webrest Posted 29July, 2013 Report Share Posted 29July, 2013 A mate of mine who is into E Types sent me this photo of 3 Porsches on their way along Dandenong Rd to the Sandown racetrack. Obviously this rather small and blurry shot was taken when Hamilton's were based just up the road in the Noble Park factory. I think Mark [Jnr356] may have mentioned this crazy happening in one of his posts awhile back. Well here is the photographic proof. Can't imagine it happening today with all the namby pamby that we now have to deal with. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyberpunky Posted 29July, 2013 Report Share Posted 29July, 2013 That is an amazing shot. I vaguely recall hearing about that happening but that shot proves it is not a made up story Thanks for sharing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Man Posted 29July, 2013 Report Share Posted 29July, 2013 Dave. You are not alone. I had no idea this had happened. Thanks for sharring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnr356 Posted 29July, 2013 Report Share Posted 29July, 2013 what an awesome week that was one of my most favourite times working for porsche thanks for the pic dave,hope you've been keeping well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MB911 Posted 29July, 2013 Report Share Posted 29July, 2013 How good is that, back in the good old days... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edgy Posted 29July, 2013 Report Share Posted 29July, 2013 I'd like to see that done now! oh I can just see the front page of the telegraph! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdc911 Posted 29July, 2013 Report Share Posted 29July, 2013 There is another photo of this in the book "Porsche In Australia: The First 50 Years" (Pg 64). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdc911 Posted 29July, 2013 Report Share Posted 29July, 2013 I'd like to see that done now! oh I can just see the front page of the telegraph! Courtesy of Canepa design a couple of weekends ago: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdc911 Posted 29July, 2013 Report Share Posted 29July, 2013 A couple of years ago, Derek Bell kind of recreated the Dandenong Rd incident. Admittedly, it was on the Albert Park racetrack, however, it was not closed to public traffic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyberpunky Posted 29July, 2013 Report Share Posted 29July, 2013 Love all these pics. something about seeing full blown race cars on public roads that is very cool in a gangsta/outlaw kinda way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norm Posted 29July, 2013 Report Share Posted 29July, 2013 Great story and photo. Reminds me of something I read quite sometime back about Peter Brock and Larry Perkins effort at Le Mans back in '84 in the customer 956. Larry being the meticulous engineer that he was, was fiddling with the car late one evening. It was very close to race day and no time for testing so he took it for a rap up the road at the village they were staying. Could you imagine that thing starting up late at night and hearing it take off up the road! I always remember that story. So different to today's corporate world where somebody would turn around and say, you can't do that. Mind you they probably said that back then to Larry but he wouldn't care.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.J. Posted 30July, 2013 Report Share Posted 30July, 2013 i think this video is perfect for this thread http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51VJgvZ7Hxg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarreraG50 Posted 30July, 2013 Report Share Posted 30July, 2013 Along a similar vein I'm sure wheels magazine had a feature on Alan Hamiltons road registerd (I think) 906 (calling JNR356)I might even have a copy at home. Any one else remember it???? Stop looking everyone, as usual my best friend google knows-: http://www.sportscarracinghistory.com/Porsche908019.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnr356 Posted 30July, 2013 Report Share Posted 30July, 2013 it was the 908 reg..ah-908 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ Posted 30July, 2013 Report Share Posted 30July, 2013 no idea how I stumbled on this, but it looks cool! http://www.bonhams.com/auctions/19363/lot/24/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harvs11 Posted 30July, 2013 Report Share Posted 30July, 2013 A mate of mine who is into E Types sent me this photo of 3 Porsches on their way along Dandenong Rd to the Sandown racetrack. Obviously this rather small and blurry shot was taken when Hamilton's were based just up the road in the Noble Park factory. I think Mark [Jnr356] may have mentioned this crazy happening in one of his posts awhile back. Well here is the photographic proof. Can't imagine it happening today with all the namby pamby that we now have to deal with. Dave facebook_745354292.jpg Imagine the conversation.. "$1000 for a car transporter, only $400 fine for driving on the road. Get in the car!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coastr Posted 30July, 2013 Report Share Posted 30July, 2013 Great story and photo. Reminds me of something I read quite sometime back about Peter Brock and Larry Perkins effort at Le Mans back in '84 in the customer 956. Larry being the meticulous engineer that he was, was fiddling with the car late one evening. It was very close to race day and no time for testing so he took it for a rap up the road at the village they were staying. Could you imagine that thing starting up late at night and hearing it take off up the road! I always remember that story. So different to today's corporate world where somebody would turn around and say, you can't do that. Mind you they probably said that back then to Larry but he wouldn't care.. Keep this in mind next time you hear "reform" uttered by some pollie. What they mean by that is "regulation". Regulation seldom benefits those of us on the outside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dubai944 Posted 30July, 2013 Report Share Posted 30July, 2013 Great shots! Nothing like a 956, but I did get away with this type of thing once in Dubai with the 944 race car. My pick up truck didn't turn up in time one race weekend and I was in danger of missing qualifying. I found the old number plates from when I had bought the car in road going form almost a year earlier, taped them on with duct tape and drove to the track. Fully stickered, 1100 pound springs, open three inch exhaust and 12 inch wide race slicks rolling down Dubai's main roads Scared lots of people including myself, couldn't see properly and sweating in 40 degree heat with no ac or open windows but got there just in time and managed not to get a puncture! Of course, here I would have been arrested..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeM Posted 30July, 2013 Report Share Posted 30July, 2013 Imagine the conversation.. "$1000 for a car transporter, only $400 fine for driving on the road. Get in the car!" Thats one way of looking at it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-banger Posted 30July, 2013 Report Share Posted 30July, 2013 There is another photo of this in the book "Porsche In Australia: The First 50 Years" (Pg 64). Is this is?http://i912.photobucket.com/albums/ac329/douglas042_photo/imagesCANJT58M_zps08894e18.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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