Just A Mix Of Pics - Ray Green Collection

[khyndart in CA]

I hear Prince Bira had plenty to smile about as he had a reputation as being an earlier version of James Hunt (off the track )!

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Ray, post 528, middle pic, is that Prince Bira? Also the guy on the right looks a lot like Reg Parnell. Looking closely at the logo on his overalls though, could be Bira's White Mouse team logo so might be his mechanic. Or I could be completely wrong....

As stated earlier, if you run your mouse over the pic, it will give you the date and maybe another detail. Yes, Bira chatting to Raymond Mays and without researching, I have no idea who the White Mouse mechanics were.

Not 100% sure of the date for this one, (Dad hadn't dated this print) as Mays appears to be wearing the same tie as the other pic, so it could be a year out out. Could be 1938 or 1939.

I wasn't aware of Bira's reputation (even in NZ!) until I was either chatting to someone, or it was mentioned by another poster.

[Oldfart]

I hear Prince Bira had plenty to smile about as he had a reputation as being an earlier version of James Hunt (off the track )!

Wasn't called "Drainpipe" for nothing

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Some people really are blessed aren't they!

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[Grant Sprague]

Ha ha great humour lads love it.. check....hey what about those semi slick tyres they were on to it ........ Thank you for sharing these

[Grant Ellwood]

[quote="ERC"]As stated earlier, if you run your mouse over the pic, it will give you the date and maybe another detail. Yes, Bira chatting to Raymond Mays and without researching, I have no idea who the White Mouse mechanics were?

Apparently one of the White Mouse mechanics was Rat O'Toole from OZ.

[Jac Mac]

[color="#0000CD"]Given the tone of some above posts with a name like that he would fit right in!!

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As stated earlier, if you run your mouse over the pic, it will give you the date and maybe another detail. Yes, Bira chatting to Raymond Mays and without researching, I have no idea who the White Mouse mechanics were?

Apparently one of the White Mouse mechanics was Rat O'Toole from OZ.

[ERC]

LOL!

'Lofty' England and Stan Holgate were White House mechanics. Without reading "Bits and Pieces" or some such book, maybe others may know more?

Interesting that Bira trained as a sculptor and was commissioned to do fellow ERA driver Pat Fairfield's memorial.

[khyndart in CA]

Prince Bira of Siam. Ardmore. 1955. ( 2nd NZ Grand Prix )
Waiting for his Maserati to be wheeled to the starting grid, before going on to win the race.

(photo courtesy of the New Zealand Herald )

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Roycroft meeting Hampton Downs, Saturday only.

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Two or three pics posted on the Roycroft Thread. No doubt Nigel will be posting there too!

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No apologies as this is a mix of pics, but a trip to the speedway to support number 1 grandson who has given up motocross to be a sidecar swinger.

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Had to wait for ages to see him run - then here they are in fourth place on the first lap just as something broke and rendered them clutchless... We missed their first race (they finished second) as they brought forward the event start time due to the suspected weather deterioration. May have to go to Western Springs Saturday, as the sidecars have a race or two there.

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Back to Dad's pics - pre and postwar. Once again, scanned from prints rather than negatives or plates.

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All very well wearing a suit, collar and tie Freddie, but looks as though it needed a clean by the end of the day...

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[Steve Holmes]

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The annual Racing Car Show at Olympia in January each year was one of my favourite events.
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This is Leo Kinnunen's mighty 917/10, which won the European Interseries. Although never gaining the status of the Can-Am, the Interseries still attracted some impressive machinery. Note also the Shadow MkIII Can-Am car in the background. Thanks for the image Ray.

[Terry S]

Back to Dad's pics - pre and postwar. Once again, scanned from prints rather than negatives or plates.

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All very well wearing a suit, collar and tie Freddie, but looks as though it needed a clean by the end of the day...


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Any idea where the last two were taken? They look like Climax V8's.

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Any idea where the last two were taken? They look like Climax V8's.

Silverstone International Trophy meeting May 5th 1963.
No shows were the Sirroccos and the BRM's didn't do too well. Hill and Ginther retired and Bandini in the 1962 Centro-Sud BRM failed to qualify. I was there, but no camera... Probably the last motorsport photographs dad took other than one Shelsey Hillclimb and a Curborough Sprint.

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Back to Saturday's Roycroft...

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A couple of Kiwi connections... Some time driver and then car.
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Mallory Park of course.

Drenched at Goodwood... 2000

My only visit to a south island track - February 2005. Got drenched...

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[rf84]

Denny Hulme Lola T70 Mk2 chassis no 71/31 owned by Sid Taylor?

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Denny Hulme Lola T70 Mk2 chassis no 71/31 owned by Sid Taylor?

Yup. At the Goodwood Revival 2009, the restored car had Denis spelt "Dennis" so not sure if that was so in period. My pic isn't sharp enough to see properly!

I think this same Gethin McLaren is now in NZ too - also in Sid Taylor's colours of course.