Nial, you are....

[DART]

THE MAN!!!!

Setting the scene- 5 of us from the driving club go to Summit Point Raceway to watch the vintage racers. The track lets us go into the paddock and we park in a group.

About noon Nial wheels up on his pit-scooter and asks me,"would you all like to take a parade lap during the lunch break?" duhhhhh -make a few laps in our cars, let me think about that.

So, we followed Nial around for 3 laps and LOVED IT!! One of the Healey drivers had his wife video the last 2 laps. I am in the dark car right behind Nial enjoying his using the proper lines in his Honda.

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[DNK]

Any of you see this one?

 

[DART]

In the paddock, but not in my lens. I liked the Corvair better.

 

[DrEntropy]

'smits just saw th' Cortina...

"DAM!!!"

...She drove a Mk-I Lotus Cortina as her daily for a few years. Then ~I~ sold it (like a dips**t).

 

[DNK]

We all kick ourselves, Doc

 

[elrey]

Aw heck, kick yourself again!

 

[drooartz]

We all kick ourselves, Doc

I think 'smits kicks Doc about this one as well...

 

[DrEntropy]

Oh so true, Drew.

 

[aeronca65t]

Dale:

Great video and glad you guys had fun. Your cars are super and really added to the event. We'll see if we can make that a regular thing if you come back.

The Cortina is an actual Lotus-Cortina but running a 1600 pushrod right now. The owner's son was driving it this weekend....very nice kid (maybe 20 or so) and good driver.

Don: the guy standing by the fence by himself in your picture is me.

Took this on Saturday.

 

[DNK]

...
The Cortina is an actual Lotus-Cortina but running a 1600 pushrod right now.

...]

That's what mine had in it by the time I got it.
Fully decked out Formula ford motor

 

[AngliaGT]

Who drove the Cortina?
We all know each other in the Cortina community.

- Doug

 

[aeronca65t]

Doug:

The Cortina is driven by Michael Clifford's son (who's name is also Michael, I think). They run a shop called "Michael's Vintage Racing" (no website) which specializes in Elvas. They do some work on Michael Oritt's two Elvas.

There is also a Mk II Cortina that I have seen running here in the last few years ago (I forget the owner's name)

And there's a third Cortina I know of: a Mk II that runs eastern hillclimbs (this I've rented for racing, but it was sold to a new owner a few years ago).