MK1 Action Day

[Longbridge 1]

By the way, for those that didn't know the chap at the end of the video chatting with the lads and driving off in the Alfa is Will Dick , who was John Rhodes' mechanic, racer in his own right and former owner of KDK 320F. Barely got a chance to have a good chat other than about Team Charles Clark, Ian Mitchell etc. Bob Fox also came and introduced himself, there just wasn't enough time was there folks?? Sadly Anita Taylor went on the Monday by mistake but is coming to the next one.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTbV4BB ... S2cKCZ2ZAw

This Alfa passed me twice? On the A46 in my Landcrab coming back from Blyton.

[IAIN]

[alexdenevers]

Thank you for the nice comments, and thank you Mark for the upload to make it viewable to all countries.
The talented chap is Thomas Moreau -> https://www.facebook.com/pages/TM-PROD/541829479178675

Nice to hear that the alfa owner is Will Dick, he stopped his Alfa to say that Nicolas's car was very impressive on the track and sounded like a beast !

[Longbridge 1]

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Blimey fame at last

[goff]

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Blimey fame at last

Me as well
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Transit van
Longbridge good talking to you both, loved that 1800 S

Goff

[Pete]

Most people know that AD017s were rallied,Special Tuning modded them, Janspeed did aswell but did you know that Downton made a Twinny ?

[Longbridge 1]

Hi Pete,

Yes I heard something mentioned somewhere that a twinney was built but cannot remember where.

Possibly Australia I thought for some reason?

[Longbridge 1]

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Blimey fame at last

Me as well
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Transit van
Longbridge good talking to you both, loved that 1800 S

Goff

Hi Goff

Nice meeting and chatting to you and your good lady as well.

Cheers Steve

[Pete]

Sorry we didn't get to park your 1800 somewhere better, next time we're having a classic car corner.

[Longbridge 1]

No problem Pete.

[Pete]

Anita ,what can I say!!!!!!!d

At 0.37 here :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Dxg_AT35GA

I'm sure she made the papers when she put that car on it's roof. The story as I remember it was that all she was concerned about was A. whether she'd marked her face. and B.where her handbag was I'll find out as I'm interviewing her shortly.

[rich@minispares.com]

At 0.37 here :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Dxg_AT35GA

I'm sure she made the papers when she put that car on it's roof. The story as I remember it was that all she was concerned about was A. whether she'd marked her face. and B.where her handbag was I'll find out as I'm interviewing her shortly.

I know you pervs go on about cristabel carlise, but anita taylor has always been my favourite lady racer from the 1960's

theres some great articles about her in the autoport mag - they obviously really liked her as well, she must have been pretty media savvy as well

[Pete]

At the end of the day car companies were/are in the business of selling cars and if they could snap a 'racy' lady in one of theirs then that's bread and butter to their marketing department. I don't think it was so much her being media savvy, if anything it was BMC's loss that she stopped racing Minis because Ford were not so behind the door when it came to marketting and snapped her up straight away to drive Anglias. Not just a pretty face she was a talented driver , put it this way she beat her brother Trevor a couple of times in the Minis and he was a Lotus F1 driver! His story is also an interesting one, another great talent, a Formula 1 driver from Yorkshire with Hollywood looks that partnered Jim Clark and was a much overlooked talent that never got the breaks. I do remember him saying once that Chapman's cars were death traps, but that's another story.
James Palmer (Newtune on here) has got her old racing Cooper S which was sold on to Newtune as some will know and we're aiming to get them together. JK offered me that car yonks ago and I turned it down (didn't know it was hers then!).

[rich@minispares.com]

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James Palmer (Newtune on here) has got her old racing Cooper S which was sold on to Newtune as some will know and we're aiming to get them together. JK offered me that car yonks ago and I turned it down (didn't know it was hers then!).

if that the orange Gerry marshall one?

if so I saw that car when it had been just been 'found' (and bought for about 500 quid )

[Pete]

Yes 110 NNM, originally the Aurora Gear team colour of bluey/grey (similar to Smoke Grey) with a crimson stripe over the top. Anita's Austin Cooper S (110 NNM) had a yellow painted front panel and Trevor's had a red painted front panel (his wasn't registered as far as I know). The Aurora BMC (sports prototype using Mini subframes and a 1071 engine, later 8 port and later bought by Mick Clare) was painted the same team colours, as was the VW splitty flatbed and trailer.

Anita at Oulton :



Aurora BMC at Goodwood :

[Pete]

It doesn't look like most of us took cameras (well I did but didn't use it ) but has anyone got a photo of the lovely Bronze Mk3 'S' on the campsite? Or any of the 'early' cars lined up on the paddock road?

Cheers

[mk1]

The Bronze Yellow MK3 S was my mate Craig's.

[foxy52]

At the end of the day car companies were/are in the business of selling cars and if they could snap a 'racy' lady in one of theirs then that's bread and butter to their marketing department. I don't think it was so much her being media savvy, if anything it was BMC's loss that she stopped racing Minis because Ford were not so behind the door when it came to marketting and snapped her up straight away to drive Anglias. Not just a pretty face she was a talented driver , put it this way she beat her brother Trevor a couple of times in the Minis and he was a Lotus F1 driver! His story is also an interesting one, another great talent, a Formula 1 driver from Yorkshire with Hollywood looks that partnered Jim Clark and was a much overlooked talent that never got the breaks. I do remember him saying once that Chapman's cars were death traps, but that's another story.
James Palmer (Newtune on here) has got her old racing Cooper S which was sold on to Newtune as some will know and we're aiming to get them together. JK offered me that car yonks ago and I turned it down (didn't know it was hers then!).

...Enjoyed that vid ... wow ! she was a looker.. ?!... I was 15 then .. I wonder how old she was and is she still racing cars ???.... foxy52

[IAIN]

It doesn't look like most of us took cameras (well I did but didn't use it ) but has anyone got a photo of the lovely Bronze Mk3 'S' on the campsite? Or any of the 'early' cars lined up on the paddock road? Cheers

Here's one or two pics that we took. Basic snaps !

[steve1071]

The Bronze Yellow MK3 S was my mate Craig's.

Ooh, that's very nice. Mine in the same colour has a few more 'fresh air vents'.