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Old 12 Aug 2008, 20:09 (Ref:2268055)   #51
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My Devon neighbours were Roger Sparling in another MG and John Pugsley with his amazing black Davrian. Among others in the fray in 79/80 in STP were Steve Soper in the Radbourne X/19, Steven Roberts in the amazing Trans XL M Marcos, David Sutherland Datsun 240Z, John Fletcher, THAT white Lotus, Adrian Yates-Smith Porsche RSR, and many more.
When I ws a lad I was going around with the Davrian gang, Bob Jarvis, Pat Longhurst, Steve Roberts also raced a mid-mounted mini powered Davrian, all probably very early eighties. I do remember Steve Soper in his X19, Rob Cox Allison in his Caterham 7 'Blackbrick'.

Geat thread this, i've got some photos that i'll upload later !!
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Old 12 Aug 2008, 20:17 (Ref:2268057)   #52
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.............and I think it's Jarvis in the Davrian at Thruxton about to put a lap on me probably!!
Certainly looks like a Davrian, I wonder if that was the one sponsored by the porno mag at the time ??!!

Funnily enough that MG looks kind of familiar ? I might even have some photos of it as I was taking photos of some of the cars as I followed the cars around with my dad. Although this might have been just a few years to early.
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Old 27 Sep 2008, 10:22 (Ref:2298886)   #53
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Fright

Can anyone point me to a thread that discusses the Fright??

3.8 Litre Jag in a MK1 Sprite with a trick rear end designed by Colin Chapman.
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Old 26 Jun 2010, 20:22 (Ref:2718325)   #54
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Hi guys I'm new on the site and joined because i found it after a google search for my uncle! My uncle, Adrian Gilbert, raced a blue Lotus Europa in the Modsports during the 70's. He still has the car in outstanding condition in his garage in London. It's been there since it's last race, whenever that was. I'm going to try and get him to give it to me so I can track it now!!!
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Old 27 Jun 2010, 15:59 (Ref:2718671)   #55
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Welcome matt! Good luck in your quest, you seem very ambitious!!
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Old 28 Jun 2010, 08:06 (Ref:2719109)   #56
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Turner for sale

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C124204/

Is it, in fact, the Miles car?
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Old 29 Jun 2010, 09:00 (Ref:2719725)   #57
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GBP125K ? That's a helluva lot of money.
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Old 29 Jun 2010, 11:32 (Ref:2719791)   #58
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GBP125K ? That's a helluva lot of money.
Thats what I thought too. It seems to have caught up on its 'undervaluedness'
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Old 14 Aug 2010, 17:41 (Ref:2744574)   #59
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Thanks Gary cut7jag
nice pix. we share a name and and interest though i'm merely a pedestrian.

If i had some spare £££ i'd bung some Rob Reere's way .
he does'nt even need alot to get the beast up and running.

Oh BTW John Plastic Pearsons was from my memory actually a hard top made of fibreglass, that looked like a soft top.i remember being v suprised by that.
its last and quickest incarnation it was a roadster, and painted blue.
Raced for overall honours with the last incarnation of the beddington V 12 E , a famous elan(cant remember who) and a sort of lotus 7, which was the ultimate modsports car.
However my memory aint what it used to be as i cant get me head round Brian Hough fatal crash being as early as
'73.
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Old 21 Aug 2010, 15:27 (Ref:2747995)   #60
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I was told by Jon Fletcher and his wife a few years ago at the SMRC 50th Anniversary that Jon sold his car for next to nothing, the guy sold it for tens of thousands a few years/months later. Nice couple, happy to talk, they were on our table. We met Whizzo Williams too that night.

I think you may have got the wrong end of the stick, the Elan is still well and truly in Jon's possession it’s been rebuilt to the original spec as when Jackie Stewart raced it for Chequered Flag.

He is currently rebuilding the Modsports version with the red roof and a replica 26R lotus Elan.

Jon did sell the old Z28 Camaro for at the time a good price. The guy who bought it blew the engine on the grid at Brands.

The Elan has not seen much action over the last 20 years but it has been round the targa flora and the odd outing at Silverstone for the BRDC member’s parade.
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Old 10 Sep 2010, 19:30 (Ref:2757415)   #61
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Could somebody tell me please if anyone has seriously tried, through one of the recognised clubs to get a classic modsports class together so cars like these , or cars built to the same period specification can race?
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Old 11 Sep 2010, 20:40 (Ref:2757800)   #62
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http://www.ianhardy.net/gallery/main..._itemId=106662 for cars like this
there is talk about a series of races for special saloons/modsports they was 5 cars at donington masters do a few exhibition laps last week
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Old 24 Nov 2010, 18:51 (Ref:2795328)   #63
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I'm based at Dalton Barracks in Abingdon and there is a track day every last friday of the month and last time there was a group of chaps from Oxford racing an old MG Midge from the modsports! It wa red and they said it hadn't run in seven odd years! Was pretty damned quick!
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Old 24 Nov 2010, 21:49 (Ref:2795394)   #64
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I had a couple of Modsports Midgets back in the late 1970s. The first, which I converted from my road car went on to compete in hillclimbs, the second, (which was built by a friend, and had coil spring suspension) ended up in Japan, where it was exported as I understand by Keith Ripp.
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Old 30 Nov 2010, 11:47 (Ref:2797606)   #65
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http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C124204/

Is it, in fact, the Miles car?
opinions are divided... suffice to say it has been for sale at that price for so many years it is almost considered historic whatever your views are...
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Old 30 Nov 2010, 13:40 (Ref:2797654)   #66
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Modsport Midgets

Class A cars in the MGCC MG Midget Challenge are effectively mod-sport cars. The class is very competative. They are great fun to drive, very quick and reasonably economic. All in all a great 'bang for your buck'

The Challenge is looking forward to its 35th year in 2010 - see the website

http://www.mgmidgetchallenge.co.uk/

A series to race with other modsports would be great. Any offers Masters, HSCC?
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Old 30 Nov 2010, 16:02 (Ref:2797690)   #67
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The 360 MRC is actively looking at something along these lines but not confined to AH/MG. Although we're mainly focussed on endurance racing, it doesn't all have to be 6 hours!
We're thinking along the lines of 1, 2 or 3 hour races as well as 6 and the logic here is that longer races produce less circuit downtime and the facility for shared drives all of which produce competitive racing at an affordable entry fee.
We've already got interest but need a few more to make it work financially, so the rest is up to you.
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Old 30 Nov 2010, 16:44 (Ref:2797707)   #68
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A series to race with other modsports would be great. Any offers Masters, HSCC?
I have tried to interest the CSCC in this sort of idea, as we don't have any series for very modified cars (I know I'll get flamed for that but i'm talking about big arches & wings etc etc!!!). I was thinking of a series of 40 min races for one or two drivers ('cause thats what we do) for Modsports/ Saloons & the sorts of cars that use to populate the AMOC Intermarque or Super GT series; maybe even few "Special Saloons" (Sports-Saloon Libre, if you like), but no joy. Shame, if anone is interested then let me know, but we'd need to be convinced that there was a regular gridful of cars that would race.
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Andy it looks like you have a willing umbrella with Johngee.....
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I cetainly hope that Johngee's races come off, although I don't have a suitable car myself. Another alternative home for the sort of cars I mentioned, inc modsports/saloons, could be the SR & GT series.
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The club that does finally start running a championship for special saloons /modsports will be on to a winner the interest in this type of car is phenomenal .There are a lot of classic ss/ms cars out there doing nothing as there is no were to race them ,its crying out for a club to to organise a group of races it could be made into a real winner
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Could somebody tell me please if anyone has seriously tried, through one of the recognised clubs to get a classic modsports class together so cars like these , or cars built to the same period specification can race?
Well, the CSCC has taken the bait & is going to organise a revival event for Modsports/ Special & Super Saloon type cars at its August Bank Holiday meeting. If anyone is interested in taking part then please contact the CSCC.

It is hoped that this event will be free to enter )although you'll probably have to join the CSCC @ £35 pa) and it is most likely to be a 20 min Sprint event rather than the usual 40 min races that the CSCC runs! It is also hoped that interest will prove to be great enough to have another race at the end of the season & to start a regular series for next year.

This revival event is also mentioned in the Special Saloon threads.

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Hi,
I've just uploaded the entry of Modsports at Oulton Park, 28/06/1975.
Hope you enjoy it.
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Old 11 Feb 2011, 14:20 (Ref:2829672)   #74
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Here's Brian Murphy's E Type at Lodge corner in the above meeting.
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Old 13 Feb 2011, 12:40 (Ref:2830535)   #75
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I think these are Simon Watney (E Type Jaguar), Barry Wood (Ginetta) and Simon Packford (Davrian). Brian Murphy( E Type Jaguar).
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