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I have been viewing for some time and have decided also to join in.
My name is Ross Cammick and I spent a good deal of my time photographing
racing and rallying in the upper North Is from 1973 to around 1984 when I
went overseas for my OE.
Presently take more interest in Historic Racing scene and I still manage to
shoot the odd photo or two when I get inspired.
Here's a couple from the past
JD Masport Cibie.jpg

Moss in Cooper.jpg
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Well I'm really glad you decided to chime in Ross! Its great to see you here. And I love those photos. I hope you'll share plenty more with us.
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Welcome Ross

I would have recognised Jim Donald even without reading the name on the car, but who's driving the ex-Hyslop/Palmer Cooper?
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This photo was taken at Ardmore reunion - Stirling Moss driving.
I believe the car is still owned by Charlie Conway.
Nice to hear from you Dave. We had quite a bit of contact when you were
at MotorAction magazine. Email would have been very handy in those days!
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Thanks Ross - Moss's hat fooled me :)

If we'd had today's technology back then I would have expected race reports and photos on my computer by the time I got to my office on Monday mornings :D
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BMCBOY wrote:This photo was taken at Ardmore reunion - Stirling Moss driving.
I believe the car is still owned by Charlie Conway.
Nice to hear from you Dave. We had quite a bit of contact when you were
at MotorAction magazine. Email would have been very handy in those days!


Charlie still has the car, unless he sold it within the last week or two.

I recall talking to Sterling Moss at that meeting, commiserating with him regarding how sticky tyres had taken all the fun out out driving. I was not surprised that he was in full agreement in this regard.
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Ross you did a few skids yourself back in the good days, got any photos of your cars. If i remember you had a Escort at some stage.
Magic photos also that you have posted.
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Rod Grimwood wrote:Ross you did a few skids yourself back in the good days, got any photos of your cars. If i remember you had a Escort at some stage.
Magic photos also that you have posted.


I never actually owned an Escort, but co drove for Kevin Lancaster mainly when he wasn't on duty with Jim Donald. He had a yellow Mk 1 Mexico at the time.
I navigated with a few other people including John Stewart and Graeme Morley.
I certainly spent a lot of time in the forests though, but mainly on the other side
of the camera.
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