Some pretty old cars were displayed, but not raced..
Training and qualification took place on Saturday morning and the races started that afternoon. The various race classes were HTGT (Historic Touring and GT), MG/Triumph competition and the Porsche 944 Basic Cup. The fields are well filled with competitive cars so it promised to be a spectacular weekend.
TopDog Racer Chris was present in his famous blue racer. A 1965 Porsche 911, powered by a 2.0L engine breathing through a pair of Solex carburetors. Unfortunately, the car got its first racing scars a few weeks ago so some repairs were dona at the Duel shop to made it look better again. Some last minute race preparations were done in the pits.
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| The blue Racer in the pits |
The first race on Saturday took place in the Young Timer class, with a few fellow R Gruppers from TwinSpark Racing (driving in the yellow '73 RSR - Woodstock - and the green '74 RSR - the Hulk) and of course Ronald driving the white '73 RS.
Take a look at the action on the track..
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| The white '73 RS chasing the VW Golf |
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| The Hulk in pursuit of a Ford Escort on the Zandvoort straight |
The line-up for our class made an interesting selection of racers, including a Lotus Cortina, Renault Alpine and a few 911's of course
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| Line-up before getting on the track |
Our race started at 15.45h and lasted for 25 minutes plus one lap with of course one lap to get some heat into the rubber and brakes. Chris started in the middle of the field and soon was in hot pursuit of a fellow 911 at the straight...
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| Hot pursuit on the Zandvoort straight at about 160 km/h |
... and closing in right after the Tarzan bend.
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| Chris is closing in on the yellow 911 |
It was a great racing day for the TopDog Team, with no damage and decent lap times on the clock in dry weather. The image below is the perfect example that a Porsche is great on the track, but allows you to take the family home as well :)
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| Taking the family home after a day on the track :) |
