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Title: F#191 - Solved - Paul Newman at 1980 VW Rabbit Cup race at Brainerd
Post by: faksta on February 13, 2013, 03:02:25 PM

For one point please tell me what car is this (obvious), what is the event and who is the driver.

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Title: Re: F#191
Post by: faksta on February 24, 2013, 06:13:59 PM

Up a level

Title: Re: F#191
Post by: sixtee5cuda on February 24, 2013, 07:25:02 PM

For whatever this is worth, the car is a 1978-1980 Volkswagen Rabbit built in Pennsylvania, USA.

Title: Re: F#191
Post by: sixtee5cuda on February 24, 2013, 07:33:36 PM

Did this event take place before 1985?

Title: Re: F#191
Post by: D-type on February 25, 2013, 06:01:12 AM

How do you tell the difference between a Rabbit and a Golf?

Title: Re: F#191
Post by: billtorrance9999 on February 25, 2013, 06:15:04 AM

Square headlights which were more-or-less compulsory in the USA then

Title: Re: F#191
Post by: D-type on February 25, 2013, 07:18:26 AM

Thanks.  I knew that something looked different but couldn't see what it was.  On a scale of 1-100 my powers of observation must rate a single digit number!

Title: Re: F#191
Post by: nicanary on February 25, 2013, 07:33:57 AM

Celebrity race?

Title: Re: F#191
Post by: sixtee5cuda on February 25, 2013, 09:29:52 AM

re: Rabbit vs Golf - Also, Golfs are equipped with horizontally mounted side markers, and the Rabbit markers are vertical.  (If I recall correctly, during at least one of those years, the diesel Rabbit was built in Germany, so it was sold in the U.S. with round headlights and horizontal side markers.)

Title: Re: F#191
Post by: faksta on February 26, 2013, 07:40:02 AM

It is a Rabbit, of course. The event took place before 1985, yes. Whether it was a celebrity race or not, I'm not 100% certain, sorry :(

Title: Re: F#191
Post by: sixtee5cuda on February 26, 2013, 08:32:04 PM

Is this Wally Dallenbach Jr. Horst Kwech, at Mid-Ohio, racing in the SCCA Rabbit/Bilstein Cup?  Probably 1981 or 1982

Title: Re: F#191
Post by: faksta on February 27, 2013, 07:38:41 AM

It is an SCCA VW Rabbit Cup (it was referred to as 'VW Cup' in my source, but I suppose it is the same thing in this case?), but slightly earlier than you have stated. Driver and venue are different, though.

Title: Re: F#191
Post by: WayneB on February 27, 2013, 12:11:51 PM

1980 SCCA Rabbit Bilstein Cup

Driver Kip Andreas?

Title: Re: F#191
Post by: D-type on February 27, 2013, 03:23:09 PM

Is the driver Bob Hoskins?   ;D

Title: Re: F#191
Post by: sixtee5cuda on February 27, 2013, 05:48:04 PM

Is the driver Gary Benson?

Title: Re: F#191
Post by: faksta on February 28, 2013, 01:44:48 AM

1980 it is, right. Driver is none of the above, though. He is a better known person.

Title: Re: F#191
Post by: sixtee5cuda on February 28, 2013, 07:23:10 AM

Kent McCord?

Title: Re: F#191
Post by: faksta on February 28, 2013, 08:52:03 AM

Not him.

You're on the right path, though (just looked up who Kent McCord is :P ).

Title: Re: F#191
Post by: WayneB on February 28, 2013, 09:55:27 AM

Larry Wilcox from CHIPS?

Title: Re: F#191
Post by: sixtee5cuda on February 28, 2013, 10:02:05 AM

Off the path, but still famous:  Roger Mears?

Title: Re: F#191
Post by: faksta on February 28, 2013, 11:15:08 AM

No, neither. Remember I was not sure whether it was a celebrities race or a normal one - that might be a little (or a big?) clue.

Title: Re: F#191
Post by: nicanary on February 28, 2013, 11:17:09 AM

Paul Newman?

Title: Re: F#191
Post by: faksta on February 28, 2013, 01:45:52 PM

Zing!

Title: Re: F#191
Post by: faksta on February 28, 2013, 01:47:35 PM

Cuda, you've been close, but the final hit was made by nicanary, so a point for him. Better luck next time :)

Oh wait, I forgot about the track! An additional point for naming the track then.

Title: Re: F#191
Post by: sixtee5cuda on February 28, 2013, 02:03:47 PM

Brainerd is the track

Title: Re: F#191
Post by: sixtee5cuda on February 28, 2013, 02:05:09 PM

(Brainerd International Raceway in Minnesota, that is)

Title: Re: F#191
Post by: faksta on February 28, 2013, 03:04:12 PM

Sure  :)