I would never have guessed that one, looks alot like a Longchamp, to me anyway, when you consider it was built and remodelled by Fissore after the initial design from Frua, and Fissore also built for De Tomaso...They could almost be brothers.
I would never have guessed that one, looks alot like a Longchamp, to me anyway, when you consider it was built and remodelled by Fissore after the initial design from Frua, and Fissore also built for De Tomaso...They could almost be brothers.
Still not quite like the SF Edge race from the Members Meeting!Originally Posted by ERC
Agree! The members meeting was even on the Air NZ entertainment system last month. If you look back at old race programmes, the majority of races were for single seaters, sports cars or sports racing cars. In other words, semi exotic. In fact, racing saloons is a relatively new innovation. (Bearing in mind my age, relatively new...)
What do we get these days? Utes, more utes and taxis... Thank goodness Tony Quinn is bringing the GT's to NZ.
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Yet another Healey for Roger... A rare 100S this time.
Mercedes driven by Jochen Mass
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Thank you Ken , great british
motor racing photos ole chap
Er Grant, its Ray...
Better view, just for Roger...
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Last of this group (had to reload as the attachments disappeared):
One of the most energetically driven cars of the whole meeting! The HWM Cadillac. At 5400cc, probably predates the AC Cobra by a decade.
Last edited by ERC; 10-06-2016 at 09:43 PM.
Ray,
How could my scratchy old "Box Brownie" photos be confused with your beautiful, clear photography ?
I am going to step away and not get in the way anymore.
Cheers,
Ken H
As others have posted Ken, ALL photographs are valid, good or not so good!
Personally, even with my ancient stuff, I try to scan, crop, then display the subject as best I can, but this takes 10 times as long as just a quick scan and publish. At least with a modern digital camera, you have the luxury of taking 1,000's and then deleting what isn't up to scratch - for free. It only takes time.
When I think that Dad lugged a large plate camera to Donington pre war, with just 12 glass slides for the day, but most came out well, you accept how easy it is today. More UK pics to follow.
Last edited by ERC; 10-08-2016 at 05:27 AM.
I haven't finished with the UK trip pictures, but as a quick break, just a sample from the TACCOC Spring meeting today at Hampton Downs. I wasn't there too long, but good to see three events going on at the same time. Drifting on the short track (with lots of noise and an incredible amount of smoke covering the area - including the National track...) the skid pan and the National track. Looks as though the kart track is almost ready, with just the office building/workshop and car park area to finish.
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The RAC TT Celebration was possibly the feature event for the weekend. First practice was Friday; qualifying practice was on the wet Saturday and Sunday's race was a 1 hour, two driver affair. No excuses for posting more than one pic of some of the cars.
CUT 7 is a famous Jaguar, but I'm not so keen on the non-period blue...
The Sunbeam-Lister Tiger was another of my favourite cars of the weekend. Owned by Tony Eckford, but driven by Chris Beighton and Matt Neal. Always good to see so many 'star' drivers.
This bronze E Type Jaguar, owned by Paul Webb, driven by Jackie Oliver and John Young, is the first ever E Type Jaguar I saw racing, at Mallory Park and one of the earliest. It was driven then by its first owner, Ken Baker and I think that somewhere, I have a (poor) photograph of it. I can still remember the day the E Type was announced and the first picture I saw, published in the Daily Mirror, and the reaction from my school mates and the general public.
It was genuinely mind blowing and to this day, is still one of the most beautiful cars ever made - though I preferred the FHC.
Last edited by ERC; 10-09-2016 at 10:26 PM.
I think there were more Jaguars competing than any other make, so no apologies for yet more Jaguar pictures. I did miss seeing the Mk2 Jaguars racing other saloons though. I do believe that just about all the E Types racing, sounded so smooth and well balanced.
The Jo Bamford/Christian Horner 250GTO/64 Ferrari
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The last of this race group. Love the Lister Jaguar Coupe... Final picture sums up what this pair thought about their 3rd place.
The 89 Jaguar won, but there was a little touch with the #2 Cobra on the way through.
Last edited by ERC; 10-10-2016 at 09:35 PM.
Outstanding images Ray! Thanks so much for posting.
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