Pictures - VIR Gold Cup

[dklawson]

I took a few pictures of the races, cars, and show cars at VIR this weekend. It was a wonderful day to be at the track. Sorry, no thumbnails, just an index at:
https://home.mindspring.com/~purlawson/pictures/

Please let me know what the unidentified Healey is.

 

[stevebn2bj7]

What Healey 02 is a Healey Silverstone
What Healey 01 is a custom bodied Sprite, Speedwell, Sprinzel or something like that.

 

[911cop]

Great pictures, thanks. Note the oddball mirror extension on the Speedwell Sprite. Yankee ingenuity?

 

[DART]

Great shots, other than the pits and start/finish I find it tough to get a good camera location there. Where were you shooting from?
The exploded clutch looks really grim, was the driver cut up any?

 

[dklawson]

The Alfa driver got out with only shaken nerves. Everyone was amazed that he walked away without injury. Simply amazing.

I was up on the hill behind the false grid. I seem to spend most of my time either there or on the deck above the Pagoda. Occasionally I'll go to the stands by Oak Tree but I like staying near the Paddock.

Thanks for identifying the cars I'd never seen before.

 

[curtis]

Tremendous shots.Personally loved the false grid pix of the 100's getting ready to go out. They look the business.Just what the car is for!! IMHO

Curtis

 

[pbraun]

Great pics, Doug!
Definitely makes me feel like I wanted to be there!
Can't wait to see these cars run, at some point!
Thanks!

 

[Keoke]

OH My Gosh DK, I would have loved to hear the OFFY run,Good pictures of some very good cars.---Keoke /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbsup.gif

 

[anthony7777]

man oh man,those are some of the best healy pictures ive ever seen!they say that 90%+ of the total healy production was shipped to the u.s.now i know were they are,and now i also know what happened to all the hard tops!wow realy cool stuff!!!!!!! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/driving.gif

 

[dklawson]

I was at VIR again this past weekend (7/9 - 7/11/05) and they have broken ground for the Healey Museum which is scheduled to open in 2007. There should be plenty of good "static" picture opportunities there.

 

[DerekJ]

Great pics

Couldnt help but notice Rob Rowlands 100 Six up in second place. Its the red & black car that runs with bumpers & chrome wires...puts out about 250bhp