Post by chrisb on Nov 30, 2021 8:26:15 GMT
noticing we really have a bit of a winter series with three Middle-Eastern races one after another, prompted me to think about previous series and just some fabulous memories:
before my time but I have Herman Laiseca's book on the Argentine Temporada Motor Races book detailing the races from 1950 to 1960, although it does go back a bit further but just shows how money talked in any era, the circuits weren't just dangerous but lethal as tragically the man who should have been the first WDC found out. It shows great pictures and great drivers although he doesn't seem to know his Musso's from his Castelloti's which is a bit insulting. my word the races were full of excitement and danger, even bringing out the pre-war Mercedes Benz's the W154, we also saw how well Ascari was going in the beautiful D50 and how clever Moss was in the Cooper. There is so much more to write about this amazing series and how well it fitted the 50's.
According to the world of motor sport the series then transferred to the beauties of South Africa with what I think was called the Cape series from 1961 to 64 with a certain Scot beating the world leader Stirling - leading Stirling to make his famous comments to Jenks about needing equal equipment to beat Jimmy, not bad after his first full season and Stirling's 11th. Now I have yet to find a book on this series but from what I can discern and please correct and comment was that in 1961 there were 4 races, Kyalami, Jimmy winning, Westmead Durban Jimmy again, East London Jimmy and Killarney Trevor winning
1962 there were only 3 races with Jimmy taking one, Trevor and then the tense world championship winning race at East London where Jimmy dominated and a lighter Graham persevered and won his deserved WDC. 1963 provided Jimmy with his 7th win of the year 7/11 isn't a bad return, especially given the fragility of the Lotus.
There doesn't appear to be a GP in South Africa in 1964 and from what I can gather Graham won one race and Paul Hawkins another, subsequently the series seemed to no longer attract the European F1 teams although Jack did win at Kyalami in 65 and of course Jimmy won the GP. If anyone knows a good book on either this series or the next, which I make no apologies for is my favourite series - the Tasman series.
this series is really worthy of a great book, and a subject I am going to return to, suffice to say I will be focusing on a certain period - there are some magnificent pictures of this amazing series and films and again what a wonderful DVD this would be.
before my time but I have Herman Laiseca's book on the Argentine Temporada Motor Races book detailing the races from 1950 to 1960, although it does go back a bit further but just shows how money talked in any era, the circuits weren't just dangerous but lethal as tragically the man who should have been the first WDC found out. It shows great pictures and great drivers although he doesn't seem to know his Musso's from his Castelloti's which is a bit insulting. my word the races were full of excitement and danger, even bringing out the pre-war Mercedes Benz's the W154, we also saw how well Ascari was going in the beautiful D50 and how clever Moss was in the Cooper. There is so much more to write about this amazing series and how well it fitted the 50's.
According to the world of motor sport the series then transferred to the beauties of South Africa with what I think was called the Cape series from 1961 to 64 with a certain Scot beating the world leader Stirling - leading Stirling to make his famous comments to Jenks about needing equal equipment to beat Jimmy, not bad after his first full season and Stirling's 11th. Now I have yet to find a book on this series but from what I can discern and please correct and comment was that in 1961 there were 4 races, Kyalami, Jimmy winning, Westmead Durban Jimmy again, East London Jimmy and Killarney Trevor winning
1962 there were only 3 races with Jimmy taking one, Trevor and then the tense world championship winning race at East London where Jimmy dominated and a lighter Graham persevered and won his deserved WDC. 1963 provided Jimmy with his 7th win of the year 7/11 isn't a bad return, especially given the fragility of the Lotus.
There doesn't appear to be a GP in South Africa in 1964 and from what I can gather Graham won one race and Paul Hawkins another, subsequently the series seemed to no longer attract the European F1 teams although Jack did win at Kyalami in 65 and of course Jimmy won the GP. If anyone knows a good book on either this series or the next, which I make no apologies for is my favourite series - the Tasman series.
this series is really worthy of a great book, and a subject I am going to return to, suffice to say I will be focusing on a certain period - there are some magnificent pictures of this amazing series and films and again what a wonderful DVD this would be.