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Incredible history in motion at The Mitty

May 1, 2014 by Gary Grant Leave a Comment

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There are lots of things in life to make one feel old. Most of these things really don’t bother me all that much, because I still feel (and sometimes behave) like a teenager. Hell, sometimes my teenagers behave older than I do. The one thing that does make me feel old is when I see cars from the Eighties or worse, the Nineties, included in vintage racing events. Hell, these are cars I cheered for or even crewed for. There is no way they could possibly be considered vintage! Then again, maybe I am old.

The folks at Gunnar Racing have put together some visuals of some of their incredible cars in action at The Mitty last weekend. The event is held at Road Atlanta by our friends at Classic Motorsports and has become an annual highlight of the vintage racing community’s calendar.

The big shooter in Gunnar’s paddock, for me anyway, is the Lowenbrau liveried Porsche 962 that was originally campaigned in IMSA in 1984. I remember the car well, but what makes me feel old is that I was much more excited by the factory Rothman’s sponsored 956s that came before it. I still can’t bear to think of these monsters as vintage racers, but it is great that there are people out there who have the resources and inclination to keep history like this alive for younger generations to experience.

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Nissan creating BRE liveried 370Z race car to commemorate 40th anniversary of first National Championship

April 21, 2010 by Gary Grant Leave a Comment

It might be hard for some to believe, but the iconic Zed Car (Zee Car for our friends south of the border) has been part of our lives for 40 years. In fact, we are coming up on the 40th anniversary of John Morton’s National Championship win driving the red, white and blue BRE Datsun 240Z.

Not only did that paint scheme immortalize the Brock Racing Enterprises team, but it burned the visual of BRE’s winning cars into the memories of enthusiasts. So much so that Nissan devotees all over North America have been building tribute cars ever since. For this special anniversary, Nissan themselves are getting in on the action with a race prepared 370Z that will wear the historic colors, with Pete Brock himself working with the painters to get the design just right.

“Because the 370Z has strong, sculpted shapes, I was able to make the livery even bolder and more aggressive,” said Brock. “It was good to be in the paint booth working out the details of the design. I look forward to seeing it in a race track setting at The Mitty.”

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Seen at The Mitty: Ten reasons racing is better than sex!

May 7, 2009 by Gary Grant 2 Comments

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Our friend Lou Galanos was at the Classic Motorsports Mitty at Road Atlanta recently and came across (pun intended) this sign. To get the Full Monty, check out a slideshow of Lou’s full set after the break.
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