When Jim and I were talking to him on saturday he said he was having 'issues' with the tyres. Jim may remember what he said....I think something about the side-walls, but he was certainly giving them a hard time. So much smoke at one stage that Jim thought he was burning oil!
Brilliant photographs. Thanks for that.
I was otherwise occupied, so didn't get the opportunity take more than about half a dozen. What they really show is that Hampton Downs is a photographer's dream, and for that alone, it makes the trip worthwhile when there are interesting cars on the track and you are close enough to get good pictures without a super long lens. Unlike most tracks, you don't even need a media pass to get them.
Thanks screwdriver & I agree with you about Hampton Downs being a photographer's dream.Originally Posted by screwdriver
Yes the tyres were a bit "out of round" He said he was trying to knock the high spots off!
Nigel, Thanks once again for those fantastic shots. Really appreciate the last two of my" Blue Brick" No 45. I will pass this link on to my fellow VCC members, I am sure they will be impressed. Graeme Banks
How about racing the XK150 with your hand out gripping the gutter!!!! Or maybe he was just signaling someone to pass......very courteous and gentlemanly drivers these VCC boys! That was a strange machine, the white number 14 car. It could have been an Austin 7 special as it had the Austin script on the back. Somehow the wheels were all wrong. Never mind, he was out there doing the business which is what it was all about.
The white no 14 is an English Speedex bodied Austin Special. Currently running a supercharged sidevalve Austin Big 7 or 8. This is its first race meeting.
Graeme
The Speedex was Jem Marsh's forerunner to the first "Ugly Duckling Marcos" of 1959 as raced by one Sir John Young Stewart. I think the John Addy Speedex is also 1959 so it probably predated the first Marcos by a matter of months or maybe even weeks.
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