Restoration of a 1995 Cobra R
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I may see Scooter Gable at the Daytona 24 and get the real story behind the race win. I will also ask him again if he knows where these cars were last seen....I don't know if he drove the Clone or the real one but I'll try and get some facts if he's there. I'm not sure if he's driving anything or not...Gj
The race was the April 1997 Speedvision Cup event at Road Atlanta. The #54 MMR Cobra R was disqualified for illegal modifications to the intake manifold. Mostlikely Extrude Honing of the upper manifold. The #26 Snipes Motorsports Cobra R piloted by Randy Pobst crossed the line in second so the win was awarded to Snipes Motorsports. Pobst was in the #26 because his BMW was involved in an early race incident with the Jason Priestley Cobra R, if I'm not mistaken... I have this race available for download via BitTorrent.
Below I've listed race notes and results.
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APRIL 19, 1997 Race Notes
NAPA AUTO PARTS GRAND PRIX OF ATLANTA PRESENTED BY ROYAL PURPLE MOTOR OIL
SPEEDVISION CUP for Stock SPORTS CARS - ROAD ATLANTA/BRASELTON GA
41. The field rolls out starting the pace lap prior to the start of the 3-hour SPEEDVISION Cup for Stock SPORTS CARs race.
42. 3:01 pm GREEN FLAG waves .. the #88 Toyota Supra jumps out front ... #59 spins on course in turn one and continues ... #82 enters the pits with damage ... #28 smoking on course.
43. #70 takes over the lead over car #88, Sports leader is #81 ... #90 off in turn seven, Scooter Gabel is out of the car to make repairs .
44. 3:12 pm #43 Joe Nonnamaker leads Touring ... 3:18 pm #72 BMW M3 is involved in an incident on course, and is moved off course.
45. 3:20 pm Grand Sports leaders are #70, #88, #92 ... #18 spins and continues off the hill.
46. #33 off in turn seven, lost his left front wheel ... Car #11 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 driven by Devon Powell looses the front left wheel on course, cars scramble to move ... 3:27 pm FULL COURSE YELLOW ...
Current leaders are Grand Sports #70, 88, 92, Sports #81, 9, 8, Touring 43, 42, 31, Compact #49, 89, 97 ... #4 pits, Walton gets in and routine ... #81 pits routine ... #8 is in with stuck blinkers.
47. 3:50 pm GREEN FLAG waves ... #81 stop and go penalty for exceeding the speed limit .
48: 3:56 pm YELLOW FLAG waves, #10 is involved in an incident bringing out the second full course yellow ... #19 pits, Bob Speakman out and Mike Speakman in, the crew changes the battery ... #70 pits routine, Ham stays in the car ... #88 pits for a routine stop and Eric Van Cleef goes in for Chuck Goldsborough
49. 4:30 pm, FULL COURSE YELLOW to clear cars that had gone off course ... #9 pits, McMillin out, Hill gets in, routine ... #15 pits for routine stop, Mel Butt gets in the car ... #86 pits, left-side tires.
50. 4:51 pm, GREEN FLAG waves as rain starts to fall on the track ... #70 leads Grand Sports .
51. 5:03 pm, YELLOW FLAG waves with heavy rain falling and cars spinning on the front stretch ... tires are on the track ... #88 went into the tires on the front straight with heavy damage. The driver, Eric Van Cleef, gets out of the car ... #70 Sylvain Tremblay leads the field under caution caution ... #81 leads Sports.
52. 5:24 pm, GREEN FLAG waves restarting this rain-filled event ... #54 leads Grand Sports.
53. FULL COURSE YELLOW #72 spins off course ... #47, Gary Smith spins on the front stretch into the tire wall ... The #83 car, with Chuck Hemmingson behind the wheel, is on its side against the guardrail near turn one ... #47 is pushed off the tire wall and proceeds on course ... #81, Lazarro, Sports leader, pits, his windshield wipers are no longer working, crew applies RAIN-X to the windshield and Lazarro stays in the car.
54. 5:42 pm GREEN FLAG waves restarts the race ... rain starts to fall again ... #54 leads Grand Sports ... 17 minutes remaining, #3 David Murry passes #54 Borcheller for the lead ... #01 BMW is smoking on course with a left rear flat tire.
55. Current leaders are #3, #54, #32 in Grand Sports ... #01 pits, Halsmer stays in and take on tires and fuel ... #4 Don Knowles takes the lead with five minutes remaining ... #4 spins and #54 takes the lead ... #54 repasses #4 for the lead.
56. 6:05 pm, CHECKERED FLAG waves ending the race, with Terry Borcheller in the #54 Ford Mustang Cobra R taking the win. His co-driver, Scooter Gabel, started the race in the car. The win is their first in the series ... The winner in Sports is the #81 BMW 328is of Mike Fitzgerald and Anthony Lazzaro. It's their first win in the series ... Joe Nonnamaker and Bill Pate take the Touring class win in the #43 Mazda MX-6. It's the pair's third straight win of the season. Nonnamaker now has five wins in the series, while Pate has seven career wins ... Peter Schwartzott and Joe Danaher take the Compact class win in the #40 Honda Civic del Sol. Schwartzott has now won 16 races in the series. His teammate Danaher now has 10 wins.
57. GRAND SPORTS CO-WINNER TERRY BORCHELLER: "I didn't mean to hit Don Knowles with two laps to go, and I'm sure he knew that. I really felt bad about it when he spun, but not bad enough to slow down and let him back by me!"
58. GRAND SPORTS CO-WINNER SCOOTER GABEL: "This race last year was my first race in this series, and we ran ok but we broke a throttle cable. This time, with David Murry so close behind Terry at the end, it was our strategy to led David by -- he knows this track real well -- and then set him up for a pass close to the end. It didn't look like it was going to work when Don Knowles passed both Terry and David, but Don got tapped and spun in turn seven and that let Terry by at the end. This is our first win, and we're doing our best to keep Ford in the lead for the Manufacturers Championship. "
59. SPORTS CO-WINNER MIKE FITZGERALD: "We had a wheel speed sensor mounted on the steering wheel, and early in the race it started to come lose, which prevented me from turning the wheel back the other way. I finally got it loosened up enough to take it off, and I was tempted to just throw it out the window, but it's an expensive piece, so... We also lost the power steering an hour into the race and that made it a little harder to steer, but a car without at race speeds is easier to drive that way than a street car."
60. SPORTS CO-WINNER ANTHONY LAZZARO: "My problem was with the windshield in the rain. There was so much of that red Georgia clay being kicked up by other cars that the windshield was caked with mud and I couldn't see out. And, the wipers weren't working. I was trying to loosen my belts so I could stretch my arm out and make a little hole to see out of, but we got a yellow flag and that enabled me to come into the pits and let the crew clean the mud off and pour a bottle of Rain-X on the glass. That fixed it real good."
61. COMPACT CO-WINNER PETER SCHWARTZOTT: "I think today we saw that the Honda Civic del Sol Si and the Nissan 200SX, are evenly matched cars. We only took the lead for the first time in the first turn of the last lap, and that was a lot better than losing the lead with two laps to go at Sebring. Our car is built by my son, Peter Jr., who just graduated from college with an associate degree in Liberal Arts. He was in my design class there and I gave him the best grade in the class, a B+. He actually did an A-grade job, but he was only a B on his workmanship. I'm proud of him."
62. COMPACT CLASS CO-WINNER JOE DANAHER: "Peter and I are 111 years old between us, and I guess today our experience out-shined all the young stallions. Things got busy in the pits, but we survived and won."
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SPEEDVISION Cup for Stock SPORTS CARS Official Results
NAPA AUTO PARTS GRAND PRIX OF ATLANTA PRESENTED BY ROYAL PURPLE MOTOR OIL
SPEEDVISION CUP for Stock SPORTS CARS
ROAD ATLANTA/BRASELTON GA
APRIL 19, 1997
Official Results (6/9/97)
Time of Race: 3 hours 41.660 seconds LAP LEADERS:
Length of Race: 191.52 Miles Car # Lap #
Margin of Victory: 1.637 seconds #88 1
Winning Average Speed (GS): 63.594 mph #70 2-30
Winning Average Speed (S): 62.978 mph #17 31-40
Winning Average Speed (T): 62.222 mph #70 41-55
Winning Average Speed (C): 61.710 mph #54 56-66
#3 67-71
FASTEST QUALIFIERS: #54 72
GS: #88 ERIC VAN CLEEF 1:31.867 98.751 mph REC #4 73
S: #9 DEREK HILL 1:35.451 95.043 mph REC #54 74-76
T: #43 BILL PATE 1:39.587 91.096 mph REC
C: #89 DAVID DAUGHTERY 1:41.538 89.345 mph REC
FASTEST RACE LAP:
GS: #70 NICK HAM 1:33.414 97.116 mph REC
S: #9 JEFF MCMILLIN 1:38.681 89.651 mph
T: #82 PETER CUNNINGHAM 1:41.192 89.651 mph
C: #49 STEVE NOWICKI 1:43.376 87.757 mph
TOTAL PURSE PAID: $106,614 INCLUDING CONTINGENCY AWARDS OF $40,114 FROM AIR PRODUCTS, BMW, D.C. INSURANCE, EXXON, FORD, HIGH TECH, MAZDA, NISSAN, PONTIAC, SIMPSON AND TRACKTIME
EXXON FUEL AWARD FOR MOST IMPROVEMENT FROM STARTING TO FINISHING POSITION AWARDED TO Grand Sports #39, Sports #75, Touring #00 and Compact #40.
FN. ST. CAR CL LAPS
PS. PS. NO. CL PS. DRIVER/HOMETOWN/STATE SPONSOR/CAR PURSE COMP STATUS
1 13 54 GS * SCOOTER GABEL/TAMPA/FL CAST-CRETE/AMERICAN LANDMARK/FORD COBRA R * 76
TERRY BORCHELLER/PHOENIX/AZ
2 5 26 GS 1 CHUCK SNIPES/GOLDSBORO/NC FORD MUSTANG COBRA R $7,000 76
RANDY POBST/MELBOURNE/FL
3 11 3 GS 2 BURNIE COCHRAN JR./EPHRATA/PA COCHRAN MTRSPRTS/PONTIAC FIREBIRD FORMULA 7,145 76
DAVID MURRY/ATLANTA/GA
4 15 4 GS 3 ROB WALTON/SCOTTSDALE/AZ COCHRAN MTRSPRTS/PONTIAC FIREBIRD FORMULA 4,000 76
DON KNOWLES/PORTLAND/OR
5 6 46 GS 4 JASON PRIESTLEY/LOS ANGELES/CA FORD MUSTANG COBRA R 1,200 76
ANDY PILGRIM/COOPER CITY/FL
6 18 53 GS 5 EMIL ASSENTATO/NEW YORK/NY SAFINA RACING/FORD MUSTANG COBRA R 900 76
NICK LONGHI/CHATHAM/NY
7 16 21 GS 6 STEVE PFEFFER/LEBANON/NH FORD MUSTANG COBRA R 800 76
CHUCK SNIPES/GOLDSBORO/NC
8 7 52 GS 7 LARRY REHAGEN/LIVONIA/MI FORD MUSTANG COBRA R 700 76
PAUL HACKER/KINDERHOOK/NY
9 3 70 GS 8 SYLVAIN TREMBLAY/POMPANO BEACH/FL SPEEDSOURCE/MAZDA RX-7 TURBO 1,100 76
NICK HAM/EVERGREEN/CO
10 17 17 GS 9 JEFF LAPCEVICH/ONTARIO CANADA ZIPPO MANUFACTURING CO/FORD MUSTANG COBRA R 500 76
MATT TURNER/ANN ARBOR/MI
11 9 25 GS 10 JIM MCCORMICK/NEW ROCHELLE/NY FORD MUSTANG COBRA R 500 76
JOHN RUHLIN/DUBLIN/OH
12 29 39 GS 11 MARTY MILLER/RIVERSIDE/CA PHOENIX AMERICAN MTRSPRTS/FIREBIRD FORMULA 721 76
STU HAYNER/YORBA LINDA/CA
13 12 12 GS 12 MARK MITCHELL/LOS ANGELES/CA PONTIAC FIREBIRD FORMULA 500 76
DOUG GOAD/FARMINGTON HILLS/MI
14 19 32 GS 13 STU HAYNER/YORBA LINDA/CA PHOENIX AMERICAN MTRSPRTS/FIREBIRD FORMULA 500 76
JOHN HEINRICY/HOLLY/MI
15 26 30 GS 14 STUART JONES/HOLYOKE/MA FIREBIRD FORMULA 500 76
KIM BAKER/HOLYOKE/MA
16 27 81 S 1 MIKE FITZGERALD/ATLANTA/GA BMW 328is 12,445 76
ANTHONY LAZZARO/ATLANTA/GA
17 4 92 GS 15 DAVE SCHARDT/DAYTON/OH WHEEL SOURCE/PASSEN MS/TOYOTA SUPRA TURBO 500 75
KELLY COLLINS/CORONA DEL MAR/CA
18 24 9 S 2 JEFF MCMILLIN/ERIE/PA McMILLIN MOTORSPORTS LTD/BMW 328is 8,145 75
DEREK HILL/SANTA MONICA/CA
19 14 2 GS 16 JIMMY CHAMBERLAIN/MARIETTA/GA PONTIAC FIREBIRD FORMULA 75
JACK BALDWIN/MARIETTA/GA
20 39 86 S 3 TAZ HARVEY/DANVILLE/CA PERFORMANCE MOTORSPRTS/HONDA PRELUDE VTEC 2,450 75
KRIS SKAVNES/ROCKAWAY/NJ
21 28 08 GS 17 FRANK DEL VECCHIO/TRUMBULL/CT PONTIAC FIREBIRD FORMULA 75
JERRY THOMPSON/MANHEIM/PA
22 23 29 GS 18 JET HAWTHORNE/COLUMBUS/OH PRESSURE CNNECT/PASSEN MTRSPTS/SUPRA TURBO 75
JEFF AMOS/PONTIAC/MI
23 31 87 GS 19 PETER HERZOG/DIX HILLS/NY MAZDA RX-7 TURBO 75
FERNANDO MALDONADO/WOODMERE/NY
24 32 09 GS 20 MICHAEL DEFONTES/BALTIMORE/MD PONTIAC FIREBIRD FORMULA 75
CHRIS THOMPSON/TRUMBULL/CT
25 25 55 GS 21 BERTRAND GACHOT/FRANCE STAND 21/MK SYSTEMS/PONTIAC FIREBIRD FORMULA 75
SIMON GREGG/JACKSONVILLE/FL
26 44 43 T 1 JOE NONNAMAKER/CANTON/OH PLANET EARTH MOTORSPORTS/MAZDA MX-6 11,945 75
BILL PATE/LAFAYETTE/IN
27 54 75 S 4 HUGH JOHNSON/ATLANTA/GA NISSAN/RED LINE/FORGELINE/NISSAN 300ZX 1,921 75
PETER TONELLI/WESTBORO/MA
28 46 38 T 2 MARK HEIN/CLEARWATER/FL BUDGET/SMITH BARNEY/HONDA PRELUDE Si 4,050 74
JOHN GREEN/ROSEVILLE/CA
29 65 40 C 1 JOE DANAHER/ALBANY/NY HONDA CIVIC DEL SOL Si 7,071 74
PETER SCHWARTZOTT/NIAGRA FALLS/NY
30 58 89 C 2 ED MAGNER/GRAND BLANC/MI RED LINE OIL/ WHEEL SOURCE/NISSAN 200SX SE-R 5,300 74
JOHN PHILLIPS/SEALY/TX
31 48 31 T 3 GREG LOEBEL/ST PETERSBURG/FL BUDGET/SMITH BARNEY HONDA/PRELUDE Si 2,450 74
GARY BLACKMAN/SEBRING/FL
32 8 01 GS 22 RICK FAIRBANKS/GREENVILLE/SC TEAM SC/GLEASON FINANCIAL/BMW M3 74
PETE HALSMER/BLOOMSFIELD HILLS/MI
33 55 82 T 4 JASON POTTER/OXFORD/OH PERFORMANCE MOTORSPORTS/HONDA ACCORD EX 1,200 74
PETER CUNNINGHAM/WEST BEND/WI
34 20 47 GS 23 JOHN KOHLER/BRADFORD/PA ZIPPO MANUFACTURING CO/FORD MUSTANG COBRA R 74
GARY SMITH/BRADFORD/PA
35 38 24 S 5 STEWART COLEMAN/ASHVILLE/NC TWC MSPRTS/KRMN AUTOWKS/REDLIN/BMW 328is 900 73
LEE EZELL/LEXINGTON/KY
36 60 64 T 5 MICHAEL WANNER/LANCASTER/PA VOLKSWAGEN CRED/AUTOHAUS INC/VW GOLF III GTI 900 73
WALT PUCKET/SHELBY/NC
37 59 63 T 6 DARREN YOUNG/LOS ANGELES/CA NISSAN 240SX SE 1,300 73
MARC JONES/LONG BCH/CA
CRAIG STANTON/SEAL BCH/CA
38 36 74 GS 24 SCOTT PLANES/TAMPA/FL PORSCHE 968 73
DAVID WHITE/TAMPA/FL
MIKE GAGLIARDO/CHICAGO/IL
39 52 41 T 7 WILL NONNAMAKER/CANTON/OH PLANET EARTH MOTORSPORTS/MAZDA MX-6 700 73
PAUL DUBINSKY/FORT MILL/SC
40 70 00 T 8 STEVEN HOOKS/ATLANTA/GA T.A.P./INTRAX/TSW WHEELS/AUDI A4 821 73
SCOTT HARTMAN/IRVINE/CA
41 62 49 C 3 STEVE NOWICKI/CANTON/MI HOLTJE/KOSEI/CARRERA/HONDA CIVIC DEL SOL V 2,400 73
DAVID AHLHEIM/MOUNTAIN VIEW/CA
42 40 8 S 6 RAY KORMAN/GREENSBORO/NC TWC MSPRTS/KRMN AUTOWRKS/REDLN/BMW 328is 800 73
TOM COLEMAN/ASHVILLE/NC
43 53 42 T 9 ALISTAIR OAG/JAMESTOWN/NY PLANET EARTH MOTORSPORTS/MAZDA MX-6 500 73
DICK STARITA/HARBOUR RIDGE/FL
44 61 97 C 4 CHARLES ESPANLAUB/LUTZ/FL MAZDA MIATA 2,200 73
JOE JORDAN/ORANGE/CA
45 45 93 S 7 BILL FENTON/KEENE/NH HONDA PRELUDE VTEC 700 73
LARRY GALBO/TULSA/OK
46 43 80 GS 25 JOSEPH SAFINA/NEW YORK/NY SAFINA RACING/FORD MUSTANG COBRA R 72
EMIL ASSENTATO/LOCUST/NY
47 64 06 T 10 TIM FALANGA/SHELTON/CT OLDSMOBILE ACHIEVA SC 500 72
FRANK DEL VECCHIO/TRUMBULL/CT
48 68 51 S 8 ANDREW LINDER/WOODBURY/NY ACURA INTEGRA TYPE R 600 72
STEVE COLLETTI/PORT JEFFERSON STA/NY
49 42 84 S 9 BOB HENDERSON/HOBE SOUND/FL RED LINE/TOYOTA MOTORSPORT/TRD/TOYOTA SUPRA 500 72
ANDREW WEHE/RANCHO SANTA MARGARI/CA
50 67 15 C 5 MARK HICKS/MT DORA/FL MAZDA MIATA 1,650 72
MEL BUTT/MT DORA/FL
51 34 59 S 10 SCOTT PEELER/SALT LAKE CITY/UT BMW 328is 500 72
MIKE DOOLIN/SALT LAKE CITY/UT
52 71 45 C 6 JOE FOX/HICKORY/NC MAZDA MIATA 800 72
MANNY MATZ/SOMERS/NY
53 69 7 C 7 WAYNE LOCKHART/SPARTENBURG/SC BMW MANUFACTURING PLANT 10/BMW Z3 1,200 71
MARK HUGHES/SPARTENBURG/SC
54 51 96 S 11 ROB VINING/BUFFALO/NY HONDA PRELUDE VTEC 500 70
AJ FRANK/BLUFFTON/SC
55 63 19 C 8 BOB SPEAKMAN/LUTHERVILLE/MD START YOUR ENGINE/NISSAN SENTRA SE-R 1,100 70
MIKE SPEAKMAN/BALTIMORE/MD
56 50 34 T 11 PAUL ARNOLD/FRANKLIN/TN BUDGET/SMITH BARNEY/HONDA PRELUDE Si 500 70
TERRY EARWOOD/SEBRING/FL
57 10 79 GS 26 DAVID HASKELL/PLANTATION/FL MAZDA RX-7 TURBO 67
BOB TOWERY/MEMPHIS/TN
58 74 50 C 9 CHUCK HEMMINGSON/W. DES MOINES/IA DODGE NEON 500 66
STEVEN CHRISTOPHER/BRANDON/MS
59 66 23 C 10 TOM SEDIVY/RALEIGH/NC MAZDA MIATA 500 65
JOHN BOURASSA/HOBE SOUND/FL
60 35 33 GS 27 MIKE WEINBERG/NANUET/NY PHOENIX AMERICAN MOTRSPRTS/FIREBIRD FORMULA 64
STEVE MCNEELY/CHICAGO/IL
61 41 71 GS 28 DAVID SHEP/ONTARIO CANADA SPEEDSOURCE/MAZDA RX-7 TURBO 63
PAUL KITCHENER/MISSISSAUGA CANADA
62 30 11 GS 29 DEVON POWELL/ONTARIO CANADA MOTORSPORT/CHEVROLET CAMARO Z28 60
CLAUDE POIRIER/ONTARIO CANADA
63 49 18 S 12 DAN LEWIS/FT MYERS/FL HOOTERS/HIGH TECH TRAILRS/HONDA PRELUDE VTEC 500 **59 acc.
TOMMY JOHNSON/WINTER PARK/FL
64 57 6 T 12 ARA SERGENIAN/GAINESVILLE/FL TJ APPLEBEES/CHEVROLET BERRETA 500 **56
ERIC FOSS/DULUTH/GA
MIKE CATTRELL/ATLANTA/GA
65 72 83 T 13 WILLIAM CIOCI/APOPKA/FL CIOCI AUTO SALES/NISSAN 240SX SE 500 **54 acc.
CHUCK HEMMINGSON/W. DES MOINES/IA
66 1 88 GS 30 CHUCK GOLDSBOROUGH/ATLANTA/GA RED LINE/TOYOTA MOTORSPORT/TRD/SUPRA TURBO **52 acc.
ERIC VAN CLEEF/HUNTSVILLE/AL
67 75 78 C 11 DAVID DAUGHTERY/NOBLESVILLE/IN NISSAN/RED LINE/FORGELINE/NISSAN 200SX SE-R 500 38
BUDDY NORTON/PELHAM/NC
68 47 72 GS 31 JOHN MCCANN/AUSTIN/TX BMW M3 **34 acc.
RENAE VILLINEUEVE/CAMARILLO/CA
69 22 10 GS 32 TERRY MCDONALD-CADIEUX/CANADA GM GOODWRENCH/SNAP-ON/PPG/FIREBIRD FORMULA **26 acc.
70 2 56 GS 33 SCOTT NEUMAN/MIAMI/FL SAFINA RACING/BMW M3 **26 mech.
71 21 90 GS 34 BO LEMLER/BONITA/CA CAST-CRETE/KIMMINS RECYCLING/FORD COBRA R **20 mech.
CRAIG CONWAY/DAYTONA/FL
72 37 77 GS 35 ZAVE ABERMAN/GRAND ISLE/VT SPEED SOURCE/MAZDA RX-7 TURBO **16 mech.
73 56 65 T 14 JOHN NORRIS/CULVER CITY/CA NISSAN 240SX SE 500 **8
74 73 28 T 15 PETE STOLZ/MANITOWOC/WI PASSEN MOTORSPORTS/HONDA PRELUDE Si 500 **7 mech.
75 33 37 GS 36 STEVE MCNEELY/CHICAGO/IL PHOENIX AMERICAN MOTRSPRTS/FIREBIRD FORMULA **6 mech.
*Car #54 penalized purse due to unauthorized modifications to the intake manifold
** Not Running at the Finish
$1.19 for gas, I miss those days :cryying:
Here is the Log Book Information on the #99 Cobra R ...
Book issued May 3, 1996, List the car as ITE Car.Pictures show car sponsored by First News and listed as car #27
5/3/96 Car shown as passing tech NEOHIO REGION SCCA
5/3/96 shows car entered in NEO Drivers School
7/6/96 shows car at secound NEO Drivers School
9/20,21/96 shows car raced at WOR- Mid-Ohio
5/3,4/97 shows car re-annual teched and raced at Connellsville Regional
5/24,25/ May Madness at Watkins Glenn
7/4,5,6/ Mid Summer Madness at Mid Ohio
7/26,27/97 Brat Bash at Mid Ohio
8/2,3/97 Brbam Memorial at Nelson Ledges
9/5,6/97 OVR Autumn Classic
9/19/97 Wor games ( dosent say but I assume Mid-Ohio
3/22/98 Buttonwillow annual tech and race event
4/25/98 Laguna Seca
6/6,7/98 Laguna Seca
7/16,17/98 Laguna Seca raced and re-teck by San Franciso Region
8/1/03 Brat Bash ( dosen't say but I assume Mid Ohio )
That's the story in the book...One date I don't have but would like to know for the record ( Bill you may be able to awnser this one ) is the date it met it's fate with the wall at Autobond that is requiring the re-build...Gary
Book issued May 3, 1996, List the car as ITE Car.Pictures show car sponsored by First News and listed as car #27
5/3/96 Car shown as passing tech NEOHIO REGION SCCA
5/3/96 shows car entered in NEO Drivers School
7/6/96 shows car at secound NEO Drivers School
9/20,21/96 shows car raced at WOR- Mid-Ohio
5/3,4/97 shows car re-annual teched and raced at Connellsville Regional
5/24,25/ May Madness at Watkins Glenn
7/4,5,6/ Mid Summer Madness at Mid Ohio
7/26,27/97 Brat Bash at Mid Ohio
8/2,3/97 Brbam Memorial at Nelson Ledges
9/5,6/97 OVR Autumn Classic
9/19/97 Wor games ( dosent say but I assume Mid-Ohio
3/22/98 Buttonwillow annual tech and race event
4/25/98 Laguna Seca
6/6,7/98 Laguna Seca
7/16,17/98 Laguna Seca raced and re-teck by San Franciso Region
8/1/03 Brat Bash ( dosen't say but I assume Mid Ohio )
That's the story in the book...One date I don't have but would like to know for the record ( Bill you may be able to awnser this one ) is the date it met it's fate with the wall at Autobond that is requiring the re-build...Gary
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Did anyone notice that Yeager's name was shown on the roof on the first cars (see pic #5) and then the car had Borcheller and Scooter's name on the roof?
Dean said:
The Massari car was driven by three different very important race car drivers.
Yes, there were only ~36 GT350R's made. How many documented 1995 Cobra R's were made with documentation as winning race cars? 15-20? Clones? Another 20-30?
Gary knows the guys that are paying big dollars now for a documented 1965-1970 race car. Those guys were in high school or just starting their vocational career when those cars were raced.
These cars should not be ignored for possible appreciation going forward to a few young guys that watched them on TV in the mid-1990's. They may not have the extra cash now, but they may surprise all of us in years going forward.
I would buy a dozen more if I had the Money...They can't go anywhere but UP.....Gary
Hmmm, Let's see, the GT350R's were built in 1965, 45 years ago. The Cobra R's were 1995 models(of course), just 15 years ago. So in another 30 years these cars should be worth big bucks. How much? A GT350R is now worth $500,000 or so? Throw in inflation, etc. and what will a 95 Cobra R be worth in 2040? Doc, I think I need you math skills here.
Oh, and I don't know about you guys, but I'll be about 90 in 2040 and unfortunately, probably won't give Sh## about cars. Damn it!
Dean
Oh, and I don't know about you guys, but I'll be about 90 in 2040 and unfortunately, probably won't give Sh## about cars. Damn it!
Dean
OK, so today an 1965 GT350R is worth how much - $500K? $1M? And the cars are 45 years old.
The Cobra R's are now 15 years old. If they follow a similar appreciation to the GT350R, what will the 95 Rs be worth in 2040? $10M? $20M? Doc, I think this is your area of expertise.
The downside to this marvelous appreciation? A lot of us will be pushing 90, if we're lucky.
The Dredded Double Post! Drat it, senility is setting in faster that I thought!!!
The Cobra R's are now 15 years old. If they follow a similar appreciation to the GT350R, what will the 95 Rs be worth in 2040? $10M? $20M? Doc, I think this is your area of expertise.
The downside to this marvelous appreciation? A lot of us will be pushing 90, if we're lucky.
The Dredded Double Post! Drat it, senility is setting in faster that I thought!!!
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so everyone just give me your cars in 2040 and I will be only 50 years old haha...you old guys!!
I sold it to Ed B (who you bought it from in wrecked form) on April 14th, 2005 (Ebay Item #4541270693). While i do not have an exact date of #99's fate with a wall, I do believe it happened within 3 months of his initial ownership.
Bill S.
Bill/Gary,
It had to be after May'05, the inaugural event at the Autobaun, and the 3rd annual SVT Celebration. Most of us were there that weekend. :beer:
Was #99 at the event in May? I don't remember any major crashes, except my intake valve with my piston. :bash::cuss::mj:
Can someone tell me what goes in the firewall on the lower passenger side? There is a hole approx 3" in diameter? On my Cobra R it's open which I'm assuming isn't good as my headers are right there.
Can someone tell me what goes in the firewall on the lower passenger side? There is a hole approx 3" in diameter? On my Cobra R it's open which I'm assuming isn't good as my headers are right there.
I believe that is where the heater/evaporator box drain tube comes through for those vehicles with A/C which obviously the R models do not have. It has a huge rubber gasket around the box as to not let any of the outside elements in.
It is for the heater/evaporator box drain tube. The 95R's still had the tube even though they didn't have A/C.
Ok, so the tube is installed but doesn't go anywhere?
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