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People rather than cars this time
Tony & Mrs Brooks at the ORMA dance 1965. I look forward to reading his recently released autobiography "Poetry In Motion".
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The Racing Car Show - my annual pilgrimage to the "The Smoke", January each year.
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Sir Tom Wheatcroft at the first post war car race meeting at Donington. The meeting nearly didn't go ahead due to last minute objections by local ramblers, so it was run as a "Trial". Unfortunately, it meant no single seaters could run. Fortunately, the NSCC (the organising Club) had a lawyer on the board and much time and effort was expended to make sure the meeting ran at all. Clearance was only received late Friday, by which time, many potential spectators feared the worst and cancelled their travel plans.
Sadly, the major sponsors, The Else Motor Group, Lotus dealers, lost a packet on the event and I believe they folded not too much later.
This was taken on the Historic Lotus Grid and Colin Chapman was around too. That race was won by Brian Cocks, Lotus 23 - using the oil cooler borrowed from my Mini, as he'd damaged his cooler!
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Later in 1977, Nikki Lauda being interviewed by Barry Sheene, with 'Enery Cooper looking on. Beatle George Harrison wasn't far away either. British GP 1977, Silverstone pit lane.
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