The Roaring Season

Posted: **Thu Jun 23, 2011 2:09 am**

GD66 wrote:Thanks, Nigel, fabulous set of pics ! Re the Oran Park set, the #5 Falcon is piloted by John Goss, and the #2 Bob Jane Torana is powered by a Repco V8 : check out the chrome megga exhaust.

Thanks - I've updated the post

Posted: **Thu Jun 23, 2011 2:13 am**

nigel watts wrote:Thanks Steve - yes it is the Project 212 - looks even better in the metal

Yeah, a beautiful car. I did get to see Project 214 race on a couple of occasions. Again, a beautiful car in every sense.

Posted: **Thu Jun 23, 2011 5:22 am**

Thanks for sharing Nigel. Some fantastic shots there and some great cars

Posted: **Thu Jun 23, 2011 8:23 am**

kiwi285 wrote:Thanks for sharing Nigel. Some fantastic shots there and some great cars

Thanks, I enjoyed taking them

Posted: **Thu Jun 23, 2011 8:26 am**

This is 3rd placed - the De Cadenet driven by Alan De Cadenet & Chris Craft

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Posted: **Thu Jun 23, 2011 8:43 am**

The BMW was driven by one Peter Brock

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Posted: **Thu Jun 23, 2011 9:13 am**

These photos are superb. What is car #17 on post 27? I have vague recollections of a vintage Porsche 917 running at Le Mans in the late 70s and gaining a bit of notoriety for the fact it was several years old. Is this the car?

Posted: **Thu Jun 23, 2011 9:41 am**

Absolutely stunning photos, thanks for posting.

The #17 Porsche is 1976, Joest 908/3 driven by Kraus and Steckonig, finished 7th o/all.

Wasn't the "old" 917 a bit more modern, at the start of the GT era that followed GpC ?

Posted: **Thu Jun 23, 2011 10:59 am**

Steve Holmes wrote:These photos are superb. What is car #17 on post 27? I have vague recollections of a vintage Porsche 917 running at Le Mans in the late 70s and gaining a bit of notoriety for the fact it was several years old. Is this the car?

Thanks Steve & pallmall - I'm really enjoying loading all my old pix
Fortunately I've still got the Programme officiel - pallmall is correct in that it's a Porsche 908/3 Turbo entered by the Jost Racing Team but it was driven by J. Reinhold & J. Barth according to the programme.
However Wikipedia says that the car finished 7th and was driven by Kraus & Steckonig.
I haven't heard about the 917 running in the late 70's. it certainly wasn't entered in '76 or '77.

Posted: **Thu Jun 23, 2011 8:24 pm**

Outstanding Nigel, thanks for sharing them. I like the crowd and background shots too, always interesting.

Posted: **Fri Jun 24, 2011 7:28 am**

Shano wrote:Outstanding Nigel, thanks for sharing them. I like the crowd and background shots too, always interesting.

Thanks Shano

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Posted: **Fri Jun 24, 2011 9:41 am**

Do you have photos of the other classes at that Bay Park event Nigel?

I keep going back to your Le Mans photos. They really are stunning, and that was such a wonderful period in the history of that race.