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2 Jan 2011, 21:51 (Ref:2810321) | #126 | |
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There you go then,I never date my photos,1984 it is then.It must be the Chequer Bitter Run since the advertising banners behind the cars are for that beer. never tried it myself.The only others i have are slightly out of focus,also got the 1980 programme.
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Lovely photos there. What was it like at the time?
Did you go to the 1980 On The Streets event yourself? Got any photos or stories from there? |
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4 Jan 2011, 21:21 (Ref:2811215) | #128 | |
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Cant tell you any stories off the top of my head, i struggle to remember what i did last week let alone 30 years ago.I will ask others that i was there with if they can recall any anecdotes.
I did go to another event, again don't know which year but i seem to have only taken sports cars. |
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4 Jan 2011, 22:15 (Ref:2811227) | #129 | ||
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That would be the 1986 Birmingham Superprix with the Thundersports taking part on the Saturday of the August Bank Holiday.
The close proximty of the photos would help me a lot to identify the drivers in the Thundersports cars. Keep the photos coming in if you got the energy and time. I appreciate it a lot, so will the forum! |
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5 Jan 2011, 10:07 (Ref:2811395) | #130 | ||
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We were there for the rained off Libre race with the "first two car F5000 team since VDS" (Motoring News moniker not ours!). Looks like I have to get back in the loft to get the entry lists,etc, down again to identify these drivers! Altho' the T530 is obviously Foulston/Brindley! |
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Pic 1 from top to bottom #57 TOJ SC205 Techspeed Racing Bob Evans / Davina Galica #16 Lola T594C Ian Taylor/Ian Flux #36 Chevron B36 CHamberlain Eng. Guy Binns / Mike Sanders The car showing as #6 is actually the #64 Evans Halshaw Group Lola T598C driven by Mike Blanchet and Bob Juggins Pic 2 #1 already identified as the Foulston / Brindley Lola T530 Chev #16 as in pic 1 is the Lola T594C Ian Taylor/Ian Flux..... the Bavaria car in the background is the Burke Ratcliffe Racing Lola T530 Chev of Mike Wilds and Andrew Ratcliffe #23 is the Demon Tweeks/ Triple C Mag March 84S of Richard Jenvey and Tony Hill. Last edited by E.B; 5 Jan 2011 at 10:40. |
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6 Jan 2011, 09:44 (Ref:2811827) | #132 | ||
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Thank you for the useful ID of the cars but I want to know specificially who is driving those cars featured in the photos. It is difficult to cross reference with other photos I got of the drivers.
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6 Jan 2011, 13:01 (Ref:2811903) | #133 | |
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The Rover in the first pic is definitely Andy Rouse's 1984 BTCC car
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It is Mike Wilds indeed, and there is Ian Flux in the #16 Lola T594C and John Brindley in the #1 Lola T530. But that's all I know.
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27 Aug 2011, 17:12 (Ref:2946905) | #137 | ||
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I thought it would be a good time to revive this thread as this weekend is the 25th anniversary of the first Birmingham Superprix in 1986.
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30 Aug 2011, 20:36 (Ref:2948566) | #138 | ||
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Probably of interest to some marshals, here is the Marshals Allocation Sheet for the '87 Super Prix.
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Best part of 300 marshals on track I think we had 20 people on fire tenders 8 or 9 rescue units about 100 in pits paddock and start line plus race control no wonder I was ****** after the event after answering the phone every night for 3 weeks I had the phone on my lap every night I would just keep answering call after call, and sending out the passes but wonderful times the best event I was ever involved with and I am speaking for lots of others as well.
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Photos from Birmingham
I Have attached a link to my photos from the superprix days of Birmingham. Most are from 1987 with some from 1988
http://www.flickr.com/photos/richard...er/6121676700/ |
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Ha, and there's me flagging on Post 10, was that in the middle of Belgrade Middleway or the exit of the Pye Chicane - I did both if my memory serves me right....
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In the past few years, I have always had Martin Hone's email address (from his International Festival Services Ltd company)
I tried to send him an email tonight but it bounced back. After a very quick Google search, I found out that his IFS company has been liquidated/closed down. recently So is there any way I can get in touch with Martin Hone? Thank you |
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23 Mar 2013, 13:49 (Ref:3223194) | #146 | ||
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Best ever meeting in world.
It was my second ever meeting, I enjoyed every second, even if it was in the support paddock, the team made me feel very welcome, some of the best times in my marshalling years was spent at the superprix weekends. Shame we will seen another like it. 88, 89, 90 superprix's |
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4 Aug 2013, 15:24 (Ref:3285719) | #147 | |
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Why Birmingham Superprix race could not be run to this day or future and why it ended in the early 90?
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The control of the city council changed to a left wing Labour group, who decided, among other reasons, that the event wasn't sufficiently 'ethnically diverse'. There was also the issue that on a balance sheet not all of the economic benefits to the city were seen, so the event made a 'loss' even though it brought many millions of pounds into the city economy, which combined with the face a new act of Parliament was needed for a 3 day event, combined with the cost of circuit and paddock improvements, meant the event was allowed to die.
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