Yesterday's Vintage Ferrari F1 Test Day

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willrace4beer

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Yesterday, I met my friend, Bud Moeller, at Infineon to watch him test his Ferrari 312-T5 Formula 1 car.

You're supposed to be able to view these photos from facebook, even if you don't have a facebook account:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2052031&id=1003837449&l=038f1a40a5

Please let me know if you can't see the pics, and would like to.

Here are three very short videos:

http://img143.imageshack.us/my.php?image=budtest.mp4

http://img717.imageshack.us/my.php?image=budpitin.mp4

http://img408.imageshack.us/my.php?image=budpitout.mp4

Regards,
 
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Very very cool

This is my dream retirement scenario, getup around 10, go drive vintage formula one car, rinse and repeat.
 
That is my all time favorite Ferrari F1 car.... Just before ground effects ruined the concept of 'trying new ideas'... Does he have the 'mid-wing' configuration that this car used in Long Beach and Monaco?

Send more pictures!
 
He does have the Monaco package.

Here are more pics of the Ferrari and the 1980 Ensign which is his first F1 car:

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2011681&id=1003837449&l=0f937df7f9

Here are pics of Schumacher's 1997 F1 car that Bud bought last year:

http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/8365/46188755134410650786410.jpg
http://img717.imageshack.us/img717/4563/46188755135910650786410.jpg
http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/4631/46188755136410650786410.jpg
http://img109.imageshack.us/img109/9659/46188781555910650786410.jpg
http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/7158/46188781556910650786410.jpg
http://img130.imageshack.us/img130/7863/46188781557410650786410.jpg
http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/4463/46188781557910650786410.jpg
http://img519.imageshack.us/img519/6333/budandwifecarol.jpg
http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/9326/fiorano.png

Regards,
 
OMG How awesome is that... I believe that's the car from one of my all time favorite wheel to wheel battles....

Gilles Villeneuve VS. Rene Arnoux in the 1979 French Grand Prix

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You and your colleague are very lucky men, what a piece of history.
 
Perhaps you could meet Bud yourself.

He's a nice guy. Here is this year's Historic Grand Prix racing schedule:

May 21-23, Barber Motorsports Park, Birmingham, AL
June 11-13, TBA
July 9-11, Mont-Tremblant, Quebec, Canada
July 23-25, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada (w/ Indy Cars)
August 6-8, Laguna Seca Raceway, Monterey, CA (Monterey Pre-Historics)
August 12-15, Laguna Seca Raceway, Monterey, CA (Monterey Historics)
August 20-22, Infineon Raceway, Sonoma, CA (w/ Indy Cars)
October 2-3, Infineon Raceway, Sonoma, CA (CSRG)

More info at: http://www.historicgrandprix.com/home.htm

Regards,
 
really nice toys he has there..... I do have one question.... He doesn't appear to be a 'small' guy (I am DEFINITELY not one to talk here..), how does he fit in those tiny cockpits? Many of the cars from that era are actually built around the phyique of the driver (who are not known for being large)... I have tried to squeeze my butt in a couple cars only to find that I only make ot about half way in!
 
Lately, Bud's been enjoying the good life more...

...than usual. That was probably the heaviest I've seen him over the last four years. After Dan Marvin got out of the car, the crew did remove a lot of padding from the seat before Bud got in. This particular car will accommodate a fairly large person. I've sat in it.

Regards,
 
I'd love to check out the car in person. I'm still trying to get work to send me to Pebble Beach and the Monterey Historics this year. As soon as I found out Alfa was this year's featured marque I've been hounding my boss to send us.
 
Glad to hear we still have people in the world like your friend Bud,humble and willing to share their high roller hobby with people like us.Nice pics,i`ll give anything to be alongside that Ferrari 312 when revving.Thanks for sharing,.....
 
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