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Old 26 Apr 2018, 11:19 (Ref:3817491)   #26
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How an Indy roadster can compete with Formula 1 cars from a similar era still baffles me.
Thanks for posting a picture of the Connaught.

We're not too happy about the inclusion of indycars, 4.2 litres is hard to keep up with when you only have 2.5 litres!
It's a bit of a surprise to see that they can turn right as well as left though!
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Old 26 Apr 2018, 18:25 (Ref:3817548)   #27
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Thanks for posting a picture of the Connaught.

We're not too happy about the inclusion of indycars, 4.2 litres is hard to keep up with when you only have 2.5 litres!
It's a bit of a surprise to see that they can turn right as well as left though!
Peter, I know Simon Diffey quite well, as he is a 'local boy', hence rather a lot of Connaught in this album which, I hope you enjoy.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/tmK1Imu5Ie9wpX3a2

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Old 27 Apr 2018, 08:20 (Ref:3817657)   #28
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I guess we shouldn't overlook the fact that Gareth is a pretty 'useful' pedaller even though he is self deprecating! (pic below)

Our FISCAR Tom Cole Trophy Race whilst down on numbers from previous years, produced some close racing particularly at the front when the Martin Hunt/Patrick Blakeney-Edwards HWM just beat the lovely Maserati 250S of Richard Wilson by less than 3 tenths of a second.
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Peter, I know Simon Diffey quite well, as he is a 'local boy', hence rather a lot of Connaught in this album which, I hope you enjoy.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/tmK1Imu5Ie9wpX3a2

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Thanks for the pics, I hadn't thought of the Luton posse connection!

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How an Indy roadster can compete with Formula 1 cars from a similar era still baffles me.
Well for a start many Indy roadsters are Formula One cars............

The other thing that is often not understood is that whilst they have an offset engine, the drivers weight is the other side and they have pretty even weight distribution left to right. It wasnt until the late 50s that they started off-setting the axles. Those late cars would not be as balanced left and right, but the earlier cars are fine (and a whole lot of fun)
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Well for a start many Indy roadsters are Formula One cars............

The other thing that is often not understood is that whilst they have an offset engine, the drivers weight is the other side and they have pretty even weight distribution left to right. It wasnt until the late 50s that they started off-setting the axles. Those late cars would not be as balanced left and right, but the earlier cars are fine (and a whole lot of fun)
It is probably President Trump's fault, he seems to get the blame for most of the worlds ills these days.

I also admired Wild Bill Vukovich in the day.
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Hé bien mon Ami Robertdid Trump move Pakistan to Luton or vice versa? By the way, really nice pics as on usual. Just out of my curiosity, do you use ASA 100 or 400 sometimes …
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