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At the 2008 Monterey Historic races, at Laguna Seca, George Follmer<br />
approached the current owner and relayed that Juan was ready to sell<br />
the ex-Follmer <strong>#1</strong> <strong>Javelin</strong>. George made the deal happen, and in<br />
December 2008, the sale was <strong>com</strong>pleted.<br />
In March of 2009, the Penske/RWR <strong>Javelin</strong> <strong>#1</strong> returned to the track.<br />
On March 5, the BBC television show and online magazine, Top Gear,<br />
filmed some historic T/A racers at the fabled, and difficult, Sears<br />
Point/Infineon Raceway. The <strong>#1</strong> <strong>Javelin</strong> was filmed on the track using<br />
a camera car just in front of the <strong>AMC</strong>.<br />
The 1971 Penske <strong>Javelin</strong> followed by the Autodynamics Challenger and the Penske /<br />
RWR <strong>Javelin</strong> <strong>#1</strong> during filming for the BBC show Top Gear. Infineon Raceway.<br />
March 5, 2009. Photo: Anton Watts for topgear.<strong>com</strong><br />
The following day, Friday, the <strong>Javelin</strong> was at Thunderhill Raceway, in<br />
Willows California. HMSA held its “Return to the Hill” event that<br />
weekend. A test day was available the day prior to the HMSA event.<br />
This would be the first time that the <strong>Javelin</strong> would run at speed in<br />
many years. The <strong>Javelin</strong> had issues with under steer and a shimmy<br />
under braking. The under steer was fixed by adjusting the panhard<br />
bar. The shimmy is a characteristic of the Penske / RWR <strong>Javelin</strong>s and<br />
can be corrected with alignment.
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