Author Topic: SOLVED: WTH # 217 - Bill France Jr and Sr at Talladega in Ford Cortina GTs with Firestone and Goodyear tires (Read 539 times)

sixtee5cuda · « **on:** April 02, 2013, 06:53:03 PM »

Who is driving these cars, on what race track, equipped with what sort of tires?

sixtee5cuda · « **Reply #1 on:** April 06, 2013, 10:58:52 AM »

Up! After a short visit with the rookie(s), this one is ready for the experts.

D-type · « **Reply #2 on:** April 07, 2013, 06:07:29 PM »

Who is driving these cars? - , 'Gentlemen of the press'
on what race track? - Daytona
equipped with what sort of tires? - BF Goodrich remould tyres?

sixtee5cuda · « **Reply #3 on:** April 07, 2013, 08:02:44 PM »

Not members of the press, not Daytona. Not BF Goodrich, not remoulds.

D-type · « **Reply #4 on:** April 08, 2013, 03:42:01 AM »

Totally incorrect! (par for the course these days)

nicanary · « **Reply #5 on:** April 08, 2013, 07:37:41 AM »

They look for all the world like Mk2 Ford Cortinas - they're LHD which suggests the US. Is it Talladega ?

sixtee5cuda · « **Reply #6 on:** April 08, 2013, 07:46:13 AM »

They are in fact, Cortinas at Talladega.

LOCKED for nicanary, as the other two pieces may fall into place with that information.

nicanary · « **Reply #7 on:** April 08, 2013, 07:59:55 AM »

This is a long shot - are they testing Avon radial road tyres prior to the introduction of Formula Ford as a new racing class ?

sixtee5cuda · « **Reply #8 on:** April 08, 2013, 08:01:10 AM »

Nothing to do with Avon tires.

nicanary · « **Reply #9 on:** April 08, 2013, 08:22:50 AM »

The opening season spelled trouble with tyres (tires) and Firestone withdrew from supplying for the race - is this a testing session by them ?

sixtee5cuda · « **Reply #10 on:** April 08, 2013, 08:26:16 AM »

Firestone was involved

nicanary · « **Reply #11 on:** April 08, 2013, 09:33:21 AM »

Were they NASCAR drivers testing new radials ?

sixtee5cuda · « **Reply #12 on:** April 08, 2013, 11:43:06 AM »

They were not NASCAR "drivers"

WayneB · « **Reply #13 on:** April 08, 2013, 12:54:34 PM »

The 1969 Ford Cortina GT's are driven by Bill France Sr. (car no.6) and Bill France Jr. (car no.66)

The Event is the IMSA sanctioned 1969 Talladega Grand Prix for international Sedans

Tyres are Firestone Cavallino street radials

The cars were part of a lot that were damaged on a ship from England and were bought from Ford cheap and "straightened out raced by the Frances .

Sr. finished 17th and Jr 9th

sixtee5cuda · « **Reply #14 on:** April 08, 2013, 05:17:50 PM »

Thank you for all the information, WayneB.

The puzzle remains LOCKED for nicanary.

Nicanary, with WayneB's information, can you provide more information about the tires used?

(At the request of Nicanary, I may unlock the puzzle for others to provide the missing information.)

nicanary · « **Reply #15 on:** April 08, 2013, 06:36:13 PM »

Please unlock. This story is news to me.

sixtee5cuda · « **Reply #16 on:** April 08, 2013, 06:47:04 PM »

Unlocked

One vital piece of information about the tires used hasn't been mentioned yet. Provide this piece, and earn the point.

RayTheRat · « **Reply #17 on:** April 08, 2013, 08:55:21 PM »

First radial tires used at Talladega?

sixtee5cuda · « **Reply #18 on:** April 08, 2013, 10:10:12 PM »

Not the first radials on the track

nicanary · « **Reply #19 on:** April 09, 2013, 07:37:08 AM »

This was really just a marketing exercise - so was the whole field equipped with Firestone Cavallino radials ?

sixtee5cuda · « **Reply #20 on:** April 09, 2013, 07:42:05 AM »

Giving away the answer:

Not all four tires were Firestones

WayneB · « **Reply #21 on:** April 09, 2013, 09:52:14 AM »

Quote from: sixtee5cuda on April 08, 2013, 05:17:50 PM

Thank you for all the information, WayneB.

The puzzle remains LOCKED for nicanary.

Nicanary, with WayneB's information, can you provide more information about the tires used?

(At the request of Nicanary, I may unlock the puzzle for others to provide the missing information.)

You will have to excuse me , I have never seen a puzzle remain LOCKED to allow three separate answers on here before

The cars had Goodyears on one end and Firestones on the other.

sixtee5cuda · « **Reply #22 on:** April 09, 2013, 10:22:03 AM »

WayneB finishes the puzzle and gets the point.

My puzzles are locked when I post the word LOCKED, and remain locked until I post the word "unlocked".

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Author Topic: SOLVED: WTH # 217 - Bill France Jr and Sr at Talladega in Ford Cortina GTs with Firestone and Goodyear tires (Read 539 times)

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