to La Ronde Infernale: 24 Hours Of Le Mans 1969
    Wow, what a bitchin era in motorcar racing! Love the classic Maxwell Boyd narative.
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    10/12/09

    In reply to La Ronde Infernale: 24 Hours Of Le Mans 1969
    When men were men and cars were cars. Love it.
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    10/11/09

    In reply to La Ronde Infernale: 24 Hours Of Le Mans 1969
    I love "There is Rolf Stommelen with his eye on the big prize" at around 8:30 in the first segment, while the camera closes in on a woman's quite shapely ass in tight white slacks. LOL!
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    10/11/09

    @bygeorge: And about 2:20 on the third part, the camera pans up a woman's behind while the narrator drones that the "excitements of the day are put second to creature comforts"...you gotta love this film editor!
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    10/11/09

    In reply to La Ronde Infernale: 24 Hours Of Le Mans 1969
    You saw at the beginning how Ickx saunters across the track and belts himself in? As he did that, in the scrum at the first turn there was a pileup, and one of the drivers in the wreck was in such a hurry he hadn't fastened his seat belt and died.
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    10/11/09

    @wkiernan: No, the guy who killed himself was an amateur who didn't belong in a 917 and proved it. The 1969 917 went out of its way to run off the road, and was guaranteed to break into eleventy-seven pieces when it did.

    The non seatbelt fastening was a tradition of running-start long distance racing, and one of the reasons that Le Mans went to the standing start in 1970.
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    10/11/09

    In reply to La Ronde Infernale: 24 Hours Of Le Mans 1969
    That Scroggzilla knows his way around YouTube; he has a knack for finding and sharing race footage and toonage. Thanks to him and thanks to you, Murilee, for passing it on to us.
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    10/11/09

    In reply to La Ronde Infernale: 24 Hours Of Le Mans 1969
    I love it. "They've designed the barriers effectively" as the incar footage passes by 3ft diameter exposed trees going down Mulsanne straight.

    /Damn you I was just getting ready to go to bed.
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    10/11/09

    @jewce needs to get recombobulated: I remember AJ Foyt saying that the trees protected the fans pretty well, because the pieces that came out the other side wouldn't be big enough to hurt anyone.
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    10/04/09

    In reply to Road-Racing Madness In Wisconsin: 1963 SCCA USRRC Championship
    Usually, I'm quick to dismiss those who would tell me how much better life was "back in the day." My standard response goes something like, "Yeah, you WOULD say that, you're one of the lucky ones who survived polio, lead paint, etc."

    BUT, when I see footage like this, I am convinced that I was born 20 years too late.
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    10/04/09

    In reply to Road-Racing Madness In Wisconsin: 1963 SCCA USRRC Championship
    Good find Scroggs!

    Love seeing Elkhart Lake back before they had all those fussy safety things around the track, like concrete barriers and sand runoffs and fences...
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