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And a huge thank you Bruce, without your tremendous effort and perseverance the stand alone HSC grid would never have happened.

And thanks too, to Mike for his genial organisation on the day and...

Sports Car regulations the world over seem to be full of arcane and obscure rules, no doubt with some basis in long gone road car regulations. When I was at Le Mans in 1976 with Alain de Cadenet's...

Ironic that Ettore Bugatti who's racing cars followed the "less is more" lightweight philosophy and who dismissed Bentleys as "the worlds fastest lorries" is now probably best known for these opulent...

A more pertinent question might be who RACED a 6 wheeler F1 car and the clear answer is Tyrell. twin steering front axles with 10 inch wheels. Unfortunately because it still had the standard sized...

[QUOTE=Steve Holmes;60989]Thanks to Paul McCarthy for sharing this great magazine article from 1970, showing how the Broadspeed Escorts were tubbed, as per Howard's description. 1970 was the year the...

I didn't start this discussion to stir things up but I am happy the way the discussion has developed. I also posted in the HSC thread rather than HMC because it is specific to FIA HTP or Sched K...

By and large I agree with your arguments Dale but my original point was that here are two genuine and unmolested Broadspeed Escorts being restored by some of the same guys who built them in period....

The ability to manipulate a clever interpretation of the rules (or legal resources to defend it) of a few notable individuals has always been part of Motorsport.

The Falcon Sprint is a perfect...

I agree Bruce, that front air dam is absolutely not correct for 1967. Actually the splitter/ dam on the CSL is from a later era too.

Last month I visited a workshop in the UK run by a couple of ex Broadspeed guys. They had 2 genuine, well known and completely unmolested Mk1 Broadspeed BDA Escorts there being restored. The amount...

Thanks Ross and to flesh out the labelling Ross has already done:

Post #154, 4th photo down, Brett Riley, Begg JM1 and Grant Walker, Titan Mk6C continue their epic battle for the '74 - '75...

Steve,

Is it possible to add these to the Formula Ford thread, assuming Ross is happy with that? These photos together with Milan's programs are pure gold.

Can you include the ones on page 6...

Unfortunately I have another commitment over that weekend Bruce.

The "missing" Minis are, I believe, a victim of the success of HMC and a good, if extreme, example of the disparity of speed/...

Slight correction Michael, the ShellSport cars ran within a wider under 2 litre grid at Teretonga. However they were at the pointy end of that grid apart from a few outliers and were an absolute...

Bob (Sir Robertson) Stewart had a Gordon Keeble, presumably bought new, during the heyday of the PDL team.

I think Robin Curtis might have that one wrong, Donald went to the UK in 1975 and lived there until his "departure" in 2006.

I don't think your memory is as bad as you claim Kim, pretty much as I recall too. The story of this car is a very good illustration of the difficulty historians and others have in verifying the...

I was at Le Mans in 1976 helping run the deCadenet car (we finished 3rd overall) and clearly remember the American involvement, particularly the Greenwood Corvette. Le Mans had lost a bit of its pull...

My understanding is that the first weekend is being organised by HRC and will follow the previous years' format while the running of the second weekend has/ is/ might have been taken over by Tony...

Unfortunately, for reasons beyond everyone's control, the quiz night has been postponed. Will be held later in the month, exact date to be confirmed.

Michael will post the new details when they...

Very nice to see David Oxton and Jim Palmer finally acknowledged on the Motorsport Wall of Fame. Both were multiple NZ Gold Star champions and both dominated single-seater racing in their respective...

Continuing the NZ mechanics (and part time drivers) theme, off the top of my head NZers who drove a Lyncar during the '70s included John Nick, David Oxton, Phil Sharp, myself,and Don Halliday. Plus...

Martin Slater's Lyncar operation primarily supplied race car components but built around 14 cars in total including Formula 1, F Atlantic and Sports Cars. Martin must have had a soft spot for NZers,...

That will teach me, I syved off work yesterday to finish my car prep. Thanks.

Dale, do you have a entry list for the HMC/ HSC class? Compared with previous festivals there seems to be very little communication.