The Roaring Season

Close racing can sometimes lead to...


...a dinged E type Jaguar, one of the famous ex Dick Protheroe CUT 7's.


One for the Buckler fans


I could easily have spent a whole day in the pre 1966 car park


Another for Spgeti


NOT a Costin Lister Jaguar, a Tojeiro Jaguar

Thanks Ray, I was fortunate enough a few years ago to go for a ride around Manfeild in the 212 owned by Warren....
Something that I will never forget.

Cheers

Grimsthorpe Castle Speed Trials, August 26th. The north midland's version of the Goodwood Festival of Speed it isn't - and never will be on several counts, but an entry of 50 cars and 50 motorbikes made for some interesting vehicles, if nothing else. Sadly, the weather wasn't kind. Viewing of the actual track was distant and appeared to be just one straight plus a long right hander, with spectators penned past the finishing line anyway.

It may become an annual event but at this stage, I wouldn't exactly be promoting it as a 'must attend' unless you are in the Lincolnshire area. A $40NZ (20 pounds) entry fee was a bit steep for what it was.

The Salmson - and ... in the background a Healey, thanks Ray ..spotted !!

Raymond Mays - first one I had seen.




Cambridge Special




BSA

BSA


Pick - no, I hadn't heard of it either...


Nor had I heard of a Scat


Nor a Brasier. Brassiere, yes, but not Brasier...


Singer


Ford

So Ray,
As the Ford is LHD does that mean it was an import ?
What year is it ?
I would not want to stay out too late at night in that machine with that headlight to guide me home !


(Ken H )

Sorry Ken. No extra info, but as it is sans mudguards, I have filed it as a USA racer.

In regard the Ford, I would guess at relatively recent import. It seems that "BF" plates have been assigned as "age related" to quite a few cars of around that period. (My 23 Peugeot has one, so does the Peugeot Quadrilette further up the age.).
It stays light till after pub kick out time during the summer. It would be a great pub run car, maybe not, too much attention

Seeing as how "cars I hadn't heard of came up, how about a "Moline"?

Another I hadn't heard of Rhys - but look at the 100's of makers that have fallen by the wayside just from the UK alone, let alone from Europe and the USA and it is no wonder.

Not competing, but in the classic car park.


Another 'La France'. The NZ based car looks to be in the same sort of unmolested, unrestored condition in the same fetching shade of brown.






Those who know their UK number plates will note that the next two have Scottish registrations, so whether they are original or reissues, who knows?




Somewhat surprising to find that the printed programme (12 pages including covers) had no editorial whatever and no list of key personnel. http://www.speedtrials.co.nz

Last batch, at the moment, from Grimsthorpe, with organiser Richard Powell
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...and the commentator. Sure is/was (much) better looking than JT...








Bye for now, from Grimsthorpe, near Bourne in Lincolnshire.

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ERC wrote:Another 'La France'. The NZ based car looks to be in the same sort of unmolested, unrestored condition in the same fetching shade of brown.
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The New Zealand car at Paeroa a couple of weeks ago.

Milan Fistonic wrote:The New Zealand car at Paeroa a couple of weeks ago.

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Great Car and Good News ...
.... Milan you are back posting, Great. ....
Cheers Roger D

Caffeine & Classics was another huge turnout yesterday thanks to the good weather and an ever growing number of followers. Plenty of post 1990 cars still there though and as always, a few cars we hadn't seen before.

But, back to the UK... Donington Museum. As mentioned earlier, not what it was, particularly in terms of older single seaters.

Mercedes re-creation


Cosworth 4WD


Another Trojan... This is 102. You can see the remainder of that side of the hall, beyond the Trojan, leading to the Force India cars has a few more from the recent era, where I suspect many are now just on loan. In the past, one offs such as the Cosworth and Ferguson and many other low volume manufacturers were the highlights, as every car had character. I won't list all the cars that have disappeared as it just makes me more depressed that the museum is no longer the 'must visit' it once was.


Stewart


...to Jaguar R2


and R3

Ray ; Re :" Caffeine & Classics was another huge turnout yesterday thanks to the good weather and an ever growing number of followers. Plenty of post 1990 cars still there though and as always, a few cars we hadn't seen before. "
Looks like I can bring the 1991 MX5 - almost 30 years old and with the driver at 71 the total is 98 !!

John Vevers took a heap of photos and posted the BMC / BL ones on the BLENZ facebook page ;

Roger Dowding wrote:Ray ; Re :" Caffeine & Classics was another huge turnout yesterday thanks to the good weather and an ever growing number of followers. Plenty of post 1990 cars still there though and as always, a few cars we hadn't seen before. "
Looks like I can bring the 1991 MX5 - almost 30 years old and with the driver at 71 the total is 98 !!

John Vevers took a heap of photos and posted the BMC / BL ones on the BLENZ facebook page ;

Might bring the twin's down next time, marked his & hers, perhaps a convoy Roger.

Kevin, won't get to October C and C we are in Auckland a week or so earlier, but hope to make November - will see.
Did get to the Greerton Blossom Festival car show - mainly American Hot Rods and Customs - and my Bl**dy photo sorter won't resize the photos, may have to re - import them to my Computer and start again ..
Cheers

Spyker










At last, an interesting car...

Too samey... unless you are a McLaren or Williams anorak.


RuSport...


At least the Vanwall collection hasn't been broken up - yet.
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