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[SirAndy]

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URY914 Enough about cars with fans, lets talk about Porsches! Why didn't you drive 935s? I'm sure you must have been asked to drive by different owners.
Vic_Elford Just twice...we were together in a 908 at Daytona in 1969 and again in a 917 at Brands Hatch in 1971
Vic_Elford No 935s I had already stopped and really wasn'y very interested
Rleog Many times I've read about how punishing Sebring is. Do you have any strong memories of that track?
URY914 I have read that the '71 Sebring race which you won was a real fight. You had problems in that race too and came back to catch and beat the Alfas. What do you recal of that race?
Vic_Elford I din't really think it was that bad. surface is not good but no real proble. just a bit tough on the car
Interesting. You must have been a lot tougher than the current generation of drivers.
Vic_Elford No real problem I had a minor collision with a slow car early on which needed a bit of tape on the nose but Gerard and I came back and took the lead about halfway through
zoic In 68 when you jumped into a Formula One car in France, how did the F1 cars compare to the 907(and later other prototypes)? Mainly how they were to drive around a circuit, or were they similar at that time.
Vic_Elford I think we were a lot tougher for one thing, in those days we were only ALLOWED TO HAVE 2 drivers per car for long distance racing
Rleog You must have quite a laugh as you look at the current state of team driving.
URY914 At Daytona in '71 you had a tire blow on the banking and you went spinning off. That must have been a major pucker moment!
Vic_Elford That car, the cooper F1 was a pig but otherwise F1 was quite similar to sports cars. Sports cars were probably a bit easier to drive
Vic_Elford Daytona was a moment but richard Petty had told us at rookie driver briefing when I came for the 500 if anything goes wrog on the banking, just turn left and put your foot on the barke. I did and all was OK
So.Cal.914 You stopped your car and pulled a fellow driver out of his wreck, Did you two stay in touch?
Vic_Elford No. I don't even remeber who it was
Rleog What was Jacky Ickx like as a competitor?
ClayPerrine How accurate are the depictions of the driver interactions in the movie Le Mans? Does it tell an accurate story?
Vic_Elford Honest and good especially in the wet.
Vic_Elford A little bit hollywoodised. we don't really hate eachothrs guts like that.
ClayPerrine Did you like the movie after seeing it in it's entirity?
Rleog Was there a particular track or event that you hated participating in?
URY914 Tell us something we don't already know about the 917.
So.Cal.914 There's wins and then there's win's. What was your most satisfying win?
Vic_Elford I quite liked the movie. Can't think of any track I really didn't like. Can't think of anything you don't already know about the 917. It was just a great car Best win..Targa Florio after losing so much time and Monte Carlo rally 1968 as well
Rleog Thank you. (exit)
So.Cal.914 Satisfying because you made up the time? Had someone you wanted to beat?
URY914 What do you think of owners of 906's, 908's, 917's etc that restore them better than new. Are you to look at these car or race them?
Vic_Elford Monte Carlo because I should have won the year before but got caught with the wrong tire on the last stage when it snowed unexpectedly
Twystd1 What was it like driving the Chapparal in 2005?
zoic Quite late in Europe now, so Thank you for your time Vic!
wild_6 A lot of us have started racing later in life. What would you recommend we do to learn a little more - we are usually both driver and
Vic_Elford Actully just a couple of days ago I drove the SAME 910 thaT i DROVE TO 3RD AT THE rING IN 1967. iT BELONGS TO A FRIEND OF MINE WHO IS PASSIONATE COLLECTOR BUT DRIVES THEM ALL HARD TOO. iT HAD BEEN DAMEGED IN TRANSPORT AND HE ASKED ME TO DRIVE IT TO MAKE SURE IT WAS ok AFTER REPAIRS. iT WAS A JOY TO
So.Cal.914 Monte Carlo looks like a pretty crazy race at times on the TV. Did you find that you had to drive more defensivly
zoic, Vic lives in sunny south Florida.
zoic I live in europe, and its 4.30am...
Vic_Elford No Monte Carlo is flat out on the special stages. only attack, no defense
Vic_Elford hey ZOIC with 7 hours difference you must live in eastern europe?
So.Cal.914 Only attack, Thanks Vic
iamchappy Vic, your quite a gentleman joining us on our forum and answering our questions, I am going to purchase your book tonight. I find your life and racing experiance to be fastenating..thank you!
Vic_Elford Thanks. You can find out more on my web site if you wish www.VicElford.com
URY914 Why did you stop racing?
Vic_Elford I need to feed my cat and clean up the BBQ. We had Grilled Octopus and Shrikp with French fries and stuffed tomatoes tonight if anyone is interested.
race914 Hi Vic, How many days a year are you on the road speaking to Porsche (et al.) car clubs? Do you enjoy sharing your experiences to amatuers?
zoic Yes, Finland to be exact. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
ClayPerrine Folks.. it sounds like Mr. Elford needs to go. So we need to wind this up. I want to thank Mr Elford for coming, and ask him to drop in anytime.
Dave_Darling Yes, thanks very much! It was wonderful to have a look into the racing world like this! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
Vic_Elford How many days? I don't count. Quite a lot and I enjoy it. Only went to Finland once to do a series of match races with my old competitor, friend and teammate Pauli Toivonen. Great place, especially the sauna and jumping in a feezing lake afterwards!
URY914 Thank you Vic, I'll see you at Daytona.
race914 Thanks Vic! See you at Daytona!
Vic_Elford Thanks to everyone. I have enjoyed this little chat. Sorry it took a couple of minutes to find out how it workd. I'll be happy to come back some time.
zoic Hehe, great to hear you have visited here. Thank you for your answers (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
So.Cal.914 I'll take the octopus. Take care and Thanks mush Sir.
Perry Thank you for your time!
JohnC914 Thank you!
zoic Hope to see you some time in the future.
jt9146 Thanks for stopping by!
racerx hope to meet you one day. thanks for the chat!
iamchappy (Quote) I'll be Happy to Come back sometime. Here that, quick someone send him a tee shirt.......
Stevo (IMG:style_emoticons/default/thumb3d.gif)
So.Cal.914 Well that was fun...Thanks to all involved
Stevo bye bye and thanks!
ClayPerrine Mr. Elford, if you are ever in the Dallas/Fort Worth area, look me up. I will be happy to give you the keys to my 914/6 and turn you loose on the road or track of your choosing. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
speedracer914 thanks!
ClayPerrine Thanks for coming.
HallmarkMotorsports Thank you Sir!
Rob_R. Very informative. I hope we can do this again soon. Thanks to everyone involved for getting this off the ground!
Vic_Elford Au revoir everyone. see you again soon I hope
davep Thanks again.
ClayPerrine Ok everyone. Closing time.. you don't have to go home, but you can't stay here..... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
So.Cal.914 Last call?
URY914 Somebody get the lights....