Jamie Aislabie

[John McKechnie]

When I went to the racing as a teenager, I was fascinated by the Sports Cars.
Some were thundering Canam style cars, some were traditional British sports , some were Lotus derivations, then there was SID Mk1.
My memories was that it had a screaming Jaguar, and later a V8. It was unusual to look at, certainly didnt lack in speed or bravery.
I was collecting Motorman mags at the time and always there were featured pix of Jim Boyd- Lola T70, Graeme Harvey-Elfin 400,Garry Pederson -GEMCO special, but never any of SID.
This obviously was a home made car, same as Tyrell Turtle with his Continental Special.,sounded great, looked exciting and entertained the crowds.
With some the car was the star, others it was the driver, and others it was a named race car builder/ engineer.. Here Jamie was all three rolled into one.
For a few years he consistently entertained the crowds with his own non mainstream design car.
So Jamie, here is your very own thread to post your pic, tell your story of how you did it your way- no Mini, Anglia, Escort or Camaro.- thanks for the memories of giving the crowds something different
Lets ease in gently with Wide Wheels-July 1971 number 20, and then Driver May 1972 number 30.