:)Thanks. I almost called the coil a connector thingy. Decided to look it up. No I havn't ever been to Elkhart. Or any bike races for that matter. The kind of bikers I knew back in the day restored the old Harley's from the 50's. Some of that stuck. Probably why I love the classic style of my Baron. Also why I added the little chrome Hog to my front fender, gets a rise out of them. I do prefer my own little wheels to riding on the back ;D
I was wondering what manner of beast that was on your front fender. Thanks for sharing.
I would have loved to have seen the thundering seven liter Can AM cars of the sixties and seventies run that course.
Results from Aug. 30, 1970:
(Those prototypes sure broke down a lot back then)
Road America, Elkhart Lake (Road Wisconsin) 30.8.1970
Can-Am Road America 6.round
Spectators: 48 000
Race: 6,437 km * 50 laps = 321,869 km AVG: 169,007 km/h
FL: Denny Hulme 5 McLaren M8D Chevrolet 2:12,400 108,762 km/h
Pos. NO Driver / Nationality Car Entrant Laps Time/Retired Group Practice
Classified:
1. 7 Peter Gethin / GB McLaren M8D Chevrolet McLaren 50 1:54:16,100 6. 2:17,900
2. 21 Bob Bondurant / USA Lola T160 Chevrolet Smith - Oeser Racing 49 5. 2:17,900
3. 51 Dave Causey / USA Lola T163 Chevrolet 48 16. 2:27,700
4. 19 Gary Wilson / USA Lola T163 Chevrolet 48 7. 2:18,100
5. 8 Tony Dean / GB Porsche 908 Spyder 011 48 8. 2:20,000
6. 3 Bobby Brown / USA McL'Eagle M6B Chevrolet 47 flat tire 12. 2:21,200
7. 20 Pedro Rodriguez / MEX Ferrari 512S 1006 North American Racing Team 47 20. 2:31,400
8. 14 Greame Lawrence / NZ McLaren M12A Chevrolet 47 19. 2:27,900
9. 81 Dick Durant / USA Lola T163 Chevrolet 46 11. 2:21,000
10. 17 Ron Goldleaf / USA McLaren M6B Chevrolet 46 26. 2:49,300
11. 37 Clif Apel McLaren M6B Chevrolet 45 25. 2:39,100
12. 91 Orly Thornsjo Lola T160 Chevrolet 41 17. 2:26,200
Did not finish:
13. 55 Roger McCaig / CDN McLaren M8C Chevrolet 40 engine failure 14. 2:24,900
14. 97 Dick Kantrud Lola T70 Mk.3B Chevrolet 38 engine failure 21. 2:33,300
15. 5 Denny Hulme / NZ McLaren M8D Chevrolet McLaren 37 illegal push s 1. 2:10,600
16. 10 Chuck Parsons / USA Lola T160 Chevrolet 37 overheating 9. 2:20,600
17. 70 Mike Barbour Rattenbury Mk4B Chevrolet 37 running at fin 28. 2:56,000
18. 18 Jerry Rosbach Lola T70 Chevrolet 36 running at fin 31. 0:00,000
19. 11 Lothar Motschenbacher / USA McLaren M8B Chevrolet 25 broken suspens 3. 2:12,300
20. 24 Bob Nagel / USA Lola T70 Mk.3B Ford 25 clutch failure 22. 2:35,000
21. 32 Vic Elford / GB Lola T70 Mk.3B Chevrolet 23 broken water h 10. 2:20,600
22. 34 George Drolsom / USA Lola T70 Mk.3 Chevrolet 21 broken fan bel 24. 2:44,100
23. 54 Oscar Koveleski / USA McLaren M8B Chevrolet 19 gearbox 13. 2:22,300
24. 15 John Cannon / CDN Ford G7A J10 Aqapiou 19 overheating 29. 2:49,600
25. 73 David Hobbs / GB McLare ex Surtees, ex Titus 19 overheating 4. 2:15,800
26. 26 Peter Revson / USA Lola T220 Chevrolet 14 broken half sh 2. 2:11,400
27. 44 Jerry Hansen / USA Lola T160 Chevrolet 12 flat tire 15. 2:24,000
28. 79 Tom Dutton / USA McLaren M6B Chevrolet 11 oil pump failu 18. 2:28,700
29. 27 Frank Kahlich / USA McLaren M6B Ford 9 engine failure 30. 3:04,200
30. 33 Chuck Frederick McKee Mk6B Oldsmobile 8 engine failure 23. 2:35,800
31. 71 Tom Swindell / USA Lola T70 Mk.3 Chevrolet 2 engine failure 27. 2:47,800
Did not start:
- George Eaton / CDN BRM P154 overheating 2:23,500
- Gordon Dewar / CDN McLaren M6B oil pressure 2:31,200
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