Roger
That is still a great road today, and it would be great to have that brought back again as a hillclimb. Alexandra Rd and Shelly Bay are events that are still run today by the Wellington car club.
Cheers
Roger
That is still a great road today, and it would be great to have that brought back again as a hillclimb. Alexandra Rd and Shelly Bay are events that are still run today by the Wellington car club.
Cheers
Been busy (and still busy) with the scanning of old UK entry lists/programmes. I've done Mallory Park programmes from 1956 to my last visit in 1976 and now making a start on Silverstone plus various other tracks. Fascinating reading some of the race entries - cars and drivers.
Just to keep this thread rolling, a bit of a break from the time consuming scanning and web page build.
Back to 1994
2019. Not who you think driving, but a now carless rent-a-driver - Bruce Manon. Going very hard too!
New ERC driver - driving what looks to be the Scaffolding Special...
New car
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2019...
Part of the Mexted fleet
I laughed at this!
Well known V12 Jaguar
Very smart.
Stewart's E Type Jaguar has undergone a freshen up.
What is this doing in here you ask?
This is why. A V8 tucked underneath.
Caffeine & Classics again tomorrow. Always something new.
" Caffeine & Classics again tomorrow. Always something new. "
Enjoy Ray, I think John Vevers who has an Austin 3 Litre - the Landcrab 1800 derived Saloon will be there to and probably GeeBeez with his early MX5. I will miss it again .. damnit.
Love that 1938 Ford Coupe,
but the Japanese People Mover .. Why ??,
" Because you can "
- Compliance would have been a nightmare I would think, can't cut up moderns like you could in the 40's / 50's to the late 70's..
Wow! What turnout this month. They split C & C with the Hampton Downs meet on the same day, but this fantastic free show just grows and grows. Photos to follow. I'm buried in scanning old UK race programmes at the moment. What a revelation that is proving to be as I never realised there were so many one offs or little known cars running.
What is equally surprising is that cars such as Diva, Tornado, Peerless and Berkeley were so prolific on the tracks at the time. I also didn't know that the 8100cc CanAm BRM ran in a couple of clubbies at Croft!
Also interesting that over the years, few now bother with competing with cars up to 850cc, 1000cc, 1200cc, 1300cc etc, as they used to. Also that apart from the modern Radicals, Juno's etc, and Lotus 7 copies, so few cars could now be classed as sports racing cars and driven to and from the events.
Shenstone District Car Club custodians of Curborough is alive and well with classes for just about everything. One of the most popular is unmodified up to 1400cc. Car of choice is MG ZR. The club owns a number which they loan to folks who want to get into the sport. I need to check out the deal!Originally Posted by ERC
Apologies if any of these have been shown before, but when I first started posting on this site, I didn't keep a good track of what I'd posted. Little did I know then that I'd still be posting, 820,000 views later...
Richard Seaman 1937 Donington
1948 Silverstone
1996 Goodwood Festival
Used to love this outclassed Porsche when cars didn't have to lap within 107% of the pole sitter. Donington 2004. Where is this car now I wonder?
Monaco 2012 Scirocco BRM
Techno
I used to compete at Curborough regularly and well remember running events there too, for the Nottingham Sports Car Club. Hard work. Leaving home at 5am to drive past Curborough to pick up the keys; back to unlock. Overseeing signing on by my ex-wife. Running either one or two cars -1000cc Mini Cooper, later, Wolseley Hornet 998cc later still, with a tired pre-rebuild 1293cc, plus a 1300cc Allegro then an Allegro Equipe. Commentating, printing out results on an old Gestetner duplicator on the day, rather than posting them; locking up; returning the keys, getting back home, somewhat knackered about 8pm!
I had many class wins at Curborough in a popular class I introduced. Up to 1300cc road modified saloons cars. When I managed a run at a fraction under 40 seconds, the timekeeper disallowed it as no one in that class had ever gone under 40, so I had a re-run - and did it again! Tricky track Rhys, with turn 1, the long sweeping left hander being the key to a fast time - and the hairpin.
Happy days, but getting 2 practice and 2 or sometimes 3 runs, on a 900 yard course was expensive, compared to what I paid in NZ for my first race at Pukekohe 1985.
The first 998cc Cooper - with a later temporary fibreglass front end, after a season 1, 1971 crash at Silverstone...
Like the woodsman's axe, the engine and wheels were swapped to another Mini...
...and little did I know that I'd eventually graduate to a Marcos.
...and that engine and those wheels rolled over into the Hornet 1977. Later, fitted with a 1293cc engine. That engine I had rebuilt after setting a new class record, but never ran until I brought it to NZ and it now lives with Mike Lucas. Although the Hornet was being restored in 1982 with new metalwork underneath, I accepted the job in NZ and sadly, the shell had to be scrapped. My long term plan was to convert it to a Broadspeed replica, as I felt the Hornet/Elf was a better base.
The understairs temporary trophy shelf with the AMMC Dunlop class trophy for up to 1300cc Road Modified saloons, 1979 season.
The Equipe I brought to NZ, 1983.
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Trouble uploading - and busy with the UK race entry scans. NOT away cruising
All 2019
Great plate! Obviously a real Denny Hulme fan.
A few issues connecting and also uploading...
Caffeine & Classics - yesterday at 8:30am
...and at 10:30am
Another huge turnout with the overflow car park still filling up as I left.
Away now for a week.
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An interesting newcomer to the Caffeine & Classics July meet.
There was a comprehensive data sheet with the car, but a replica based on one I could only vaguely remember.
Putting a early 60's look on a 60's car - I like it. Has a SCCA look about itAn interesting newcomer to the Caffeine & Classics July meet.
There was a comprehensive data sheet with the car, but a replica based on one I could only vaguely remember.
Ray, I really wish I could see what you post. After about halfway down every single page the whole thing turns to custard for me.
Yes, quiet often have the same problem, not alway's though, then can't escape from post.
Kevin-----Had the same but hitting the refresh seem to fix it
I also have the same problem - at times, even on the PC. Site freezes and even coming out altogether, clicking on the favourites, it won't even reconnect.
There are times when I can't edit or correct and times when having uploaded the pics, they then disappear and have to be reloaded later.
Maybe the site/thread is now too big or too popular to cope? Sorry Oldfart, but there is nothing I can do. This is with Steve and his internet guy.
Maybe I should cut the posts down to no more than 4 pics per post instead of 6? That might put less strain on your computer's memory? I'll try from now on and see how it goes. More pages, but fewer images.
Back in 1974, this rare, Nottingham built Brough Superior was trailered to the ROF (Royal Ordnance Factory) to be restored by the apprentices. The part restored car is now on display at the Nottingham Industrial museum.
2019
March C & C
Caffeine & Classics - Fords
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