Just A Mix Of Pics - Ray Green Collection

ERC · Post by **ERC** » Thu Oct 12, 2023 8:47 pm

1973 Silverstone - Graham Hill. Not every pic is a good one, but sometimes, I'd rather keep than dump.

ERC · Post by **ERC** » Fri Oct 13, 2023 9:28 pm

Can anyone please name these cars so that they can be filed? I can guess at a couple but confirmation would be appreciated.

Milan Fistonic · Post by **Milan Fistonic** » Fri Oct 13, 2023 10:00 pm

ERC wrote:Can anyone please name these cars so that they can be filed? I can guess at a couple but confirmation would be appreciated.

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That's Max Fisher's Cooper-Alta

ERC · Post by **ERC** » Sat Oct 14, 2023 12:17 am

Thanks Milan. I haven't seen it since that Whenuapai test day.

ERC · Post by **ERC** » Sat Oct 14, 2023 9:13 pm

Celebrating blue and yellow today in NZ.

ERC · Post by **ERC** » Sun Oct 15, 2023 8:27 pm

ERC · Post by **ERC** » Mon Oct 16, 2023 7:43 pm

ERC · Post by **ERC** » Tue Oct 17, 2023 8:47 pm

Pity the MG Saloon blocked a clear view of the ERA...

A few decades ago on BBC TV, Saturday afternoon sport covered a wide variety of sports in addition to dog meat racing. Even motorsport had a wide variety of disciplines covered, including mud plugging sporting car trials, 'point to point' with the army vs the London Motor Club using anything from three tonners to Land Rovers. Autotests (the annual Ken Wharton trophy between North, South, East, West and Midlands, circuit racing (of course) and hillclimbs.

One of the hillclimbs was 'Rest-And-Be-Thankful' in Scotland, where a young Jackie Stewart had his first competitive event in a Marcos. Rather fittingly that when we were on a ships tour there on two visits to Scotland, the 2023 visit had a bright yellow MGF parked at the top car park.

ERC · Post by **ERC** » Wed Oct 18, 2023 10:31 pm

ERC · Post by **ERC** » Thu Oct 19, 2023 7:43 pm

Oldfart · Post by **Oldfart** » Sat Oct 21, 2023 7:59 am

You certainly give us variety ray! Thanks. Where is the Sunbeam? I was told it was no longer on display.

ERC · Post by **ERC** » Sat Oct 21, 2023 8:50 pm

Still at the National Motor Museum on public display Rhys.

For me, variety is what is missing in a lot of modern day motorsport. Even modern F1 cars stripped of their colours look identical as do most single seater classes, not to mention the execrable ute racing, Toyota 86s even BMW E30s/E40's just have me heading off for a coffee rather than trackside.

These are 2023 pics from this year's trip as are most I'm currently posting. I'm missing the monthly local Caffeine & Classics meetings that were held on the North Shore and with Pukekohe now gone, my pics won't be very varied until I get to Goodwood Revival again next September! At this stage, Friday (qualifying) is planned and possibly Saturday, but nothing else as yet.

I'd love to return to Cadwell Park or Prescott Hillclimb at some stage, maybe even Mallory Park, places where I never had the luxury of a camera with anything other than a standard fixed lens.

Oldfart · Post by **Oldfart** » Sun Oct 22, 2023 9:12 am

Of course Ray, I was thinking of the Railton. I must get down to Beaulieu, I need to see the Gordon Bennett Napier up close. Nobody replies to emails asking if it's on display.