<VV> Amelia Island Concourse (2007)

[James Davis]

Besides the "Rare Corvair" concourse class, MB brought their 1955 
300SLR #10.   This is their track, demonstration car.  To hear it rev 
to 6,500 rpm with its wonderful cacophony of sounds is a once in a 
lifetime experience.  The 300SLR is only race car to win the world 
championship and "never to loose a race or drop out of a race due to 
mechanical failure".  It is infamous because of the 1955  24 Heures 
du Mans (Le Mans) accident.  Amelia Island is just a golf course 
with  250 extremely rare and special automobiles decorating the 
fairways.  Among then were 80 or so race cars (like the Porsche 
917/930) .   For an "old car guy", it was a perfect seven hours.  I 
could have easily spent a couple days there.
Jim Davis


At 01:49 AM 4/19/2007, J R Read_HML wrote:
>You guys talking about Porshes (is that the plural?) should have 
>been at the CCE meet tonight. Mike McGowan did an EXECELENT 
>presentation on the Amelia Island event.  Some of the pictures will 
>likely appear in a future CC. Let's just say that there were many 
>"Vairs" that you only dream about as well as a number of Porshes 
>(don't know if they will make the cut for CC).
>
>Later, JR