My dad just found pics of his old racecar
 

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1600cc's of fury, 1000lbs, right hand drive. I wish he still had it. 1956(?) Lotus Eleven
The second pic was the only race he ever won. :gay: Still pretty sweet if you ask me though.

Man it would have been a whole different ball game living in that era.

now that's a race car :bigtu:
My buddy has an 11- said it's a lot like a Miata, only more quicker and more fun.
http://www.svra.com/SVRA/photogal.ns...HOR-6NRUDW.jpg

anyone else think that the 11 looks like a dildo with wheels? Don't get me wrong I like the cars a lot... but the pic M2 posted is damn near pornographic.

Now that you mention it...
http://saladwithsteve.com/agcar.gif :gay:

my dad raced back then. he carries pictures of his formula 5000 in his wallet next to us kids.

i forget what else he ran. porsche somethings or other.

Damn, you beat me to the ambiguosly gay duo car!

I saw one of these yesterday, amazing how low they are.

damn F5000 = badass... how will you ever match his manliness? :gay:

i dunno. 750 hp in a <2000 lb car?

Geeze, my dad drove truck and operated heavy equipment. No racing blood in my family at all. Let alone a F5000 (had to google it). That's pretty sweet. Did you race at all growing up?

no, but i was welding and doing car repairs by age 7 probably.

cock&balls car...nice
my dad didnt have a license until he was in his 30's, doesnt speak english and refuses to get into my miata, and yours raced cars back in the day...wtf, where is the justice...:confused:

my parents called tonight. I got a list of cars my dad used to drive:

* Cooper Formula Junior
* Merlin with alpha engine
* Renault-powered Formula III
* Porsche speedster 1500 super lightweight
* lotus 18

he said in his first year of racing he got 11 firsts, 4 seconds, and one DNF.

and that he never lost a race in the rain. heh.

I think this was primarily all west coast SCCA stuff. his fave of course is laguna seca. I'm kinda bummed i didn't get a chance to try it myself before moving from california.

Reminds me of my dad;

VW SuperBeetle
A-H Sprites
MG Midget
Triumph Spitfires
etc.

The acorn doesn't fall far from the tree.