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Joe Gearin
Joe Gearin Associate Publisher
10/7/10 4:04 p.m.

The Superformance GT-40 that competed at the UTCC may not have been the fastest car in the field, but it was the best looking. The look and sound made my knees weak!

BTW--- it was pretty darn fast, it just had some VERY stiff competition!

dsycks
dsycks New Reader
10/7/10 4:15 p.m.
evildky wrote:

About what one should expect from a guy from Kentucky. Just for that I'm eating your Datsun.

evildky
evildky Dork
10/8/10 11:58 a.m.
dsycks wrote:
evildky wrote:

About what one should expect from a guy from Kentucky. Just for that I'm eating your Datsun.

rust is low in calories

GulfOil
GulfOil
12/12/11 11:47 a.m.

Hey Duke,

That's my Gulf GT40 sitting at the paddock at Willowsprings Raceway. I'm six foot tall and fit fine, even with a helmet on. BTW, in what issue did you see the photo of my car?

~ Randy

Maroon92
Maroon92 SuperDork
12/12/11 12:02 p.m.

I'll take mine in this livery, thank you!

ReverendDexter
ReverendDexter SuperDork
12/12/11 12:05 p.m.

In reply to Maroon92: Which one of us is colorblind?

bravenrace
bravenrace SuperDork
12/12/11 1:01 p.m.
mndsm wrote: Why do all the good cars have to be made for small people?

Isn't it obvious?

dyintorace
dyintorace GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
12/12/11 1:09 p.m.
GulfOil wrote: Hey Duke, That's my Gulf GT40 sitting at the paddock at Willowsprings Raceway. I'm six foot tall and fit fine, even with a helmet on. BTW, in what issue did you see the photo of my car? ~ Randy

Gorgeous car! We'd love some details (and more pics)!

Maroon92
Maroon92 SuperDork
12/12/11 1:44 p.m.
ReverendDexter wrote: In reply to Maroon92: Which one of us is colorblind?

It's the 1966 Le Mans car from Holman-Moody. Brought home third in the Ford 1-2-3 that year with Ronnie Bucknum and Dick Hutcherson. It's gorgeous!

Hungary Bill
Hungary Bill GRM+ Memberand New Reader
12/12/11 1:54 p.m.
DukeOfUndersteer wrote: after looking at the new issue, saw the Superformance Mk1 GT40 in Gulf colors made me shudder with excitement. If i start saving today, i might be able to buy one in 10 years. That is all i have to say.

Why not build from scratch?

http://www.gt40s.com/forum/gt40-build-logs/16138-kiwi-scratchbuilt.htm

Steve Chryssos
Steve Chryssos Associate Publisher
12/12/11 1:58 p.m.

Race Car Replicas makes a fine GT40. The price tag is less "overtime dependent" as long as you know how to turn a wrench. Fran Hall, Ryan Ellis and the RCR team just won the NASA Super Unlimited Championship with their SL-C, they might now a thing or two about performance and reliability. If the GT40 is a poor fit, try the Lola, Porsche, Ferrari or Superlite flavors on for size.

http://www.race-car-replicas.com/

jrw1621
jrw1621 SuperDork
12/12/11 2:01 p.m.

I approve of this thread.

Maroon92
Maroon92 SuperDork
12/12/11 2:25 p.m.

YES PLZ!

Gimme a KurzHeck painted like the 1970 winning Porsche Salzburg Car.

Conquest351
Conquest351 HalfDork
12/12/11 2:30 p.m.

If you're really interested, do yourself a favor and go check out Race Car Replicas in the Detroit area. Fran Hall is the owner and he's awesome. Incredibly friendly and will not hesitate to give you the walkthrough of the shop. He builds his own chassis so making you fit isn't an issue. You'll be amazed by all the different cars he builds.

http://race-car-replicas.com/

The website needs to be redone, but they're too busy making super awesome cars.

Conquest351
Conquest351 HalfDork
12/12/11 2:32 p.m.
Steve Chryssos wrote: Race Car Replicas makes a fine GT40. The price tag is less "overtime dependent" as long as you know how to turn a wrench. Fran Hall, Ryan Ellis and the RCR team just won the NASA Super Unlimited Championship with their SL-C, they might now a thing or two about performance and reliability. If the GT40 is a poor fit, try the Lola, Porsche, Ferrari or Superlite flavors on for size. http://www.race-car-replicas.com/

Beat me to it...

dean1484
dean1484 GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
12/12/11 6:05 p.m.

Although a gt40 would be nice the factory five supper (GTM) car really seems to be the bargan suppercar kit in my book.

It is not a GT40 but Dam!!!!

Teh E36 M3
Teh E36 M3 Dork
12/12/11 6:25 p.m.
mndsm wrote: Why do all the good cars have to be made for small people?

Because all you tall people get everything else. Throw us some scraps every now and again, wouldja? Ever heard a woman say "Oh, I just love short men". No. Doesn't happen.

dean1484
dean1484 GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
12/12/11 7:29 p.m.
Teh E36 M3 wrote: Ever heard a woman say "Oh, I just love short men". No. Doesn't happen.

Nope, not going their.

Canute
Canute New Reader
12/12/11 8:10 p.m.
dean1484 wrote: Although a gt40 would be nice the factory five supper (GTM) car really seems to be the bargan suppercar kit in my book. It is not a GT40 but Dam!!!!

That was going to be my reply too. How about a Grand Sport Corvette?

carguy123
carguy123 SuperDork
12/12/11 8:21 p.m.

Once you drive one you'll be hooked.

It's not the most traffic friendly vehicle, but an absolute hoot on the track.

Mine was a Boss 302 engined, spaghetti tubed wonder to the ears.

When I say Mine, I meant the one I drove, not that I could have afforded one.

rmarkc
rmarkc Reader
12/17/11 7:04 a.m.

I have nothing really to add but, just a couple days after I read this thread, I saw a GT40 replica on South Tryon Street in Charlotte, NC.
It was wearing the Gulf colors.

noddaz
noddaz GRM+ Memberand Reader
12/17/11 8:52 a.m.

But not this...

(Thread jack...

Graefin10
Graefin10 HalfDork
12/17/11 10:18 a.m.
DukeOfUndersteer wrote: I'm 5'11", I'll shoe-horn myself in there!

Do what my 6'6" high school buddy did when he drove his Bug Eyed Sprite with the top up. He leaned to the right and tilted his head at an angle 90 degrees from the norm. No problem.

I guess that's why he only put the top up if it was raining really hard or below 30 degrees. It's his fault that I've owned a dozen Bugeyes so far and 10s of Spridgets.

corytate
corytate HalfDork
12/17/11 1:12 p.m.

according to the faq on the superformance site, they dropped the seating position a little (2.5"!!) so almost anyone can fit with comfort.

carguy123
carguy123 SuperDork
12/17/11 4:02 p.m.

The one I was in wasn't a Superformance and I'm 6' and even with a helmet height wasn't an issue.

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