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Superman of course

And that is my point. Take the top drivers from each motorsport, put them in the car designed for that sport (Top Fuel, F1, Stock car, rally car, touring car, sports car etc.) and on the course/track designed for each discipline and have a true race of champions and I would put my money on rally drivers coming out on top. Is a rally driver going to beat a top fuel driver on the drag strip - no. Will he beat an F1 driver in an F1 car - no. But overall, all-around I think they are the best. And the reason is car control. Rally drivers can drive a car to it limits and sometimes beyond them.

As with any kit of this age there is lots of cleanup as well as fitment issues. The first one I will tackle is the hood. As you can see with the hood pushed all the way to the left the large gap that exists. This won't do. I will close this gap up using .060 angle. I filed the inside edge of the fender to create a nice sharp edge. I then attach the angle with the vertical leg projecting just above the fender. Once it has setup I use a small flat file to trim the angle to the top of the fender. I finish it off with an 1800 grit sanding pad. In addition to closing the gap the horizontal leg of the angle creates a nice ledge for the hood to rest and brings it into plane with the top of the fender.

Here is the kit I am starting with. It is a pretty simple kit but with effort I think it can be built into a nice replica.

Agreed. The Group B era was way out of control. However watch the initial video clip I posted and you will see the skill and concentration of a modern rally driver.

Love it.

Check out this collection of photos and tell me how much nerve and skill it takes to race in conditions like this?

I am going to take a shot at building the old Esci kit. While doing research I stumbled across an excellent build by Petri Huhtala. Here is a link to his Fotki album of the build. I will utilize many of his ideas as well as a few of my own. I am still trying to decide on the livery.

Nice Ron. I think Corvairs are underappreciated.

Looks just like a car we would have all lusted for growing up.

You guys build way faster than me. I hope I can finish one model this winter.

Dave I am a huge Yes fan as well. If you don't already know this album you may like Jon & Vangelis - The Friends of Mr. Cairo..

I have rather eclectic taste in music. And I enjoy discovering artist or albums that were previously unknown to me. So I would propose that you post one of your favorite obscure albums so that we can all broaden our musical horizons. Here is how we will play the game. Post the artist & album title. Provide a brief description of the music. Finally, post a link to the song you feel best represents that album. Here is my offering: David Sylvan & Robert Fripp – The First Day. This album could easily be mistaken for King Crimson during one of their most lyrical iterations. However in lieu of Adrian Belew we have David Sylvain’s rich baritone. And as always we have Fripp’s inventive and distinctive guitar. I would suggest you start with “Jean the Birdman”. I could just as easily have suggested “God’s Monkey” or “Firepower” both of which are also excellent. Enough babbling, give it a listen then post one of your favorites.

Wow! What happened to csxinfo.net? That was a great Cobra site.

Impressive work.

Thanks guys. I am pretty happy with how it turned out. It makes a nice companion for my street going 914/6.

Very nice, really like the color combination.

Very nice! From good old days when Indy Cars were relevant.

Thanks again. I have more pictures posted "Under Glass".

Kit: Historic Racing Miniatures Engine: Fujimi Enthusiast Porsche 911/930 Paint: Tamiya Bright White – from the can, no clear Accents: Tamiya Semi-Gloss Black – airbrushed Decals: DMC various sheets Since Porsche’s beginning every car they have produced has had to prove its mettle on a race track. The 914 was no different. Soon after its introduction, in the fall of ’69, the competition department got hold of the 914 with purpose of developing a racing package. Known as a 914/6GT the package included adding steel flares to fit wider tires, welding in chassis stiffening and bolting on uprated brakes and suspension. Three versions were offered to the public, a fast street/weekend racer, a 160bhp rally version and the full-house 220bhp competition version. This car (chassis # 914 043 1020) is one of only 12 factory built GTs. Powered by a 2.0-litre flat-six 901/20 engine (used in the 911R and the 906) it was entered in the 1970 Le Mans 24 under the guise of Porsche’s French Importer, Sonauto. How did it do? Won the GT class beating all comers including a couple of Corvettes and every Porsche 911 entered. In fact it finished an astounding 6th OA bested only by Porsche’s own purpose built prototypes (917K, 917LH & 908/2) and a couple from Ferrari (512S). The build thread is here.

Thank you all for the comments. I am going to try hard to get some more finished pictures this afternoon and post them "Under Glass". If I can get home before sundown!

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Very nice, love the decals.

Excellent work so far.