« previous next » Print Pages: 1 Author Topic: Back to the basics: The lure of The Race of Gentlemen (Read 5464 times) Bruce Global Moderator Hero Member Posts: 3440 Karma: 76 "Look out, I'm comin' through!" Back to the basics: The lure of The Race of Gentlemen « on: October 07, 2014, 09:20:00 AM » Richie Whalen (car 54B) lines up against a competitor.Before there were sanctioning bodies, trophies or even cash prizes, the very first automobile races were likely between drivers wanting simply to prove their car was faster than another. Today, such a quaint ideal is all but absent from the high-dollar, sponsor-driven world of motorsports, but there are still exceptions to the rule. One of these is The Race of Gentlemen (TROG), now in its third year.- See more at: http://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/2014/10/06/back-to-the-basics-the-lure-of-the-race-of-gentlemen/?refer=news#sthash.rijx9VvM.dpuf Logged "I refuse to be what you call normal." Lemmy Caution Bruce Global Moderator Hero Member Posts: 3440 Karma: 76 "Look out, I'm comin' through!" Re: Back to the basics: The lure of The Race of Gentlemen « Reply #1 on: October 07, 2014, 11:34:56 AM » Okay, I've been watching this for a couple of years and getting enthused!I have in mind Aspendale beach as a venue for this... open to other locations within and 1-1.5 hours of Melbourne... Let me know. Logged "I refuse to be what you call normal." Lemmy Caution Print Pages: 1 « previous next » Xtreme Gaming Network / Hobbies & Interests / Cars & Bikes / Back to the basics: The lure of The Race of Gentlemen