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10 May 2009, 12:39 (Ref:2459109) | #26 | ||
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I dont know if denis's car is Terrys old one or not Al, we will have to ask him? Know not driving at silverstone as they are double headers and Jim and i decided that two qual and four races is to much for any car. I turned down a drive today at Brands in cscc tin tops with a friend in his little crx becuase of other commitments too. I will definatly be at Silverstone on the sunday next week though.
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11 May 2009, 10:26 (Ref:2459956) | #27 | ||
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Dave my grandson has outgrown that little race suit I promised your boy, if he still wants it I will try to bring it to Silverstone, FoC of course and its in great nick.
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31 May 2009, 18:27 (Ref:2472816) | #28 | ||
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Hi guys, dave i was one of the mini drivers and thanks again to Andy for posting the pic of us dueling at snett (again) just before i lapped him i remember the rolling escort incident but i was lucky to have started from the back of the grid and watched it happen in front of me as Ray and i were usually near each other on the grid. Who was the Maestro pilot who rolled down the pit straight armco at Mallory was it Colin Crump or the Davis the Moto Build guy? Talking of Bob Hawking i have a video of a televised Lydden Truck Speed event i was leading with his very quick and more powerfull car behind he eventually passed me when i missed a gear. also have vid of snett meeting which featured Terry Stone a fair bit. I had not heard about his accident its a shame we have lost some of those characters (Roger Turner, Lada)
Jo Ellis drove a nova as did Richard Woodland, remember the very quick Roger Ebdon? he started racing in the Mighty Minis series a few years back ahhh those were the days and we had real butta for tee |
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Roger was racing a Mini in the Hysterics if I recall, sometimes sharing with Tim Watson.
Yes, a shame we lost people like Roger Turner, I had some good scraps with him in Super Road Saloons. Ahhh Lydden TruckSpeed - I had a video of that too - I raced there in October 1990, and was having a damn good race until the blessed engine broke a lifter in the final. Thems was the days! They don't know they're born now...... |
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1 Jun 2009, 00:47 (Ref:2473037) | #30 | ||
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I got all keen and dug out the tapes tonight. My Truck speed vid was 1990 as well, so could have been same event. a bloke in modified sallon mini had masive shunt at padock hill bend. i aslo looked at the snett vid with Terry Stone and he was having a race long battle with none other than Bob Hawkins and ended up winning. it was a pro made tape so could aslo have been on TV.
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The only previous history my car has was being used as a tax dodge in building my local Toyota garage. It then rotted for a couple of years behind the garage before I bought it and then developed it over the next 20 years (first sprinting, then Super Road Saloons, then Mod Prods and now Classic Thunder). |
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5 Jun 2009, 06:32 (Ref:2475777) | #32 | ||
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Al, My memory tells me it was first known as the Tru Seal Mod Prods Championship.My Capri then owned by Steve "Twin Cam Tommy" Thomas raced in it from the first season |
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5 Jun 2009, 07:37 (Ref:2475797) | #33 | ||
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Hi Adrian and welcome to 10/10ths my good friend, now Peter Mallet will at last have someone to talk Capris with! You are right of course it did start off as that but very quickly became Budget-Rent-a-Car due to Mr. Sheridan's connections bringing in the sponsorship. The Falken sponsorship came in later post Brian thanks to an approach via the importing agents and very good package it was as well, where have all these deals gone and why do a company like Falken decide they want to back a ruddy golf tournament instead of a race championship which must be where their core business lies? I do know some of the answers to that infact but it would be bit too controversal to publish here. BTW I will say it was definitely not for the reason that appeared in one of the motoring mags interviewing our Neil as that was a load of bunkum and way off the mark.
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15 Jun 2009, 22:02 (Ref:2484090) | #34 | ||
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blimey Adrian Fuller, cool daddy hows it going Adrian have you still got all the hair mate?
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Good morning Michael ,how are you and how is your hair.........? I've still got most of mine but I have to spread it around my head a little bit It's about time you brought that Mini of your's back out again .If the Weyman and I can do it so can you................. |
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16 Jun 2009, 07:00 (Ref:2484245) | #36 | |
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Andy,I also remember the Mondello trip very well .It was June 1994 and I asked a young lady if she would like to come to Ireland for the weekend ,she came along enjoyed my company so much that she moved in with me two months later ,her name is Frances Fuller and now she is my dear wife.( also known as "The Gruppen Furher" )
So, as Al Weyman organised the trip I can blame my whole life on him ,He has cost me a bloody fortune.. I'll be in to see you this morning Al ,Need some really big CLAPPERS graphic's for my car as it will seen on TV in a few weeks time |
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16 Jun 2009, 23:34 (Ref:2484900) | #37 | ||
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Ade have you still got the Falken Capri?
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17 Jun 2009, 20:45 (Ref:2485496) | #39 | ||
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i might just do that mate it would be nice to see you. if i can find an engine for the mini i may come out to play one day. would have to work out which class and engine size to go for though.
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Blimey I'd completely forgotten about that 'Truseal Mod Prods'. I first saw them down at Lydden, I think I've still got the program Now from what I can remember the Britnell brothers were racing their Mk2 RS2000s and Andy Pyke had his Mk1 Mexico. I even think Ellis Bergman might have been racing ? Plus there was a orange Sunbeam Lotus, but I don't remember his name, I think I was probably still going to school when these cars raced. |
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That must mean your mum and I either have respect for you or think that you are still a child If you get a copy of last weeks Autosport you can see a photo of brother David leading the pack in his M.G. Midget |
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20 Jun 2009, 13:51 (Ref:2486958) | #43 | ||
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Its an age thing obviously then, you, my mum . by the way Big Al calls me "Mick" but always write "Mike" again an age thing
can you guys suggest which class would be good for the Min as i am out of touch now. i have the option to go 1275 up to 1460 but may not fit all the regs as car is still as raced in falken spec (but no engine). |
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20 Jun 2009, 20:05 (Ref:2487134) | #44 | ||
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1275cc + 60 thou would be legal for most historic stuff dunno about the arches though or go all out and race it in one of the specials like Classic Thunder and Dunlop Motorsport News championship.
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22 Jun 2009, 21:54 (Ref:2488612) | #45 | ||
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Hi Al
i would have to look at regs but classic thunder may be to modified dont you think? that red chevy looks like my opel manta i had, same colour as well that was tail happy with a (heavy)2ltr lump would be fum with 5.7 i recon. pehaps you should have taken up drag racing Al if it only wanted to go straight. by drag racing i mean in the car and not a dress of course |
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Ive still got clarkins sunbeam, Its been developed a fair bit over the years and ive taken it back a peg or two to run in TTRS. Ive had the car 10 Years now, but still havent mastered building a decent lotus engine yet! Speaking of big bangs i still see Nick Davies and am trying to persuade him out in TTRs also.
Phil and Mike Seaman are both busy boys running Ronchettis sunbeam, and Woody is hard at work sorting out Aston Le mans cars. He still has his 2.6 Sunbeam also. All the best Cheers JON |
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8 Jul 2009, 08:39 (Ref:2497663) | #48 | ||
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Ha ha I produced those doordecals! Its still looking good Simon.
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9 Jul 2009, 06:32 (Ref:2498120) | #49 | ||
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Poor cat, stuck in that garage for all of those years. Looks well though - are/were there a lot of mice in there?
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10 Jul 2009, 09:14 (Ref:2498846) | #50 | ||
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thats the sort of door decal we want for our BMW
but with CTCRC on it instead, because i feel the circular emblem seems a bit dated for the later cars such as pre 93, although it suits the 60s and 70s |
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