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The TVR in the Snetterton photo is quite famous owned by Martin Lilley who bought TVR out of bankruptcy

Oneball wrote: ↑Sun Sep 26, 2021 5:51 pm The TVR in the Snetterton photo is quite famous owned by Martin Lilley who bought TVR out of bankruptcy

Well spotted!

Simon Ridge again 1967.....the parked cars in the background are on the longer BH Grand Prix circuit.


Photo: Simon Ridge's archive

Simon at Brands in 1968...






All Photos: Simon Ridge's archive.

Great shots and history there with the letter from James Hunt. Thanks for sharing.

Jeff Goodliff, Oulton Park 1968

Off to the races

Gerry Marshall - 'Only Here for the Beer'


Gerry Marshall in his early Mini racing days...

...and another below of his one-off Imp drive.

Zandvoort 1968

https://dutchracingpress.photos/gallery ... ophy-1968/

Me in the red Inno Cooper 20 years later in almost the same corner.

Kees

John Aley Racing team http://touringcarracing.net/Races/1966%20Zandvoort.html

"Alec Poole was the British Touring Car Champion in 1969 in a Mini Cooper S. He explained that the trick in qualifying was to perhaps not get out of the way of the bigger class Escorts and when they slowed slightly, to tuck in behind them for the all important tow! He also spoke briefly about a fearsome machine Alec raced known as the Complan Turbo Mini. That car grew from 1300cc to 1430cc during development and ended up with huge arches and a Clubman style front and as Alec explained, there were teething problems but when it went, it really went! This car was reputed to have in excess of 180bhp from an A-series turbo in 1971 and it was apparently sold to the Carribean, as was his next project, a 4.5 litre P6 Rover."
https://motorsport.ie/2015/08/07/motorm ... -festival/

The Mini racing chapter below is extracted from Gerry Marshall's 1978 Biography.
Although most remembered for his later Vauxhall DTV racing days, his son Gregor Marshall’s records for his father’s 1963 to August 1965 Mini forays shows 40 race entries in all Mini types from 850 to 1275 S. They also reveal 16 class wins (mostly in sprints), including two outright race victories.

Also his occasional return to Mini racing in the late 1960's:-
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and an epic race with Gerry in a Mini and Roger Williamson in a Ford Anglia on Boxing Day 1970:-
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