Ahh... that's why the fence is so close!

Perhaps John Medley can add more about the Porsche, and also that wire wheel to the right under what appears to be a DB3S guard. And is that a D-type in the foreground?

Not sure what the wire wheel is attached to but the program does list two "Austin Martin"s [sic]!!!!
I think that the car in the foreground is probably Derek's Lotus XV.

Some more photos from Orange - Feb '60


Alec Mildren leading the field away in the 10 lap "Anniversary Championship" Racing Car event.


General view of Pit Area with #6 Ross Dalton's C Type Jaguar in the foreground.

The car in the foreground is clearly the lovely Lotus XV..while the drum braked car on the right is the eternally disappointing production DB3S of Sulman.

I remember reading where David Mckay said a well driven Healey was nearly as quick..

excellent pics Kaydee..your motorcycle pics of Ken Kavanagh are with MCA ..as we speak

Stan Patterson

Would anyone like to hazard a guess re the rednosed blue car between the two red MG Specials?

I have one idea -- but I have no recollection of those colours on the car I'm thinking of

Natty head gear in the #12 JWF pic - umbrella and hat combined.

What is Number 62

Stan

Stan,
According to the Program - #62 is a Berkeley B95 and #63 is a Berkeley B105.
Kevin

A couple more photos from Orange, Feb '60 -


Start of the Australian Touring Car Championship race with the three Jaguars of Ron Hodgson, Bill Pitt and David McKay


Another photo in the pits - David Finch, D Type Jaguar

Great photos Kevin - see that the Berkley B105 # 63 has now moved to # 68......... history unfolding 47 years later ..... is the spelling on the trailer correct ?

Patrick...a vertical brace on the trailer is making the 63 into the 68....probably no change in number.

That the RED pipe off the in the way that make it look like 68 not 63...as youcan see.

wow,, do i need Neil Crompton to tell me what is happening?

MORE AND MORE ABOUT LESS AND LESS

motor racing inflation

Damn it all

KAYDEE RULES

Stan

Patrick,
Sorry, my typo. The spelling on the trailer is correct - even the spelling in the Program is correct.
(I've edited my original post so that the spelling doesn't get perpetuated!)
Kevin

Sorry..... was in the Lotus 20 position and could not see the vertical brace ... and thanks kaydee for the great photos and the spelling correction - looked in a few NZ lists and they have the two cars that raced in the deep south [ Crosbie and Cottle ] as Berkley.

It's going to be a sad day when you guys run out of these great photo's,and whats great is the memories that it must bring back and information you share.
I dread the thought of all the great history being lost!
I heard a story of a guy cleaning up his late fathers house and throwing out
hundreds of slides........

Would anyone have a starters list & full results for round 5 of the Aust Formula 2 championship of 1974 held at Symmons Plains in Tassie?

Very well said and happens all too often Twist....thank goodness for whats left...I hope most of it finds its way to a government run archive....they may not know the significance of what they get but at least they know about preservation

Yes 275 GTB-4,
That's why I decided to start building the history of Collingrove hillclimb.
The only problem is I keep finding more great storys and photos of the characters and then
feel I should do a quick run down on them!
My project just gets bigger!!!!

Hee hee..it would help if your link didn't go to Sweetnam Horse Stud

More photos from the Australian Touring Car Championship meeting at Orange in Feb 1960 -


The caption on this slide says "Ron Hodgson's 3.8 Jag approaching Speets Bend"


Brian Foley in Austin A40 leading J Malcolm in Austin Lancer

Hi Kayedee,

Is this the Derek Jolly car at that meeting?



I think we could have bumped into each other!



The start of a sports car race - looks like the Jag C-type that you took in the pits.



Added this one because it appeals to me!



I lived in Orange in those days - now (and since 1968) in your home town. Small world.

Please keep posting the brilliant pictures.

That would be in Racing Car News, I would expect...

And 'J Malcolm' was John Malcolm who had a workshop in Newtown for many years.

Yes,

and visitng American Rod Carveth in his black 1956 Aston Martin DB3S next to him..

Stan Patterson

ANF2 Round 5 - Symmons Plains - September 22 1974

Grid
1 – L. Geoghegan – Birrana 274 Hart – 56.5
2 – B. Allison – Birrana 274 Hart – 56.9
3 – B. Muir – Birrana 273 Hart – 56.9
4 – S. Rajah – March 732 Hart – 57.0
5 – M. Ramsay – Birrana 273 Hart – 57.5
6 – R. Winter – Mildren Lotus – 57.6
7 – G. Crawford – Birrana 273 Ford – 59.1
8 – C. Talbot – Birrana 274 England – 59.9
9 – C. Farrell – Elfin 600B Hart – 59.9
10 – I. Douglas – March 743 – 63.1
11 – K. Bartlett – Lola T360 Hart – 65.0


Result
1 – Bob Muir – 44:30.1 (63.3)
2 – Ray Winter – 39 laps (64.8)
3 – Sonny Rajah – 39 laps (65.7)
4 – Graeme Crawford – 37 laps (68.6)
5 – Chris Farrell – 30 laps (75.5)

Insufficient laps to qualify
Chas Talbot – 28 laps (82.9)
Leo Geoghegan – 24 laps (69.8)

DNF
Bruce Allison – engine failure – 23 laps
Malcolm Ramsay – accident – 1 lap
Kevin Bartlett – accident – 1 lap

Cheers Milan

Some more photos taken at the Feb '60 Orange meeting -


"Gasoline Alley" in the Orange pits -


(I have previously posted this photo in another thread but have included it for those that might have missed it.)
Frank Matich checking out Derek Jolly's Lotus XV in the pits at Orange prior to the arrival of his own car.

This photo looks more like the Decca Special and could have been taken at another meeting?

Rod Carveth visited Australia in 1959..so that pic is 1959.....it is assumed Derek Jolly was in UK "negotiating" with Coin Chapman for most of 1959.

Stan Patterson

The Mark 2 Decca seems to be featured in a few photos.
The Original Mk1 is hard to find photos.
I purchased the Blanden book which had a photo from Rob Roy.
I never new it caught fire first time out!!!
I wish the climax engine was not robbed to build the Mk2........
I heard that Eldred Norman's daughter was in town researching
her fathers life.
Is his son still in Adelaide?
Keep it coming Guy's it Oh so good!

Bronnie lives in Tewantin... Mike has a workshop in Noosaville, Bill is around Murwillumbah somewhere...

Nancy died about six or eight years ago.

Ray you are a Gem....all that information stored up there "Car Brain of the Universe!!!!!"

Last two photos from opening Warwck Farm Meeting - Dec '60 -


Bill Patterson leading Bib Stillwell along Pit Straight -


Leo Geoghegan's #3 white Lotus Elite and probably Bill Buckle's yellow Buckle Coupe behind?

Looks like my father David's Elite, but his is a super 95 with only 24000miles since he purchased it new off Derek Jolley.
Leo Geoghegan's will be driving a heap of Elite's at the 50th Celebration in October

Here's a couple of pics from Terry McGrath... he'd like to have them identified. From Queensland in the fifties, he says...

I've seen the first pic before and have often wondered if it is a"streamliner" HRG.

Good to see you posting again, Dick...

Where have you been?

It looks more Allard-ic to me

And anyway, in the second pic, the Rover 75 P4 is more exciting
.....

Stan Patterson

Ray, been too busy racing and fixing those damn old racing cars, I must dig out some old photos to post on this thread.

Top plan, Dick...

But don't stop racing, will you?

I thought it looked a bit like a very tired Doretti which was built on TR2 chassis from memory

Quote: Not Doretti, Grab handle wrong, Drums are not right, Windscreen lays flat, Curve down at front and rear guards too sharp, But, spare wheel in boot lies same angle as Doretti, guards look familiar. Who knows? has been cut around so much.

Yes P4, but one in background too small for A40, Suicide doors, is it continental? like Fiat, Renault or Citroen?

In foreground, large centre piece to spokes, suggest 1930's period, distance from radiator to front of gearbox very tiny, 2 cylinder space? Jowett? or Bradford? Obviously special.

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by 275 GTB-4
Quote: like Fiat, Renault or Citroen?

Topolino?

Roger Lund

That's the only car it can be...

Rover, Fiat Topolino, Austin 7 Special

Is interesting how Patto ruled with a single wishbone rear suspension T51, ala Kaydee pic

With a Whiteford tuned 2 Litre, Patto hounded JB's World Championship Winning T51 ..at the 'Island March1960 and later at Bathurst that same year.......Patto set Residential Lap Records....we must re-apparaise the Sydney-Centirc mythology about our fastest driver..


Stan
Musing

Are you still harping on that, Stan?

At least it's not Stillwell's praises you're singing tonight...

Come on Ray,

These debates are fun...and informative

No need to get aggro

Patto = Our Gonzalez
Davison = Our Collins
Jones = Our Moss
Stillwell = Our Brooks
Matich = Our Stewart


Lets talkkkk


Stan