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Old 26 Sep 2022, 16:12 (Ref:4127543)   #226
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Alan Curnow in the Datapost 1275GT at first round of the 1979 British Saloon Car Championship at Silverstone.
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Old 27 Sep 2022, 07:29 (Ref:4127629)   #227
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Old 27 Sep 2022, 18:55 (Ref:4127692)   #228
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Old 25 Oct 2022, 17:58 (Ref:4131435)   #230
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John Hopwood in the Howley Racing 1275GT leads the pack, Mini Challenge 1978
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Old 3 Dec 2022, 18:25 (Ref:4136012)   #232
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Bob Whittington, fuel injected 1293 Weslake eight port race engine with sliding throttle, BLMC Comps 1969.
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Old 4 Dec 2022, 22:00 (Ref:4136107)   #233
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Mick Hills 'Janglia' 1968-1970 - Jaguar-engined Ford Anglia:-
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Old 10 Dec 2022, 18:56 (Ref:4136713)   #234
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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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Old 15 Dec 2022, 23:37 (Ref:4137277)   #235
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John Homewood's Imp leads Ginger Marshall's Imp powered Mini Clubman Estate
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Old 22 Dec 2022, 19:43 (Ref:4137898)   #236
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Designed and built by Gordon Allen from half a 1700cc BDA (so rated at 850cc). In the 1970's special saloons there was an 850cc class which was full of destroked/overbored 970 Cooper S engines, usually running exotic 8-port heads and the like. This 2 cylinder BDA was a real winner once a few niggles were overcome. It was used by Peter Day in a Mini and also a Fiat 500 (the "Mighty Mouse") Here it is at home in the Mini;

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."
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Old 23 Dec 2022, 15:33 (Ref:4137970)   #237
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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:-
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Old 11 Jan 2023, 09:43 (Ref:4139678)   #238
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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.
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Old 17 Jan 2023, 20:09 (Ref:4140450)   #239
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Old 23 Jan 2023, 07:45 (Ref:4140986)   #240
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Wow. I didn't realise that 'they' used one of the old BMC Service Barges as a transporter...
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Old 23 Jan 2023, 10:34 (Ref:4140996)   #241
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Old 25 Jan 2023, 19:56 (Ref:4141217)   #242
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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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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.
Excellent stuff, thanks for posting Chris was quite a character (and actually did me a head for my Mini Se7en).
Before my eyes had got to the back of the drivers door in the first picture I know whose car it was!
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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....

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