Colin Wood said:In reply to David S. Wallens :
Good point. It's probably a surefire entry into just about any Monterey event–espeicially the Rolex Reunion–but I don't know how comfortable I'd be actually racing it, as much as it pains me to say that.
Who would you hire to drive it for you ?
I am sure there are a lot of "Vintage car racers" with 917 racing experience :)
Patrick Long.
In reply to Colin Wood :
The cost to repair it is nothing relative to the cost of the car.
Also given the complete and utter lack of safety; your not going to be going full send with it.
About a decade ago I drove a very very valuable vintage Ferrari with the owner telling me to drive it as hard as I liked.
Let's just say my braking points were about 50ft earlier than in a cheap car like my Datsun.
In reply to californiamilleghia :
Oh yeah, nobody says I have to race it.
I go with David's answer, Patrick Long.
If I had that kind of money I could rent an entire track to myself and hire a couple of really good driving instructors. And I would.
I wonder how many "real" bidders it took to get it up to $25 million ,
There seems to be a lot of "Internet bids" on these expensive cars to keep the action flowing ,
In reply to californiamilleghia :
That's the auctioneer shill bidding to drive up the price and it's apparently legal up to the reserve. Mecum has acknowledged that they do this. Here's an older post from a guy that caught them on a live mic confirming it:
I wonder if it was just a way to establish the value for insurance purposes.
Apis Mellifera said:In reply to californiamilleghia :
That's the auctioneer shill bidding to drive up the price and it's apparently legal up to the reserve. Mecum has acknowledged that they do this. Here's an older post from a guy that caught them on a live mic confirming it:
Thanks for the link , very interesting that it is even legal without telling the "real" bidders upfront ,
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