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1966 Geneva

1965 1000 Lakes

Also 1966 Castrol Danube Tony Fall/Rev Rupert Jones:
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1966 Geneva


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1965 RAC

Quite a lot of previously unseen photos appearing on Facebook recently taken by Dave Godwin, here’s but one of Marjatta Aaltonen and Carolyn Tyler on the ‘66 RAC. The car is ex works at this point as far as I’m aware, owned and run by BVRT

MiNiKiN wrote: ↑Tue May 31, 2022 3:49 pm Also 1966 Castrol Danube Tony Fall/Rev Rupert Jones:
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Is Rupert Jones still with us? Just wonder as I meet Hubert Hofmann recently who helped Rupert during the '66 Danube Rallye by translating the race directors instructions (the Austrian race comitee was aledgedly unwilling to speak English for the participants from abroad). This in turn led to Hubert getting known to Brian Gillibrand, who was grateful for Huberts help, and who, in gratitude, gave him the honour of receiving an engine built by BVRT for his participation in the Austrian Touring Car Championship.

No sadly not, pretty much the entire Vita team have gone now, Rupert being one of the first. Only found out Gillibrand had gone last year.

Pete wrote: ↑Mon Feb 12, 2024 11:46 am No sadly not, pretty much the entire Vita team have gone now, Rupert being one of the first. Only found out Gillibrand had gone last year.

Very sad to hear. But I do experience this myself in taking my old racers interviews, I have a constant fear of coming too late.
Ageing sucks, but the alternative is even less desirable.

Pictured on the RAC with Vita team manager Brian Gillibrand