'Big Banger' Can-Am & sportscars in the UK

[Thundersports]

Nordic think your right.......

[gfm]

I say, I have to say many thanks to Glyn Parham for that photo of Keegan nurfing us off at Paddock (the TOJ)! I hadn't anything that recorded the moment.
I do remember being bloody annoyed about it; a. we were going to get half a result for the 2 litre car along with prize money, but b. really it was such a shame for the owners/sponsors of the TOJ at this GP back up race, who'd had faith in what we told them we could do with a handy 2 litre in that series. All because of a misjudgement from an ex-F1 playboy, stuipid arse.
We could ill-afford the repair bill and I think it led to an early curtailment of fun with the TOJ. Such a shame, big crowds and kudos for our sponsors; captured on TV though I was told.
We were having a good race too. I think Foulston JUST came out of the pits ahead of us after his driver change, so we really had kept them honest with maybe 10 - 12 laps left, though no question, he then just cleared off and I had Keegan rapidly closing.
One treasured bit I recall was the very first round of Thundersport at Brands in 83 when we were beaten only by Dr. Siggi Brunn and Derek Bell in one of Siggi’s remade 908/3. I got to know him well, a lovely and excentric German, and he did a wonderful job with one of the nicest racing Porsches of all time.
In that first race I think as expected he got off the rolling start better than I and led into Paddock only to slide wide on cold tyres which let me in up the hill to Druids. The lead didn’t last long, but he still remembers it!

[glyn parham]

Hello to John and amicalemans.

John.

That photo is one of several I took of the cool, calm and collected Mr Keegan deperately trying to punt you into the grandstand at Paddock, if you PM me your private email address I am happy to copy them to you, you may wish to add Ruperts photo to a dart board as well!

amicalemans.

I have only just noticed your request for photos of the ADA, can you PM your email address as well and I will send you copies of the photos I took at Brands that day.

Glyn

[AMICALEMANS]

Hello Glyn, i gave you my email adress for the pic !
Just look at the thread below, and you will understand why i am looking for a pic of this car.

http://tentenths.com/forum/showthrea...t=58443&page=8

Was the car an open seater ? I hope so, it will mean that it was the De Cadenet from Le Mans 1981 (The Belga car)