Old racing pictures - Post them here thanks

[SKR]

I wouldn't mind looking at some open wheel stuff that people think is cool. Here's some from a r/NASCAR thread about favorite paint schemes.



Terry Labonte. Not sure on the year, somewhere between 1995 and 1999.



Hut Stricklin, 1997 I think.



Bill Elliott in a one-off (I'd imagine) ran this in three races for Batman Forever in 1995. Notice the Thunderbird on the front bumper has been changed to Thunderbat.



Bill Elliott's regular paint scheme in 1996 or 1997.

[SKR]

On the subject of Bill Elliott's McDonald's paint scheme, I thought it was cool that it was also used on the McDonald's NHRA cars. I think it started in 1996 and probably went on for a couple years.



Jim Yates, Pro Stock.



Cruz Pedregon, Funny Car.



Cory McClenathan, Top Fuel. It was hard to find a picture of the actual race car rather than a diecast, so this will have to do.

[SKR]

It wouldn't be SKR without a bike picture.



Keith Amor leading Ryan Farquhar. I don't know the year, late 2000s or early 2010s I'd guess. I think it's at the Kells Road Races in Ireland.

[ExtraSlow]

Corn flakes livery is wicked.

[SKR]

Sweet hauler action.

[SKR]

More Corn Flakes for @ExtraSlow



Terry Labonte in victory lane at Bristol in 1995. Dale Earnhardt chased him down in the closing laps while Labonte was stuck behind lapped traffic, and on the last lap Earnhardt got to his bumper. Labonte spun across the line ahead of Earnhardt before nosing into the outside wall. I showed you that picture to show you the following picture.



Bristol, 1999. Labonte pitted for tires with 20 laps to go and Earnhardt stayed out. Labonte ran Earnhardt down and passed him on the last lap with a clean bump-and-run, the standard technique for passing at 90s Bristol. Earnhardt again gave him a shot, sending Labonte into the wall. Earnhardt won and Labonte finished 9th. In his post-race interview, under a shower of boos, Earnhardt famously said he "didn't mean to really turn him around, meant to rattle his cage though." His cage was sufficiently rattled, so much so that even now in NASCAR, "rattle his cage" is a phrase used whenever someone quite clearly dumps another driver.



Bobby Labonte (18) won the final race of the 1996 season at Atlanta. Brother Terry Labonte finished 5th, earning enough points over Jeff Gordon to win the Winston Cup.

[SKR]

As much as I like bikes, 90s NASCAR is where I grew up. One of the best paint schemes was the Morgan-McClure Motorsports #4 Kodak car.

[SKR]

Another NASCAR dump.



A shot of the garage at the 1986 Winston 500 at Talladega.



Rick Wilson's crew pushes his car down pit road at the 1989 Daytona 500.



Brett Bodine and Rick Wilson at the 1989 Pepsi 400 at Daytona. I think that Kodak scheme looks better on an Oldsmobile than a Lumina.



The start of the 1990 Pepsi 400 at Daytona. The Buicks were a little funny looking, but every other car looks great.



Richard Petty at Sears Point in 1990.

[SKR]

Ernie Irvan and Rusty Wallace at the 1991 Daytona 500. Two classic paint schemes.



Dale Earnhardt, 1994 Pepsi 400.



Earnhardt is congratulated by rival teams after winning the 1998 Daytona 500. Best call in NASCAR - "Twenty years of trying, twenty years of frustration".



Dale Earnhardt Jr in his Winston Cup debut at the 1999 Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte.



Earnhardt in what would be his final race and final appearance of this car at the 2001 Daytona 500.

[SKR]

Man I've really been posting some great pictures in here.

I saw this on reddit today and had to post it here. Just look at this fuckin thing. Mick Doohan's Honda NSR500 from the 500cc World Championship, before it was known as MotoGP. Doohan won 5 consecutive championships from 1994 to 1998, before injuries forced him to retire in 1999. He has a son that's some open wheel hotshot or something I think.

I think I'm in the minority but I much prefer the HRC livery to the Repsol Honda one.

[SKR]

The Cagiva C594 is still the best looking bike of that era.





(This is actually a C593, ridden by Mat Mladin.)

[ThePenIsMightier]

The logo for Agip is a Ferrari-themed, fire-breathing dog with two massive penises coming out of its ribs?

Whatever they're sellin, I'm buyin!

[SKR]

Here's an #old #racist picture for @ThePenIsMightier because I know he likes them.

Ned Jarret poses in the winner's circle at the 1965 Southern 500 at Darlington NC with Johnny Reb in the background.

[SKR]

This is a rad picture from the 1997 Isle of Man TT, back when the opening Superbike race was still called the Formula One race. This is at Bray Hill, about half a mile into the course. The bike would be going ~150mph/250kmhr there.