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[Norman Hayes]

Hello, some of my 70's photos

Images to follow soon.

Norman.

[Cirrus]

I think you'll find the 70's even more popular than the 60's around these here parts...

[john t]

Agreed. Can't wait to see them Norman.

[Norman Hayes]

1970 27 Friday March BRSCC Guards 5000 Guineas Car Races Oulton Park
STP Modified Sports Car raceCar 119 T.Ernest Blackadder 998cc Nathan GP 6 GT Imp.
Blackadder would have finished higher in the order, but for a broken gear lever which necessitated a pit stop, but went on to finish 4th

[Norman Hayes]

Same Event as above Oulton Park 5000 Guineas Car Races and STP Modified Sports Car RaceFriday 27 March 1970 Car No. 123 Richard Thomas Taft 4700cc A.C. Cobra finished in 2nd place

[B Squared]

Norman, I'm glad to see your '70's file up & running. I really enjoy seeing your contributions.

Brian

[Russell Burrows]

Yes Norman, especially if you have any bike shots from the early seventies.

[Norman Hayes]

Oulton Park 24 September 1977 Townend Thorensen Formula Ford Championship
Car No. 12 Pedro Nogues' mechanics try a new form of servicing on the Van Diemen car

[Norman Hayes]

Lombard RAC Rally Tuesday 25 November 1975. Special Stage 49 Greystoke Forest
"DATSUN VIOLENT"
N0. 15 Harry Kallstrom and M. Stadt Datsun Violet. Kallstrom took his Datsun off the road and down a bank on the very first stage Bramham and from then on was not at all convinced of the suitability of Japanese Dunlops for rallying. Consequently he took the rest of the rally very carefully and finished the rally without any great trouble in 11th. place overall

[Paul Parker]

It is amazing what we forget, far more apparently than we consciously remember.

I had not thought of Richard Taft for decades and here he is in the Cobra, great stuff.

Thanks for stimulating the little grey cells again Norman.

[Mallory Dan]

Originally posted by Cirrus
I think you'll find the 70's even more popular than the 60's around these here parts...

Quite right too Alan, the decade of taste and decency, after all those 60s excesses!!! One of the first ever meetings I can recall, at guess where, I can remember even now the Richard Taft and Sean Jackson Cobras. The names have been with me ever since, no idea why.

And doesn't that look like Tony Pond next to the Nogues Van Diemen, anyone know who it is?

[Andrew Kitson]

The driver to the right of Nogues car is Rick Morris.

[David McKinney]

Originally posted by Andrew Kitson
The driver to the right of Nogues car is Rick Morris.

Where's his specs?
I thought for a moment the mechanic was Tom Pryce

[Andrew Kitson]

I'm certain that's Rick, he raced for Lazenby / Hawke that season, maybe had his contacts in. The guy with the hair/tache is I think Graeme Glew, who ran the Touraco school at Cadwell.

[Mallory Dan]

Originally posted by Andrew Kitson
I'm certain that's Rick, he raced for Lazenby / Hawke that season, maybe had his contacts in. The guy with the hair/tache is I think Graeme Glew, who ran the Touraco school at Cadwell.

Ah, Mr Glew. Team Touraco, one of the few entrants of the Lola T540E, and from Lincs I think. The chap next to GG has a nice 70s shirt, I used to have one like that, maybe still have it!

[petestenning]

The Taft/Jackson Cobras were sure a good sight and sound in the 70, s often seeing off the Jaguars of Burbidge/Shaw and later the Beddington V12 version.


Pete

[Norman Hayes]

THE RETURN OF MOTOR RACING TO DONINGTON PARK 28 MAY 1977
Super Saloons
Did you know that there was last minute scare before the opening of Donington Park after the war. Late on Thursday afternoon before the saturday opening, the RAC declared iy was unable to issue a track licence to Donington. A statement was issued by RAC to this effect "For some time the RAC had been in contact with local footpath preservationgroups and Tom Wheatcroft the circuit owner. Counsels opinion was received by the RAC to the effect that ther was no legal way that a footpath that intercepted the circuit at two points can either be closed or diverted to allow a race meeting to take place.
Donington motor racing circuit agreed that the inaugural meeting would take place, less the two planed single seater racing car events. This overcomes the problem of a footpath crossing the track, because it was lawful to run events for cars over a footpath so long asit is classified as a trial and only involves motor vehicles as defined by the law. The Law does not include racing cars.
The folloewing cars are not racing cars

[Norman Hayes]

Cars No. 2 - 12 and 3. No.2 Nick Whiting 3.4 Ford Escort finished first, No.12 Mick Hill 5.0 VW Beetle Chevrolet finished 4th andNo.3 Colin Hawker 3.0 D.F.V.W.Ford Cosworth DFV V8 finished second with a misfiring engine. Don't forget these were not racing cars according to the RAC

[RS2000]

Originally posted by Norman Hayes
This overcomes the problem of a footpath crossing the track, because it was lawful to run events for cars over a footpath so long asit is classified as a trial and only involves motor vehicles as defined by the law. The Law does not include racing cars.
The following cars are not racing cars

I don't recall that - and as a rally Clerk of the Course around the time (for authorisation purposes, a rally and a trial can be considered together) I would have had an interest! English Law cannot surely define a "racing car" within the umbrella of non-road legal vehicles, only (the then RAC) MSA regs do. I think it must have been something a little more informal - doing a deal with objectors (who wouldn't have understood the difference) saying no single seater racing cars were involved or something like that. Even it being called a "time trial" rather than a race wouldn't alter things.
Today (and as far as I am aware then - we tend not to get such laws freed up over time, quite the reverse, and are facing new, serious problems right now) single seater racing cars can run across public footpaths temporarily closed for the day by the local authority and such hill climb venues have also been lost because objectors stopped the closure of a footpath. From personal experience then, the MSA would not have required legal advice as the position was well known.
Anyone else have any knowledge of what happened at Donington? (as far as I am aware, there had been closure for a special stage of the RAC rally there as early as 1972, long before the new track was surfaced)

[Norman Hayes]

Daily Express Indy Silverstone 30 September 1978
Car No.14 A.J. Foyt Coyote Foyt 78 Entrant :- Gilmore Racing Team/Citicorp
The Texan was first to admit his car was getting long-in-the tooth. The four-cam Ford engine, for instance was almost 250lbs havier than a Cosworth DFX, but A.J. was more concerned that his car was the only one to carry all the fuel on the left hand side - during qualifying a con rod broke which condemmed him to a fifth row start.
During the race, the great man was charging, he moved through the field, desperate to win the race, he was leading when the race was stopped due to heavy rain

[gbl]

Originally posted by Norman Hayes

Daily Express Indy Silverstone 30 September 1978
Car No.14 A.J. Foyt Coyote Foyt 78 Entrant :- Gilmore Racing Team/Citicorp
The Texan was first to admit his car was getting long-in-the tooth. The four-cam Ford engine, for instance was almost 250lbs havier than a Cosworth DFX, but A.J. was more concerned that his car was the only one to carry all the fuel on the left hand side - during qualifying a con rod broke which condemmed him to a fifth row start.
During the race, the great man was charging, he moved through the field, desperate to win the race, he was leading when the race was stopped due to heavy rain

Nice photo, do you have more from this event?

[Norman Hayes]

Indy Cars at Silverstone. yes I have about 72 of the Indy Cars and another 20 from the support races
Norman Hayes

[Twin Window]

In future, could photos be posted in appropriate 'Personal photos from the paddock and track' threads please?

Thanks!

[Adam F]

Originally posted by Twin Window
In future, could photos be posted in appropriate 'Personal photos from the paddock and track' threads please?

Thanks!

Surely you are not suggesting that the two threads mentioned above are the ONLY places on TNF where it is appropriate to post photos?

.

[Alan Cox]

I well remember the hoo-ha about the objections from the footpath brigade to running the opening meeting, and I went there half-expecting to see an elderley gent wearing tweeds attempting to throw sticks across the track for his retriever to collect. They did, however, allow Gunnar Nilsson to run a few demonstration laps in his JPS Lotus 77 with Tom Wheatcroft perched precariously on the sidepod.

[gbl]

Originally posted by Norman Hayes
Indy Cars at Silverstone. yes I have about 72 of the Indy Cars and another 20 from the support races
Norman Hayes

So you will be a very busy guy in the near future ;)

[Norman Hayes]

Car No. 38 Richard Mawson and George Tindall Ford Anglia RS, they finished the Rally in 27th place overall and 18th in Class
29 September 1979 Pirelli Tour of Cumbria Special Stage Number 11 Comb Forest. A round of the Castrol Autosport RAC National Rally Championship

[sterling49]

What a beast this Anglia looks! The true "clubman" spirit of rallying, two wheel drive only

[Norman Hayes]

With the GB Wales Rally due to start, and then confined to one place on the Special Stages, I would like to show what it was like more than twenty years ago when you could pay £1.50p to park your car on any stage you wanted with four people in the car (£1.50) and then wander to any spot you wanted provided it was safe to stand there.
Here are some examples of my Rallying days and the RAC Rally that I have chosen to show you is 1981, the first one is Kershope Forest at 5.30 a.m. with car No. 62 Louise Aitken (as she was known in 1981) and co-driver Ellen Morgan they were competing in a Ford Escort RS 2000, finishing 19th overall and winning the Ladies award

[Norman Hayes]

Car No. 24 John Buffum and co-driver Neil Wilson Triumph TR7 V8 Hamsterley Forest N0.2 same day as previous photo but heavy snow on S.S. 25 Hamsterley which was 12 miles long. John Buffum (USA) battled his way round only to retire on S.S. 39 Brycheiniog with a blown engine

[Norman Hayes]

Car No. 10 Michèle Mouton and Fabrizia Pons Audi Quattro at Oulton Park the day after the two previous ones, charge for entry £1.50 each, with parking free.
things were going well up to third, then they started to go wrong o S.S. 41 Crychan the Audi gearbox could only offer first and fourth gears and also the front wheel drive packed in, and then on the snowy Beddgelert stage she hit a bump and landed awkwardly and failed to catch the Quattro which lept of the stage and slid down a 30 foot enbankment and came to rest on its side and out of the rally, up to then she had set four fastest times on Grisedale, Burwarton, Knill and Brycheiniog, neither of the crew were hurt

[stevewf1]

Originally posted by Norman Hayes

Daily Express Indy Silverstone 30 September 1978
Car No.14 A.J. Foyt Coyote Foyt 78 Entrant :- Gilmore Racing Team/Citicorp
The Texan was first to admit his car was getting long-in-the tooth. The four-cam Ford engine, for instance was almost 250lbs havier than a Cosworth DFX, but A.J. was more concerned that his car was the only one to carry all the fuel on the left hand side - during qualifying a con rod broke which condemmed him to a fifth row start.
During the race, the great man was charging, he moved through the field, desperate to win the race, he was leading when the race was stopped due to heavy rain

A.J. Foyt. Love him or hate him, he is certainly one of the best there ever was...

P.S. That's a very serious-looking bump he's hitting with the right-rear wheel.

[RS2000]

[i]Originally posted by Norman Hayes
Louise Aitken (as she was known in 1981) and co-driver Ellen Morgan they were competing in a Ford Escort RS 2000, finishing 19th overall and winning the Ladies award [/B]

Great RAC photos (but actually paying? don't remember doing that in 81!)
That car was being run by MCD/RED in 81 for Louise and the late Ellen Morgan and is advertised as being around today. I'm unconvinced, since it was a Gp1 unstrengthened shell, so all we can say is a car with that reg no is around!
Originally Prince Michael of Kent's droopsnoot RS2 on the 76 Tour of Britain? then run by David Sutton for (Australian?) David Lang. Believe it was then Mike Stuart's "flatfront" car in Castrol/Autosport and, later, RAC championships and RAC Rally before Louise used it? Some of the Gp1 spares held for it by Sutton and for the later Alan Carter Duckhams car got built into my car when I bought them at Sutton's post-Rothmans Escort sale.

[Carles Bosch]

Wonderful RAC pictures, Norman. Keep them coming...


Carles.

[Norman Hayes]

Oulton Park 29.4.1972 Lombard North central Championship Car Races
10 lap scratch race for Castrol Production Saloon Cars
No. 193 Tony Lanfranchi 1498cc Moskvitch Entrant Kensington Close Hotel. Lanfranchi was winner of Class 'D' (purchase price of cars up to £600 excluding tax)

[Stephen W]

Originally posted by Twin Window
In future, could photos be posted in appropriate 'Personal photos from the paddock and track' threads please?

Thanks!

Twinny, surely this thread is a PERSONAL batch of photos from one rather excellent photographer. To suggest that the photos should no longer be posted on this thread is tantamount to closing it down!

I don't understand why especially as there are hillclimb and rallying photos as well!

[Rob Ryder]

Originally posted by Stephen W


Twinny, surely this thread is a PERSONAL batch of photos from one rather excellent photographer. To suggest that the photos should no longer be posted on this thread is tantamount to closing it down!

I don't understand why especially as there are hillclimb and rallying photos as well!

Totally agree

[Norman Hayes]

Most members of this Bulletin Bioard are quite complimentary on the photographs that I post, but there are some real nit pickers who criticise some of the remarks that are described with the photos, recently quoted the engine size as 2988cc, someone came back and implied that I should have quoted 3000cc, I try to give complete and accurate information in all my postings, then someone recently suggested that I should post some photos on other threads, then others have suggested that I have quoted wrong dates for certain meeting, then other members have replied with further information proving that I was right in the first place, Then an argument at what constituted a racing car (which was a mild joke) at the first meeting at Donington Park after the war in 1977, just nit picking I put the photos on the site for others to enjoy as much as I do, so in future no nit picking eh.
norman Hayes

[pressman]

Originally posted by Norman Hayes
Most members of this Bulletin Bioard are quite complimentary on the photographs that I post, but there are some real nit pickers who criticise some of the remarks that are described with the photos, recently quoted the engine size as 2988cc, someone came back and implied that I should have quoted 3000cc, I try to give complete and accurate information in all my postings, then someone recently suggested that I should post some photos on other threads, then others have suggested that I have quoted wrong dates for certain meeting, then other members have replied with further information proving that I was right in the first place, Then an argument at what constituted a racing car (which was a mild joke) at the first meeting at Donington Park after the war in 1977, just nit picking I put the photos on the site for others to enjoy as much as I do, so in future no nit picking eh.
norman Hayes

Norman keep up the great work

Happy Christmas Mate.

Cheers Steve

[Russell Burrows]

Norman, I'm sure your photographs are greatly appreciated, wherever they're posted.

[simon drabble]

definitely appreciated by me - ignore the rivet counters!
Failing that post them on ten tenths where they definitely will be....

[fines]

Originally posted by Norman Hayes
Most members of this Bulletin Bioard are quite complimentary on the photographs that I post, but there are some real nit pickers who criticise some of the remarks that are described with the photos, recently quoted the engine size as 2988cc, someone came back and implied that I should have quoted 3000cc, I try to give complete and accurate information in all my postings, then someone recently suggested that I should post some photos on other threads, then others have suggested that I have quoted wrong dates for certain meeting, then other members have replied with further information proving that I was right in the first place, Then an argument at what constituted a racing car (which was a mild joke) at the first meeting at Donington Park after the war in 1977, just nit picking I put the photos on the site for others to enjoy as much as I do, so in future no nit picking eh.
norman Hayes

Please, Norman, don't take it to heart - We're essentially a band of nit-pickers because we don't have any other joys in life!;)

Don't be too hard on us, we all definitely love your photos!

[MCS]

Keep them coming Norman!

Race, rally or bikes - they are all great.

[sterling49]

Originally posted by MCS
Keep them coming Norman!

Race, rally or bikes - they are all great.

Agreed!

[Norman Hayes]

An appropriate photograph for this time of the year
£50,000 European Championship Trophy Race Donington Park 25.6.1978
No.23 Alex Ribeiro (Brazil) 2.0 March 782 Hart Entrant :- Jesus Saves Racing
Thanking the Lord for his excellent practice showing was little Alex Dias-Ribeiro, who Jesus Saves Racing March was really flying especially in the later stages. and was extremely happy to qualify second on the grid.
Ribeiro having fitted far too long a first gear, was swamped by the pack, everyone avoided contact with the red Jesus Saves car - for Ribeiro in his effort to recover lost ground, had gone straight on in the sand at Coppice and rammed the nose into the wall, ending the little Brazilian,s race there and then

[Phil Rainford]

Superb shot.....after finishing his career Ribeiro drove the Medical Car at numerous GPs.

Kind regards

Phil

[Mallory Dan]

Great pic, and the car that was later used extensively in England, by Phil Dowsett, then Dave Hoban etc etc.

[Norman Hayes]

12 April 1970 Brands Hatch BOAC 1000 World Championship Sports car Race
Car No.10 Pedro Rodriguez and Leo Kinnunen 4.6 Porsche 917/016 12 cylinders
Rodriguez did the lions share of the driving of the winning Gulf/JW car displaying tremendous speed and car control in the wet. Every so often Pedro Rodriguez really roses to the occasion to put in a terrific performance and this was one of those occsaions.

[john winfield]

Wonderful atmospheric shot Norman! I can still feel the rain seeping down my neck........
I think that's the Ickx / Oliver 512S behind and, from what I can see of the helmet, I guess it's Jackie Oliver.

[Norman Hayes]

Sidecar N0.8 Norman Hanks and wife Rose Hanks 500cc BSA
The Auto-Cycle Union International Road Races and Carreras Trophy Races sponsored by the Daily Express
Oulton Park Bank Holiday Monday 31 August 1970