ZCCOR#109......I was at Road Atlanta also in 1970.....we looked over the fence at the top of the Esses. Probably one of the most exciting times of my life when I saw the Datsuns screaming through the Esses after the parade lap. I too went out and purchased my first (1970) Z after I saw John blow away the competition. John should get a commission for every Nissan I’ve bought since......and it’s been a lot!     BTW....I was also at this year’s Mitty.

Regards

Guy

Edited May 18, 20186 yr by Diseazd

Nice photo work from Datsun guy Matt Dockery:

http://www.speedhunters.com/2018/05/this-is-why-we-love-classic-motorsports/

https://offcamberimages.com/traffic/the-mitty

Thanks for posting the links.

I'm finally catching up enough at work to start blog posts on the 2018 Mitty. Here is the first installment.

https://fiddlingwithzcars.wordpress.com/2018/05/28/tuesday-and-wednesday-before-the-2018-mitty/

On 5/18/2018 at 4:34 PM, Diseazd said:

ZCCOR#109......I was at Road Atlanta also in 1970.....we looked over the fence at the top of the Esses. Probably one of the most exciting times of my life when I saw the Datsuns screaming through the Esses after the parade lap. I too went out and purchased my first (1970) Z after I saw John blow away the competition. John should get a commission for every Nissan I’ve bought since......and it’s been a lot!     BTW....I was also at this year’s Mitty.

Regards

Guy

 My first ever trip to Georgia and Road Atlanta was in 1972. We flew down and rented the cheapest car we could. A Ford Pinto. Ha!  Low budget in those days.

I also recall having some rain. It was then I discovered how slippery that red Georgia clay can be. Heck of a time getting that Pinto to 

move from where we were parked. I remember the Paddock and all the Datsuns were under one large tent, I think it was paid for by Datsun. Wish I could find those photos.

On 5/18/2018 at 5:34 PM, Diseazd said:

ZCCOR#109......I was at Road Atlanta also in 1970.....we looked over the fence at the top of the Esses. Probably one of the most exciting times of my life when I saw the Datsuns screaming through the Esses after the parade lap. I too went out and purchased my first (1970) Z after I saw John blow away the competition. John should get a commission for every Nissan I’ve bought since......and it’s been a lot!     BTW....I was also at this year’s Mitty.

Regards

Guy

I was camping above the esses in that same Georgia red clay this year. Excitement, and the roar at 8 AM never got old! 

Edited May 30, 20186 yr by ZWOLF

At least it was dry for the entire weekend. All of the rain happened during the week. 

1 hour ago, ZWOLF said:

I was camping above the esses in that same Georgia red clay this year. Excitement, and the roar at 8 AM never got old!

I saw your car there...

Here is my Friday recap on the 2018 Mitty. Be sure to look for the links to the Google Photos album at the end of the post in order to enjoy all of the photos.

https://fiddlingwithzcars.wordpress.com/2018/06/03/the-mitty-2018-friday/

 

On 4/30/2018 at 11:05 AM, gira said:

I believe in one more lap, I could have been  P1!

Two laps!

4 National Championships on that podium......

The Mitty was a Blast !! Watching all the cars launch at the Top of Pit Road was priceless !!

Edited August 4, 20186 yr by NissanMaster