We need Dave to bring this car to the Invasion to race at the autocross!!
steven silverstein wrote:
> I just returned from seeing David Kellogg's new Series II Alpine which he
> will be driving and racing in the up coming seasons. This is
> a really neat car - Doug Mays raced in the 60's and early 70's in the West
> and it has a great history with all the documentation. (not to mention -
> rust free)
>
> The SCCA logbook and diary is fascinating to look through. There must be
> about
> 15 or so races from the 70's documented with lap times, setup, jetting,
> timing
> etc. The notebook contains all of Doug's notes and drawings for
> his fabricated pieces going back into the 60's. Even the engineer's report
> for the rollbar.
>
> David should have a GREAT time with this car. It has a few things that
> need
> to be taken care of but we might finally see a big fin Alpine racing on the
> East Coast.
>
> BTW, this car appears to be a French "assembled" car. It has ID and build
> plates from
> Rootes in France. Was this car really assembled in France? Did they do
> that?
> Hmmm... if so... we should have a great time at French car day at the Museum
> of Transportation...
>
> I should have images posted to the racing website of David's new Alpine
> in the very near future and perhaps some of Doug's notebook documents.
>
> Steve Silverstein
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