New Old Bits #25
Recent evil-Bay acquisitions include a NOS 1750 GTV boot (trunk) badge which came in a bag and is totally pristine. A pair of NOS C-pillar badges have weathered slightly but are still much nicer than the reproductions. Even though they have the same part number, they are supposed to have a different curve for left and right sides – I can’t see it by eye, will be interesting when we come to fit these. The white enamel is...
Winton 6 Hour Relay 2012
It’s been a busy couple of weeks of motorsport. I didn’t plan to compete in this year’s Winton 6-Hour, but Bruno convinced me to enter in one of the Maranello Pur Sang customer teams. At the last minute I got switched into an experienced team ‘Maschi di Alfa’ to replace a driver who could not compete. These guys were taking it seriously, and were quite experienced at the relay having won it in the...
Veloce Racing Winton September 2012
Last weekend I competed in my first full race meeting. The event was the VRA (Veloce Racing Association) East Coast Challenge – an annual competition between Alfa drivers from Qld and NSW, and this year the event came to Winton Raceway to attract some Victorians along. The VRA organised to run the category within Winton’s ‘Super Truck Nationals’ which had an interesting mix of truck racing, improved...
1750 GTV – September 2012
It’s been a long time since updates, we’ve been focussed on other projects. However the project has taken a step forward (!), and the front suspension is coming back together onto the car. Great to see some shiny bits being united! I filled the ute with parts from my garage to take to Maranello Pur Sang, and it’s all stacked up and ready to come...
Weight Loss
The Sud hasn’t seen the race track for almost a year – since the Winton 6 hour in 2011 (we came fourth by the way). We’ve been busy with other things, including a driving tour in Tassie and the Shitbox rally. Then Phil started to talk about the Alfa ‘East Coast Challenge’ coming to Winton in September – one thing led to another, and I was entering for my first full race meeting! But the Sud is...
Buy a T-Shirt!
I made a handful of t-shirt designs which you can buy from RedBubble online. Click on the image to look at the selection.
