- 1. Off Topic (score: 1)
- Author: Clark Smith <clark@dnf.com>
- Date: Tue, 03 Jun 2003 21:40:15 -0700
- Hi All, I have a very close friend who made a name for himself racing Porsches, Aston Martins, Ferraris, Formula Juniors and Lotuses during the Golden Era. He was an early member of the SCCA and cont
- /html/vintage-race/2003-06/msg00025.html (7,509 bytes)
- 2. Jupiter Florida (score: 1)
- Author: "clark@dnf.com" <clark@dnf.com>
- Date: Thu, 06 Dec 2001 22:59:50 -0800
- Hi All, Let me say, I've really enjoyed the thread on engine sounds. While there are many great and exotic engines out there to enjoy, I have to say I get a smile on my face every time I drive my old
- /html/vintage-race/2001-12/msg00069.html (7,197 bytes)
- 3. Good will (score: 1)
- Author: "clark@dnf.com" <clark@dnf.com>
- Date: Mon, 02 Apr 2001 00:17:56 -0700
- Hi All, This weekend, I took my 5-year-old daughter to the HMSA event at Laguna Seca. It was her first race. I've been hesitant to expose her to racing: too noisy, too dirty, too much for someone so
- /html/vintage-race/2001-04/msg00017.html (8,980 bytes)
- 4. Girls in racing (score: 1)
- Author: "clark@dnf.com" <clark@dnf.com>
- Date: Wed, 04 Apr 2001 00:04:38 -0700
- Hi All, I've been sitting back digesting the many thoughtful responses to my earlier post about my daughter's first race. I've saved every one. Veronica has been exposed to fairly interesting cars th
- /html/vintage-race/2001-04/msg00082.html (8,263 bytes)
- 5. Help!... non vintage problem for bored mechanics... (score: 1)
- Author: "clark@dnf.com" <clark@dnf.com>
- Date: Sun, 04 Feb 2001 18:28:30 -0800
- Hi All, This is a non-vintage race car question, so I apologize in advance, but I know there are a lot of good mechanics on this list whiling away their time in some very cold places. Believe me, I'l
- /html/vintage-race/2001-02/msg00012.html (9,634 bytes)
- 6. Re: vintage race car restoration shops (score: 1)
- Author: "clark@dnf.com" <clark@dnf.com>
- Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2001 07:32:24 -0800
- Hi Daniel, Knute Kohlmann in Redwood City (near San Francisco), California @ 650-365-9295. I can't remember the name of his shop, but I've known him for years and watched him work. He usually does on
- /html/vintage-race/2001-02/msg00152.html (8,512 bytes)
- 7. Re: TR10 ? You bet. (score: 1)
- Author: "clark@dnf.com" <clark@dnf.com>
- Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2000 20:19:23 -0800
- Hi All, In 1962, my grandfather gave in to my grandmother's complaints about wind and inconvenience and traded his fairly new TR2 on a Triumph Model 10 Wagon (sometimes referred to as a "Standard" Wa
- /html/vintage-race/2000-12/msg00169.html (9,436 bytes)
- 8. Re: Loss of a legend - Bill Devin (score: 1)
- Author: "clark@dnf.com" <clark@dnf.com>
- Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2000 20:52:54 -0800
- Hi Chuck, Thank you so much for posting this. As a Devin owner and a big fan of Mr. Devin's contribution to racing, I appreciate knowing of his passing. I got to meet him at the Monterey Historics th
- /html/vintage-race/2000-11/msg00199.html (9,313 bytes)
- 9. Re: Incident at Pre Historics (score: 1)
- Author: Clark Smith <clark@dnf.com>
- Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2000 23:06:54 -0700
- Hi All, I was at the race, viewing from the corkscrew. I saw Carl go through with the engine cover pointing straight up acting like an air brake. I immediately looked up at the turn workers at the ba
- /html/vintage-race/2000-08/msg00167.html (8,718 bytes)
- 10. Re: Crosley Hot-Shot with Devin body (score: 1)
- Author: Clark Smith <clark@dnf.com>
- Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2000 23:14:54 -0700
- Hi Rich, I have a strong interest in Devin-bodied cars and am slowly restoring one myself. I created a Devin web site to kind of introduce the various types of Devin cars (it was an html project for
- /html/vintage-race/2000-08/msg00169.html (8,409 bytes)
- 11. Vintage Datsuns (score: 1)
- Author: Clark Smith <clark@dnf.com>
- Date: Fri, 26 May 2000 16:01:40 -0700
- I'm driving the Datsun truck I bought new when I was in high school (1977). It looks pretty shabby as the orginal lacquor is pretty much blowing off as I drive. I'm frightend to ask, but I just have
- /html/vintage-race/2000-05/msg00273.html (8,399 bytes)
- 12. Re: Vintage Datsuns (score: 1)
- Author: Clark Smith <clark@dnf.com>
- Date: Fri, 26 May 2000 18:33:10 -0700
- The 77s were the last good looking year, the 1973 design with the round headlight rings but with a 2 liter engine with a 5 speed and lots of chrome. I'm thinking of painting the Devin the same color
- /html/vintage-race/2000-05/msg00281.html (7,912 bytes)
- 13. Tire guage (score: 1)
- Author: Clark Smith <clark@dnf.com>
- Date: Tue, 4 Apr 2000 22:19:08 -0700
- Hi All, The following is a strange request. I have an old Porsche that originally came with a tool kit. Mine, of course didn't, but over the years I have assembled all but three items: Two, red, wood
- /html/vintage-race/2000-04/msg00027.html (7,535 bytes)
- 14. Re: Wire Wheels (score: 1)
- Author: Clark Smith <clark@dnf.com>
- Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2000 20:18:52 -0700
- They tighten back at the top, I'm sorry, but I'm a little dense.... I have a very rare set of wheels on my Porsche Speedster (Rudge Knockoffs) and I've never been in a position to discuss this stuff
- /html/vintage-race/2000-04/msg00161.html (10,575 bytes)
- 15. Boston (score: 1)
- Author: Clark Smith <clark@dnf.com>
- Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2000 18:41:26 -0700
- Hi All, I'm going to be in the Boston area (Marlborough) for business on Sunday. Is there anything car-related going on I should know about? Any car museums? Thanks! Clark "Hay Bales and Asphalt" a v
- /html/vintage-race/2000-03/msg00137.html (6,495 bytes)
- 16. One more word on Stirling (score: 1)
- Author: Clark Smith <clark@dnf.com>
- Date: Thu, 23 Sep 1999 16:19:07 GMT
- A friend of mine posted this to another car list. He begins his message making the point the he's had a long relationship with Steve Earle.... "What's so interesting about Stirling's brain fade this
- /html/vintage-race/1999-09/msg00268.html (8,026 bytes)
- 17. Aston/Crash (score: 1)
- Author: Clark Smith <clark@dnf.com>
- Date: Mon, 30 Aug 1999 18:31:21 GMT
- I believe the car you are refering to was sitting, happily, at Pebble Beach yesterday. I have footage of that car in winner's circle with all three LeMans winning drivers celebrating in 1959, so I f
- /html/vintage-race/1999-08/msg00226.html (7,242 bytes)
- 18. Hill, by the way (score: 1)
- Author: Clark Smith <clark@dnf.com>
- Date: Mon, 30 Aug 1999 18:45:00 GMT
- Hill, by the way, was at Pebble on Sunday. Clark "Hay Bales and Asphalt" a video featuring vintage footage of motor racing from 1957 to 1961. Images and description at http://www.dnf.com My 1953 Devi
- /html/vintage-race/1999-08/msg00227.html (6,416 bytes)
- 19. Re: crack-up at the historics (score: 1)
- Author: Clark Smith <clark@dnf.com>
- Date: Mon, 30 Aug 1999 21:39:09 GMT
- Letting someone else (famous) drive your car is something I have never understood. I can't believe it is for the generosity of the "good of the sport". There must be something else to gain. Example:
- /html/vintage-race/1999-08/msg00236.html (10,321 bytes)
- 20. Re: Do I need an Accusump (score: 1)
- Author: Clark Smith <clark@dnf.com>
- Date: Mon, 10 May 1999 22:14:34 -0700 (PDT)
- Hi Rod, I, too, am considering an Accusump for my 356 based race car (to be). As I understand it, you turn off the accusump (the valve has to be accessable to the driver) when the engine and accusump
- /html/vintage-race/1999-05/msg00081.html (9,492 bytes)
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