The Roaring Season

Thanks for that. One down, about 150 queries to go - so far... Dating 1 often confirms a whole roll of film, so any assistance is a great help.

Still a total mix...

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As above - same meeting. Specific date required. Early 1985?




Possibly 1986? Actual date required. was this the Le Mans Relay meeting? Judging by the Bucklers and the Sunbeams, it could well be, as traditionally, we never saw that many Sunbeams out at one time.


Whangarei 2000 -just before Gary put it into the concrete...


This one is entitled "Mixed messages" - or "Confusion" or "Excuses for the Stewards enquiry"


My all time favourite British GT - but one of the few cars that would look better with the original wheels. I need to scan this again as it is a tiny pic.

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Couple from the undated section:

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Looks like Tony Roberts at the front of this group.


This Pontiac was part of the family for a while... The twins regular visitors...

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Looking forward to taking more photographs in 2016 and making progress on scanning the old ones, where dating them is the biggest challenge.

Starting the New Year off with a mixed bag of sports cars over the years, some of them not well known.

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Could that be Richard Buckingham [from Seattle] in the Lancia Aurelia ?

http://tentenths.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=31769&stc=1&thumb=1&d=1299763694

I got the date wrong. It was 1980 - but no programme...

Lancia is probably Stuart Gross.

Some of the Lotuses from 1 race at the F2 Donington meeting in 1982. Scanned from prints - it was quicker. I might have to have a go at redoing the colours.

Too damp and cool to be fibreglassing at the moment.

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Racing, handicapping and tiredness conspired to limit the number of pics taken at weekend 1 of the 2016 Porsche Festival.

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What happened?


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Big smile from Beowulf...










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Ray, I was at the 1983 Donington F2 meeting and well recall one of the best motor races I have ever seen - those re-bodied F2/F5000 cars put on a fantastic show and while there Esprits and Skodas etc., the two cars at the front that created this great spectacle were Jeff Wilson and Andy Barton - a couple of northern lads who were obviously mates but just went for it on the track.

I don't recall any fender rubbing or damage - just good old fashioned close motor racing. Wilson was in the ex David Purley Chevron B30-Ford GAA V6 that had a BMW M1 body draped over it, while the rear engine body Barton had selected was an AC M3000 - or similar, over what I think was an F2 March.

These were weird things but they sure provided a great car race.

It was indeed a very popular category Michael and you are 100% right. I think there was far less damage or even fender bending than we seem to take for granted here, particularly in the modern categories. Come to think of it, out of the 1,000's of pics I have taken over the years, I have none of damaged cars from that era other than self inflicted.

The whole UK Modsports and Super Saloon categories created very interesting cars and these days, we seem to be so stuck into parity and tight rules, that we have lost out on what made our sport a real spectacle - and one of the reasons that our Historic Saloons class has the potential to be a real crowd pleaser.

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Last batch from weekend 1 - as you can probably tell, I didn't really have too much of an opportunity to take pictures!

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I remember Purley racing in the f5000 series 1976 in that car. very very quick.
sorry, this is a comment on Michael Clark's post.

Just one pic - for AMCO, tonight. Boy, that car sounds sweet!

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Replaced with a larger pic Jan 27th

Just one pic - for AMCO, tonight. Boy, that car sounds sweet!

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928 - gidday. That ex Purley Chevron you speak of currently lives in NZ...

Quite right Michael. Met the owner when staying in the Essex Arms pub in Huntly whilst attending HD last year. He is the most affable, pleasant person you could wish to meet. More importantly, he has huge engineering expertise and resources behind him. Cannot wait to see the car racing again.

Here is a "oldracingcars.com" write up about this car.
http://www.oldracingcars.com/chevron/b30-b32/

Plus here is a neat Youtube clip of David Purley and the Chevron B30 back in 1975.
[video=youtube;3FQ_wBHfEzg]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FQ_wBHfEzg[/video]






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Michael Clark wrote:928 - gidday. That ex Purley Chevron you speak of currently lives in NZ...

that will be interesting when it is raced. any ideas on when that would be?

Too busy to take too many pics - and too hot at times.

Enjoyed seeing the Pre 65's at Hampton Downs. A very welcome addition to the Festival.

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Glad that Paul managed to bring the 250 GTO/E along even if was only for display.







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