Snetterton history & memories

[bdwoody]

i have just read the whole thread and a golly good read its been , well done chaps and thanks for sharing those great pictures .

[chunterer]

Originally Posted by Gerry Taylor

Nice post Claire, enjoyed reading it.
Alfie, you posted a programme from Snett, and I see that JIM YARDLEY with his BEAGLE-FORDS. are listed. Just to let you know that Jim lives close by, in the same village, and is still building race cars.
Gerry

Jim Yardley and the Beagle, that rings a bell from something or other, did he enter some F3 Class B events in the early 80's (with Toyota power) by any chance?

[Alfie72]

Gerry,

It's good to hear that Jim is still playing. I do miss the plethora of home engineered ideas that ranged across the grids "back along".

Please pass on all best wishes - and to you too.

[Patrick Sumner]

[QUOTE=Andrew Kitson;2816911]Is this Jim Yardley's Mono Beagle...or Brian Toft's Anco?


Answer: Brian Toft's Anco. Lovely shot. Had many a dice with Brian in the old Mono days, as well as Jim Yardley whose Beagle was so quick. Glad to read that he is still constructing. Brian was very quick in the Anco and the car was owned in recent times by Tony Bianchi, but maybe he has sold it? What a good thread of great photos catching the period.

[Gerry Taylor]

Originally Posted by chunterer

Jim Yardley and the Beagle, that rings a bell from something or other, did he enter some F3 Class B events in the early 80's (with Toyota power) by any chance?

Chunterer, I believe he did, but I shall as Jim next time I see him.
Cheers matey.

[Gerry Taylor]

Originally Posted by Alfie72

Gerry,

It's good to hear that Jim is still playing. I do miss the plethora of home engineered ideas that ranged across the grids "back along".

Please pass on all best wishes - and to you too.

Thank you for the good wishes, I will pass them on to Jim too, Alfie.
Gerry

[petestenning]

I have an attempt at putting together some entry lists i have from 1962 to 1967 on this website including a 2 hours special saloon race in 67 which maybe be of some interest to some of you .

Event 3 Two Hour Endurance Race for Special Saloon Cars

Class a Over 1300 CC

1...................................A.W.[Albert] Betts...................Jaguar MK1.......................3781

2 P.Ward.........OR...........D.Trotter.................................BMW 1800 TI...................1775

3 ..................................G.H.P.Thomas..........................Alfa Romeo GTA................1570

4 Tom Clapham.............Geoff Breakell..........................Alfa Romeo GTA................1570

6....................................W. Kay....................................Ford Cortina......................1598

7 ..................................Henry Hotham.........................Ford Cortina......................1558

8 Martin Maudling and Richard Sandilands....................Ford Anglia.......................1650

9 .................................Paul Tomlin...............................Ford Abglia........................1600

CLASS B 1001-1300 CC

12 Peter Wardle and.....D.Trotter..................................Renault R8.........................1275

14 Shaw & Kilburn........Han Akersloot.........................Vauxhall Viva......................1258

15................................Antony Youlten........................Cooper S.............................1293

16 Don Moore..............Michael Campbell-Cole.............Cooper S............................1275

17 ...............................Rex Finegan.............................Cooper S.............................1275

18 Wilsons Autos........Colin Youle /Chris Coburn.........Cooper S.............................1275

19...............................George Cayley..........................Cooper S.............................1275

CLASS C 851-1000CC

20...............................R.J.Rayner................................NSU Prinz..............................999

21 .............................John Wales...............................NSU TTS.................................996

22 .............................M.J.Gorman...............................Cooper S...............................999

23 ............................Peter Field.................................Cooper S...............................999

24 Ken Appleby.......R.Monk.......................................Cooper S...............................999

25 ............................L.S.Franklin................................Cooper S...............................998

26 ...........................Benjamin Orza............................Cooper..................................998

27 Freddie Jacks AND Ian Scholfield-Beevers..............Cooper S..............................999

28.............................Graham Bean.............................Cooper S...............................999

CLASS D Up to 850 CC

30............................Chris Alford.................................Saab 96................................841

31 ...........................A.J.Dalton.....................................Mini 850

32 D.J.T.Waring and P.C.Hughes.................................Mini 850

33...........................R.E.J.Wells....................................Mini 850

34 ..........................G.M.Shepherd...............................Mini 850

35 Barnet Motor Co.Gerry Marshall/Alan Keefe............Mini 850

36 ..........................Roger Williamson.........................Mini 850

37 Vagantune Engineering/Charles Aveling...............Mini 850

38 ..........................R.G.Rayner..................................Mini 850

RESERVES

40 Team 848............C.Hine......................................Mini 850

41 ............................M.Aldridge................................Ford Anglia..................1650

42 ............................R.Thompson.............................Cooper ........................997

44 G.Goodman/Graham Lloyd...................................Mini 850

45 ...........................Bernie Mayes............................Mini 850

46 ...........................John Bischoff............................Mini 850

47 ...........................G.B.Cooley................................Mini 850


http://historicraceinfo.webs.com/


Pete

[MikeHoyer]

Just found this thread, some excellent pictures and info. Only been going since 2001 (doesn't seem like 10 years!), but seen some interesting stuff there in my time, plus first published photograph!

[Gerry Taylor]

Originally Posted by chunterer

Jim Yardley and the Beagle, that rings a bell from something or other, did he enter some F3 Class B events in the early 80's (with Toyota power) by any chance?

Sunday October 14th 1973.
Jim Yardley entered his: BEAGLE-FORD Mk. 3. in The John Player F.3 Event at Mallory Park. Appearing alongside him were: Jacques Laffite BP Racing Martini Ford Holbay Mk.12 & Randy Lewis, Mike Tyrell, Valentino Musetti ( The stunt driver) and many others top F.3 drivers.
Cheers.
Gerry.

[chunterer]

Originally Posted by Gerry Taylor

Sunday October 14th 1973.
Jim Yardley entered his: BEAGLE-FORD Mk. 3. in The John Player F.3 Event at Mallory Park. Appearing alongside him were: Jacques Laffite BP Racing Martini Ford Holbay Mk.12 & Randy Lewis, Mike Tyrell, Valentino Musetti ( The stunt driver) and many others top F.3 drivers.
Cheers.
Gerry.

Pretty exalted company for Jim there then Gerry!

I've got a feeling Jim ran his Beagle in Class B in the early/mid 80's as well? I'll have to check it out.

[Les Dalton]

Bon Jour All,
This is a very nostalgic thread with some superb pictures of circuit as it was originally.
I had the pleasure of racing at Snetterton during the 1990s whilst competing in the national BMW saloon car championships, indeed, my first race win was at Snet.
I shall try to attach some pictures from the various races for your perusal's.
One meeting we had which must have been 95/96, the Beema's were the first race which we just finished when the heavens opened up, the next race was the National formula 3 race which actully started but was stpped before the distance because of the torrential rain.
What sticks in my mind from the F3 race was a certain Jenson Button who got into the lead and spun off on at least four occasions, boy, did he give it some wellie!!!
Regards from France,
Les Dalton.


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The two pictures with the dust and boot lid up, were taken when I got quite a heavy punt "up the boot lid!!" by an M3 with no brakes coming into Russels.

[John Turner]

Les, is that big old Beemer (67) still around? What engine?

[Les Dalton]

Bon Soir John,
As far as I know, Ethel, my old M5 race Beema was written off in an accident at Donnington park in 1998.
I bought it for £2500 in 1995 with more competative miles on it than the space shuttle Columbia, spent quite a bit sorting it out and then raced it in the BMW national championships and managed to win the class and finish 4th overall from 35 very quick M5,M3 325, and various other well prepared cars in 1997, and I sold her at the begining of the 1998 season to keep my daughter in Keele university.
Ethel was quite old and I cant remember the year, I think, about 1984/5? although the registration number that was on her when I bought it was YKp 275 X, and she had a 230BHP lump with the usual Getrag gearbox, first time out she was showing about 135 mph down the Revet straight at Snetterton, Colin Wells in an M3 running along side me thought the front RH wheel was going to come off!!because it was vibrating that much.
Here are a few pictures of the infamous Ethel at various tracks around the UK.





















I ran the car on a very limited budget, and in fact, during the 1997 season, I managed to make four Khumo race tyres last the whole season (most of the lads changed them for every race) mind you, by the last race at Silverstone, they were pretty Slick, which made it a bit exciting in the torrential rain we had for that meeting.
Kind Regards, and thank you for adding the S to Autin.
Les Dalton.

[John Turner]

Great info, thanks Les

[diddy100]

I found a few slides I had converted to digital of some F1 testing from the late 70's early 80's
http://www.flickr.com/photos/5130501...7627990545544/

Also have some others I am trying sort out - will load later

[Andrew Kitson]

Good pics Diddy. We all had a great evening on Thursday at Snetterton in 'Tyrrells' with many Snetterton legends, the actual 60th anniversary of the first meeting. When you are next at Snett, pop in to Tyrrells, the place now has great photos of the 60 years, all around the bar-restaurant showing the great champions winning races there.
Link to photos of the dinner, with a great 1965 F2 video I sourced for them to show on the night.
http://news.motorsportvision.co.uk/s...niversary.aspx

[diddy100]

Originally Posted by Andrew Kitson

Good pics Diddy. We all had a great evening on Thursday at Snetterton in 'Tyrrells' with many Snetterton legends, the actual 60th anniversary of the first meeting. When you are next at Snett, pop in to Tyrrells, the place now has great photos of the 60 years, all around the bar-restaurant showing the great champions winning races there.
Link to photos of the dinner, with a great 1965 F2 video I sourced for them to show on the night.
http://news.motorsportvision.co.uk/s...niversary.aspx

Andrew thanks - a few more - I have a lot on 35mm slide I need to get converted to digital. I will call in at Snett this week to see who is testing. A few more
http://www.flickr.com/photos/5130501...7627895211411/

[Andrew Kitson]

Superb Diddy...Strawberry Strawson's Capri (It was Ant Davidson's dad Denis who painted the strawberries on the roof!), Colin Hawker's DFVW, Pete Baldwin's Mini & Mike Thackwell testing the F2 March 802.
Meanwhile...pics from inside Tyrrell's showing the photographic display:

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?s...1&l=be745d3c00

[Andrew Kitson]

Diddy...your shots of Strawson's Capri, Baldwin's Mini & Hawker's DFVW were all taken 26th June '77..I was there too. The red FF Crossle no.37 behind Hawker's car is Kenny Acheson's 32F...before he came to Royale in '78 when I was team 'gofer'!

[Dan Rear]

Originally Posted by Andrew Kitson

Superb Diddy...Strawberry Strawson's Capri (It was Ant Davidson's dad Denis who painted the strawberries on the roof!), Colin Hawker's DFVW, Pete Baldwin's Mini & Mike Thackwell testing the F2 March 802.
Meanwhile...pics from inside Tyrrell's showing the photographic display:

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?s...1&l=be745d3c00

Andy, the Thackwell pic is interesting, looks like he's in a Marlboro coloured 802, not his own ICI green one. Is he out in de Crasheris's car?

[chunterer]

Originally Posted by Dan Rear

Andy, the Thackwell pic is interesting, looks like he's in a Marlboro coloured 802, not his own ICI green one. Is he out in de Crasheris's car?

Was that a Project4 March or another team running Marlboro cars at the time of the test? Onyx didn't come til later did they?

[John Elwin]

Originally Posted by chunterer

Was that a Project4 March or another team running Marlboro cars at the time of the test? Onyx didn't come til later did they?

Much later - Onyx first ran in Marlboro colours in 1984, the sponsorship deal coming with Emanuele Pirro for the last season of F2.

[chunterer]

Originally Posted by John Elwin

Much later - Onyx first ran in Marlboro colours in 1984, the sponsorship deal coming with Emanuele Pirro for the last season of F2.

Thanks, thought so.

That sponsor went with the driver rather than the team as such for a long time.

[diddy100]

Checkout the recently released online Snetterton films from the 60's etc on the East Anglian Film Archive site. They have just released batch of films to view for free. Great films of the Lombank Trophy meetings - website www.eafa.org.uk. Search by places - Snetterton

[chunterer]

Thanks, a couple of the clips seem to be from Silverstone?