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Oh yes matey looking really good now http://www.turbosport.co.uk/showthre...oon-Escort-Mk2
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Pete 21 that looks a lovely bit of kit
You car would be very welcome to race in the current 'Thunder Saloons' ... the 2011 Sub Zero Wolf Classic Thunder Saloon Car Championship. 12 races at 8 meetings all different great circuits, Oulton Park, Snetterton 300, Brands, Thruxton, Pembrey, Mallory, Rockingham, and Cadwell. See the Classic Touring Car website for full details http://www.csccgb.co.uk/index.html |
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joss pete 21 is the guy i bought the mini of he knows all about classic thunder pal
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I'm quite sure that the Mallory paper work won't be out for some time, but we need potential participants get in touch early so that we know the event is viable & that we can get a suitbaly impressive grid. Please e-mail the club to let them know that you want to be considered. CSCC will have a stand at Race Retro so any interested parties can come & see us them. It is planned to have Baby Bertha on display in order to help publicise the event. |
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The Emms car wasn't a Beetle, Peter. I think it was a VW Variant/Fastback thing, a bit like the Hawker DFVW, but Chevy powered. I don't think it raced too often in period, I wonder where it is now? |
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Memory is a strange thing but I was fairly certain it was a beetle shape but not as 'developed' as Mick Hill's in shape. I'll get some old race sheets out and see how it's described. A couple of years back I was at Flamingoland near Pickering with grandkids and passed Doug's old garage. I should have stopped to see if it was still his but was pressed for time and didn't. Next time I'm in the area I will. |
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Dan is right or at least there was a VW Varient out there whether the one you are referring to or not I don't know.
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wasnt there a Karmann Ghia too?
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yes there were two David enderby tigra chassis with a imp engine to start with then later a BDA/H
then alan humberstone had one built with the same body moulds but only raced it a few times before damaging it ,parking it up and loosing interest |
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shouldn't be difficult to find a willing protagonist (and safe pair of hands) from amongst the current Spridget racers
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this is the one doug emms built never saw it race though[/QUOTE Well, I was sure it was 'Beetle' shape - must be going senile! |
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As Joss knows, I'm a great fan of his Sunbeam Lotus, and it certainly is an 'old' shape but years of development knowing what we (he!) know(s) now makes it a modern 'mod' saloon and would probably run rings around the original cars. I think that it is intended that this should be a truly 'historic' race using as many of the original cars as possible, and I also believe that the grid is by invitation only. I guess that they could run two races; one for the originals, and another to allow later cars to join them in an invitation class.
Incidentally, this race is the lead story in the National section of this week's Autosport - out on Thursday, folks! |
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Can anyone tell me definitively what years the following championships/series ran from-to:
Modsports Modsaloons Super Saloons Special Saloons Thundersaloons Donington GT I'm sure that you can see where this is going....! |
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Now, a race with invitation class or two for cars from other series would be interesting.... But fully support the Mallory event being for original Special / Super saloons only! Will be great to see. |
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Anyone know if this event CSCC Aug Bank Hol is likely to have the Jigsaw All Triumph race on the bill (think it has been for the last 3 years), if so I'd hope to be out racing so I could watch this.
Oh can someone track down Lord Fulke Greville (Modsport Turner) - surely he needs an Invite Plus I have something for him |
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Modsaloons 1980?-1997 Super Saloons 1974 1975 1976 77 a few races Special Saloons 1966-1993 Thundersaloons 1984-1995 Donington GT 1979-1983 |
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I can see the old 'Is it original or isn't it' question rising to the fore here.
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don't think so al no FIA papers here if it could have been raced in period say before 1993 the last year of the Wendy wools special saloon car championship pretty sure it would be welcome!
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