Greg norman is a twotime major champion, and was no. View the profiles of professionals named alan grant on linkedin. Shelby cobra racecar driver allen grant talks joining. This driver intorduces the spaceport, which is a 16 gram weight that lowers the center of gravity and maximizes moi. Allens driving skills significantly contributed to the shelby cobra team winning the world championship for gt cars. With the advent of adjustable driver technologies, cobra makes it easy to adjust the club to your swing, not your swing to the club. Cobra golf is a leading golf club and golf equipment manufacturer, committed to providing superiorquality, high performance products for avid golfers of all abilities. Cobra golf drivers king ltd drivers, king f8 drivers, max. The golf driver youre looking for is just a couple clicks away. Ford mustang cobra image by ray reese on cobra shelby. Cruise to allen grants garage cobra owners club of america. George rolled it and cut off the top, recalls the affable cobra tamer. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected.
Listening to allen grant, the legendary driver with close connections to the history of the famous cobras from the 1960s, speak with such enthusiasm fills one with adrenaline. I took this driver to the course and even before hitting it, i liked what i saw. If you find a lower price on cobra drivers somewhere else, well match it with our best price guarantee. This is allen grant in his coventry motors 289 cobra at laguna seca in october 1963. Cobras new driver family poses an interesting theory. Allen grant usas cars photo gallery racing sports cars. Alan grant grange, hamlin grathwohl, sean grant, aigner grant, arland grant, alaina grant, alan grant, alan 125 of 146 contacts. The real american graffiti artist motor sport magazine. Jul 18, 2011 with another win at candlestick park near san fran and a second place at riverside along with a couple wins at laguna seca, shelby was convinced and put allen on as a team driver, after he served some time in the national guard. Jurassic park novel and film, jurassic park iii, jurassic world. Fitting message getting distance off the tee isnt all about how fast you swing. Now king returns, with another product that is worthy of the name. The cobra ss 380 driver features a 380cc club head that helps instill confidence at set up.
Our golf clubs offer golfers a competitive performance advantage and functionality through innovative design, such as e9 face technology, adjustable flight technology and. Due to manufacturer restrictions, all new not including closeouts items including logo overruns from adams, adidas, ben hogan, callaway, cleveland, club glove, cobra, footjoy, mizuno, never compromise, nike, odyssey, ping, sun mountain, taylormade. Allen grant, shelby team racecar driver who helped clinch the 1965 victory that changed american racing history. Youll hear that beautiful resounding sound from when you hit one of our many cobra drivers, with the new f9 for example.
The cobra king ltd driver is one of the most anticipated releases of 2015. Here again, you might want to look into the fairway woods, the hybrids, or the irons from cobra golf. The cobra king ltd also features a textreme carbon fiber crown which is 20% lighter than conventional crowns which adds tons of distance and ball speed. Oct 01, 2012 as part of a northwest tribute to carroll shelby, allen grant talks about some pivotal events in his early career working with shelby. View alan grant s profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. In 1963, grant convinced california sports car dealer coventry motors, to sponsor him. Sep 11, 2015 all six shelby daytona cobra coupes to reunite at goodwood revival. The new cobra king ltd driver boasts groundbreaking technology that pushes the limits of center of gravity. One of the keys to the cobra roadster was the fact that it was so flexible. What cobra is doing is reinventing a classic while at the same time redefining the driver category for better players. Allen started at shelbys as a mechanics helper but quickly graduated to the office where he finageled a deal to drive coventry motors 289 racer. Coventry motors was the top dealer of csx 2000 series cobra cars from 1962 though 1965, selling 25 examples.
Team driver january 1963 to july 1965 venice, california. Join facebook to connect with allen grant and others you may know. All six shelby daytona cobra coupes to reunite at goodwood. Since i was the fastest driver, george took a liking to me and we became friends. I am very happy for them, they are my friends and it will be a real thrill for them to be a part of it all. Introducing cobra connect track your distance like never before. Allen would later become a cobra team driver, see page 244 of the book. She is from montana and specializes in paleobotany. Always seeking to make their drivers easier to hit, cobra offers multiple models of their drivers for various types of players and swings. He was the first driver to win a formula one world championship with the williams team, becoming the 1980 world drivers champion and the second australian to do so following triple world champion sir jack brabham. Aug 18, 2015 rest assured that with king ltd cobra is doing a hell of a lot more than trading on nostalgia. Join facebook to connect with alan driver and others you may know. The king ltd driver is back, in matte black and smarter than ever with cobra connect.
My dad allen grant racing his ford cobra in the early 60s for. One of shelby americans original employees and team driver on the 1965 world championship team, allen grant was a lifelong friend and. Sep 25, 2016 whats happened to alan grant in the jurassic park universe, according to sam neill sep. Shelby cobra allen grant diecast model legacy motors. How racer allen grant became a legend in shelby cobra history. Designer pete brock and champion driver alan grant were at the goodwood festival of speed in england and couldnt attend. He was one of the shelby cobra daytona coupe drivers and a fia world championship driver. Worked as a welder, fabricator, race car mechanic, production control manger and team driver. The set also comes with figurines of john hammond, ian malcolm, ellie sattler, alan grant, ray arnold, and dennis nedry, along with a cute baby dinosaur a. Cobra believes they have unleashed their best driver to date. The sagaftra foundation cobra assistance program provides shortterm financial grants to eligible sagaftra members and their families who have lost their earned eligibility through sagaftra yet wish to continue their health insurance coverage through the 18month cobra consolidated omnibus budget reconciliation act assistance program.
Cobra tv series 20202021 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Listening to allen grant, the legendary driver with close connections to the history of the famous cobras from the 1960s, speak with such. A man with a racing career intrinsically linked to the cobra, allen grant was part of the fabled shelby american driver lineup during the 1965 championship victory that wrote carroll shelby and his hot rods into the history books. A day at the workshop with shelby american legend allen grant. And king cobra was the backbone of gregs success the innovative technology that drove his play. Our verdict sound can be everything when it comes to drivers. Jul 19, 2018 view alan grants profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Cobra has released their first connected golf club. This new collection of 1990s batman stories takes the dark knight behind the iron curtain to battle the mysterious demon. He rose through the ranks quickly but maintained his original dream of being behind the wheel. He is a writer, known for jeremiah harm, beware the batman 20 and searchdestroy. A man with a racing career intrinsically linked to the cobra, allen grant was part of the fabled shelby american driver lineup during the 1965. To former shelby alumnus allen grant, the movie has close parallels with his own life. Alan grant senior golf manager visitscotland linkedin.
Such is the case with shelby american driver allen grant. Golf digest may earn a portion of sales from products that are purchased through our. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover alans connections and jobs at similar companies. An archive of our own, a project of the organization for transformative works. As part of a northwest tribute to carroll shelby, allen grant talks about some pivotal events in his early career working with shelby. Grant was an amateur racer who first approached ol shel about being a driver and was instead offered the exalted position of welder. Sebring 12 hours, 12hour florida international grand prix of endurance for the alitalia cup, 23.
All six shelby daytona cobra coupes to reunite at goodwood revival jim donnelly on sep 3rd, 2015 at 8. Ellie sattler is a graduate student studying under grant, and accompanies him on the tour of ingens dinosaur preserve. Alan grant is a central character in the first and third jurassic park films. See others named alan grant alan s public profile badge. Alan stanley jones, mbe born 2 november 1946 in melbourne, victoria is an australian former formula one driver. Grant is a wellknown paleontologist who is invited along to jurassic park by billionaire john hammond to take a tour of the park and endorse it. Made out of ultralightweight titanium that help to increase swing speeds for longer tee shots. Designed with a weighting bias that helps to promote a draw ball flight. I distinctly remember the first time i saw pictures of the new cobra king ltd driver. The new e9 face technology of the cobra s3 driver is the real deal. Allen grant on the early days with carroll shelby and shelby. Allan grant is an actor and writer, known for death by love 1990, the passing 1983 and macgyver 1985. Driver alan grant cobra na car laguna seca racetrack.
Apr 19, 2016 allen grant, shelby team racecar driver who helped clinch the 1965 victory that changed american racing history. This took place at the heritage car show september 29th, 2012. You could keep the tires on the ground2000 pounds, 385 hp. As another company was fond of saying not too long ago, you cant argue with physics, and the physics in this case, the mass properties of the king ltd driver make a. Then, the penguin exploits a disfigured genius for his latest evil scheme, but batman helps turn his tech skills to the side of good. Some golfers love a high pitched ring at impact as every drive sounds like a good one, where others prefer a more muted duller sound as its perceived more powerful. Allen grant on the early days with carroll shelby and.
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