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14 Sep 2006, 09:04 (Ref:1710034)
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Best preparation outfits?
Prodrive, TWR, Alan Mann, Rouse, Schnitzer, Brock/HDT, West Surrey Engineering, Broadspeed, Eggenberger, CC, Autodelta, Imberti, Jack Roush, Holman Moody, Zakspeed etc...
Some highly succesful build/prep/teams outfits have come and gone but which firms/figureheads have caught your imagination over time? Any class (some catered for many anyway) can be covered here... |
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14 Sep 2006, 10:38 (Ref:1710087)
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a lovely question to mull over...
having crawled all over a genuine Alan Mann car i'll never forget the marvels hidden beneath the surface, but it was actually a Team Lotus car originally, but the sense of wonder was there and that's important in my book - that feeling that the car has been prepared by guys with magic wands... Schnitzer M3's really floated my boat when the WTC mob descended on Silverstone - but that's because I love M3's and the fact that most of the hardware was available off the shelf from BMW took away a bit of that sense of wonder It's easy to admire brilliant preparation when the car itself is one of your favourites, but what sticks in my mind was the impressive quality of a couple of Herbie Clips sponsored TWR Rovers at the GP support race at Brands in ???'86 - I was never a huge fan of the SD1 but I was able to have a really good look at those cars and they just looked superb - and what impressed me was how rugged the TWR cars always seemed to be and I loved Walkinshaw's philosophy that a well prepared car should always be quick off the racing line because in a race you spend a lot of time lapping backmarkers and so forth I would love to have one of those cars on the mantlepiece... Last edited by chunterer; 14 Sep 2006 at 14:47. Reason: added sponsor name in for you!! and i'd like a nice model SD1 on my shelves too! |
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14 Sep 2006, 11:25 (Ref:1710118)
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I went to a talk given by Adrian Reynard about 25 years ago. When he was running a team of FF2000's he insisted on everything being clean and ordered. Drivers and sponsors were paying, at times, a lot of money and he wanted them to feel they were getting value for their dosh. The mechanics were constantly working on the cars, although at times they didn't need it. He insisted on a high standard of preperation and made sure the cars were always imaculate. In those days this wasn't the norm but nowadays it's the standard.
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14 Sep 2006, 14:44 (Ref:1710251)
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Im not sure that these are totally relevant. I apologise for the quality, it was getting dark. These were taken the night before the 73 Grand Prix at Silverstone and shows the preperation for the destruction derby next day.
A little bit different to the F1 of today! At least the public could get into the Paddock  Hesketh. Note the grubby clothes match the car!  Lotus appear to have Bill Oddie working for them!  McLaren. Is that the remains of a pint of beer on the sidepod. Not up to Rons standard!  Tyrrell. Not all the bodywork lying around.  It is amazing how little space the teams have to work in, how much rubbish is lying around, but at least you could get to see it! |
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14 Sep 2006, 17:00 (Ref:1710330)
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Alan, very atmospheric! Let's hope the quality of preparation was better than the quality of the surrounding workspaces!
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15 Sep 2006, 23:32 (Ref:1711480)
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Mcneil engineering
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16 Sep 2006, 04:21 (Ref:1711568)
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Joest and Kremer , briliant at multitasking , no makeweights , everyone had jobs to do and they did them very effictively .
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17 Sep 2006, 19:38 (Ref:1712477)
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Alan, those are fabulous. I've just been watching a DVD of the 68 Le Mans, and the privatreer teams building cars at the circuit are a joy to behold. HUGE piles of tools, and even a lady in a fur coat wielding a spanner. Ah, happy days.
Best team? Joest, especially when running the R8s. |
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18 Sep 2006, 19:52 (Ref:1713156)
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Alan Raine, could you please e-mail me at gary@yesterdaysracers.com ?
I am currently producing a DVD on the Lotus 72 & was wondering if you had any more photos of the car and the team? Sincerely, Gary Critcher |
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On the National scene Marshall/Asquith, Colin Davids and Roger Dowson were dab hands at running all kinds of saloons in the 80's. All their cars were well turned out and well presented and nearly always competitive. |
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