1980 / 90's Mini Racing Photos

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"A bit of tin-top action possibly from the Sun Free Race Day on July 31st 1983."
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mab01uk wrote: Wed Mar 20, 2019 10:50 pm
mab01uk wrote:Early 1990's (I think) in paddock photos of my late brother Steve Bell (Wood & Pickett sponsored) and his then team mate Mickey Bray (also sadly no longer with us).

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I believe I now own the #40 car?
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mab01uk wrote: Wed Mar 20, 2019 10:50 pm
YMJ wrote: Thu May 06, 2021 11:45 am
mab01uk wrote:Early 1990's (I think) in paddock photos of my late brother Steve Bell (Wood & Pickett sponsored) and his then team mate Mickey Bray (also sadly no longer with us).
I believe I now own the #40 car?
Any photos?
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mab01uk wrote: Thu May 06, 2021 4:14 pm
mab01uk wrote: Wed Mar 20, 2019 10:50 pm
YMJ wrote: Thu May 06, 2021 11:45 am


I believe I now own the #40 car?
Any photos?
Last raced by Andy Burge (I think). It's off to Endafs shortly for a cage putting in
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More photos of Steve Bell's Mini Seven here:-
http://mk1-forum.net/viewtopic.php?p=144141#p144141
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mab01uk wrote: Sun May 09, 2021 10:57 pm More photos of Steve Bell's Mini Seven here:-
http://mk1-forum.net/viewtopic.php?p=144141#p144141
That’s me, up his chuff in photo no.7
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1992 Motorsport magazine article:-
Small Is Beautiful (August 1992)
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Couple more of my old pics in the Brands Hatch paddock - Chris Tyrrell can be seen in the background chatting, in the blue race suit.

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Some more of my old paddock pics...early 1990's
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Note: The converted 'Dave Forster' Race Transporter Bus in the background is Reg No. DHC 851E
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A few more of my old paddock pics from the 1990's...

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I took this picture at the 25 years event a Donnington park circuit.

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:D Mini 30 Silverstone, I took these my self back than.

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The late Barry Reece - Special Saloon Mini 850.
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"Barry Reece started his racing career in 1969. He raced for many years a Mini 850 Special Saloon car, and obtained over 50 class or outright wins in regional events near his South Wales. Successes included several class wins in the BRSCC South-Western Championships as well as two Welsh 850 Championships at Llandow. 1980 marked his best season, driving a Maguire Mini, Reece won the BARC Wendy Wools 1000 Special Saloon Car Championship outright and also took his class once again in the BRSCC South-Western series at Castle Combe. In 1981 he scored 14 Special Saloon wins, using an engine built up by himself and his brother Phil Reece as mechanic, then he passed to the Maguire "Stiletto" 850. In 1982 he was the winner of the Wendy Wools 1000 Special Saloon Championship driving the Isis-Forklifts Maguire 850 Californian Hartwell."
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I have a huge collection of photos taken over the decades. Most of them racing photos.
Here of the 80's era, Mini Cross and Autotesting at Donington during the Mini 25 festivities.
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Have more b/w photos of the Mini 7/Miglia races and some of the SD1, Metro Turbo demonstration runs on raceday by Soper, Allam, Hahne and Tony Pond... if wished.
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