YES!!!

Great stuff Bill. Do you have the entry list for this race?

Thanks Bill. So the #50 is Joe Kretschi's Formel-Rennsport-Club "Lola Spyder"

The #30 wasn't on the entry list but was identified earlier by dwall as the "Gelo Racing Team Porsche 917 Spyder driven by Franz Pesch".

Allen

Hi Rupert

Nice picture of the Noel Le Tissier Chevron. Is that definitely the B30? Could it be the B32?

Allen

Any Lime Rock or Thompson Formula A? Either L&M or Nationals? It's really, really hard to find pictures from those early years (1968-72) of US Formula A/Formula 5000.

Allen

Very intruiging. If he had changed the way he entered the car, then surely he must have changed car. Thanks for this.

Allen

Thanks Bill

Anything obscure from 75/76 is always interesting. At Watkins Glen in 1975 the most interesting cars were Cannon's March 73A and Woodner's Talon MR1A. Unfortunately I don't have entry numbers for that race but Cannon was #9 elsewhere and Woodner was #91. At the 1976 Glen race were John Morton in the #11 Lance LSR1 (I have no photos at all of the Lance), Dick Messier in a mystery #36 "R. T. Auto Machine Special R. M. 3" that was probably a Chevron B24 or B28, Bob Dugo in a #57 "Dunkin Donuts Chinook LD1" that only appeared in practice and Brian Redman giving the #1A Lola T430 some rare practice laps. But any of your pictures would be a real treat because of their amazing quality.

Allen

Thanks Tom

It looks like Le Tissier ran the B32 in 1978 and then bought the B30 from Richard Jones for the next three seasons. The B32 appears to have gone to Tom Coughlam late in 1978 but then disappears from (my) view until Ken Ayers sprinted it in 1984.

Maybe Steve knows more. He usually does!

Allen

Sorry to bump this thread but there are newcomers who may not know it exists.

Hi Alan

I could see those images at first, then they disappeared.

Allen

Just had to do this:



Probably still not quite right but all I know how to do is press the "Autocorrect" button.

Great pictures Alan! Keep them coming.

Allen

Did someone call?

Nice pics! That's the "T242" isn't it, the T300 prototype.

Boy that car was ugly! But purposeful.

Allen

Come on now. Form an orderly queue!

These are two different Oulton meetings I think.

The prototype, at first called the T242 but then renamed T300, first appeared at Thruxton (R10) on 1 August 1971. It's third race was at the Oulton Park Gold Cup (R12 22 Aug 1971) which is I guess where Alan saw it, and then it was wrecked at Snetterton a week later.

The first production T300 (HU1) first appeared at Hockenheim (R14 12 Sep 1971) and then at Oulton Park a week later (R15 18 Sep 1971) where Stu saw it. It won both those races.

I don't have a picture of the T242/T300 on OldRacingCars.com (T300 page here) so, like Gerald, I'd love to use one of Alan's pictures if I could get a larger scan.

Allen

... but if these are two different cars, the livery is suspiciously similar. Any chance you guys were both at the same race?

Fantastic! Colour pictures from 1970 that look as crisp as if they were taken yesterday.

Wonderful stuff Alan. Can I use these too?

Allen

1973 Barry. Wonderful again!

Allen

I assumed it was Sangster's car in '73 but I could be wrong. If it was 1972 it would have to be Rollinson and I'm pretty sure that's not his car. Good question - I'm not certain.

Allen

Don't recall seeing this one before. May I?

And that's a problem in what way?

Allen

Rob's got it right. Lotus 70B/02. Another picture here.

Allen

Séamas, nikhil

Great pictures! Keep them coming!

Allen

Great pictures Alan. That's the first picture I've ever seen of Sid Taylor (and the wierdest expression I've ever seen on Cassius's face!)

Allen

Hi Ian

Old programmes! Excellent.

Could you have a look to see if you have any of the F5000 or Atlantic ones we're looking for?

Full lists here

Thanks

Allen

Is that Rollinson's McRae?

Hi Alan

I know it must seem like I have a Chevron B24 fetish, but do you know when and where you took that picture of Chris Craft's car?

Thanks

Allen

That's Gethin in Bobby Brown's usual car, team-mate to Dean. And both cars wearing their rear bodywork which is most unusual.

Allen

David Niven?

Absolute fabulous Paul!

I was about to agree with you wholeheartedly and then noticed the two people in the funny brown hats in picture 2. Then I started to have some doubts.

Could the sportscar picture be Thruxton 30 Mar 1970? There was a sports car race and a F2 race that day. However, the #43 F2 car must be from 1971 - again maybe Thruxton 12 Apr 1971 where #43 was Jaussaud's March 712M?

Allen

It will be someone in this race, presumably Jacques Couture. Several 69Bs were built for Formula B.

Wonderful pictures, aren't they!

Allen

Hello Henk! Great picture of the Kitchiner.

Do you have more from that race (Zandvoort 19 Apr 1970)? And do you have the race programme? I am trying to get hold of scans of entry lists for all the F5000 races and the 1970 Zandvoort race is still outstanding.

Allen

That's excellent Henk. I'm always looking for photos of F5000s (colour ideally) and for the entry lists from the overseas F5000 races - Anderstorp (1970), Hockenheim (1969, 1970, 1971), Koksijde (1969), Misano (1973), Mondello Park (1969, 1970, 1971, 1973), Monza (1970, 1971, 1974), Mugello (1974), Nivelles-Baulers (1972), Salzburgring (1970), Zandvoort (1969, 1970, Jul 1973, Sep 1973, 1975) and Zolder (1970, 1975).

Thanks

Allen

That car didn't have much of a career. Used in practice in South Africa and then wrecked in practice at Brands.

Allen

It's definitely a 1976 spec car. I wondered if it could be the T-car that the team brought along in 1977 but that was P34/6, a new car. The nose is definitely 1976, as is the rear wing, so I'm confident that this is P34/2, Depailler's Monaco 76 car.

Allen

That means I was wrong too. I hate it when that happens

Well done alnica and Steffan.

And as I was taking pics on the track that year, I could not miss the Alfas in the paddocks either...



This car finished second in class in 1984, and is little documented with its odd "Dismero" white-and-blue livery. It raced again with race #42 the next year.

Bobby Brown is an extremely fit 66-year old who looks the same as he did 30 years ago. Last year he also raced a mint BT-36 too. The year before he raced the March 79B. The Ralt is very quick and well turned out racer too. I don't think he ever stopped racing. He runs about 10-15 Historic races a year.

I believe he still owns and runs that dealership...

I always fancied the BT-34, I've always thought it was a clever little car.

Jerry:

Any particular reason why Jody ran number "0"? Secondly, was Roger Penske half kidding or just being a butthead when he call the Trojan a hunk of junk? Regardless, I find his comment extremely arrogant and a bit of a purse swing.

Rob:

Which track is this? It also looks a lot like Mont tremblant too...amazing.

Alan Cox:

The paint scheme on Teo Fabi car was sand blasted by debris on the track. For example we did "an exhibition" run at the USGP with HGP the 2nd year they had it at Indy. Bernie didn't provide the normal sweeping service he provided every other group! He wanted to discourage us because he felt we were a distraction to HIS show, the fans loved the old cars...and all the working mechanics dropped their tools and ran over to the pit wall to get a better look and a better smell.

Well after only a few laps all of our cars looked like that. I think it cost Jim Busby something like $1,400 in painting costs. I got off lighter! It was like driving in a sand storm in the Sahara...

Just another reason for me to bad mouth the little jerk...

Bruno:

I don't have a clue what you said, but I think your composition is very good.

Twin Window:

That's impressive...

these are great pics, lads !!

unbelivable Twinny! I have home movie footage that MUST have been taken right next to you as you were taking these pics!! Including a big close-up of Mike the Bike with his lid hanging off the left hand mirror.

that's Roger Hill in the Tyrrell. A Tyrrell mechanic right up to the end, bless 'im.

who is that with his back to the camera in the last pic? Beltoise, Ickx??