1960 / 70's Mini Racing Photos

[mab01uk]

Some more nice shots taken in 1969 at the Brands Hatch Guards 200 by my friend John Phillips who recently re-discovered and scanned them from his motorsport photo archive, after I asked if he had any old Mini racing/rally pics from the 1960/70's.....more to follow soon!













(All Photos: John Phillips)

[Tim Harber]

Excellent stuff

I chucked hundreds of pics I took in the 60's and early 70's but found a contact sheet from 1968 from a non-championship meeting at Brands that never went ahead because of the fog and mist.

Quality is rubbish as its from a 10x8 sheet in the first place but you can see how close you could get to the action then without any special pass.

They never unloaded the Britax car off the transporter.

At the bottom is when I went to the Aston Martin factory at Newport Pagnell. No security on gate to speak of - just wander around car park to see half finished cars and the James Bond car still out in the open . Happy days

Contact sheet by tim.harber, on Flickr

Works Cooper by tim.harber, on Flickr

G Hill . by tim.harber, on Flickr

G Hill Lotus 49 by tim.harber, on Flickr

Aston Factory by tim.harber, on Flickr

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Wet Brands Hatch - January 1970

(All Photos - John Phillips)

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Wet Brands Hatch - January 1970 (Continued)

(All Photos - John Phillips)











More to follow soon.....

[Pete]

Some more nice shots taken in 1969 at the Brands Hatch Guards 200 by my friend John Phillips who recently re-discovered and scanned them from his motorsport photo archive, after I asked if he had any old Mini racing/rally pics from the 1960/70's.....more to follow soon!

Love these Martin, just shows you what turns up all these years later!

[Pete]

I chucked hundreds of pics I took in my 40s in the 60's and early 70's

Edited for acuracy.

[Nick W]

Raybestos!! I bet there insurers still paying out

great photos!

[mab01uk]

More nice period shots from Brands Hatch back in May 1969......















(All Photos: John Phillips)

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Brands Hatch 1969 - Druids Bend
(All Photos: John Phillips)

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More colour photos from Brands Hatch 1969
(All Photos: John Phillips)

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Simon Ridge - Automex Mini - Lydden Hill paddock 24th August 1969


(Photo: John Phillips)

Some more photos from the same meeting at Lydden in 1969....

[surfblue63]

Paddy Hopkirk at the Aspern round of the 1966 ETCC. He finished 3rd behind two Abarths. The winner was Giancarlo Baghetti, famous for being the only driver after 1950 to win a Grand Prix at the first attempt.

Paddy Hopkirk Aspern 1966.JPG

Paddy Hopkirk Aspern 1966 2.JPG

Paddy Hopkirk Aspern 1966 3.JPG

Hopkirk and Steinmetz Aspern 66 2.JPG

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John Rhodes and Steve Neal at ETCC Aspern 1968. Note the larger width front wheels and tyres.

John Rhodes Aspern 1968.JPG

Rhodes and Neal Aspern 1968.JPG

Steve Neal Aspern 1968.JPG

[Pete]

More colour photos from Brands Hatch 1969
(All Photos: John Phillips)

Thats a (sad) photo Id not seen before, Harry Ratcliffe's famous championship winning club racer. I have a feelng Alec Poole may have been driiving it at this event.

[billycooper]

whats the story on 964EER ?, Paddys own car, Cooper car ?

[Pete]

whats the story on 964EER ?, Paddys own car, Cooper car ?

Don Moore car, 999cc, Almond Green, Paddy drove it a few times for him that year. Ran as a 1293 the previous year ('65) with Rauno driving, Hedges etc.

[mab01uk]

Rallycross at Lydden - January 1970
(All Photos: John Phillips)

[UHR850]

David Angel drove the 4x4 ST Clubman in
the Netherlands in the auto cross at
Valkenswaard in the 70th. I have the original
footish from the race on DVD.

Kees.

[davidnutland]

Who's Patrick/Westover Motors car was this? 1973......

westover in arndale.jpg

[mab01uk]

Who's Patrick/Westover Motors car was this? 1973......

Mike Evans?



Video at Brands Hatch 17-9-1972:-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDbwdKTAozc





I have the colour version of this old poster somewhere.........