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24 Nov 2006, 22:29 (Ref:1774374) | #1 | ||
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Production Saloons from the 80's
Anyone on here remember (or involved in?) the Monroe/Uniroyal championships?
Capri's/Starions etc and the Willhire 24 hrs at Snetterton? I've just bought a load of VHS videos of those old championships and will be putting ithem on dvd at some point if anyone wants a copy for a bit of nostalgia let me know.... |
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25 Nov 2006, 09:30 (Ref:1774625) | #2 | ||
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I used to pit crew at the Wiihire for Chris Conoley,I know he would like a copy as and when.Let me know when they are ready please.
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26 Nov 2006, 18:17 (Ref:1775365) | #3 | |
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Yes please. Did 3 Snet 24 hours, Won one (M3), one 3rd (Capri), one DNF (RX7)
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26 Nov 2006, 18:29 (Ref:1775370) | #5 | ||
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my dad raced proddys in the ex Mike Smith cosworth.
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26 Nov 2006, 18:31 (Ref:1775371) | #6 | ||
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ps i got loads of the vids but i wouldnt mind having them on dvd if you can do that rallyXcraig!
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Yes please, I used to love the 80's Uniroyal series!!
Massive grids, great racing etc.. People like Sven Platt (whatever happened to him?), John Cleland, Skid Scarborough and Gerry Marshall sideways around Woodcote hairpin on the old Silverstone club circuit was a fantastic spectacle! When I finally get round to hooking up a scanner i'll post some old pics of these prodsaloon cars for everyone! |
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23 Dec 2006, 18:08 (Ref:1798410) | #8 | ||
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Hi, my Rover raced in the '86 prod saloon championships and did the 24 hour race that year as well, if you have any footage from 86 rallycrosscraig I'd appreciate a copy.
Thanks Tim |
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23 Dec 2006, 19:01 (Ref:1798429) | #9 | ||
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Tim picked up those videos on thursday and watched the first one today - great memories, watched 86 Willhire. Was your car the Istel Rover, white with a blue stripe?
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24 Dec 2006, 16:51 (Ref:1798799) | #10 | ||
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Yes, that's my car. There were 2 Istel cars built for the '86 championships, but only mine was used for the 24 hour race. I didn't think it lasted too long in the race though?
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Of those above, Skid recovered the Capri and still runs it occasionally in the CTCRC Group 1 championship. According to a conversation I had with him the car was rolled by someone in Ireland(?) then repatriated and restored.
Ron Aubrey owned it in '95/96 (ish) after which Skid bought it. |
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Skid did tell me a month or two ago which one it was, I think it was Eric Cook's car but I could be wrong. I think I may have twisted his arm into bringing it out in a CTCRC event, if not I'll definitely get him in my car for a race and I think he's also planning to run it in the Spa 1 hour wacky race. |
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I was once advised, possibly by Gerry, that he sold that car to a guy called Harald Hagan in Ireland who apparently spectacularly rolled it at some point. The it came back over here in Skid's hands.
Anyone remember a rather wild Capri driver in about 1985 called Sven Platt. Gerry would've been in the Monza at the time? |
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http://rupert8766.fotopic.net/p5271769.html
No idea of the drivers of these two, but the dolly seems to have alot of suspension travel! |
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Yep. Here he is.....
http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/b...ghatriches.jpg |
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The Letchworth Roofing Dolly is driven by Pete Walters......
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21 May 2007, 22:31 (Ref:1918420) | #22 | ||
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Oh the memories! Going as a kid and watching epic battles between Gerry Marshal and Skid Scarborough amongst others along with the classic willhires. Would definately be interested in DVD with these on. I was raised on many an epic battles between Capri 2.8i's !!
Not an actual saloon, but aswell as prod saloons, Uniroyal ran a production sports car championship and Gerry Marshal ran a Lotus Esprit Turbo in that |
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Dad sold it and the bloke who bought it painted it black and he then sold it to the Haynes Motor Musuem and that's where it is today. I have a few pictures of it when Dad raced it but my IT ineptitude stops me from porting them!! |
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Still OT Didn't Rouse and Hall also run a Porky 928 in ICS colours at one point?
Back on topic I forgot that Graham S had a brother who raced as well, cor that was a long time ago (before my time too) That Astra rolling in earlier pics might be James Kaye or David Da Costa or someone like that? Are those shot from 1984 or 85? |
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