Historic forum photographs - Page 15

ISK · 24 Oct 2002, 23:55 (Ref:412784)

The 'old' Snett is brilliant on GP legends (circuit download). Its got a real mix of fast & slow corners.
The sign for 'that' petrol station is even visible though the hedge on the Norwich straight.

Andrew Kitson · 26 Oct 2002, 09:26 (Ref:413873)

The very quick 1275cc Britax Mini as raced in the RAC Saloon Car Championship in 1968 by Gordon Spice and Steve Neal.

Andrew Kitson · 26 Oct 2002, 09:28 (Ref:413874)

John Rhodes in typical style in the works BMC Mini,1967.

Andrew Kitson · 26 Oct 2002, 09:30 (Ref:413876)

Frank Gardner in the Alan Mann Ford Falcon 1967.

racing fxgt · 26 Oct 2002, 10:37 (Ref:413908)

Ok Andrew here's a couple of Fiats 1968

racing fxgt · 26 Oct 2002, 10:40 (Ref:413913)

Broadspeed Escort 1968

AllonFS · 28 Oct 2002, 09:35 (Ref:415295)

ISK, thanks for that, I downloaded the track at the weekend and it is great fun.

GPL and the way it is still evolving never ceases to amaze me. If you haven't already, check out the many threads on GPL in the Armchair Enthusiasts forum.

racer69 · 29 Oct 2002, 10:54 (Ref:416273)

I think Snetterton as it is now is a pretty good circuit, but the old layout looks fantastic.

How much of the Norwich Straight and so on remains, the tarmac on the outside of Sear as was stated earlier is part of the old track.

Andrew Kitson · 29 Oct 2002, 11:08 (Ref:416284)

The tarmac was dug up from to just past the old Sear to about a third of the way up the old Norwich straight. This happened only a year ago. The rest of the straight remains, about as far as the filling station and is occupied by the Sunday market. The hairpin area now contains a new roundabout and access to the circuit/market. The home straight is also intact - used as another part of the market and ends about 100m from the esses.

275 GTB-4 · 1 Nov 2002, 10:02 (Ref:419188)

Quote:

Originally posted by racing fxgt
Broadspeed Escort 1968

Not a huge fan of Escorts, although to be fair they certainly made their mark in several forms of Motorsport......

But Hey racing fxgt - what a superb photo!!

Andrew Kitson · 1 Nov 2002, 10:47 (Ref:419217)

Yeah - what a great shot!
Look at the understeer. Its taken at Silverstone in the days when the apex of each corner had the small brick wall marking the edge of the track - can just be seen at bottom left. Must have been a fantastic place to stand to take photos back then. Can't imagine being allowed to stand that close on the inside of Copse these days!

Chris Griffin · 2 Nov 2002, 17:49 (Ref:420277)

Good job it wasn't raining. Have you seen the wipers!

Jenny · 2 Nov 2002, 18:37 (Ref:420301)

More fab photos please!

RAT CATCHER · 4 Nov 2002, 06:51 (Ref:421189)

Wow That pic , bet he did not fix THAT

zefarelly · 6 Nov 2002, 11:47 (Ref:422875)

just off to get my black and whites from the other week . . . . . .If any of tham are any god I'll post them

DMC · 11 Nov 2002, 03:49 (Ref:426126)

I'll try to dig up some of my father's Ford Anglia Sports Sedan he raced in the late 60's at Amaroo, Warwick Farm and Oran Park.

Andrew Kitson · 11 Nov 2002, 09:19 (Ref:426229)

Those rear engined Fiats pictured above used to race with the 'boot' lid propped open for extra cooling for the engine.
Trying to remember who raced them - Ed Swart springs to mind.

**Stephen Green** · 11 Nov 2002, 12:25 (Ref:426346)

I think they were one of the first to be prepared by Arbarth, Fiats tuning house?

racing fxgt · 12 Nov 2002, 10:26 (Ref:426924)

How about the engine in this Fiat 500 -Martin-developed Ford 1850cc dry sump push rod unit

zefarelly · 12 Nov 2002, 11:20 (Ref:426942)

I bet that shifts . . . .dont fancy the dynamos chances of survival . . . .I managed to kill three in 6 months a few years back . . .actually looking at it, whats driving it?

TimD · 12 Nov 2002, 12:29 (Ref:426986)

Ed Swart is quite right, Andrew. Other Abarth Fiat saloon drivers were Ab Goedemans, Toine Hezemans, "Pam", and even Arturo Merzario used to race one for a while.

And on the subject of the bootlids being propped open for cooling, wasn't it Bill Blydenstein and John Handley who deduced that if they could knock the boot stay off with their Mini Coopers, they could make the engine cover snap shut and the Abarths would overheat!

DaveM · 20 Nov 2002, 22:48 (Ref:433586)

Quote:

Originally posted by Andrew Kitson
Yeah - what a great shot!
Look at the understeer. Its taken at Silverstone in the days when the apex of each corner had the small brick wall marking the edge of the track - can just be seen at bottom left. Must have been a fantastic place to stand to take photos back then. Can't imagine being allowed to stand that close on the inside of Copse these days!

Here's what it looked like from the cheap side - a lot safer! The guy crouching and taking what could have been his last photo was well known for wearing (as he is here) an aluminised jacket.

This is John Rhodes at the International Trophy meeting 27th April 1968.

DaveM · 20 Nov 2002, 22:53 (Ref:433590)

Oops! Forgot to include the pic!

DaveM · 20 Nov 2002, 23:16 (Ref:433609)

Just found this which seems to be the same Lotus 47 as in Andrew's posting on 20th October. I took it at the hairpin at Mallory. The date isn't recorded but it's in my album sandwiched between trips to Brands for the International on 29/10/67 and the Race of Champions 17/03/68!
The driver was John Calvert.

Andrew Kitson · 20 Nov 2002, 23:35 (Ref:433618)

DaveM - great pics. Thanks for joining in. That John Rhodes pic is tremendous!

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