Bill Young Bill Young Kansas City, MO (1337 posts) Registered: 10/23/2007 09:23AM Main British Car: '73 MG Midget V6 , '59 MGA I6 2.8 GM, 4.0 Jeep |
Re: RV8 Races again.
Art, that should be the 2 and 3, that's what I have on my calendar. Saturday and Sunday.
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Phillip G Phillip Leonard Kansas City (395 posts) Registered: 02/03/2008 04:12PM Main British Car: 1992 MG RV8 Rover 3.5 |
Re: RV8 Races again.
Art,
My mistake. Sorry. Of course - MAM SCCA Nationals Saturday June 2 and Sunday June 3. This has been a long week. cheers, phillip g |
Phillip G Phillip Leonard Kansas City (395 posts) Registered: 02/03/2008 04:12PM Main British Car: 1992 MG RV8 Rover 3.5 |
Re: RV8 Races again.
Racers,
Happy to report another SCCA GT2 class National race win for the MG RV8. Scott Schmidt, driving the British Numismatics sponsored MG RV8 GT2 racer, won the Sunday June 3 "big bore" GT2 class National race at the MidAmerica Motorsports track near Omaha, NE. With 3 National race wins in the GT2 class of Midwest Division SCCA racing, Scott is now just one race short of qualifying for an invitation to the "Runoffs" at Road America, the Elkhart Lake, Wis. SCCA National Championship races, Sept. 17-23, 2012. Congratulations to Scott Schmidt, driving in 2012 the MG RV8 to a 3rd. National SCCA race win. keep them on the track, phillip g |
roverman Art Gertz Winchester, CA. (3188 posts) Registered: 04/24/2009 11:02AM Main British Car: 74' Jensen Healy, 79 Huff. GT 1, 74 MGB Lotus 907,2L |
Re: RV8 Races again.
Congratulations Phillip and team. That is great news ! Not bad for 175 hp eh ? I shall start planning for the "Runoffs" now. Good Luck, roverman.
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Phillip G Phillip Leonard Kansas City (395 posts) Registered: 02/03/2008 04:12PM Main British Car: 1992 MG RV8 Rover 3.5 |
Re: RV8 Races again.
Art,
You will be very welcomed as a crew team member of the SCCA RV8 GT2 car at Elkhart Lake, Wis. - Sept. 17-23 ! cheers, phillip g |
Phillip G Phillip Leonard Kansas City (395 posts) Registered: 02/03/2008 04:12PM Main British Car: 1992 MG RV8 Rover 3.5 |
Re: RV8 Races again.
Racers,
Scott Schmidt has posted this great video of the Rover MG RV8 at the recent MAM National SCCA race. keep them on the track, phillip g MGR V8 @ MAM '12 Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/14/2012 12:19AM by Moderator. |
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crashbash david bash st. charles (215 posts) Registered: 01/28/2008 10:53AM Main British Car: 1979 MGB Rdst V8 project, 1968 MGC GT, 1969 MGB Rd olds 215 |
Re: RV8 Races again.
Phil and crew, man I really love to watch this video! feels like you are riding along----it felt lke Scott really picked it up the last 2 or 3 laps on the video! When is the next race?
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BlownMGB-V8 Jim Blackwood 9406 Gunpowder Rd., Florence, KY 41042 (6468 posts) Registered: 10/23/2007 12:59PM Main British Car: 1971 MGB Blown,Injected,Intercooled Buick 340/AA80E/JagIRS |
Re: RV8 Races again.
Needs more horsepower.
But otherwise looks very good. Jim |