Race cars!

[tygaboy]

 

[Redrumm3]

First photo is the Alf Gebhardt CSL, Daytona 24hr circa 1978. Alf owned BMI (Bavarian Motors International) in Tulsa, Oklahoma and was the BMW dealer. He worked on our BMW's when I was young growing up in Tulsa. He always had a lot of interesting BMWs in the shop. I don't believe the car shown is a real CSL but was a CS he converted for racing. Hal Davey, a co-driver of Alf's, was my first driving school instructor at Hallett in 1987.

 

[gwittman]

That is a lot of lean for a race car in that first picture. It reminds me of when I used to run my coupe in BMWACA high speed driving schools. At a Riverside racetrack event before the last session of one weekend, my race instructor came up to me and told me to take it easy. He said in an earlier session he saw my car leaning a lot. He also said he had never seen a car lean so much without rolling over. A friend got a picture of me in turn six with my right rear tire off the ground. After that I installed a Bavaria anti-sway bar which is a little thicker than the 2800CS anti-sway bar. That helped a lot.

I never got to run Hallet. I have heard a lot about it though. Redrumm3, do you know how old that track is?

 

[Redrumm3]

That is a lot of lean for a race car in that first picture. It reminds me of when I used to run my coupe in BMWACA high speed driving schools. At a Riverside racetrack event before the last session of one weekend, my race instructor came up to me and told me to take it easy. He said in an earlier session he saw my car leaning a lot. He also said he had never seen a car lean so much without rolling over. A friend got a picture of me in turn six with my right rear tire off the ground. After that I installed a Bavaria anti-sway bar which is a little thicker than the 2800CS anti-sway bar. That helped a lot.

I never got to run Hallet. I have heard a lot about it though. Redrumm3, do you know how old that track is?

Hallett was built in 1976 after War Bonnet Raceway in nearby Mannford, OK closed in 1970. Toly Arutunoff was the original owner and builder of Hallett.

 

[Shawn Essex]

In the early 2000's I used to race with Phil Slate who at that time owned the BMI e9. He later sold it, anyone know where it is now? Neat and fast e9.

 

[Redrumm3]

In the early 2000's I used to race with Phil Slate who at that time owned the BMI e9. He later sold it, anyone know where it is now? Neat and fast e9.

I believe Lance White in Cincinnati now owns the car. He is a BMW CCA member and currently head of the BMW CCA Foundation.

 

[Shawn Essex]

Thanks Redrumm3.
Sounds like it is in good hands.

 

[shanon]

In the early 2000's I used to race with Phil Slate who at that time owned the BMI e9. He later sold it, anyone know where it is now? Neat and fast e9.

Thumbs up!