On display, not racing:
11. Keke Rosberg’s Williams FW08 of Pete Gulick
12. Alboreto Tyrrell 011 of Paul Flowers
13. Peter Revson’s McLaren M19 of Pete Gulick
14. J.P. Jarier’s Tyrrell 009
 

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the wait....

Mr. Chapman greets Ms. Rimmer

"The Race on Saturday was the 1:30 start of the 20-lap Historic Grand Prix F1 cars. Terrific stuff, as Hamish Somerville led from pole in the Alan Jones Williams FW07. Somerville then put a big gap on the Duncan Dayton-driven Lotus 79 – Mario Andretti’s 1978 title winner – but then Dayton put in a succession of hot laps that got him within a couple car lengths of the Williams. Suddenly, the race went full course yellow as the ex-Derek Daly March 811 driven by Mike Fitzgerald, who had started third, spun in West Bend. Didn’t hit anything, but the car had stalled.

Next time by we went green and Dayton leapt to the front when Somerville spun the giant rear slicks. The Lotus looked set for a runaway win but the Williams soon hauled Dayton in. Ultimately, there wasn’t enough time, though Somerville got within a half-second at the checker. Third was the brilliant orange March 761-08 (Vittorio Brambila) driven by James King, followed by the Bud Moeller-driven Ensign (Derek Daly), the ex-Jody Scheckter Wolf WR2/4 driven by John Anderson, Howard Cherry in the Ronnie Peterson March 761-02, John Watson’s Penske PC-3 piloted by Doug Mockett, Divina Galica in a James Hunt Hesketh and the Fitzgerald March 811."

Saturday Results, Historic Grand Prix F1 cars at Lime Rock Park

20 laps of 1.53-mile, 7-turn layout
Margin of Victory: .521 seconds
Fastest lap: :47.910 / 100.938 mph, Hamish Somerville
Finishing position, car, driver, town and best lap:

1. Mario Andretti’s Lotus 79, Duncan Dayton, North Salem, N.Y., :48.003
2. Alan Jones’s Williams FW07, Hamish Somerville, Canada, :47.910
3. Vittorio Brambila’s March 761-08, James King, Belleville, Ill., :49.453
4. Derek Daly’s Ensign, Bud Moeller, McLean, Va., :50.619
5. Jody Scheckter’s Wolf WR2/4, John Anderson, Sebastopol, Calif., :51.795
6. Ronnie Peterson’s March 761-02, Howard Cherry, Fairfield, Conn., :51.981
7. John Watson’s Penske PC-3, Doug Mockett, St. Croix, U.S.V.I., :51.983
8. James Hunt’s Hesketh, Divina Galica, Lakeville, Conn., :51.804
9. Derek Daly’s March 811, Mike Fitzgerald, Newtown Square, Pa., :49.370

Whoops... (fancy footwork by Fitze)

"B@!$%&#s !"
(curses... stalled!)
 

Good fun, eh what!

Mike Fitzgerald and Seamus Nolan

Joel Finn makes an appearance, ponytail in tact,
and (center) the webmaster & brother, Phil Cramer
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Lots of Formula One fans
at Lime Rock today!

Dayton pushed Somerville to the checker but fell a couple tenths short at the stripe."

Results, Race Two, Historic Grand Prix F1 cars at Lime Rock Park:
20 laps of 1.53-mile, 7-turn layout
Margin of Victory: .234 seconds
Fastest lap: :47.642 / 115.612 mph, Duncan Dayton

Finishing position, car, driver, town and best lap:

1. Alan Jones’s Williams FW07, Hamish Somerville, Canada, :47.790
2. Mario Andretti’s Lotus 79, Duncan Dayton, North Salem, N.Y., :47.642
3. Vittorio Brambila’s March 761-08, James King, Belleville, Ill., :50.099
4. John Watson’s Penske PC-3, Doug Mockett, St. Croix, U.S.V.I., :51.881
5. Derek Daly’s Ensign, Bud Moeller, McLean, Va., :51.102
6. Jody Scheckter’s Wolf WR2/4, John Anderson, Sebastopol, Calif., :51.597
7. Carlos Reuteman’s Brabham BT-37, Divina Galica, Lakeville, Conn., :52.474
8. James Hunt’s Hesketh, Rick Carlino, Harrisburg, Pa., :55.304
9. Derek Daly’s March 811, Mike Fitzgerald, Newtown Square, Pa., :49.599
 

Now the pressure's on....

Hamish saddles up....  Rebecca & Lee standing by.

Seamus gets up close and personal with Fitze....

Lee follows suit with Hamish, as it were....

Rick drives his Hesketh this time.   (Divi will drive the Brabham)

Almost ready for prime time...

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