Marshalled at the Birmingham Superprix?

[saddelbags]

Just heard about Tom Wilkinshaw very sad just a memory of 86 superprix I was chief marshal at sign on the marshals had half the room and the drives the outher half we started at about 5 30 am very cold Tom came in to sign on I asked him if he had any think for the marshals draw he said will a shirt do I said ok he turned to his team manager said give him your shirt the guy had to stand thare for ages whith no shirt very funney at the time so if you won that shirt it had a history to it RIP Tom

[bigears]

Tom Walkinshaw at the 1986 BSP, was he just a guest or racing at the time?

Thought it would be at the 1988 event for the BTCC event?

[bigears]

I have obtained some video footage from the Birmingham Superprix track rehearsal in 1986.

There are plenty of footage of marshals at the start of the track test. So I have YouTubed it:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1vxziPWkUs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXFbYULdIUo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSwEO0iYZEg

[saddelbags]

you may well be right about Tom Wilkinshaw it was nice the news reports you posted to see my self 25 years ago and lots of friends you asked about stuff relating to the event I spoke to Alf Glasser and Stan Crump thay still have all there paper work thay were chief paddock and chief pits for all of then

[bigears]

Originally Posted by saddelbags

you may well be right about Tom Wilkinshaw it was nice the news reports you posted to see my self 25 years ago and lots of friends you asked about stuff relating to the event I spoke to Alf Glasser and Stan Crump thay still have all there paper work thay were chief paddock and chief pits for all of then

Do they have email access? I would like to contact them regarding about the 1986 Birmingham Superprix timetable and the 1988 BTCC qualifying timesheets (if they got anything like that?)

[Shelagh]

Great videos! Didn't John Nicol (God rest his soul) look young......

Those were the days, but what ever happened to Birmingham getting the Olympics?

[Woolley]

Originally Posted by Shelagh

Those were the days, but what ever happened to Birmingham getting the Olympics?

London wanted them, so no chance. Until of course they got them, whereupon they didn't want them anymore!

Wish I'd been marshalling circuits early enough to do this. Did spectate for all of them.

[saddelbags]

Alf Glasser is not on email dont know about Stan my be if sme one rung them thay could let you know also Dick Fraser has some paper work from the super prix I dont think Dick has email I would speak to them but I now live 8000 miles away so not easy to do from here.

[the boss]

TThanks for posting the videos,I did all the superprix and they were fantastic,saw some old friends on the video some sadly no longer with us....(John Nichol and George Harris) also Saddle bags had hair and Dave Vass posing in camera shot.I did most of the super prix with Dave....one year we were reported for being drunk on post and two car loads of FIA stewards turned up trackside to check us out.....we were not drunk it was just some disguntled marshal who was not happy that Dave did,nt let him bring his kid onto post causing trouble,if your reading this SHAME ON YOU!!! arrrrr those were the days.

[bigears]

I thought it would be a good time to revive this thread as this weekend is the 25th anniversary of the first Birmingham Superprix in 1986.

[Woolley]

Oh, goodness. That makes me feel old. Remember it as if it were last year.

[tonyC]

Originally Posted by the boss

TThanks for posting the videos,I did all the superprix and they were fantastic,saw some old friends on the video some sadly no longer with us....(John Nichol and George Harris) also Saddle bags had hair and Dave Vass posing in camera shot.I did most of the super prix with Dave....one year we were reported for being drunk on post and two car loads of FIA stewards turned up trackside to check us out.....we were not drunk it was just some disguntled marshal who was not happy that Dave did,nt let him bring his kid onto post causing trouble,if your reading this SHAME ON YOU!!! arrrrr those were the days.

Just to hijack the thread slightly while being nostalgic The mention of John Sadler and Dave Vass gives me the chance to let some of the older 10 tenthers (especially BRSCC Midland Centre folk) know that the famous (infamous) Overstrand Restaurant in Walsall - scene of some of the more "different" Marshals suppers is being demolished. If you want to hear about some very non PC goings on there get Mr Vass to fill you in next time you get in conversation with him!!

If the walls they are pulling down could talk, there could be a few worried people out there.

[Woolley]

Never knew the marshals had been to the Overstrand. Wouldn't anybody else have you?!

The original press release described it as being 'bulldozed'. Those of you who know the place will understand what a difficult feat that would be since it's a good 20 feet up in the air.

[dave vass]

Originally Posted by tonyC

Just to hijack the thread slightly while being nostalgic The mention of John Sadler and Dave Vass gives me the chance to let some of the older 10 tenthers (especially BRSCC Midland Centre folk) know that the famous (infamous) Overstrand Restaurant in Walsall - scene of some of the more "different" Marshals suppers is being demolished. If you want to hear about some very non PC goings on there get Mr Vass to fill you in next time you get in conversation with him!!

If the walls they are pulling down could talk, there could be a few worried people out there.

Now look here TC, this is OT and OTT! Those unforgetable 'marshals suppers' (for which we must thank the BRSCC Midland Centre for their generosity/foolishness!) were something else!
The night in question? I don't remember a thing about it; if anybody asks me!

ps Actually I wonder if they found my half burnt purple underpants during the demolition!

[tonyC]

Originally Posted by dave vass

Now look here TC, this is OT and OTT! Those unforgetable 'marshals suppers' (for which we must thank the BRSCC Midland Centre for their generosity/foolishness!) were something else!
The night in question? I don't remember a thing about it; if anybody asks me!

ps Actually I wonder if they found my half burnt purple underpants during the demolition!

Apparently there was quite a lot of Bio-Hazard warning tape on display during the demolition

[saddelbags]

I have lots for photos of the Marshals Suppers we had there if you pay me large amounts of money I wont post then on here just waiting for the cash to roll in !!!!!!!

[dave vass]

For marshals that are (old enough to be) interested, I have uploaded the Marshals Allocation Sheet for the '87 Birmingham Super Prix on the Motor Sport History section. This makes interesting reading for the (soon to be) OAP marshals! Some of them are still at it! Poor old sods!

[PieMan]

Wow, 25 years since I slept in the car outside M&S in the centre of Brum.

No wonder I was first at the circuit on race day morning (you won't catch me doing anything silly like that these days). I even had to help the ticket kiosk staff open their change float bags so that they could sell one to me.

For those who weren't around, there was a major hurricane in the North Atlantic, just like this week. The tail end of it made it all the way to the West Midlands so the day was a complete wash out but it didn't put me off becoming a marshal a few years later.

[expaddockrunner]

Originally Posted by bigears

I am currently making a website devoted to the history of the Birmingham Superprix especially the events that took part in the streets of Birmingham from 1986-1990.

http://8w.forix.com/bsp.html

I am asking you as in this sub-forum, there are a lot of veteran marshals so I thought it would be a good place to ask around for information (and possibly some photos if you could PM me about it)

So could anyone answer to those general questions:

1) Which years did you marshal at the Birmingham Superprix?

2) What was your experiences like at each event?

3) What incidents did you attend to?

(Here is a cheeky question but I doubt I would get anything as you would working at the time)

4) Did you take any photos?

I look forward to hear from you as I am always interested to know about different people's opinions and experiences at the Birmingham Superprix.

Thank you.

1. 88, 89, 90
2. second ever meeting, so was learning very quickly.
3. paddock marshal, so not many incidents to report, one springs to mind! Cartel Transporters having a police escort (if memeory serves me correct) as the team transporter had been in trouble with some matches!!! at brands the week before.
4.Photos, only taken on brief momments while on a break.

[Gas bag]

Originally Posted by bigears

I am currently making a website devoted to the history of the Birmingham Superprix especially the events that took part in the streets of Birmingham from 1986-1990.

http://8w.forix.com/bsp.html

I am asking you as in this sub-forum, there are a lot of veteran marshals so I thought it would be a good place to ask around for information (and possibly some photos if you could PM me about it)

So could anyone answer to those general questions:

1) Which years did you marshal at the Birmingham Superprix?

2) What was your experiences like at each event?

3) What incidents did you attend to?

(Here is a cheeky question but I doubt I would get anything as you would working at the time)

4) Did you take any photos?

I look forward to hear from you as I am always interested to know about different people's opinions and experiences at the Birmingham Superprix.

Thank you.

I did all the super prix's as a flaggy, i remember the thundersports fire and the delays in 1986.
I seem to remember being on the last corner before Bristol Street one year,a tight left hander and Andy Rouse clattering the barrier on the way out during practise.It was a painful memory as we (me and my fellow flaggy) were squeezed between a brick wall and the armco and when Andy struck it my hip was in contact with the armco,ouch!!!
I was on the first corner at the end of Bristol street when Martin Donnelly's stricken car was acting as chicane in practise with several cars just avoiding it and chewing armco before Eric Cheli totally destroyed it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKTuMiOkHfg

I was the flaggy on the left with the black body warmer on,i was flagging that hard as it was right in front of us that i nearly fell of the scaffolding tower.

Ahhhh brilliant days!!!!

[Wet marshal]

[QUOTE=dave vass;2947345]Now look here TC, this is OT and OTT! Those unforgetable 'marshals suppers' (for which we must thank the BRSCC Midland Centre for their generosity/foolishness!) were something else!
The night in question? I don't remember a thing about it; if anybody asks me!

ps Actually I wonder if they found my half burnt purple underpants during the demolition!

That,(The P****s),was confirmed by my distant relative...Warwick.

Thinking of Supper's Combe had some good ones?.....Just ask Howard!