Steve Green

[shadowphax]

Just out of interest,does anybody know what happened to Steve Greens Cortina ?

[T70RPM]

He still has it

[shadowphax]

ok,cheers mate

[NitroWars]

shadowphax said:

ok,cheers mate

I understand it may make a return to the track...

[Flying Phil]

Here are two pics of Steve's Cortinas..
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[notslopes]

I remember these from back in the day

[Transmitter Man]

Both versions very nice. Was it still street legal with the narrowed rear axle as it looks like here? with the axles ratio I'd of hated to take it further than the local KFC.

[Flying Phil]

Certainly Steve's car was street legal in its original form - but later on, I think it was not used on the street, although nominally street legal for a while longer.

[liner33]

I seem to recall the bottom blue one pictured rolled in the shutdown of Santa Pod and was a write off

[DangerousDerek]

liner33 said:

I seem to recall the bottom blue one pictured rolled in the shutdown of Santa Pod and was a write off

That was at Shakey. As i understand it a core plug popped out near the finish line dumping coolant under the car and it hooked right into the field. I have it on a RV8DRA video tape somewhere.

[liner33]

Wow old age I guess , could've sworn it was the Pod , I was there at the meet can't recall if I was racing or not

[Flying Phil]

I too am sure that Steve's accident was at the Pod. It was a core plug that let coolant under the slick and he ended up in the field, after the finish line, on the spectator side.

[liner33]

I think we all remember the details but perhaps not the track

Also seem to recall that his seat broke as well and his legs ended up hanging out of the rear side window

[ggdrew]

Such memories: It was a beaut of a car and still looks terrific now.
Coincided with starting to go the Pod as a student in the 80's with a 100E living near Beaconsfield and chugging cross country via Berkhamstead, Woburn, Leighton Buzzard, crossing the M1 @ J14 to Olney. I even cycled it 3 times with my tent - It was such a buzz.

[Roman Knows]

DangerousDerek said:

That was at Shakey. As i understand it a core plug popped out near the finish line dumping coolant under the car and it hooked right into the field. I have it on a RV8DRA video tape somewhere.

It was Santa Pod, video here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxC1M5zAVKY

[liner33]

Roman Knows said:

It was Santa Pod, video here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxC1M5zAVKY

Exactly as i remember it, glad the senility hasn't quite kicked in yet

[DangerousDerek]

liner33 said:

Roman Knows said:

It was Santa Pod, video here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxC1M5zAVKY

Exactly as i remember it, glad the senility hasn't quite kicked in yet

Pod, Shakey its all the same