1960 / 70's Mini Racing Photos

[Tim Harber]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=heL84f5 ... CezwABWbps

Last meeting at Crystal Palace

[Pete]

Looking at the advert for the Longman GT.
Understand that this was bought by BMW as a museum car? is this being kept in the UK or in Germany?
And any idea if it’s on display anywhere?

Cheers

Remember there were TWO of these cars, the other one still owned by the Patrick Motors Museum.

[mab01uk]

From the 'roydpg' videos:-
https://www.youtube.com/user/roydpg/videos

Crystal Palace 9. 9.1972 PART 1 of 2:-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=heL84f5limE

Crystal Palace 9 9 72 PART 2:-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtkQZg_ZxOk

[BigWig]

I was always told how lightweight Mo Mendham's Minis were by my dad used to race against him, and having seeing this I can see why!

[mab01uk]

More on Mo Mendham and his lightweight Mini racer here:-
viewtopic.php?f=4&t=2967

[mab01uk]

Ginger Marshall's Mini Clubman Estate leads off the line (Imp engine on a Mini gearbox), this is 1976 it is a Forward Trust up to 1000cc Special Saloon race, the 850cc Imp was on pole but didnt win."





Ginger's brother was the mechanic. They had had 5 special blocks cast which included the block itself and the adaptor to fit the Mini box
http://www.startline.org.uk/slol21/terrapin2.htm

Marshall & Fraser Racing Team
1960's:-
1965 – Mk VI Kart to Minis
Winter 1964-65 – Mk VI Kart more innovation came in the space frame chassis with unique road holding flexibility built into the design. This kart was sold to fund other activities.
At about this time the team was joined by Ginger's brother-in-law Brian Davies who provided expertise in both aerodynamics and electronics from the aviation industry.
1964 into 1965 – David and Ian co-write a book 'BMC Minis; Maintenance Tuning and Modification’ based on the team's experience of maintaining and tuning their own road cars.
A second book, 'BMC 1100s: Maintenance Tuning and Modification’, is produced late in 1965. Following the success of the books and experience gained on their road cars, the team investigates racing an 850 Mini under the fairly relaxed regulations of the Special Saloon class of races.
1966– Mini tuning and racing begins
1966– an old 850 Mini is purchased (which happens to be British Motor Corporation Surf Blue. This results in it becoming the team colour). This was lightened by fitting aluminium doors, bonnet and boot lid. The engine was mildly tuned and the team's saloon car racing was underway. By taxing and insuring it, the team could experiment and fine-tune the engine and test it on the road.
September 1966 – the Mini is entered into races at Silverstone.
1967– the team enters races at Oulton Park, Brands Hatch, Mallory Park and Silverstone with little success but gaining much driver and team experience.
1968 – the team races at Brands Hatch, Mallory Park, Thruxton, Croft, Cadwell Park, Silverstone and Oulton Park with best results being a couple of second places and a third.
1969– First Championship Win
Winter 1968-69 – a Mini bodyshell was lightened by replacing all of the steel panels of bodywork with aluminium sheet glued and riveted into place. This was fitted with the M&F-tuned 850cc engine and the team pursued a heavy season of racing achieving 13 first places, 3 seconds and one DNF. This resulted in the 850cc class win for the BARC Osram-GEC Special Saloon Championship.
More here:-
http://marshallfraserracing.blogspot.com/p/11960.html


1st 850 Mini


Lightweight Mini 850

1970's:-
1970-1974 – David and Ginger Marshall leave their previous employments to set up the Marshall & Fraser garage business in Aylesbury with Ian Fraser as a sleeping partner.
1975 – the team develops a hybrid lightweight Special Saloon Mini using a Mini Clubman Estate shape plus a 970 Mini Cooper S engine. The unusual use of the estate car body raises comments at first but these soon change to admiration as team wins the Astley Trophy race at Snetterton in September followed by three second places during the season.
1976 – the team competes in 14 Special Saloon races sponsored by Hitachi, Esso and Forward Trust with seven wins and seven second places to their credit and, as a result, win the 1000cc Forward Trust Championship.
Winter 1976-77 – facing increased competition from Hillman Imp engined cars, the team modifies a Hillman Imp cylinder block and head to fit onto a Mini transmission case. A unique crankshaft is manufactured by Gordon Allen.
From September 1977, and entering only five races that year, the team ends with one second place and several non-finishes as the modifications to the engine prove too fragile.
1978 – Fragility combatted; third Championship Win
To combat these weaknesses, the team produce their own cylinder block. This modification proves so reliable that in 1978, while competing in the BRSCC Hitachi Special Saloon Championship plus a few other club races, the team achieves ten pole positions, nine wins, two seconds and two thirds with just one DNF and wins the Hitachi Championship.
Notable amongst the nine lap records achieved in 1978 was at Snetterton where Ginger knocked 2 seconds off the record, lapping at 92.6mph (149kph).
1979-1981 – Radical Reliant
In order to stay ahead of the competition, the team next develops a car based on the lightweight, fibreglass construction of a Reliant Kitten Estate which has the same dimensions as the Mini Estate but a more raked windscreen.
More here:-
http://marshallfraserracing.blogspot.com/p/1970s.html


Mini Estate chassis


Body under construction


Mini Countryman

[surfblue63]

Grosser Preis der Tourenwagen Nürburgring 6 Hours 1969 ETCC

John Rhodes



John Handley

[Peter1071]

Does anyone know the car, driver or circuit? I bought some negatives from Ebay years ago and have no information.

[SMOKE GREY]

Deffo Oulton Park, think it may be Barrie Williams in the car that he rolled in the 66 RAC rally, Flan1275 Pete will know.

[Pete]

Yes its Whizzo in the McKechnie car at Oulton. Nice pictures!

[SMOKE GREY]

Yes its Whizzo in the McKechnie car at Oulton. Nice pictures!

Good to see I haven't ' lost it!'

[Peter1071]

I'm glad you like the photos. Here's another two from the same set of negatives. One must be Whizzo and the other Cooper Car Co. Minis?

[surfblue63]

Top picture with the Cooper Car Co cars looks like Graham Hill bend at Brands Hatch.

Looks like car 25 of John Rhodes during the Guards Motor Show 200 round of the 1967 BSCC



http://touringcarracing.net/Races/1967% ... MS200.html

[mab01uk]

Mallory Park - Plum Pudding Races - Boxing Day 1966. The Mini was entered by Barnet Motor Co and driver probably Ken Ayres. The Ford Anglia is Gerry Taylor.
https://tentenths.com/forum/showpost.ph ... tcount=130

[mab01uk]

Another of Gerry Taylor's Anglia's is followed by a couple of Minis on a wet Mallory Park short circuit, 10th July 1966.
https://tentenths.com/forum/showpost.ph ... tcount=133

[mab01uk]

Dave Carvell, spaceframe chassis Maguire Mini 1300cc. chassis #002 1978
This photo at Silverstone was taken by the late Fred Scatley.
"The engine was a conventional 'A' series with a short stroke Allen crank and an 8 port Weslake head running on 4 Amal carbs, which was no match for all the BDA engined cars that had appeared in the class,but never the less David did a fine job at hanging on to them for as long as he could, even taking fastest lap off Peter Baldwin and Co at Donington on one occasion !"
The Mini was on show at the racing car show at Alexandra Palace in 1978 on the Mini Spares stand.
(Mike Parkes had the first Maguire Mini, his car ran in the 1000 cc class).

John Maguire Racing:-
https://tentenths.com/forum/showthread. ... 978&page=3

[mab01uk]

Mike Parkes had the first Maguire Mini, his car ran in the 1000 cc class.

[mab01uk]

Press cutting: Maguire Mini/Ron Carvell

[Pandora]

Col Lourie just shared these great photos of Keith Robertson's Thistle Minis racer / Autocross car and Landar R6 on the Ingliston Circuit Fans facebook page.

And having looked out an old advert, it's great to see the old garage still exists, pretty much unchanged.

Al

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[mab01uk]

David Vizard - CCC Race Mini 1973