There are 3 26Rs here at Laguna Seca. Unfortunately, one is back in the trailer. Rob Walton had an off on the exit of T6. I heard different reports, I did not see the shunt for myself, but it appears he may have rolled the car. He was uninjured and will still be racing his 250 short wheel base Ferrari and a Birdcage Maserati.
The other two 26Rs are in good shape. I will attempt to put up a photo or two.
Cheers
I saw the two that are still out in the paddock. One was recently for sale in Berkeley. It came with a spare TTR rollcage that they didn’t install if anyone stateside is looking to buy one.
Rob Walton also rolled his Cobra Daytona some years ago.
The green/yellow car was listed for a crazy amount. Last time I saw the listing it was $350k.
Not looked at the red car. New to me.
This one was next to @StressCraxx in the paddock.
Thanks for the pictures. The red car looks very pretty. It looks like he has got the spinners on the correct side of the car, but the locking wire just looks a mess and is unnecessary.
I think this fashion was started by Cobra owners who (still) get the spinners on the wrong side of the car, and I can only assume have the spinners fall off.
The blue one is my son’s Bourne body S1. Chassis no 0165 I think. 26R equipment, but it’s an S1 vintage racer from Germany,
Nicely prepares car. Wet sump.
The blue Elan above is lovely! Nice folks too.
Due to the weak yen, the price of the Elan in Japan, including the 26R,
is nearly twice that of the U.S.
A friend of mine has a 26R and he’s having
trouble figuring out whether it’s genuine or not.
Is there an easy way to tell?
Talk to Tony Thompson as he has details of all genuine 26Rs and if its a real one he should know about it.
cheers
Rohan
The standard of prep of the red car looks fantastic - except the little cloth bonnets on the fluid reservoirs - I assume to absorb fluid that leaks past the caps. Perhaps better caps would have been a solution?
Very standard to see cloth wrapped around brake and clutch masters on the racetrack.
Monterey was a good event. Lots of interesting cars. Most importantly for me, I was able to take a quick down and back to Santa Barbara to meet engine builder Tony Ingram. What a lovely chap.
Looking forward to installing the new race motor in a week short weeks.
Cheers.
Tim
Funny how things converge online - shot GW a note of appreciation on Instagram when I he posted pics…looks like a really well put together car. I offered up any needed S1 reference but didn’t realise you were connected 
It was great meeting some souls in Monterey, like TWebb that I had only known here or on the book of Faces. Also paddocked with Kyle Shepherd with his Elden sports racer who happens to be a former business partner of a mutual friend. Small world.
Tim, that seems a terrible idea. A common cause of under bonnet fires in a crash is brake and clutch fluid reservoirs coming adrift and highly flammable brake fluid coming in contact with hot exhausts. Having a fluid soaked rag attached to the reservoir feels like adding a wick to a molotov cocktail.
It might seem like a terrible idea. The Girling caps have a small hole in the top, with a baffle insert inside. On rougher tracks, or when the driver uses the shark tooth kerbing for the best line, the fluid splashes up through and out the cap. The metal caps are most susceptible to this an often leak by the gasket as well. The rag or paper towel keeps the fluid from spilling on the hot exhaust or on the chassis. We check fluids every session. If there’s evidence of fluid on the towel, the towel is replaced. Since brake fluid eats most paints, the towel is a preventive measure.
YMMV, if it’s your car, do as you see fit.
Agree with the above. Necessary evil. Cloth cover is swapped out if wet.
I have to admit that is the first time I have seen a car with reservoir top rags, and I have spent a lot of time in the past wandering around the pits at race events looking at lots of race cars. Maybe it is an American thing, I doubt that it would be accepted by pre-race scrutineering in the UK.
Edit: For what its worth, I use(d) these:
I can’t recall ever having a problem with fluid spilling, but perhaps I wasn’t driving fast enough.
