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Re: 1960 / 70's Mini Racing Photos

Posted: Sun Sep 13, 2020 5:43 pm
by Nick W
1960 Rac Rally of Great Britain

Re: 1960 / 70's Mini Racing Photos

Posted: Sun Sep 13, 2020 7:12 pm
by rpb203
RS100 is interesting?!
Does it have an Alexander cross flow head under the bonnet?
Suppose we’ll never know?

Re: 1960 / 70's Mini Racing Photos

Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2020 3:41 pm
by Nick W
Another shot of RS100 driven by a Mr RG Smith

Re: 1960 / 70's Mini Racing Photos

Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2020 4:04 pm
by Pete
That’s Bob Smith from Cumbria who raced for Vita in the mid 60s, had his own garage and did the Downton conversion originally on that ‘For The Love Of Cars‘ 998 Cooper.

Re: 1960 / 70's Mini Racing Photos

Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2020 7:47 pm
by Fanfaniracing
Nick W wrote: Mon Sep 14, 2020 3:41 pm Another shot of RS100 driven by a Mr RG Smith
Someone knows more about the spec of this car?

Re: 1960 / 70's Mini Racing Photos

Posted: Tue Oct 06, 2020 2:20 pm
by Jeroen Booij
Just found this and have no idea what it is. Anyone?
The clipping is from 1969

Re: 1960 / 70's Mini Racing Photos

Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2020 8:55 pm
by Pete
At risk of stating the obvious here ;) it’s John Rhodes in the short lived Vita rallycross car, there’s footage of it’s demise on YouTube.

Re: 1960 / 70's Mini Racing Photos

Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2020 8:56 pm
by Pete
rpb203 wrote: Sun Sep 13, 2020 7:12 pm RS100 is interesting?!
Does it have an Alexander cross flow head under the bonnet?
I think so Gary.

Re: 1960 / 70's Mini Racing Photos

Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2020 10:23 am
by Jeroen Booij
Pete wrote: Wed Oct 07, 2020 8:55 pm At risk of stating the obvious here ;) it’s John Rhodes in the short lived Vita rallycross car, there’s footage of it’s demise on YouTube.
But what's below that massive bulge, Pete?

Re: 1960 / 70's Mini Racing Photos

Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2020 12:56 am
by Pete
Weslake eight port on fuel injection, instead of sticking out the bonnet it’s mud-proofed! :D

Re: 1960 / 70's Mini Racing Photos

Posted: Sat Oct 17, 2020 7:57 pm
by mab01uk
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Archive : Getting the most out of the Mini in 1969
These colour images were first published in a November 1969 edition of the now defunct Motor magazine:-
https://www.aronline.co.uk/opinion/gett ... i-in-1969/

Re: 1960 / 70's Mini Racing Photos

Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2020 3:25 pm
by mab01uk
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Thanks to Richard Lawrence for the photo (Eelmor Plain, Aldershot in 1965) and scan of the advert:-
https://www.minimarcos.org.uk/altpics/r ... index.html

Re: 1960 / 70's Mini Racing Photos

Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2020 1:50 pm
by MrNoo
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My father at Silverstone in his Mini Miglia (998 in those days) car was a Boopspeed car, think it was Boop 4 or 5 (car number 75)

Re: 1960 / 70's Mini Racing Photos

Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2020 7:04 pm
by mab01uk
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BMC Competition Department 1970

Re: 1960 / 70's Mini Racing Photos

Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2020 10:17 pm
by spoon.450
Great photo....does the car still survive ??

Re: 1960 / 70's Mini Racing Photos

Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2020 10:39 pm
by Ronnie
OBL 46F World cup recce car ^

Re: 1960 / 70's Mini Racing Photos

Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2020 10:51 pm
by spoon.450
Ronnie wrote: Fri Oct 23, 2020 10:39 pm OBL 46F World cup recce car ^
Yes, thanks Ronnie, just wondered if it survived and still exists ?

Re: 1960 / 70's Mini Racing Photos

Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2020 11:04 pm
by Ronnie
Bought off Norman Grimshaw MCR mag. ;)

Re: 1960 / 70's Mini Racing Photos

Posted: Sat Oct 24, 2020 8:25 am
by billycooper
spoon.450 wrote: Fri Oct 23, 2020 10:51 pm
Ronnie wrote: Fri Oct 23, 2020 10:39 pm OBL 46F World cup recce car ^
Yes, thanks Ronnie, just wondered if it survived and still exists ?
From Chateau Impney last year Dave


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Re: 1960 / 70's Mini Racing Photos

Posted: Sat Oct 24, 2020 8:36 am
by GraemeC
Is that Antelope?