CSCC MALLORY PARK - Page 2

GORDON STREETER · 4 Nov 2020, 09:37 (Ref:4014825)

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Joss Ronchetti's Talbot Sunbeam Lotus - 2.7 engine - has been worked on ... some background here http://www.specialsaloons.co.uk/sunbeam/4582552217

I have actually driven it

justracing · 4 Nov 2020, 15:14 (Ref:4014869)

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Originally Posted by GORDON STREETER

I have actually driven it

...do tell more! Seen it racing many times, very quick car and appears to handle almost flat through the twitchy bits.

GORDON STREETER · 4 Nov 2020, 17:06 (Ref:4014885)

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Originally Posted by justracing

...do tell more! Seen it racing many times, very quick car and appears to handle almost flat through the twitchy bits.

I was talking to Joss at Brands a few years back and asked him how much of a handful it was to drive, Surprisingly he said you can have a drive of it next week as Wizzo Williams wanted to try it as well.
I turned up at the test day at Brands and was given free rein to give it a go, however it was wet so I couldn't unleash all it's power coming out of the corners but it was very predictable and great fun to drive it sideways.
Wizzo pushed his luck in it later on and spun it on the bottom straight as Joss and I hung on to each other watching where it was going ! luckily it missed hitting anything and he carried on.
Joss and Wizzo did a few Heritage meetings after that putting it to good use

justracing · 5 Nov 2020, 09:02 (Ref:4014954)

Wizzo never could drive in a straight line!

dwh43scale · 5 Nov 2020, 09:17 (Ref:4014955)

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Originally Posted by dwh43scale

Its called a Lancia Stratos Knightsport so that follows

Featured in this week's Autosport - page 53 - plus a rather dramatic photo of the Skyline's demise.

snailpace85 · 5 Nov 2020, 12:48 (Ref:4014981)

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Originally Posted by dwh43scale

Featured in this week's Autosport - page 53 - plus a rather dramatic photo of the Skyline's demise.

I was standing at the Esses at the time. It looked to me that the left rear wheel coming off was the cause of the incident and going up the kerb on the hub or the chassis was what threw the car upwards. The medical car had to be called to the driver so I assume he must have been jarred when the car came down onto the track. Hope he's OK.

Lancsbreaker · 5 Nov 2020, 17:04 (Ref:4015040)

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Originally Posted by snailpace85

I was standing at the Esses at the time. It looked to me that the left rear wheel coming off was the cause of the incident and going up the kerb on the hub or the chassis was what threw the car upwards. The medical car had to be called to the driver so I assume he must have been jarred when the car came down onto the track. Hope he's OK.

Mark commented on Facebook that he was a bit sore but OK - and he reckoned the car will live again......his description was "the studs that hold the hub on failed. The hubs still bolted to the wheel. Bloody car

. I went over the kerb a few times at combe and there was a right bang as it came back on the track so maybe done the damage there".

dwh43scale · 14 Nov 2020, 10:54 (Ref:4016471)

Gallery from Special Saloons and Modsports race added to Flickr - https://flic.kr/s/aHsmS8XGhH

dwh43scale · 16 Nov 2020, 08:55 (Ref:4017183)

Magnificent Sevens and Swinging Sixties galleries now added ...

https://flic.kr/s/aHsmS9JebA

https://flic.kr/s/aHsmSaWqk9

dwh43scale · 16 Nov 2020, 20:25 (Ref:4017323)

Right, last two galleries up now.

Seventies to present day - https://flic.kr/s/aHsmScv2vo

And Sunset Open (or too cloudy for sunset so just dark and gloomy !)
https://flic.kr/s/aHsmSci11z

Belmondo · 17 Nov 2020, 08:06 (Ref:4017386)

Enjoyed the '60s gallery. I'm sure Alfa only started making 2000GTVs in the early '70s.

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Originally Posted by dwh43scale

Magnificent Sevens and Swinging Sixties galleries now added ...

https://flic.kr/s/aHsmS9JebA

https://flic.kr/s/aHsmSaWqk9

andy97 · 17 Nov 2020, 11:14 (Ref:4017427)

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Originally Posted by Belmondo

Enjoyed the '60s gallery. I'm sure Alfa only started making 2000GTVs in the early '70s.

They did but the 105 series coupes were made in the 60s so the 2000 GTVs get in to Swinging Sixties on the basis that you could bore out a 1750 Twin Cam to make it 2 litres and there is nothing in the rules to stop an over bored engine being used.

dwh43scale · 17 Nov 2020, 11:27 (Ref:4017428)

My Alfa knowledge from that era is not good but the entry has it as a "GT2000". He wasn't near the front of the race.

Gerard C · 17 Nov 2020, 11:39 (Ref:4017430)

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Originally Posted by andy97

They did but the 105 series coupes were made in the 60s so the 2000 GTVs get in to Swinging Sixties on the basis that you could bore out a 1750 Twin Cam to make it 2 litres and there is nothing in the rules to stop an over bored engine being used.

Bearing in mind its for pleasure only this kind of rule makes sense imo.

Its good to have relaxed grids, dont you think?
And a from a front view of a post-scalino coupé its hard to spot a Junior, 1300 or 1600 or a 2000, headlamps apart.
Anyway, good pictures and happy drivers.
If you're strict, the GTV 2000 Bertone was homologated on 1/1/72 as stated by Belmondo.

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