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 Alan Curnow in the Datapost 1275GT at first round of the 1979 British Saloon Car Championship at Silverstone. https://en-gb.facebook.com/thesportingminis/ |
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I like the way his helmet livery matches the livery on the side of the car
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 John Hopwood in the Howley Racing 1275GT leads the pack, Mini Challenge 1978 https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=...07758768042528 
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 Bob Whittington, fuel injected 1293 Weslake eight port race engine with sliding throttle, BLMC Comps 1969. https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid...07758768042528 |
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  Mick Hills 'Janglia' 1968-1970 - Jaguar-engined Ford Anglia:- https://www.mickhill.co.uk/janglia-68-70 |
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"Ginger Marshall's aluminium bodied, space-framed Mini Clubman Estate leads off the line (Imp engine on a Mini gearbox), this is 1976 it is a Forward Trust up to 1000cc Special Saloon race, the 850cc Imp was on pole but didn't win."
    The Imp engine mated to a Mini gearbox to challenge the Imps in the up to 1000cc class. |
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15 Dec 2022, 23:37 (Ref:4137277)
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 John Homewood's Imp leads Ginger Marshall's Imp powered Mini Clubman Estate |
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This 2-cylinder 850 Allen BDA engine on a Mini gearbox was a real winner once a few niggles were overcome in the 1970's. It was used by Peter Day in a Special Saloon Mini and also later in his Fiat 500 (the "Mighty Mouse") with the Hybrid Mini unit and front subframe now mounted at the rear. Here it is at home in the Fiat;       The Fiat was bought by Ian Medcalf off Peter Day as a rolling shell in 1987 and a Swiftune A-series engine installed for hillclimbs and sprints. Ian is trying to find some in period film footage of the Fiat (or Mini) with the unique sounding half BDA engine.....so if anyone has any footage or photos from back in the day please share! Ian Medcalf Video Interview | Pride of the Paddock | Race Retro 2019. "Graham Clark of VFS Videos interviewing Ian Medcalf in the Pride of the Paddock area at Race Retro 2019. Ian talks about his totally rebuilt Fiat 500 with its Swiftune engine (the car was more famous for the 850cc half BDA engine in circuit racing days), which he now uses to do sprints and hill climbs throughout the United Kingdom." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gQmGqteGc8 
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"Mini - The Racing Story" book by John Baggott has a bit more info below.
 I also remember well this CCC track test article below and great period photo of a 1300cc Allen BDA Mini racer.....  More info and in period articles on Gordon Allen hybrid Minis here:- https://twiniminis.com/gordon-allen |
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 Photo of stripped down Allen BDH Mini engine and gearbox. It could well be from Peter Kitchen's Allen Mini racer in CCC article above or one from the same batch. Last edited by mab01UK; 11 Jan 2023 at 09:53. |
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23 Jan 2023, 10:34 (Ref:4140996)
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That was definitely one of the cutting edge transporters at the time it seems
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25 Jan 2023, 19:56 (Ref:4141217)
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Some photos of the late Chris Tyrrell (Mini Se7en Champion in 1974, 1986 and 1987) - with beard/white T-shirt - and his Mini Seven. I think the Leyland Mini Challenge sticker on the rear side panel says 1978. Chris was always a front runner and produced many of the leading Mini race engines and cylinder heads at the time from his small workshop in Leatherhead, Surrey.
       
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I second Vivs thanks. Chris was indeed a character. M7 seemed to collect its fair share of characters back then. A lot of us racing on very little money, but having tremendous fun. Happy days indeed.
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 Photo above of Chris Tyrrell after one of his many wins in Mini 7. My brother Steve Bell became his race mechanic in his later years of Mini 7 and also during Chris's Metro Challenge seasons. Steve went on to be a Mini Seven Champion himself in 1997 and came close to being a Mini Miglia Champion.... Some more photos of Chris here in the '1980's Mini Racing' thread links:- https://tentenths.com/forum/showpost...4&postcount=20 https://tentenths.com/forum/showpost...2&postcount=21 |
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 Gerry Hinde 1970 |
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Amazing looking back at these photos. Who knew there would be so many from the archives
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