The Roaring Season

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Yet another Healey for Roger... A rare 100S this time.








Mercedes driven by Jochen Mass


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Thank you Ken , great british

motor racing photos ole chap

Grant Sprague wrote:Thank you Ken , great british motor racing photos ole chap

Er Grant, its Ray...

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Better view, just for Roger...







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Last of this group (had to reload as the attachments disappeared):

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One of the most energetically driven cars of the whole meeting! The HWM Cadillac. At 5400cc, probably predates the AC Cobra by a decade.



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Ray,
How could my scratchy old "Box Brownie" photos be confused with your beautiful, clear photography ?
I am going to step away and not get in the way anymore.
Cheers,
Ken H

khyndart in CA wrote:Ray,
How could my scratchy old "Box Brownie" photos be confused with your beautiful, clear photography ?
I am going to step away and not get in the way anymore.
Cheers,
Ken H

As others have posted Ken, ALL photographs are valid, good or not so good!

Personally, even with my ancient stuff, I try to scan, crop, then display the subject as best I can, but this takes 10 times as long as just a quick scan and publish. At least with a modern digital camera, you have the luxury of taking 1,000's and then deleting what isn't up to scratch - for free. It only takes time.

When I think that Dad lugged a large plate camera to Donington pre war, with just 12 glass slides for the day, but most came out well, you accept how easy it is today. More UK pics to follow.

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I haven't finished with the UK trip pictures, but as a quick break, just a sample from the TACCOC Spring meeting today at Hampton Downs. I wasn't there too long, but good to see three events going on at the same time. Drifting on the short track (with lots of noise and an incredible amount of smoke covering the area - including the National track...) the skid pan and the National track. Looks as though the kart track is almost ready, with just the office building/workshop and car park area to finish.

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The RAC TT Celebration was possibly the feature event for the weekend. First practice was Friday; qualifying practice was on the wet Saturday and Sunday's race was a 1 hour, two driver affair. No excuses for posting more than one pic of some of the cars.

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CUT 7 is a famous Jaguar, but I'm not so keen on the non-period blue...


The Sunbeam-Lister Tiger was another of my favourite cars of the weekend. Owned by Tony Eckford, but driven by Chris Beighton and Matt Neal. Always good to see so many 'star' drivers.


This bronze E Type Jaguar, owned by Paul Webb, driven by Jackie Oliver and John Young, is the first ever E Type Jaguar I saw racing, at Mallory Park and one of the earliest. It was driven then by its first owner, Ken Baker and I think that somewhere, I have a (poor) photograph of it. I can still remember the day the E Type was announced and the first picture I saw, published in the Daily Mirror, and the reaction from my school mates and the general public.
It was genuinely mind blowing and to this day, is still one of the most beautiful cars ever made - though I preferred the FHC.



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I think there were more Jaguars competing than any other make, so no apologies for yet more Jaguar pictures. I did miss seeing the Mk2 Jaguars racing other saloons though. I do believe that just about all the E Types racing, sounded so smooth and well balanced.
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The Jo Bamford/Christian Horner 250GTO/64 Ferrari

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The last of this race group. Love the Lister Jaguar Coupe... Final picture sums up what this pair thought about their 3rd place.

The 89 Jaguar won, but there was a little touch with the #2 Cobra on the way through.

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Outstanding images Ray! Thanks so much for posting.

The RAC TT race in full.

[video=youtube;4XVEXo4-VSk]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XVEXo4-VSk[/video]

that hardtop on the cobra's (car number 98) looks terrible I reckon

There is no point in posting a pic of every car in the St Mary's (Austin A30/A35 races) but most had a 'named' driver for practice 1 (dry) and race 1 (wet) with the owner's on Day 2 (dry). The few I am posting are generally the 'named' driver as per the name of the image. (Run your mouse over the image if I haven't marked them.)

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Although supposedly a 'control' engine for this Academy Series, one team managed to get through three engines during the weekend. As noted earlier, Paul Radish's car didn't sound too sweet on Friday or Saturday.