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Old 5 Jan 2009, 18:09 (Ref:2365760)   #51
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Does anyone have a copy of the BBC TV programme "Blackpool Rock" a Top Gear special on TVR in 1997.

Tiff Needell took OUU4F round Snetterton (he spun it) and I was doing some of the driving.
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Old 5 Jan 2009, 18:35 (Ref:2365778)   #52
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Just to clarify the Granada upright situation. About five years ago I was asked whether the Granada upright was legal, replied of course not and was then told all the TVR's were running them. By chance I was on a local trading estate in Martock Somerset doing something else and stumbled upon an organisation called the Granada centre. I went in and asked if they had any Granada front uprights. I was asked whether I wanted the early or the late type, and now flummoxed replied that I wanted them for my TVR Griffiths.
Ah, goes the man you want early types, sorry we have none of those and any we get we have a standing order from a man called Chris Schirle !!
I then went to the Oldtimer GP and we looked at all the TVR to find only one with the correct front suspension -but he had roller rockers. I then had a huge row with the German scrutes who wanted the roller rockers excluded before the event whilst I wanted them excluded afterwards so I could show the stewards right and wrong on the uprights.
Sadly despite this the FIA stewards did nothing on the day and took a year to deal with the issues which arose whilst a Griffiths which I knew to be wrong won the FIA championship.
The joys of it all you will never know.........

As an aside I hear all this safety stuff about Griffiths, it is probablty true, but if the car is not safe don't race it , it is not obligatory. In thirty years in Historic eligiblity I have yet to meet a competitors safety modificatiuon which makes a car slower.
Jeremy - your last paragraph sums it all up very neatly. From our aspect, it's our personal choice to keep with the different suspension but at least we have never hidden the fact that the car has this has hence why we haven't gone the FIA route.

I'm not persuaded to get FIA papers for the car for many reasons but most have been set out in the "development" thread and the "hidden" upgrades that we know many people are making to their Griffs/V8s - again a personal choice. Anyway, for a fairly standard Griff, it's a hoot to drive/race and we have lots of fun with it in our chosen races. After all, isn't that what we're all supposed to be having?
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Old 5 Jan 2009, 19:01 (Ref:2365791)   #53
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Picking up on the earlier part of the thread discussing whether a car without International history could get papers and what constituted international anyway. Well the FiA have just updated AppK and it reads........

Cars without an international competition history but which have a competition history in national championship events or other significant national events of equivalent status may also be accepted.

So no more argument over a Griff's status as qualifying for papers.

Now back to the argument about originality and eligibility
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Old 5 Jan 2009, 20:23 (Ref:2365846)   #54
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Thats been on the horizon for quite some time,there have been many request's for non compliant cars over the last few years,but I'm not so sure this is the best route for the FIA to take,there was always the "Special" alternative.
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Old 5 Jan 2009, 22:06 (Ref:2365921)   #55
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Thats OK then Terry you can now enter your B wihout any problems with your 2.1 engine
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Old 5 Jan 2009, 22:12 (Ref:2365924)   #56
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Thats OK then Terry you can now enter your B wihout any problems with your 2.1 engine
You promised not to mention it Gordon,there was a works car entered in the Outer Mongolian International GP in 64,that had a 2.3ltr fitted by the factory,I was very lucky to have found the spare engine they built.
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Old 5 Jan 2009, 23:23 (Ref:2365965)   #57
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You promised not to mention it Gordon,there was a works car entered in the Outer Mongolian International GP in 64,that had a 2.3ltr fitted by the factory,I was very lucky to have found the spare engine they built.
So you haven't come out of the closet with your real name.
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Old 5 Jan 2009, 23:58 (Ref:2365982)   #58
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Hi everyone.
I remember to have seen a black TVR (200 or 400?) in the HTGt race during the Oldtimer GP this year and also there should be another TVr resting in Italy, unraced for many years now.
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Old 6 Jan 2009, 07:45 (Ref:2366108)   #59
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Welcome to the Forum Tom W I knew it was you all along !!!!


Enrico,I know the car but cannot think of the owners name.
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Old 6 Jan 2009, 09:35 (Ref:2366183)   #60
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Picking up on the earlier part of the thread discussing whether a car without International history could get papers and what constituted international anyway. Well the FiA have just updated AppK and it reads........

Cars without an international competition history but which have a competition history in national championship events or other significant national events of equivalent status may also be accepted.

So no more argument over a Griff's status as qualifying for papers.

Now back to the argument about originality and eligibility
The critical words are 'significant' and 'may' in Appendix K as recently ammended. These cars become Historic Specials-almost certainly not accepted with GTS cars and currently the FIA definition of ''significant'' remains as I understand it unresolved. With regard to 'may'' all applications have to go to the FIA HMSC and be approved on a one by one basis, no blanket coverage for a type.
So having clarified the situation earlier regarding the TVR acceptance the route proposed does not solve the question.
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Old 6 Jan 2009, 11:27 (Ref:2366257)   #61
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Enrico,I know the car but cannot think of the owners name.
I have found the pdf file with the race results...the name of the driver (owner?) of the black Griffith is Von Diemar (see attached file).
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Old 6 Jan 2009, 15:04 (Ref:2366413)   #62
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I have found the pdf file with the race results...the name of the driver (owner?) of the black Griffith is Von Diemar (see attached file).

Thanks Enrico,I remember him now,unfortunately I cannot download the PDF though,"Yahoo has a problem and needs to close" type of thing!.
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Old 6 Jan 2009, 19:07 (Ref:2366539)   #63
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am I reading all this correctly - might they have their FIA papers recinded? That will upset a few people...
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Old 6 Jan 2009, 20:37 (Ref:2366579)   #64
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Although a possibility Simon,with the people who are building new ones/already own cars that have been granted them,I somehow doubt it.
There was of course the Shipman thing last year as well where the FIA backed down.
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Although a possibility Simon,with the people who are building new ones/already own cars that have been granted them,I somehow doubt it.
There was of course the Shipman thing last year as well where the FIA backed down.
Tell me more Terry.
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I've been trying to get those of both Ward cars John but no reply yet.
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Very interesting thread but just to clarify remanufactured and original style rear upright castings and stronger quill shafts can be found for these cars and are readily available.- hope this helps.
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I understand that a totally un altered Griffiths turned up in the paddock at Spa last September and that a complete set of photos and dimensions were taken from the car to be used once and for all as the definitive suspension layout/dimension/pick up points for the car from here on in.
That was my car at Spa.

I wouldn't say Jim and John took complete dimensions but they certainly had a very long look at the car on several occassions. The car has almost complete history back to 66 and apart from a temporary engine swap (410cu) for a period whilst drag racing in the early 70s, we believe it is probably pretty well original including the chassis.

Now eligibility is off the table I think the current issue is car width, as it appears that the only period competition photos of a Griff with wide rear arches is 66 or later ie period G rather than period F. Unless someone out there has some from 65?

The car is for sale and much prettier than Terry's ;-)) Cheaper too I think.
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That was my car at Spa.

I wouldn't say Jim and John took complete dimensions but they certainly had a very long look at the car on several occassions. The car has almost complete history back to 66 and apart from a temporary engine swap (410cu) for a period whilst drag racing in the early 70s, we believe it is probably pretty well original including the chassis.

Now eligibility is off the table I think the current issue is car width, as it appears that the only period competition photos of a Griff with wide rear arches is 66 or later ie period G rather than period F. Unless someone out there has some from 65?

The car is for sale and much prettier than Terry's ;-)) Cheaper too I think.
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I would hope it is cheaper Richard.
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