Powder wrote:That sounds like Glen Hawkins' crash during the 1999 Pukekohe 6hr race. Dave Moran (Aussie guy, used to race a VL Walkinshaw) was the codriver and he'd just hopped out of the car.
Malcolm.
Yes thats it, I remember those names. Is it possible a more "comprehensive" roll cage might have saved this guys neck? From the reports I heard, the cage that was fitted did very little to protect the occupant.
Dave Silcock wrote:I have to thank everyone on here and The State of NZ Motor sport for your support over this matter, as it looks like something good may come of it and not just for me. I have had discussions with Peter Cunliffe of Auto Tech Design, who built the cage and he informs me the quote for the report ,from Opus Engineering, was in the vicinity of $3500!!!!! He has shown a MSNZ chap name of Dave MaCahn the file on my car and others in the same boat as me and he agrees it is a nightmare. Crunch has offered his help so fingers crossed.
Hi Dave;
Sorry to use this format; but can I get your email address and phone number?
Please ring me tonight after 8:30 or tomorrow if suits.
Sorry to use this format; but can I get your email address and phone number? Please ring me tonight after 8:30 or tomorrow if suits.
Sorry to everyone else
Cheers
A little off topic but I trust that you and Alex are not suffering too much after effects from your extensive roll cage testing efforts last weekend Crunch, it sure did not look pretty when we passed by
Carlo wrote:A little off topic but I trust that you and Alex are not suffering too much after effects from your extensive roll cage testing efforts last weekend Crunch, it sure did not look pretty when we passed by
...my wife tells me I've never looked pretty!
Left road at 176.2kph, 5 or 6 barrel rolls and g-meter registered over 6.
Roll cage did not squash, bend or kink....but I think Alex and I did....
Sorry to use this format; but can I get your email address and phone number? Please ring me tonight after 8:30 or tomorrow if suits.
Sorry to everyone else
Cheers
Just an update. I have already spoken to Dave.
Dave's rollcage application was 1 YEAR and 12 days late.
SO what we are trying to source now is a qualified engineer in the Christchurch region who will fill out the roll protection homologation form for a reasonable price. Not the 000's that OPUS quoted.
The above article is out of a book "Cat out of the Bag" by Peter D Wilson, a mechanic in the Competitions dept, Jaguar Browns Road from 1961 to 1966. Dave Silcock loaned me the book.
From the book "cat out of the Bag" by Peter D Wilson Jaguar employee at Browns Road Competition Dept from 1961 to 1966. the 6th photo is of the 3 Briggs Cunningham cars for Le Mans 1963.
The list of the 12 official Lightweight E Types Original Owners.
#1 John Coombs,sold to Red Rose Motors 1964. #2 Briggs Cunningham. #3 kjell Qvale.Disappeared til the 1990's #4 CT "Tommy" Atkins.sold to Roger Mac 1964 #5 Peter Lidner.crashed written off, remains held by race organisers,released 17 years later rebuilt by Lynx on a spare monocoque. #6 Peter Lumsden. #7 Briggs Cunningham, Le Mans 1963 #8 Briggs Cunningham, Le Mans 1963 #9 Peter Sutcliffe. # 10 Bob Jane ( Brysons Australia), sold to York Museum Western Australia, after 1966 # 11 Dick Wilkins for a road car. # 12 Phil Scragg, for hillclimbs and sprints.
#13 Sir Robert Ropner, Steel monocoque,Alloy top, doors, bonnet and bootlid, cast iron block, road car. @14 Pierre Bardinon (France) LHD, Steel fixed head coupe, Alloy bonnet,Alloy block, wet sump.
# 14 was esentually a prototype,steel monocoque, iron block, ran 2nd in class 1962 Le Mans,4th overall for Briggs Cunningham.
Lynx aquired all the spare Lightweight parts including two Alloy monocoques, 1 used for the # 5 rebuild as already shown, the other was built into a car using the spare parts. There is no history of this car known by me.
