OLD RACE SHEETS.(entry lists & results etc!)

[Andy Clegg]

Originally Posted by Andy Clegg

Hi,
These are from 1975 as well.
Andy.

From memory we went to the pub after the practice day, I think Ken Hensley racing were in there.(I was a big fan of the band Uriah Heap).
Slept in the car at the circuit and woke up to find the circuit etc covered in snow.
Andy

[Gerry Taylor]

I AM POSTING THE FULL ENTRY LIST FOR THIS DAY IN MAY 1972.I CAN'T ACTUALLY REMEMBER THE RACE I WAS IN, BUT THOUGHT MAYBE YOU MAY WANT TO SEE THE OTHER CLASSES OF RACING FOR THIS EVENT. NOTE THE AMOUNT OF COMPETITORS, AND SOME OF THE NAMES FROM THE PAST.
ENJOY.
Gerry.

[Gerry Taylor]

AND HERE ARE THE REMAINDER OF THE ENTRIES FOR THAT DAY.

[Paul Bagnall]

Here are two practice sheets:

[Gerry Taylor]

Where are finding these from matey. Great to see so many of the old boys there.

[big andy]

Originally Posted by Paul Bagnall

Here are two practice sheets:

what year are these from ??

what surprising from the 1st sheet is the no of imp s and lack of minis ?!

would a 1lt imp beat a 1lt anglia ?

[GORDON STREETER]

Originally Posted by big andy

would a 1lt imp beat a 1lt anglia ?

As long as the drivers were similar the Imp should beat the Anglia every time because of the weight difference.

[big andy]

Originally Posted by GORDON STREETER

As long as the drivers were similar the Imp should beat the Anglia every time because of the weight difference.

if they were both spaced framed (450kg)ish wouldnt the anglia make more power and have the better balanced chassis ?

[GBRM]

Originally Posted by GORDON STREETER

As long as the drivers were similar the Imp should beat the Anglia every time because of the weight difference.

Unless Roger Williamson was driving the Anglia...

[Gerry Taylor]

Just gotta come in here, Mallory Park, 1973. Special Saloon Cars up to 1.litre.
Main protagonists: Terry McNally, Anglia. Ray Edge, Mini. plus, Martin Sellicks, Mini. Ian Blunt, Mini, and me, amongst others. A new lad was there too, named Geoff Farmer, Chrysler Imp.
I was pretty quick round Mallory Park, and during practice placed the Swish car on the front row, nothing unusual about that, except alongside me was this new bloke in his Imp. Cutting a very long story short.. We went off the line, and I led going into Gerrards, with I thought Jeff Ward behind me, and then Terry, and as we exited Gerrards, I looked down at the rev's and she was pulling 8.4, which is what I had to pull at that exit to be on or near a win. Going down the back straight heading toward the Esses, the car behind me came alongside, it was Geoff Farmer in his Imp! I was a bit shocked by this, as this meant he was pulling extreme revs going up towards the Hairpin, and as we came out of the Elbow he was there at the side of me, and I just couldn't shake him, in fact the Imp pulled away from me entering Gerrards again! That did it for me, I thought this guy isn't playing by the rules. He won by a good two cars lengths, and I went straight up to the Clark Of The Course, and protested his engine! Again cutting the story short, they stripped it there and then, and it was perfectly legal, and I was stuck with a rebuild cost. So to answer your question, yes a good driver in a lightweight Imp ( not that Geoff's was a spaceframe, it wasn't) will beat the Anglia. Incidentally, following that, Geoff and I became great friends. Even more so following his horrendous shunt at the same track the same season.

[Alan Raine]

Originally Posted by Gerry Taylor

Incidentally, following that, Geoff and I became great friends. Even more so following his horrendous shunt at the same track the same season.

IIRC didn't Geoff damage his hand quite badly when the Imp turned over, although he's gone on to drive all sorts of exotic machinery since!

[Gerry Taylor]

Hi Alan, yes, this is well documented elsewhere, but again a short answer. Geoff and I had a chat prior to the actual race along with his Dad and his brother Butch, and I said, take it easy for a couple of laps matey, your a young lad and you have a very good car, but please take it easy as there is a lot to learn. He said that he would. Geoff, me and two others all exited the Elbow together, this was lap one.At the approach to the start finish line Geoff came up alongside us, so that was three abreast, but he was on the outside, almost on the grass, the front of the ultralight Imp began to lift, actually take-off from the track, the car turned itself over and the underside hit the underside of the Motor bridge, and came down upside down.
This I saw as I went past and into Gerrards. Then the red flags, and a Marshall tried to stop me from driving down to the scene, but couldn't. I helped at the scene and my wife Jeannette was there already, as she had been in the pits, which as you know are right there at the Motor bridge. Anyway, he was taken to the Leicester Royal Infirmary, where I spent most of that night. Without going into too much detail, Geoff is a fighter, and he pulled through with severe damage to his right hand. He's still racing, and I count him as a friend.

[saddelbags]

I was mashaling at Mallory that day on the post under the bridge Jeffs car pulled out from behind Gerrys car and carred on going to the right after that we ducked and you know the rest

[Gerry Taylor]

Hi Saddlebags, yes that was an awful scene to witness, especially for the people actually right there like you guys. I was ordered to move my car so that the ambulance could get in, which I did. As I have said before, I went round and sat at the Elbow watching it all from a distance. A bad day. The race was re-run afterwards, but quite honestly we didn't have much heart in it.

[st-dave]

Mallory Park Race Info Sheets - Aurora 29th July 1979

[st-dave]

Donington Race Info Sheets - F2 16th August 1981

[petestenning]

I have started a website on which i am listing entries to mainly club meetings from 1962 to 1979.
As my scanner has decided that it does not want to work anymore i am resigned to type them on the site .
If its of any interest to anyone here is the link.

http://www.historicraceinfo.webs.com/

At present i have from 1960 to 1967 so far which does include some 750/1200 Formula races, Redex Gold Cross races, Motoring News GT, ETC.

[st-dave]

Donington 1982 F2

[st-dave]

Donington 1983 F2

[petestenning]

while waiting to get my scanner fixed here is an entry from Feb 1968 Brands that Gerry may remember;



Event 4 Special Saloon Car Race Over 1300 CC, 10 Laps

1...........................................Alan Peer.......................Ford Corsair V8...4727

2 Dagenham Motors Ltd......Roger Taylor...................Ford Anglia......1820

3 .........................................Pat Mannion...................Ford Anglia......1800

4 P.R.Aldridge......................Mervyn Aldridge.............Ford Anglia.........1800

5 CMSA Racing Team...........Terry McNally..................Ford Anglia.......1700

6 .........................................James (Ginger) Payne...Ford Anglia.....1650

7 ........................................Eric Chappell..................Ford Anglia.......1650

8 Purley Performance Cars.Tony Roberts..................Ford Anglia...........1598

J. Bond-Smith....................Stan Matthews..............Ford Anglia..........1594

10 ......................................Gerry Taylor...................Ford Anglia.....1498

11 ......................................Richard Hillary................Ford Anglia.......1650

12.......................................C.Marshal......................Ford Anglia......1730/1780

42.......................................John Bischoff.................Cooper S..........1293 ?



NOTE JOHN BISCHOFF IS PENCILLED IN

RESULT

1ST 3 Mannion

2ND 7 Chappell

3RD 1 Peer

4TH 9 Mathews

5TH 5 McNally

6TH 11 Hillary

[Gerry Taylor]

I must have been about twelve years old of course

[petestenning]

So its not the Famous Gerry Taylor then

[st-dave]

1985 Donington F3000
1985 Brands GP

[Gerry Taylor]

Originally Posted by petestenning

So its not the Famous Gerry Taylor then

Your too kind Pete.

[Gerry Taylor]

Pete, just to add a bit of meat to the post above, where you mention several of the names from 1968.Here are the programme notes from the 28th of July that year. I remember I was racing the old 1500 cc car, but look at the other names racing on that day.
Peter Hawthorne, Ken Costello,Roger Taylor, Mick Hill in the Anglia Jaguar ( my old bodyshell) and David Howes Ford Tasmananglia.
Now that was a list to conjure with.