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MikeSimon

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Vintage Grand Prix
« on: June 20, 2019, 23:44:48 »
Not a SL W113 event but....
For those who are in Ohio and close to the Mid-Ohio track in Lexington, this weekend is the "Vintage Grand Prix".
Usually an interesting amount of classic racers both on the track and in a show.
Saturday from noon and Sunday are race days
1970/71 280SL Automatic
Sandy Beige
Parchment Leather
Power Steering
Automatic
Hardtop
Heated Tinted Rear Window
German specs
3rd owner

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Re: Vintage Grand Prix
« Reply #1 on: June 24, 2019, 12:56:28 »
Really nice event, once again. Lots and lots of Porsches. Fastest on the track overall was a 2018 GT3R. Blistering speed. Declassing all competitors. In the 90 min endurance race, he lapped the 2nd place car!
No Pagodas in the extensive classic car show, but.... closest to a "SL" was this one entered as a competitor:
1970/71 280SL Automatic
Sandy Beige
Parchment Leather
Power Steering
Automatic
Hardtop
Heated Tinted Rear Window
German specs
3rd owner

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Re: Vintage Grand Prix
« Reply #2 on: June 24, 2019, 15:13:55 »
Sorry I missed the event. It is very worthwhile. Mid Ohio Racecourse is on a beautiful setting also. I usually go to this event, but could not make-it this year. I took the 450SLC Rally Car a few years back and ended up with a photo of it on the "Autoweek" website.
Joe Alexander
Blacklick, Ohio
1969 Dark Olive 280SL
2002 ML55 AMG (tow vehicle)
2002 SLK32 AMG (350 hp)
1982 300TD Wagon turbo 4spd.
1963 404 Mercedes Unimog (Swedish Army)
1989 flu419 Mercedes Unimog (US Army)
1998 E430
1974 450SLC Rally
1965 220SE Finback

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Re: Vintage Grand Prix
« Reply #3 on: June 26, 2020, 13:17:29 »
Boot!

Event is on again this weekend, June 26-28. The 190SL is once again on the entry list
1970/71 280SL Automatic
Sandy Beige
Parchment Leather
Power Steering
Automatic
Hardtop
Heated Tinted Rear Window
German specs
3rd owner

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Re: Vintage Grand Prix
« Reply #4 on: June 20, 2022, 23:11:23 »
Bump!

This year's issue of this event is up for the coming weekend, June 24-26. Last year we had a nice encounter of several Pagoda-ists

https://www.sl113.org/forums/index.php?topic=33450.0
1970/71 280SL Automatic
Sandy Beige
Parchment Leather
Power Steering
Automatic
Hardtop
Heated Tinted Rear Window
German specs
3rd owner