Vintage 2.5 Challenge 2001 Laguna Seca

[italcarguy]

I know a lot of the people that ran in the short lived Vintage 2.5 Challenge are members of this board. Here is a little clip to bring back memories of our 2001 Laguna Seca race. Remember how much fun we used to have?

If it doesn't load right, here is the link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1hvnv2Lg2g

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[turbolarespider]

yea... baby!!

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[smestas]

Man I loved the Vintage 2.5 Challenge. When is someone going to restat something similar?

[justcallmefred]

To re-start the thing you need people to run/administrate it, a sponsor and some participants who understand the concept and are willing to play by the rules. The loss of any of the above makes it tough- it's alot of work and the pay sucks! We've been thinking about "getting the band back together" but so far it's only been in the discussion stage. Fred.

[alfa63]

Awesome flick! Great to see someone else spin at Laguna Seca - back when I time-trialed I spun twice in turn one and once in turn eleven (should I be proud of this?!?)

[darth dino]

great video. would like to have heard some engine music in there as well . . .

Steven, i assume you mean you spun in turn 2. turn 1 is the kink in the front straight. that would be a very scary spin !!

[italcarguy]

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Originally Posted by justcallmefred To re-start the thing you need people to run/administrate it, a sponsor and some participants who understand the concept and are willing to play by the rules. The loss of any of the above makes it tough- it's alot of work and the pay sucks! We've been thinking about "getting the band back together" but so far it's only been in the discussion stage. Fred.

[alfa63]

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Originally Posted by darth dino great video. would like to have heard some engine music in there as well . . . Steven, i assume you mean you spun in turn 2. turn 1 is the kink in the front straight. that would be a very scary spin !!

[Chris Kattchee]

Thanks for the memories, Anthony. If you get something going, let me know. I'd be willing to throw in a KBR clutch or flywheel, as a prize sponsor.

[smestas]

Wow im fired up about all this 2.5 talk . Here are a few pics just because.

[Biscione]

I think this pic is from the Laguna Seca race after which I was disqualified for running the 16-valve engine....................

[jrclem]

The whole "2.5" thing... (i.e. the Trans-Am post '71 re-dux) just doesn't cut it for me. The glory days of Trans-Am U-2 ended with the Datsun buy-out at the (extended) end of the season @ Laguna Seca.. the era of "510's" and "sort-of GTAM's" was really only a coda to the times when Lee Midgley charged to a re-po avoiding win at Mt. Tremblant... or the firey crash of Vic Provanzano at Kent in the rain... The "2.5 Challenge" was a ghost of the Trans-Am era (with over 2 liter on the track WITH Under 2 liter cars) Just MHO.
Why don't we strive to revive a real Trans-Am series with the Big Bore "A Sedans" AND the U2 cars from that era... It was a blast then and should be the same now!

[geneo]

nice work Anthony

wish you were going to be here this weekend. see you in Fontana?

geneo

[italcarguy]

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Originally Posted by geneo nice work Anthony wish you were going to be here this weekend. see you in Fontana? geneo