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Post by chrisb on May 13, 2018 5:21:07 GMT
yes Rene I did , although almost cried at the damage inflicted, and seems we cannot escape glorious teams relying on paying drivers, poor classic Team Lotus, but my word that Hesketh and Arrows - really impressive
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Post by René on May 13, 2018 8:57:40 GMT
I missed your reply until just now! Our website has become crowded with wonderful posts and yours is top drawer. Carl, there is now so much information on our site it is easy to miss posts or entire threads but a good tip is to click on the 'Recent posts' or 'Recent threads' links In the footer of the Home page (below Threads and posts). If you scroll through Recent posts you will miss nothing!  |
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Post by Carl on Aug 10, 2018 23:41:56 GMT
The great John Cobb studiously ignores the bizarre cluster of chassis venerators attempting to glimpse the underbody of his record-setting Napier-Railton at Brooklands.
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Post by René on Aug 11, 2018 10:16:57 GMT
The great John Cobb studiously ignores the bizarre cluster of chassis venerators attempting to glimpse the underbody of his record-setting Napier-Railton at Brooklands.
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Post by charleselan on Aug 11, 2018 11:27:51 GMT
It is hard to believe that people were actually watching from such a vantage point; it actually makes the hairs on ones neck stand up just thinking about it.
Awesome picture Carl.
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Post by Carl on Aug 11, 2018 15:33:45 GMT
Rene and John Charles,
There were a few slight bumps at Brooklands, caused by natural settling over many years and guaranteed to send the faster cars airborne. This one, beyond the Members Bridge and onto the Railway Straight, was the most spectacular. The photographers needed almost as much courage as the drivers! Cheers, Carl Same scene today...
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Post by chrisb on Aug 11, 2018 16:17:17 GMT
nearly 40 years ago I was invited to a specialist meeting and actually trod on the treasured tarmac, the trouble was it was a crying shame to see so much of it consumed by the need for housing, or rather the need for greed,
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Post by Deleted on Aug 11, 2018 18:09:25 GMT
Rene and John Charles,
There were a few slight bumps at Brooklands, caused by natural settling over many years and guaranteed to send the faster cars airborne. This one, beyond the Members Bridge and onto the Railway Straight, was the most spectacular. The photographers needed almost as much courage as the drivers! Cheers, Carl Same scene today...
Just been there half an hour ago. I can tell that the surface it's not that clean, it's all covered in moss and grass at the joints. |
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Post by Carl on Aug 11, 2018 19:29:17 GMT
Bugatti racing cars, including the beautiful 35B, might have been painted rosso corsa except for an industrial relocation that drew Ettore Bugatti into France early in his career. |
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Post by charleselan on Aug 16, 2018 15:04:24 GMT
Last evening UK ITV4 aired an hour long program of the Silverstone Classic Meeting presented by Tiff Needell and Louise Goodman. Not bad at all, at least the presenters were good and the sight and sound of the 1970's F1 cars was superb. Unfortunately for they observer the vast expanses of modern day Silverstone completely take anything meaningful from such classic racing cars, especially anything pre-1970.
It was great to see the likes of Williams FW07 and Ligier JS11 being driven well by talented amateur drivers like Simon Padmore. The sound of those Cosworth DFV;s with the twin tail pipes close together, pioneered by Chapman with the Lotus 79 is intoxicating. The FW07 still looks fantastic to these eyes of mine.
Just think that Ross Brawn has recently announced that F1 could well be all electric in 10 years time, something to look forward to chaps. Ross is obviously regressing into his teen years when he raced slot cars, unfortunately he fails to realise that slot cars are infinitely more attractive than electric race cars in 1:1 scale.
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Post by chrisb on Aug 16, 2018 20:55:05 GMT
I thought Louise and Tiffers made a pretty good team, would be great if they presented the Goodwood festivities, at least they really do know what they are talking about- and then there was the cars, not enough of them sadly, but so great to see and hear F1 cars being driven in anger, great, although just come across another you-tub clip of the 1967 Ferrari F1 car being started up, it looked and sounded superb.
The thought of all electric racing is intriguing, I remember having a dialogue with Mat Oxley about the electric bikes at the TT and he was enthused save for one thing that is a real problem for us all, the sound, but the linear speed is exciting and twist and go with grunt sounds intriguing. so F1 cars all electric could be interesting as lets be honest the current crop is crap, now if they get rid of all that aero stuff, decent tyres and circuits, smaller cars with kers - equivalent of 1000 bhp, yea i could get intrigued - but i suspect the historic F1 cars would still be more interesting
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Post by charleselan on Sept 16, 2019 12:18:10 GMT
This past weekend has seen the Goodwood Revival race meeting and after watching the qualifying of MotoGP on saturday and the races on Sunday i tuned in to the live stream from Goodwood. The weather was absolutely fantastic and the crowds were huge with the spectator bankings and grandstands completely full.
In the past some of us have discussed the somewhat "slack" rules of the current historic scene particularly Goodwood who appear to apply slightly more relaxed specs. However that being said the racing was absolutely superb and the entry attracted some truly world class current drivers who put on a show that would have been in keeping with their predecessors from pre 1965 eras.
The One Hour TT race for pre '65 Grand Touring cars must have been the high point of the weekend featuring some outstanding driving by André Lotterer, Roman Dumas and Benoit Treyuler at the head of the field. Seeing Lotterer and Dumas in their AC Cobra's absolutely on the limit made one realise what damage aerodynamic downforce had done to the spectacle of seeing cars raced in anger. The word often used in the commentary was "drift" and the this was really apparent, along with the constant corrections being applied by the drivers.
Later in the evening I noticed that the main UK independant TV channel ITV had shown a live two hour coverage of the meeting including the One Hour TT. I therefore viewed it last night on "catch up" and it was very good indeed. Interestingly they had Jeff Gordon in the comms box who was at the meeting for the very first time as a spectator, he was brilliant, and now says he will return next year to race. Jeff had been invited over by his good friend Dario Franchitti who was also making a return to race car driving after 8 years away following injury.
If you are able i would recommend watching the TT race as it was very good indeed, and the spectacle just illustrated what we are missing in this highly technical modern age.
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Post by chrisb on Sept 17, 2019 4:32:10 GMT
Thank you JC, I had missed this on ITV- something to do with a Paul Rodgers Free convention and a few beers, I did catch a bit on utub Sunday and as usual it looked great, so many great cars, great names, even Tiffers was there and it was brilliant to see Dario back there. I will try and 'catch up' with the catch-up -
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Post by Deleted on Sept 17, 2019 9:03:03 GMT
Nevermind i think i was on teh wrong page... so sorry guys
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Post by charleselan on Sept 17, 2019 12:48:34 GMT
Thank you JC, I had missed this on ITV- something to do with a Paul Rodgers Free convention and a few beers, I did catch a bit on utub Sunday and as usual it looked great, so many great cars, great names, even Tiffers was there and it was brilliant to see Dario back there. I will try and 'catch up' with the catch-up - there is a certain irony about the combination of aerodynamics, the best designer for 20 years and an e-type shorn of aero enjoying themselves at Goodwood, not sure if Adrian was there this year but he has been in the past, he obviously enjoys the fruits of his labours and why shouldn't he? but... It was great to see Dario back and really enjoying racing once more. For a guy like him it must have been hell not to be able to race due to the back injury, however the doctors have given him the all clear for what he terms as "amateur" racing  . Adrian Newey was there and competing in his "E" type, however the once pace setting car of a few years ago has been outclassed by the now well sorted AC Cobra's. Horner was there as well competing in the St Mary's Trophy in a Jowett Javelin which he professed to never have heard of, such is a privileged upbringing. The only downside for me of this meeting is that it is full of the privileged class from the car owners down to the private school educated press corps who were out in abundance. As an aside Scott's grand father had a Jowett Javelin at one time back in the 1960's even fitted with a roof mounted spot light I seem to remember. You will enjoy the two hour "catch up" program on ITV it was actually very good for the most part, especially the "live" full coverage of the TT Race. Some great footage as well of the dramatic 1959 TT which brought Aston Martin their sports car World Championship. Tony Brooks comment about the huge pit fire is well worth listening to, as it illustrates the sheer cavalier attitude of the day. |
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