HSCC Castle Combe Anniversary Historic Race Meeting

[surfblue63]

I took a trip to the first HSCC event of the season at Castle Combe on Saturday, the Anniversary Historic Race Meeting.

To start off with here are some of the entries in the Turing Car race.

[surfblue63]

Here's some of the other sites from the paddock including a display of cars that appeared in the first Griffiths Formula race held on 14th May 1966 at Castle Combe, which led to the formulation of the HSCC.













And finally a couple of single seaters including this very well prepared Cooper Junior with A-Series power









and when did you last see one of these?




I'll be posting some wet practice and dry race shots in the next day or so.

In the mean time you can check out the rest of my pictures on this slideshow.

http://s710.photobucket.com/user/surfbl ... mbe%202016


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[smithyrc30]

I took a trip to the first HSCC event of the season at Castle Combe on Saturday, the Anniversary Historic Race Meeting.

To start off with here are some of the entries in the Turing Car race.

Crikey, look like you can't leave your car for a minute around there.

Someone has had at least 2 wheels off the Mustang and all of them off that Cortina....

Great shots as always!

[Pete]

Great Pics Stu! Didn't Inch end up on the grass on the first lap?

[mk1]

Excellent pics as always Stu.

[surfblue63]

I'll check the time sheets on that one.

Steve Jones didn't have a good day, after missing a gear coming out of Quarry he had a little spin



Two laps later it sounded like he missed a gear again and that was his day over. Turned out he'd mangled his drop gears.

[morris-miner]

Stunning photographs as usual there Surf, than you for sharing one more.

[surfblue63]

Thanks for all the comments.

As promised here's some wet practice shots.

Roger Godfrey and Peter Crewes on the way to a front row Mini lock out



Steve Jones prior to his Drop Gear failure



Paul Inch on the way to the third row



John Marsden exiting Quarry



Will Dick leads the Anglia of Adam Gittings and the Cortina of John Avill



Champion Simon Benoy dives up the inside of Jim Chapmans Imp on Steroids (Chevrolet Corvair)



Race shots to follow later in the week.

[minitravellerman]

I do believe this monster competed in the Circuit of Ireland Rally about 10 years ago. If it's not the same car, an identical motor was entered but had to retire as it was literally too big for our roads!!

[surfblue63]

For some unknown reason Ford decided to debut the '63 Falcon on the 1963 Monte Carlo rally.



And there is one from Sweden that has entered the Roger Albert Clark for the last couple of years.

[YMJ]

Is that an A+ block in that FJ?

[surfblue63]

The dark blue Cooper had a Swiftune motor in it.

[YMJ]

It could be my eyes, but I sure the block has A+ core plugs. Perhaps they're permitted in that particular formula??

[rich@minispares.com]

Is that an A+ block in that FJ?

no, core plugs are too big

[YMJ]

Is that an A+ block in that FJ?

no, core plugs are too big

Still won't stop Swifty getting them ratified by the FIA for App K use

[surfblue63]

I have just uploaded the afternoon race shots

















A full slide show can be found by clicking on the link

http://s710.photobucket.com/user/surfbl ... mbe%202016

Thanks for looking and see you at Blyton.

[smithyrc30]

Cracking shots as ever Surf. That Imp looks like it had a coming together with a Mini by the tyre mark on the door.

Some of the guys look like they were having a job to keep it all together, Alfa, Cortina, Imp, all crossed up!