(Super) road saloons - where are they now?

[Rod Birley]

Next year, that's 2009.

[R59]

This be for "Super Road Saloons (now extinct)"!!

[jonbryant]

You're surrounded. Come out with your hands up.

[COLIN STUBBS]

Hey up was that Lada Samara an old SRS car? Done a trackday at Cadwell today and it was there still running on its old Falken rubber and going well!

[Al Weyman]

Roger Turner's old car?

[R59]

Roger's Samara was a Super Road Saloon, but he also ran it in Mod-Prods.
It was surprisingly quick with Roger at the helm.

[andypipe]

Originally Posted by COLIN STUBBS

Hey up was that Lada Samara an old SRS car? Done a trackday at Cadwell today and it was there still running on its old Falken rubber and going well!

I remember when he put it on the front row of the grid at Cadwell in the wet. That opened a few peoples eyes

[Al Weyman]

He had the old square Fiat shaped one before that and that did'nt hang about either.

[Razzer]

Hi Al and every one else,
just found this site, Great to see so many old names and faces.
started in Wendy wools special saloons Mk1 Escort 1300cc
Super road saloons Mk2 Escort 1300cc (Marlborough colours)
Modified Production saloons Mk2 VW Scirroco 1600cc (F3 Screamer) !!
Semi retirement 16 years
Now racing Golf GTi series 16v
Regards,
Ray Ellis

[Al Weyman]

Hi Ray and welcome to 10/10ths. I remember you, where are you racing the Golf?

[COLIN STUBBS]

Yes it was Rogers old car and being driven by a guy who was a good friend of his before he passed away. Told me some interesting facts about Rogers racing Ladas and history of the cars.

[Razzer]

Hi Al,
750 MC, organised five races last season 8V and 16V classes just to test the water, first race at Cadwell had 17 cars I think, finished at Mallory with 26 cars,It has now gained MSA championship status 12 months early for '08
and with over 40 drivers registered allready it's looking good !
Standard road cars with MOT's, Control tyres and camshafts, subsidised Roll cages and Dampers is all helping keep the costs down and a nice tight set of technical regs should help stop the cheque book bridgade kidnapping the series ???
First race Snetterton middle of march then on to Brands hatch middle of April
10 rounds in total. It was really good for me, I had an old Mk2 16v sat in my garage gathering dust, just like me ! so I thought park the zimmer and have
another go,finished 5th in class at mallory (building new car and engine as we speak) looks like Ive been bitten again !
Regards,
Ray

[R59]

Originally Posted by Razzer

Hi Al and every one else,
just found this site, Great to see so many old names and faces.
started in Wendy wools special saloons Mk1 Escort 1300cc
Super road saloons Mk2 Escort 1300cc (Marlborough colours)
Modified Production saloons Mk2 VW Scirroco 1600cc (F3 Screamer) !!
Semi retirement 16 years
Now racing Golf GTi series 16v
Regards,
Ray Ellis

Hello Ray! Blimey long time no see.

I'm fairly sure I've still got some earwigs that fell out of your Mk2 at Lydden.....

Glad to see you're back out doing a bit again.

Did you ever get that Scirroco to hold together? Or has it taken 16 years to pay off what it cost you!!!

I still have a Nova (or two) somewhere in the weeds. I've been threatening to get my GSi de-rusted and running again for the TTRS. OR, finishing the "project" and making a very nasty little lightweight thing out of it.

That's after I get Harry ready to run again, which will be after I get my ASCAR ready to go for this season's serious stuff.

Rob.

[Al Weyman]

Nice one Razzer, sorry to hear Roger had passed away Colin.

[R59]

Originally Posted by COLIN STUBBS

Yes it was Rogers old car and being driven by a guy who was a good friend of his before he passed away. Told me some interesting facts about Rogers racing Ladas and history of the cars.

I missed that point totally (the first sentence!)!!!!!

I'm sorry to hear that Roger's passed on. He was quite a character!

[Razzer]

Hi Rob,
Good to hear from you, this is just like going to one of those parties where you think no one will know who you are!! My Kids are really suprised anybody remembered me ( I've allways told them I was a super star in the good old days ).
In the end I had to scrap the scirroco,went to a meeting at Brands, car running really well, journalist turned up from a VW mag to do an artical went into scrutineering and a little man came out with a magnet in his pocket and it would'ant stick to the alloy roll cage !! He would'ant give me a ticket so I was forced to cut the car up,he said the RAC had banned them at the start of the season ! I never did like reading books especially blue ones (quite enjoy them now! )
I kept all the bits, engine gearbox etc, would make a nice Golf, who knows ?
Regards,
Ray

[micky rason]

Hi Ray, nice to see another name from the past! and that bloody scirrocco! i recon it was the whole F3 under that shell not just the engine!
Al also agree, what a shame to hear about Roger especially after id recently posted about him being such a nice bloke. He taught me how to do cadwell the quick way but he still passed me going over the top at mountain!
PS Rob R59 do i know you?

[MiniMadness]

Originally Posted by Razzer

Modified Production saloons Mk2 VW Scirroco 1600cc (F3 Screamer) !!
Semi retirement 16 years
Now racing Golf GTi series 16v

I think I remember the Scirroco, wasn't it white with multi colour strips ??

[micky rason]

Originally Posted by MiniMadness

I think I remember the Scirroco, wasn't it white with multi colour strips ??

it was white and loud and fast with a capital "F" thats all i remember!
but i can recall the fuss about the ally cage though.

[R59]

Originally Posted by micky rason

PS Rob R59 do i know you?

You never know!

I started in Super Road Saloons in 1990 with a Nova Sport, won Class D in 1991, then created my self a nightmare by converting it to a GTE for 92, runner up in Class C in 93, then the engine explosions started in 94! Started 95 with a bang when I was wiped out in the first corner of the first race at Mallory, spent the season rebuilding it, took it out in the Winter Series and had a ding-dong battle with Dave Pearson (Fiesta XR2) for the lead at Silverstone in the rain. Fast Car ran a feature on the car in 96 with Chris Goodwin driving it (couldn't get him out of it!). Between engine failures and lack of budget (what's that) ran it sporadically through to the end of 97 when bricks & morter put paid to it for a while. Rebuilt the engine with steel rods for 99, didn't get it out due to other work, then came back in ModProds in 2002, did a few more rounds in 2003. Finally got it on the pace in the last meeting and got took out going into Seagrave at Thruxton which deranged the suspension. The bought the Empress built Vauxhall Belmont Thundersaloon to run in Formula Saloons. There lies another nightmare! And last year I ran in the ASCAR/SCSA series at Rockingham with a Pontiac GrandPrix.

Rob.

[Vince Mitchell]

Hi Ray, nice to hear from you. Another name from the past. I remember your Escort, nicely prepared red & gold. I have just spoken to Joe Mccari & he sends his best.
Vince Mitchell Racing.

[Razzer]

Hi Vince,
good to hear from you,hope you are keeping well, are you still racing ? Please pass my regards on to Joe if I remember correctly he had a very rapid Mitsubishi Lancer Turbo, those were the days !!!!

[micky rason]

Hi Rob my last race in Falken mod prods was in 1996 at brands well to be honest i didnt make the race as in my efforts to get a 3rd quickest time in p*****g rain the drop gears and gearbox let go on lap 4 of practice
the car went in the garage and hasny come out since
so if anyone has a quick 1300 lump with gearbox let me know.

[micky rason]

Hi Rob my last race in Falken mod prods was in 1996 at brands well to be honest i didnt make the race as in my efforts to get a 3rd quickest time in p*****g rain the drop gears and gearbox let go on lap 4 of practice
the car went in the garage and hasny come out since
so if anyone has a quick 1300 lump with gearbox let me know.

[micky rason]

oops sorry just posted that twice doh!