Legends of the 9 hour

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Legends of the 9 hour

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Over the last two weekends the International Piper Series race meeting was held at Zwartkops and at Kyalami here in Johannesburg South Africa. There were a few Minis that raced in the pre '66 Legends event. Pics of the two meetings below.
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A few more...
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Nice shots GP thanks for sharing.
The rear tow strap on the OEW car looks a bit of an after thought!
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and a Minisprint in the car-park
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Nice cars 8-) the Red Sprint reminds me of JanSpeed,s race Mini JAN4.
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Thanks for posting. I've been looking for decent photos of a Tartan red with Black Gp2 arches! very nice.

Do you have more photos of that car?

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JC T ONE wrote:Nice cars 8-) the Red Sprint reminds me of JanSpeed,s race Mini JAN4.

ive seen a photo of that red mini sprint dressed as a birthday cake before

it looked well tasty :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
please note, these are my own, individual sales, nothing whatsoever to do with my employer, minispares
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How come lightweight wide cars are allowed in pre '66 ? It's a shame we don't have a similar series up and running over here, App K/Class D is all well and good but it'd be nice to see (and hear !) Gp5 in this country !
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yes,.. great pics with superb clarity... thanks for posting..when not in use ....where are all these classic cars kept ?,in a steel vault with a shotgun carrying guard ??!!.....its great to see cars like these still have a keen following in S.A. and Aus.....tks foxy52
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SteveG wrote:Thanks for posting. I've been looking for decent photos of a Tartan red with Black Gp2 arches! very nice.

Do you have more photos of that car?

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Hi Steve, yes I have a few pics of that car. lots of patina but very quick sporting a Swedish? 7 port head. Please pm me your email address and I'll forward them to you.
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Pete wrote:How come lightweight wide cars are allowed in pre '66 ? It's a shame we don't have a similar series up and running over here, App K/Class D is all well and good but it'd be nice to see (and hear !) Gp5 in this country !
Pete, the Minisprint did not race in the pre-66 class. It was at the track, but in he spectator area. I don't think it would be allowed to compete in the pre-66 series.

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gpmini wrote:
very quick sporting a Swedish? 7 port head.

Hi GP, if its a Mini Sport 7 porter?

then the story is here = http://forum.minicooper.org/showthread.php?t=10114
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Thanks Jens
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