1980s super saloon

[jason power]

HI ALL IM TRY TO TRACK DOWN A RACE DRIVER NAMED BARRY BARNES I THINK HE USE TO BE ON THIS SITE NOT SURE NOW HE RACED A MK1 1300 BDA ESCORT AND MY FATHER HELPED HIM DEVELOPE A SKODA BDA SUPER SALOON SPACE FRAMED I THINK I WAS JUST A YOUNG BOY AT THE TIME BUT WOULD LOVE TO SEE SOME PICTURES OF THE SKODA AND PERHAPS OF THE ESCORT ANY HELP WOULD BE GRATEFULL

[morninggents]

If it's the Barry Barnes who drove special saloons and lived near Brands Hatch I'm sorry to tell you that he died in July, 2007.
A great bloke and keen club racer.

[Dan Rear]

The Barry Barnes car was the first ever Spec/Super saloon Skoda, so historic in a way. Built for Chris Meek in early 1974, later used by Alex Poole, Nick Whiting, Paul Everett, and others. Lots of pics of it on here I'm sure

[jason power]

Thanks dan ive also been told barry died in 2007 im gutted i use to hide in the back of his rover to get into the tracks all good fun i shall let my dad know he spent many hours on that car along with barry he used to make me do all the polishing of the the steel and alloy good memorys could do with some help getting some pictures if you can point me in the right direction as im new on here thanks very much

[jason power]

Thanks mate im gutted to here that ill have to let my dad know thanks...jason

[morninggents]

Originally Posted by Dan Rear

The Barry Barnes car was the first ever Spec/Super saloon Skoda, so historic in a way. Built for Chris Meek in early 1974, later used by Alex Poole, Nick Whiting, Paul Everett, and others. Lots of pics of it on here I'm sure

Now now Dan, we've been here before. I know that somewhere, deep, deep down you know that John Turner's was the first Skoda to hit the tracks.

[Andy Clegg]

I put a photo up in Motorsport History, Super Saloon pics thread , page 46 post 676. Alec Poole in the Skoda passing Gerry Marshall, Lodge Corner, Oulton Park, 1976.

[jason power]

Hi andy how the hell do you get to the pics im bloody useless when it comes to computers cheers jason

[Dan Rear]

Originally Posted by morninggents

Now now Dan, we've been here before. I know that somewhere, deep, deep down you know that John Turner's was the first Skoda to hit the tracks.

You're right Peter (?), but I think the Jessop/Meek car was the first actually built and tested!!

[morninggents]

It's amazing that the Chris Meek and John Turner Skodas debuted very close to each other and must have been conceived at a similar point in time - makes you wonder if the one knew about the other?

Peter Wray

[Peter Mallett]

I always thought it a logical choice. Porsche layout at ski. Er Skoda price.

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[Dan Rear]

Originally Posted by morninggents

It's amazing that the Chris Meek and John Turner Skodas debuted very close to each other and must have been conceived at a similar point in time - makes you wonder if the one knew about the other?

Peter Wray

Peter, apologies, I was wrong on this. The Barnes car wasn't the original Jessop/Meek one. It was built for/by him, coming out in late '78. Seems that Barry and Jason's dad built it. Was it based on a 'real' racing car I wonder?

[jason power]

hi dan just spoke to my dad and yes it was built on a lola space frame with a light weight skoda center section he ran it with the 1300 bda out of his escort i think it was pretty quick because of its weight

[jason power]

ps. still looking for pictures of it so it seems

[Alan Raine]

Originally Posted by jason power

ps. still looking for pictures of it so it seems

http://racing70s.pwp.blueyonder.co.u...ns/skoda_5.htm

[jason power]

think you might be right ill have to show my dad think it only had one wiper i seem to remember?

[Andy Clegg]

Originally Posted by jason power

Hi andy how the hell do you get to the pics im bloody useless when it comes to computers cheers jason

Hi Jason,
Click search at the top, enter "70's super saloon pics", then go to page 46 and then 676 is the first reply on that page. Let me know how you get on.

[jason power]

Hi andy great pics bring back loads of memories but thats not the car im looking for the yellow team skoda is very similar but barrys car only had a single wiper and the front spoiler was slightly different im gonna get my dad to sign up on this site as he done all the bodywork design we will find a pic im sure would also like to see his escort again so you can help that would be brill wish i new more but i was only aroun 9/10 years old thanks for all your efforts ........jason

[Andy Clegg]

Hi Jason, if you have time, it's worth looking through that thread, Barry's name is mentioned more than once, and there's many pics of Skodas and other cars racing at that time.

[Dan Rear]

Jason do you or your dad have any knowledge or memories of the Lola spaceframe the Skoda was built on. Was it an S2000 Lola maybe?

[Clive Brown]

Can't have been built on a Lola S2000, because they were semi-monocoques with a tubular rear frame to carry a Ford motor as an unstressed member. Perhaps it was a home-built spaceframe, but using Lola suspension?

[jason power]

Thanks dan i will have a chat to my dad see what he can remember it will turn up im sure barry was a keen racer and we always seem to somewhere at the weekend any luck on the escort he use to race ..white with wide arches and a 1300 bda in it chhers for you help

[jason power]

Hi clive not sure on the spec seem to remember the skoda cockpit fabricated to the main chassis but like i said i was only around 10 cant truely be sure

[oneofapair]

Jason ,Have an idea that this was a Barry Barnes Escort, on this occasion being driven by Tim Swadkin at Lydden.The pic would have been about 82/83.
Also have some pics somwhere of Barry in his toyota, will post them here when found.

[oneofapair]

As promised a couple of pics ,this time of Barry in his Toyota some 10 years ago at a G P circuit Brands meeting.

Happy memories