Driver Profiles
Car 11 Marcus Gordon
| TEAM NAME: |
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| CAR NO: |
11 |
| CLASS: |
1601 - 2000cc |
| CREW: |
My Dad, Wife, & any friends who can help |
| SPONSORS: |
Monza Motors, Alfpa Repairs, MG Multimedia (me) |
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Car Details
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| CAR MAKE & MODEL: |
Alfa Romeo GTV |
| ENGINE: |
Alfa 75 Twin Spark |
| CAPACITY: |
1968 |
| ENGINE BUILDER: |
Alfpa Repairs, Speed works |
| CLUTCH: |
Standard (for now) |
| DRIVETRAIN LAYOUT: |
Front engine rear gearbox transaxle |
| TRANSMISSION: |
Alfa 5 Speed |
| CHASSIS TYPE: |
steel Frame |
| SUSPENSION: |
Torsion bar front De Dion Watts linkage rear |
| BRAKES: |
Nissan Patrol rotors with Mazda Rx7 front caliper and Alfa GTV6 fronts at the rear outboard |
| TYRES: |
Dunlop Slicks |
| WEIGHT: |
899Kg but should be around 850 when finished |
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Driver
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| NAME: |
Marcus Gordon |
| FIRST RACE: |
2001 Marque Sports State Series. 1998 Club Sprints. |
| BIGGEST SCARE: |
Missing the brake pedal at turn 1 at Sandown.
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| FUNNIEST MOMENT IN MOTOR RACING: |
Starting in front of Paul Stokle at a State race round in his Lamborghini.
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| HARDEST RIVAL: |
Myself as well as the next car in front!
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| BIGGEST RACING INFLUENCE: |
My Dad as well as Hugh from Alfpa Repairs.
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| SHORT/LONG TERM RACING GOALS: |
To win under 2 litres then win F1.
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| FAVOURITE FOOD: |
Italian.
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| FAVOURITE DRINK: |
James Squire Beer/Honey Dew Melon Juice. |
| MOST RESPECTED DRIVER: |
Ayrton Senna, Michael Schumacher.
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| OTHER INTERESTS: |
Photography, Wine, Mountain bike riding, Audiovisual stuff.
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| THE BEST PART OF RACING UNDER 2 LITRES: |
Good bunch of guys and kind of cheap
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| ACHIEVEMENTS: |
- Runing 2nd in 6 hour enduro for 4 hours until half shaft broke.
- Winning standard class at Winton in Alfa sprints.
- Building 90% of my race car by myself.
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