(Super) road saloons - where are they now? - Page 18

Al Weyman · 17 Jan 2011, 22:54 (Ref:2817086)

Blimey Simon that was good, I thought you had them all there then you spun!

tim dodwell · 18 Jan 2011, 00:02 (Ref:2817116)

Mostyn was racing at Brands last year, Simon, and I believe will be out again this year.

Al Weyman · 18 Jan 2011, 17:22 (Ref:2817398)

Yes he said he would, unfortunately he blew the engine in qually and was out in my race which I was looking forward to, maybe he just dusted it down aand bought it out nearly 20 years later,!!

Sarnie · 18 Jan 2011, 19:55 (Ref:2817480)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Al Weyman

Blimey Simon that was good, I thought you had them all there then you spun!

I did have a little help though

....

Al, you mentioned a while back about a couple of V8 Capri's being readied for Classic Thunder, any more news?

.

Al Weyman · 18 Jan 2011, 19:58 (Ref:2817483)

Ops naughty naughty! Mark Fowler was building one complete with Ric Wood engine but has abandoned the project and sold it all off. Don't know about a 2nd one.

Sarnie · 18 Jan 2011, 20:03 (Ref:2817486)

Thanks Al, thats a shame, guess I'll be the only one then when I eventually get out later in the year, hopefully.

Al Weyman · 18 Jan 2011, 20:12 (Ref:2817489)

Lee will hopefully be out with a V8 Escort also I understand the BBC Top Gear Video featured Tuscan V8 Escort and another V8 Escort will be out so plenty to keep you company.

Sarnie · 18 Jan 2011, 20:26 (Ref:2817495)

Wow It's really looking good for this year, must get cracking on the car and get out as soon as possible,
so I don't miss out on all the fun

BILTEL · 18 Jan 2011, 20:33 (Ref:2817497)

Quote:

Originally Posted by T055ORR

Hi Simon/All,
just found this thread and spent 2 hours going thru from 2006!
Your pics have brought back memories, I (Simon Orr) drove the #5 white/purple Lancer which we had the spat at Mallory, did SRS from 91 - 94 when money and time allowed, great fun and a great crowd.
Fun racing the all the Sunbeams, Simon Light's Capri and Steve and Wes Moores Saab's.
Started with jeff Robinson (great bloke) at Riverside Racing in one of his black Lancers then he built a special one for me from the ground up that started of white and ended up with a purple front end (great car, poor driver!) Wheres the car now? Sold it to some guy in a service area near Cheltenham! dont even know if it raced again?

Cheers
Simon Orr

PS - Simon - Just got a B_ll_cking, not even a fine or an endorsement. Must have been because Im I nice bloke!

Simon

Did you sell it to a skinny fella with glasses? Alistair Lightfoot certainly owned it for a long time and then sold it to Simon Norris around 6 years ago. It's been rebuilt and has been waiting for a big power Evo engine for around 3 years.

ashley bird · 19 Jan 2011, 20:54 (Ref:2817983)

hi simon was nice to meet you at cadwell shame the car broke and i did not get to race with you, watched all your vids got some crackers there mate have you got any with brian in it? hows the car coming on, planing on coming out this year then i did see some of your old v6 bits on ebay

Sarnie · 21 Jan 2011, 08:26 (Ref:2818655)

Hi Ashley, good to meet you to, yeah things didn't go quite to plan at Cadwell, still it was good to be out again after so long.

Hopefully be out later in the year, got most of the bits I need now, just got to nail it all together.

Have got many hours of video so will find some good bits with Brian in.

seanhale · 21 Jan 2011, 13:42 (Ref:2818811)

Quote:

Originally Posted by T055ORR

Hi Simon/All,
just found this thread and spent 2 hours going thru from 2006!
Your pics have brought back memories, I (Simon Orr) drove the #5 white/purple Lancer which we had the spat at Mallory, did SRS from 91 - 94 when money and time allowed, great fun and a great crowd.
Fun racing the all the Sunbeams, Simon Light's Capri and Steve and Wes Moores Saab's.
Started with jeff Robinson (great bloke) at Riverside Racing in one of his black Lancers then he built a special one for me from the ground up that started of white and ended up with a purple front end (great car, poor driver!) Wheres the car now? Sold it to some guy in a service area near Cheltenham! dont even know if it raced again?

Cheers
Simon Orr

PS - Simon - Just got a B_ll_cking, not even a fine or an endorsement. Must have been because Im I nice bloke!

Bloody hell!!! Hi Simon I have many a time wondered what you were up to!!! The last i heard from you was when we were going to build that car from the shell we had acid dipped (bad idea)

Sean

MiniMadness · 21 Jan 2011, 14:39 (Ref:2818834)

I thought of a few more SRS cars Angela Hart and Deryk Richardson and Frank Church. Can you name the cars.

joss Ronchetti · 21 Jan 2011, 15:31 (Ref:2818851)

Angela Hart used to race a Lotus Cortina when she was seeing Jon Woodward.

seanhale · 21 Jan 2011, 15:57 (Ref:2818864)

Quote:

Originally Posted by joss Ronchetti

Angela Hart used to race a Lotus Cortina when she was seeing Jon Woodward.

Did she destroy it in a big shunt at the old russell chicane @ snet way way back?

**chunterer** · 21 Jan 2011, 16:42 (Ref:2818882)

Was Frank Church the Fiat 131 Miafiori owner?

MiniMadness · 21 Jan 2011, 17:08 (Ref:2818892)

Quote:

Originally Posted by joss Ronchetti

Angela Hart used to race a Lotus Cortina when she was seeing Jon Woodward.

Yes it was a Mk2 I believe. Didn't John Newbold originially race one ? Maybe before SRS started though.

Quote:

Originally Posted by chunterer

Was Frank Church the Fiat 131 Miafiori owner?

Yes that's the one. An old work mate used to have one. What a car it was either breaking down or bits were falling it off it.

I was talking about my mate's car not Frank's

**chunterer** · 21 Jan 2011, 18:23 (Ref:2818921)

Quote:

Originally Posted by MiniMadness

Yes that's the one. An old work mate used to have one. What a car it was either breaking down or bits were falling it off it.

I was talking about my mate's car not Frank's

Think i remember it being orange? Wasn't slow either, sometimes smoky!

The last time I saw that was probably 1984 or '85 in the Duckams series, when David Shead's Mk1 RS3100, Roger Newbould's Lotus Cortina and Derek Wileman's Mk3 3 3.0 were generally the cars to beat!!!

MiniMadness · 21 Jan 2011, 19:12 (Ref:2818943)

Quote:

Originally Posted by chunterer

Think i remember it being orange? Wasn't slow either, sometimes smoky!

The last time I saw that was probably 1984 or '85 in the Duckams series, when David Shead's Mk1 RS3100, Roger Newbould's Lotus Cortina and Derek Wileman's Mk3 3 3.0 were generally the cars to beat!!!

Chunterer you're not getting mixed up with the Roger Newbould from Rallycross are you. I thought his name was John Newbold. Same time as John Chambers in his Golf Mk1.

GBRM · 21 Jan 2011, 21:10 (Ref:2819012)

Does anyone remember a youngish guy (I think his name was Don Shead) who raced a Capri in the early/mid '80s who used to be quite successful and would do things like have his hair cut on the grid?
I know a bit of a rough link but remember watching him but can't remember his name!!!

stuart thompson · 21 Jan 2011, 21:14 (Ref:2819016)

I remember one of the kaye's used to do weird things with his hair.

**chunterer** · 21 Jan 2011, 21:33 (Ref:2819026)

Quote:

Originally Posted by MiniMadness

Chunterer you're not getting mixed up with the Roger Newbould from Rallycross are you. I thought his name was John Newbold. Same time as John Chambers in his Golf Mk1.

Yup you're right, John Newbold it was!

Crikey, we're having fun remembering some of these old names! Just about remember Chamber's name. Of coursde the two Firenza's of Trevor Griffiths and Rob Walker (think Rob or a relative posts on here?) were frontrunners or how about the Rice brothers (John and ?) who pedalled Dolly Sprints, and there was a couple of quick 1275GT Minis too, can't recall their names off top of my head...

Quick get me' anorak!!

Quote:

Originally Posted by GBRM

Does anyone remember a youngish guy (I think his name was Don Shead) who raced a Capri in the early/mid '80s who used to be quite successful and would do things like have his hair cut on the grid?
I know a bit of a rough link but remember watching him but can't remember his name!!!

Pretty sure it was David Shead, I think he later cropped up in prodsaloons with a Sapphire Cossie? But there was a Don Shead in Historic GT's IIRC?

David's Capri was a fine car, usually quickest machine in the Duckhams days. Grids were massive and diverse as hell!

MiniMadness · 21 Jan 2011, 21:45 (Ref:2819033)

Quote:

Originally Posted by MiniMadness

I thought of a few more SRS cars Angela Hart and Deryk Richardson and Frank Church. Can you name the cars.

You're done well. Maybe Denis B can answer the remaining name ?

GBRM · 21 Jan 2011, 22:28 (Ref:2819047)

Quote:

Originally Posted by chunterer

Pretty sure it was David Shead, I think he later cropped up in prodsaloons with a Sapphire Cossie? But there was a Don Shead in Historic GT's IIRC?

David's Capri was a fine car, usually quickest machine in the Duckhams days. Grids were massive and diverse as hell!

Sounds about right - my late father used to sponsor him and I'm sure I remember Dad shaving David's hair on the grid at Mallory!!

The only link I can think of was that there was a Shead that raced a Lister Jaguar in the early to mid '80s - maybe David's father? I remember him being a young guy.

joss Ronchetti · 21 Jan 2011, 22:39 (Ref:2819053)

I used to race against David Shead in the Blue Capri in my old Sunbeam Lotus back then, he had blue matching hair, his girlfriend also used to have the same hair colour and bikini and often be drapped over the car

I raced against him at Brands in 1986 in the Bristol Street Motors Roadsaloon Car Trophy Race, and had my first ever win there and ride on the popemobile :'0)
I also raced with him in Prod saloons in my Peugeot, he had a red Saphirre Cossie and his Team wore Top Hat and tails as overalls

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