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[uncle bernie]

Hi Uncle Bernie here,

I love, Beer, Mini Cooper 1960's racing, Newcastle United (Yeah Yeah were gannin doon!!!) and the family.

I'm an Ex- Alexander Engineering employee, who is always on the look out for information regarding Alexander's, I'm particularly, trying to find out what happened to one of their drivers Elizabeth( Liz ) Jones. A car she raced in during the 1960's (notably the 6 hour saloon car race at Brands Hatch in 1963, was a recent "barn find" and has been fully restored, would like know how or why it had been abandoned.

[GORDON STREETER]

Hi Uncle Bernie
I don't know an awful lot about Alexanders but my mate Norman Ricketts has always lived in Haddenham and his business premises are next to the old Alexander site that was the old Ted Martin building. He still on occasion does work for Ted for his model railway set up. I'll try and grill him.

[uncle bernie]

Hi Gordon,

Although I now live in the North East, I still visit family and friends in the High Wycombe area, and my best friend lives in Haddenham.

I remember Ted Martin, and some of his employees, one called Bernhard, sometimes would give me a lift to and from work, he lived in Wendover, I know Ted will not remember me, mid 1960's, I was 16/17 years of age, however it's good to know he is well.

[Gerry Taylor]

Can't say I recall Liz, but your post put me in mind of another lady-racer I raced against in the late sixties and early seventies. Susan Tucker-Peake. Here's another old picture from my scrap book. Anyone remember her?

[GORDON STREETER]

I've taken the liberty and blown her up a bit Jerry
http://falconmotorclub.googlepages.com/guyfawkesstory Scan this down to the 60s it must be her coming from a motorsport family ?

[uncle bernie]

Hi Gordon,

Did you ever come up against another Alexander driver Mick Clare????

[GORDON STREETER]

Originally Posted by uncle bernie

Hi Gordon,

Did you ever come up against another Alexander driver Mick Clare????

Have you had a look at this site ? Click on the different pictures and you may find something.
http://mk1-performance-conversions.c...xander_eng.htm
This is a brilliant site telling the whole story if you click on the right places.

[Alan Raine]

Originally Posted by GORDON STREETER

I've taken the liberty and blown her up a bit Jerry
http://falconmotorclub.googlepages.com/guyfawkesstory Scan this down to the 60s it must be her coming from a motorsport family ?

Blimey - The Yorkshire Grey was my Dad's local, and later mine until Jack the Landlord died around 1983.

Sue Tucker-Peake was fairly well known around Stevenage at the time and she was a pretty good racer.

Nearby, Knebworth Park ran Grass Track meetings at the time, and first prize in the raffle was a lap around the circuit in an Avenger Tiger driven by Sue T-P. Unfortunately a spectacular slide at the finish ended up with the poor yellow Avenger on it's roof - but at least the organisers agreed to pay for cleaning the winners suit

How many people these days go to a Grass Track meeting wearing a suit?

[uncle bernie]

Originally Posted by GORDON STREETER

Have you had a look at this site ? Click on the different pictures and you may find something.
http://mk1-performance-conversions.c...xander_eng.htm
This is a brilliant site telling the whole story if you click on the right places.

Hi Gordon,

Yep I know the site, I am a member, using the Uncle Bernie tag.

[HughWilliams]

Originally Posted by uncle bernie

Hi Gordon,

Did you ever come up against another Alexander driver Mick Clare????

Hi uncle bernie my great grandfather was the Alexander driver Mick Clare.