Old Croft rallycross pics

M.Lowe · 24 May 2007, 22:43 (Ref:1920679)

I have just been looking through a shed load of pics including the ERC race where Schanche put Pallier on his roof to pics of Mad Mark in his 205 Peugeot and other rallycross races there.

I have to admit this had to be the best time of rallycross in the 80's-early 90's

I will try and get some pics scaned later and put up

Mad Mark Watson · 25 May 2007, 09:59 (Ref:1920907)

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Originally Posted by M.Lowe

I have just been looking through a shed load of pics including the ERC race where Schanche put Pallier on his roof to pics of Mad Mark in his 205 Peugeot and other rallycross races there.

I have to admit this had to be the best time of rallycross in the 80's-early 90's

I will try and get some pics scaned later and put up

I would have to agree!!!

c finals in formula C
12 round BRC
Some fantastic diverse tracks Swindon, Nutts, The G.Shield croft, Cadwell, Brands Hatch.
realistic budgets, Manufacturer involvement, grest characters
ah those were the days
i do believe we have come a long way but good to remember some great memories.
get the pics up i have loads but the hair!!!

chunder · 25 May 2007, 10:15 (Ref:1920911)

Dotn you start out in an old Bardy Mini Mark? I seem to remmeber covered in Dianetics like many dirvers seemed to be in those days

MiniMadness · 25 May 2007, 11:41 (Ref:1920972)

Wasn't that Mini driven by Roy boy Clark ?

Mad Mark Watson · 25 May 2007, 12:43 (Ref:1921005)

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Originally Posted by chunder

Dotn you start out in an old Bardy Mini Mark? I seem to remmeber covered in Dianetics like many dirvers seemed to be in those days

I started in grasstracing then autoross then rallycross with mini had TFM Radion on in those days when i worked for them red and white i had orange and black one too all engines by Sandy at green and whites

M.Lowe · 25 May 2007, 19:01 (Ref:1921202)

Will scan some more pics of Rallycross later

M.Lowe · 25 May 2007, 20:04 (Ref:1921239)

Mark pm me your email and I will send you the bigger pics of those above

MiniMadness · 28 May 2007, 16:51 (Ref:1923002)

Who's the Mini driver then if Marks in the Pug ?

**silver bullet** · 28 May 2007, 17:40 (Ref:1923055)

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Originally Posted by MiniMadness

Who's the Mini driver then if Marks in the Pug ?

IIRC, Stewart Bowes

M.Lowe · 29 May 2007, 18:41 (Ref:1924032)

Isnt that Stuart that runs the catering vans at Croft?

KA · 29 May 2007, 20:16 (Ref:1924095)

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Originally Posted by silver bullet

IIRC, Stewart Bowes

That rings a bell with me- how about the 2 Fiestas- yellow one in the background might be Jason Stone (think his Fiesta was yellow?), but not sure about the one in the foreground- I recognise it from somewhere, just can't put a name to it...

**silver bullet** · 29 May 2007, 21:00 (Ref:1924156)

The red one is Paul Gosling, but the yellow one I'm not sure. I would have guessed at Stu Banks, I think his was yellow, or could it be Mike Sellar?

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mivec · 30 May 2007, 05:27 (Ref:1924342)

Paul Gosling, Jason Stone...

Have heard these names before, have both raced in Valkenswaard (Holland) i think. Late '90s ?

MiniMadness · 30 May 2007, 05:55 (Ref:1924352)

That looks more like pink then red. Didn't Paul Gosling run a purple Fiesta mk3 and I thought Jason Stone had a blue & yellow Fiesta before he run the Cossie Escort. Stu Banks never heard of him did he only run at Croft ? Obviously we know Mike Sellar.

Hog · 30 May 2007, 08:47 (Ref:1924436)

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Originally Posted by mivec

Paul Gosling, Jason Stone...

Have heard these names before, have both raced in Valkenswaard (Holland) i think. Late '90s ?

I went with them to Valkenswaard in the mid 90's. I got chatting to Paul on the dummy grid at Brands Hatch one time and he asked if I'd ever been abroad for rallycross. At the time I hadn't and he was kind enough to take me with his crew on the coach on the next trip they took. Top weekend but was curtailed when Paul went off early on the Saturday and got gravel under the cam belt and bent the valves.

Tincorna · 12 Jun 2007, 10:20 (Ref:1934875)

Hope no one minds me hi-jacking this thread, but i've been scanning some old Croft photos from the late eighties. Most are best described as 'reference shots' ie, they're blurred or off centre! I'm no David Bailey...
Let me know if you want to see some more.

chocmonster7 · 12 Jun 2007, 10:47 (Ref:1934899)

One day (yes we all say that) I will get the boxes of pictures I took at Croft out and scan them. Mine start from the mid 1980's and run for about 10 years.

That roped off lane up to the grid certainly brings back memories, looks a lot different now!

I used to be a helper to Terry Wright, spent most of my time photocopying stuff and wandering around the paddock. Oh and playing games by changing the grid print outs from window to window on the old green portacabins - ah happy times!

Tincorna · 13 Jun 2007, 10:31 (Ref:1935802)

I took these the first time i went to Croft, boiling hot, got sunburnt, but saw some great racing;

chunder · 13 Jun 2007, 10:45 (Ref:1935812)

Richard Watts, Colin Rummey, Stu Banks Alan Coates in the old Rover 216 engined car, and who was hte guy in the Imp, as I remmebr it used to ba painted dayglo orange and yelow too, was it someone like Fenwick??

And you can just see a fellow Lincolnshireman there in the yellow and green Fiesta, Chris Bellamy, remember the Mazda!!

Hog · 13 Jun 2007, 11:55 (Ref:1935857)

Russ Spink in the 666 Nova?

Tincorna · 13 Jun 2007, 14:16 (Ref:1935967)

The Imp was raced by a guy called Ian Beck. I remember Arthur Debanham saying it was the last Imp left in British Rallycross.
I think Tony Proctor's Sierra left the biggest impression on me. Awesome car;

KA · 13 Jun 2007, 15:04 (Ref:1936000)

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Originally Posted by MiniMadness

Stu Banks never heard of him did he only run at Croft ? .

I'm pretty sure he ran down South as well- I'm sure I've got pics of the Mini at either Lydden or Brands in the early/mid-90's- I'll see what I can find

**silver bullet** · 14 Jun 2007, 09:45 (Ref:1936715)

I have eventually got round to scanning some more old pics. Here are a few.

First corner action

Formula 'C'

Betteridge & Bardy

ERC '94 A final

chunder · 14 Jun 2007, 16:00 (Ref:1936921)

Wayne O Connors Rover.; superb machine that was!

Tincorna · 14 Jun 2007, 17:49 (Ref:1936996)

A few more for ya. The Sierra was Terry Maynard, the Yellow Porsche Rob Gibson (ex?), but i can't remember who raced the other one?

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