March 722 - 732 - 742 - 752 - Page 16

driftwood · 20 Feb 2008, 12:04 (Ref:2133271)

Bit of a shock finding a vast array of the original components (steering, suspension, drive shaft, wheels) on the car had cracks I am not surprised at this the car is "original" and the ozzies have no rules like we do up here for crack test certs evry 2 years ( now 5) and fascinating to find it still fitted with the original 1972 fuel bags. you will be surprised how many cars had original cells until they had to do new tanks evry 5 years for FIA rules to race historics- if it aint broke why fix it mentality on fuel cellsMy aim is to repair / retain as much of the original as possible (except for the fuel bags). personally i would throw all wishbones toe links etc away make new units if u want new uprights driveshafts half shafts etc let me know

driftwood · 26 Feb 2008, 23:37 (Ref:2138806)

a while back dan rear? mentioned 742 and Robin darlington in 76ish?libre? race
can u give me more details
i spoke to him by chance raised the question
he thinks he can recall the car as bought from Richard? S ( i have name on office note pad) will try to get more info if u guys can shed some light on venue etc

Dan Rear · 27 Feb 2008, 10:51 (Ref:2139092)

Drifty, Robin D (was he from Liverpool?) entered a '742' in a few Libre races in 76. Not sure whether he started any of them though, I have him entered at Mallory in the July 76 MCD Open race.

Steve Wilkinson · 27 Feb 2008, 11:57 (Ref:2139140)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dan Rear

Drifty, Robin D (was he from Liverpool?) entered a '742' in a few Libre races in 76. Not sure whether he started any of them though, I have him entered at Mallory in the July 76 MCD Open race.

I attended a couple of Oulton meetings in 1976 where there were Libre races:

06/03/76 - Robin Darlington was entered in the Kincraft. He practiced but did not start the race.

01/05/76 - Robin Darlington was entered in a white March 722 under the Liverpool Car Dismantlers banner but did not turn up.

driftwood · 28 Feb 2008, 09:34 (Ref:2139970)

Yes Dan robin is from that neck of the woods now in wrexham so to us shandy drinkin southern pooftas its all the same area but i bet some scouser will say its not
but as Lauren would say " Do i look bovvered?"

yes robin raced the Kincraft he did say he is trying to get into eeh brdc club and is after some race info
IFany of you fine gentleman have listings of Robins race results maybe some fotos im sure we can assist in his membership and profile for their archives
he also raced gt40 t70 some F1 car with maserati motor in it and many years in the Kincaraft

allenbrown · 29 Feb 2008, 09:43 (Ref:2140703)

Quote:

Originally Posted by driftwood

IFany of you fine gentleman have listings of Robins race results maybe some fotos im sure we can assist in his membership and profile for their archives
he also raced gt40 t70 some F1 car with maserati motor in it and many years in the Kincaraft

So now we're 'fine gentlemen'!

I have 32 libre results logged for Robin Darlington, the first in a Lythgoe BT16 early in 1966, then 20 starts and 18 wins in the Kincraft from May to August 1966, three wins in Ken Shepperd's McLaren M3A-Cobra in May/June 1967, four races in the ex-Fenning Brabham BT21A (then owned by Alan Fraser?) in the autumn of 1968, a DNS in a March '712S' at Llandow in 1972 and and finally a groups of DNSs or DNAs in either the Kincraft or an unidentified F2 March in 1976.

His record in the Kincraft was amazing until he shunted it at Oulton in August 1966. It then went to Jim Moore who raced it until the end of 1968.

Allen

driftwood · 29 Feb 2008, 10:23 (Ref:2140723)

Some are fine gentlemen !!
thanks for the info what i will now do for you is get RD to call u directly
he has no PC/email etc
email me directly the tel number u want him to contact u at so u can prepare 1 of your fine dossiers that i have yet to see

allenbrown · 29 Feb 2008, 10:28 (Ref:2140727)

Umm, a dossier on what? And who's paying the bill?

driftwood · 29 Feb 2008, 21:47 (Ref:2141170)

well thats for u to discuss with him
what do you want me to do be Mr 10% and hold both your hands !!

allenbrown · 1 Mar 2008, 17:50 (Ref:2141640)

Oh, ok then. You have my mobile number don't you?

driftwood · 2 Mar 2008, 12:07 (Ref:2142126)

Im sure Robin said the march he had came from a richard cunningham
i will double check the name

Dan Rear · 3 Mar 2008, 13:05 (Ref:2143236)

Wasn't he a mate of Fonzie?

driftwood · 3 Mar 2008, 21:04 (Ref:2143586)

after i wrote it i knew some smart ass low life was going to pass a comment and i w snot dissapointed!

ive checked my scribbles it was richard cummings

driftwood · 4 Mar 2008, 08:29 (Ref:2143892)

also had a chat with Jonathon Varley who hillclimbs the 772P car we think is the Peter Bloore built car from dead stock parts
He also said his father Peter had the ex Cramer martyn Griffeths march 742 that wa scrashed and rebuilt as March Pilbeam car
more on this later when i have my scribbles to hand
also asking peter directly what he can recall of the car

Steve Wilkinson · 4 Mar 2008, 08:56 (Ref:2143927)

Quote:

Originally Posted by driftwood

also had a chat with Jonathon Varley who hillclimbs the 772P car we think is the Peter Bloore built car from dead stock parts
He also said his father Peter had the ex Cramer martyn Griffeths march 742 that wa scrashed and rebuilt as March Pilbeam car
more on this later when i have my scribbles to hand
also asking peter directly what he can recall of the car

The March Pilbeam was fitted with a Ford YB engine and was eventually sold by Peter Varley to the Newton Brothers who again stripped the car down and rebuilt it. They currently run it is selected sprints & hillclimbs.

It is mentioned in the Pilbeam thread on this forum.

Dan Rear · 3 Apr 2008, 16:43 (Ref:2168823)

The Adrian Wilkins 722 chaps. Who was he, I'd never heard of him prior to his 72 F2 season, nor after that. Was it a pukka 722, and where did he and the car go after that season?

Chris Townsend · 3 Apr 2008, 19:43 (Ref:2168945)

Dan, I think he'd been in sports cars with a Chevron B8 or something like that. It was a real 722, chassis 15, and Coombs ran it for him, so he must have had some money. Don't know for sure where it went, but think that it might have gone to Holman Blackburn for Atlantic and not been raced. I think it's the 722 f/s AS 9.8.73 p. 74 March 722 with FT200 'unused this year' phone Wormley 2270 with Capri 3.0GT in same ad sounds like Blackburn

Chris

driftwood · 4 Apr 2008, 09:46 (Ref:2169332)

oooh yr so good !!!!!!
where you the classroom swot?
please sir i know the answer
i will send u a 742 foto see if you can ID the car from its sponsor livery

allenbrown · 4 Apr 2008, 09:49 (Ref:2169335)

Get a grip drifty.

driftwood · 4 Apr 2008, 10:00 (Ref:2169344)

of what ?
perhaps a young firm fit blonde a pint of beer life?

Dan Rear · 4 Apr 2008, 10:13 (Ref:2169358)

Are you losing the plot DW??

Chris Townsend · 4 Apr 2008, 12:10 (Ref:2169459)

Quote:

Originally Posted by driftwood

where you the classroom swot?

Drifty, I am a sodding university professor, I have a PhD. Stop stating the totally bleedin obvious...

driftwood · 4 Apr 2008, 16:30 (Ref:2169669)

but were you teachers pet
you can guess i wasnt not
I got caught reading AS in maths exam needless to say i came bottom but i was top in history but i dont have an "Ology"

allenbrown · 4 Apr 2008, 17:28 (Ref:2169711)

Where did you come in English? Were you even taught English?

driftwood · 4 Apr 2008, 17:59 (Ref:2169733)

Nein !
learnt gaelic and some english what i wrote at skool
actually i did get get an O level in english but failed my Ptman typing course as you no doubt can tell

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