How appropriate that the P25 won on the Sunday morning, wearing 25.
How appropriate that the P25 won on the Sunday morning, wearing 25.
Without digging into older pics that I haven't shown before, this is the last from Caffeine & Classics at Smales Farm.
Kiwi Connections
Last edited by ERC; 03-07-2022 at 09:17 PM.
Still a load of Goodwood's to post, but also catching up on a bit of negative scanning.
Back to 1972 & 1973
Curborough Sprint
Silverstone Sprint
Mallory Park
Silverstone GP meeting 1973. The original XJ13 being carefully unloaded from the trailer.
Back in 1973 again
The annual Racing Car Show at Olympia was a must attend event for me for several years.
Fancy firing up a recent, almost current, 3 litre F1 BRM just for the 900 yard Curborough sprint course. John McCartney.
One for Ken!
I bought this hot Cooper S about September/October but couldn't sell the 998cc Cooper behind, so I reluctantly sold it back to the previous owner. That Cooper S gave more smiles per mile than any other car I have ever owned, even though I only owned it for a couple of months. The Cooper had a clubman front grafted on after a season 1 ding at Silverstone in 1971.
Last edited by ERC; 03-13-2022 at 12:25 AM.
Thanks Ray for another trip down memory lane. That particular Race Car Show at Olympia in 1973 was also visited by Nigel Watts and myself.
I remember that XJ 13 now doing demonstration laps during the lunch break at Silverstone at the 1973 British GP.
Where was the Trojan T101 captured ? That car was the last race winner built by Trojan Racing.
As I have mentioned before, they never had any success after I left in Dec. 1973 !
But seriously, I do appreciate you posting these.
Cheers, Ken H
The Trojan was July 8th 1973 at Mallory Park Ken.
I do have a (poor) pic of the XJ13 doing the demo laps. Not good enough to put on here.
The Racing Car Show was my annual opportunity to spend more than I could afford at the 'Chater & Scott' book stall. (Cash was king back then - no credit cards for youngsters). I still have the programmes. Back then, I had no flash for the camera but one year I borrowed a friend's Rolleiflex and flash (bulbs of course).
I used to stay at BP House (Baden Powell, not British Petroleum) on the corner of Queens Gate Mews, Kensington. They had a very good cafeteria and accommodation for Scouts was quite cheap. Getting around London was such a doddle with the underground and an A -Z.
Queens Gate Mews is home to at least one classic car specialist.
Again:
Silverstone sprints 1972. Ian Richardson's McLaren (not Ian standing by it!). Ian was the builder of the Super Saloon Chevvy Corvair
1973 Racing Car Show
Mallory again - Graham McRae
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Secretary's copy
Posted previously
Tell me that's not Guy Martin hands on hips, back to the yellow Shellsport Lola.
it is not guy martin next to the lola. he is not old enough. good laugh at that, thanks.
If it was Guy Martin, he is looking pretty good now for a 70 year old - and a very brave pensioner...
Under the bonnets
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