And you've taken a lot of different ones to choose from. No two the same!

One has to experiment

Experiment: "An experiment is any procedure that can be infinitely repeated and has a well defined set of outcomes..."

Random: "If something happens at random, it happens without a definite plan or pattern"

Did you use the correct word there Alan?

As soon as I posted that, I knew I was in trouble. Perhaps I should have said experimental (If that makes any difference?)

It was never random, just sometimes not as fast as I would of liked

A couple of pics from a huge Formula E battle between Richard P and Phil Margereson at Oulton, ended in tears for Phil I seem to recall.





Some Island Bend FF1600 action





More Formula E - Mallory



And finally a wayward Westfield at Old Hall

Rowan Dewhurst in the Quest.



Kimi's manager?



An Eccleston sandwich


Brilliant as ever Scoop

Steve Robertson himself

I've got a similar pic from a qualifying session at Kirkistown, where Roger Eccleston (I think) was sent out in his FF1600 with the special saloons as he had been off in a boggy, wet cow field the day before and missed official practice... Seem to recall he dried the thing out by removing all the bodywork and sans helmet, with fag in mouth, doing half a dozen full speed laps

I'll see if I can find it.

I think he did at the end of friday free practice. He came past me down the long straight...smiling

Kirkistown was good for oddball practice sessions.

Pursued by Kenny Bräck?

A shot you are no longer allowed to take in 2010

PAR

Errm, I really dont think thats a westfield.

I'm sure you know better than me, is that a genuine 7?

It was never the most sensible place to stand, Paul B was hit there in '86 or '87.

1987. Rainford was standing next to him...

But he is turning in across the line of the mini, who is then going off track to advoid hitting him. If the mini had held his line the escort would be bouncing off the Armco on the opposite side of the track!

But isn't that the inside of Esso - or whatever it's called these days ?

I think it could be a series 4, the last Lotus 7 built from 1971 - 1974, but I've never seen one without a spare wheel, so I cant say if that triangular protrusion is genuine, then there's the cycle wings at the front, I thought series 4s all had clamshells I'm sure one of the Lotus afficionados on here will be along soon to shoot me down ;)

I was on that turkey shoot!
Sounds magazine considered it too "charty" to use.

Looks like Esso with a step-ladder to me. The one place at Oulton where you could guarantee not to be hit. I've been in secret training all Winter just to get back there, don't tell me it's now off limits.

If the jobsworths want to know where the most frightening place to stand is, here is a clue:


In 35 years of snapping at Oulton, I have never had anyone else on my shoulder at this spot.

Now that really is top class photography. Respect.

I am 99.99% certain that it is a Series 4 Lotus 7, however from the photo it does appear to have an earlier nose fitted rather that the original slab-like version plus as Paul points out it does have the cycle wings rather than standard clamshells.

A may be wrong, but the Crossle looks like Roger Eccleston

You are not wrong...

My mistake

It probably still ended in tears anyway

Formula E goes to Kirkistown - the team photo

Thanks

Coming from a fellow snapper with a great portfolio, I'm well chuffed

May 1986. Glad to see I've not changed much in nearly 24 years...well apart from being a stone heavier and more grey hairs

Perhaps that makes you the new Grecian?

I think I'm well past that

The sad thing about that photo is that 3 of our group have departed to that great race circuit in the sky.

Roger, Panther & ?

Mike Gardner (senior)

Alan ........could you possibly put names to faces?

I recognise quite a few but would have a better chance if you were wearing your helmets

Take it Mr Smith is off somewhere smoking one of his " roll-ups" ?

PAR

Back Row, Left to Right:

Me , Malcolm Barfoot, David Naylor, Gavin Wills, Roger Eccleston, Richard Peacock, Seamus Mullholland??, Mike Gardner, Simon Olley, Paul Longfield, Brian Anderson.

Front Row, Left to Right.

Andrew Whitehouse (we share the PRS), John Wood?, Jim Kelly, Brian Mullarkey, Ray Fenton.

Many thanks


PAR

More than one Phil. In between decorating the bedroom that is. Women! Why can't they just accept "I'm busy" and stop nagging.


Seamus Mullholland?? The Irish lads weren't on the photo, as it was the cross Irish Sea mob that were being snapped
I was thinking it was Steve Patton from Crossle sneaking onto the photo, not Seamus.

Until you said David Naylor, I thought it was Mike Newton

Some shots from a 750MC meeting at Snetterton 30 years ago, when Russell was a scary bend and you could stand on top of the pits.

See what I mean


The day the music died for Steve Everitt


Colin Marshall in the eponymous Mk 1A


Dave Sheppard ahead


John Lock


Derek Bashford. Hope he didn't...


Bob Cook's twin cam G4


As the sun sets over Thetford, Tony Clinkard is glad he remembered his shades


Anthony Duddingham


Keith Messer


Reg Dixon's G15. Nice shade of brown, Reg

That F1300 of Keith Messer was just beautiful

Agreed Alan, didn't he convert it to a S2000 at one point, or was that another car completely?

I have a vague memory that he did as F1300 was a little weak in those days.

I was trundling around the circuits in my F750 at the time, but it was always a pleasure to look at the Messer in the Paddock. Always nicely prepared with that lovely metallic green paint job.

Spooky or what!!! I was looking at this when a spam email popped up from a David Mullholland trying to sell me websites...

Re Steve Patton. I thought it was one of the Irish guys in the background but couldn't tell who.

I don't think Mike Newton ever went to Kirkistown with Formula E.

Here's a question. Who achieved more after Formula E. Richard Peacock raced the Tyrrell in Historics. Gavin Wills went on to run Swift, Mike Newton won his class at Le Mans etc. etc

Keith designed & built a new body for a Lola S2000 which he ran in the same F1300 series. The car was sold to Fidoe/Turner who hillclimbed it very successfully.

Whilst packing for my pending house move (to about 200 yards from Oulton Park....) I came across this photo, which I took at Old Hall Corner at around the beginning of the 1990s. I remember the incident very clearly as I had to duck to avoid being hit by a rear corner which made its way into, and beyond, the spectator area!.

For some reason I've always had it in my mind that the pilot was Perry McCarthy, but now I think that's probably not correct.

Any ideas? Any other witnesses?

Too late for Stig Mk1.

It's a Marlboro Van Dieman by the looks of it.

Along with the sixteen vestal virgins, I had headed for the coast about that time.
Will you be welcoming frozen snappers for tea and toast at your new domicile?

I will be at a convienient mid-point between Lodge and the Red Lion, so expect plenty of passing trade ...

Would it have been de La Rosa or Ivan Arias of Marlboro Spain racing?

VSCC Oulton 75

By an odd coincidence the first motor racing meeting I ever went to! (and the start of so much)

Camera lights action !!

Thanks to young Steve Jones here is the battle in all its glory..............what a corner Knickerbrook was

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1Yowd3Dr9o


PAR