85th anniversary, Australian Grand Prix, Goulburn
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GMACKIE
, Jan 12 2012 20:13
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GMACKIE
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Posted 12 January 2012 - 20:13
Just about to set off for Goulburn, with the 'Cooper' Porsche in the trailer. Should be a good weekend.
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Ray Bell
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Posted 12 January 2012 - 21:22
Indeed it should...
Have you looked up the thread here that started it all?
Have you looked up the thread here that started it all?
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Posted 12 January 2012 - 22:56
I'll be there also, for one day only, probably on the Saturday.
sounds like it will be a great weekend.
sounds like it will be a great weekend.
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Posted 20 January 2012 - 05:49
Seeing two of you went to the event ,could we hear about it or some photos of the weekend if possible.
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Posted 20 January 2012 - 09:58
It was a very well run meeting, with GEAR [Golden Era Auto Racing] type events. Friday saw a nice display of cars alongside the park in Goulburn.
Saturday and Sunday treated us to plenty of regularity type 'racing', and also a hill-climb. Good to catch up with friends.....some I hadn't seen for a long time, and some I hadn't actually met before. There were some fine motor cars there, too.
Sorry, but no time to take photos.....maybe someone else got some? All in all, a great [although tiring] weekend.
Saturday and Sunday treated us to plenty of regularity type 'racing', and also a hill-climb. Good to catch up with friends.....some I hadn't seen for a long time, and some I hadn't actually met before. There were some fine motor cars there, too.
Sorry, but no time to take photos.....maybe someone else got some? All in all, a great [although tiring] weekend.
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Posted 20 January 2012 - 10:42
Thanks Greg. Iam glad you had a good time.
Iam glad you had a good time.
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Posted 20 January 2012 - 11:34
At the 85th Anniversary last weekend, one for you old timers----a car with a lot of history which hasn't been seen for many years.
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Posted 20 January 2012 - 12:21
The Garlick Alvis, shirley
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GMACKIE
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Posted 20 January 2012 - 22:15
Exactly.The Garlick Alvis, shirley
Although, I don't think Mr Willis likes being called Shirley.
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Dick Willis
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Posted 20 January 2012 - 23:08
Although David Manson has owned the remains of the Garlick Alvis for some 50 years I believe this was the first time it had been publicly seen as an entity and a tribute to David for saving it and to his many friends in assembling it to the stage where it could be seen. As is well known the Alvis went through many stages of reincarnations during its lengthy racing life with most of its vital components being discarded along the way while being replaced with more "modern' items, the engine for instance was replaced with a Terraplane and then a Ford Mercury V8 at various times.
The trophy displayed in the case beside the Alvis is "The Lucky Devil Cup" won by Phil Garlick at Maroubra and after winning it Garlick had "The Lucky Devil" written in big letters across the radiator grille of the Alvis.
The story of the Garlick Alvis has been told many times and is an intriguing account of triumph and tragedy especially for Phil Garlick.
The trophy displayed in the case beside the Alvis is "The Lucky Devil Cup" won by Phil Garlick at Maroubra and after winning it Garlick had "The Lucky Devil" written in big letters across the radiator grille of the Alvis.
The story of the Garlick Alvis has been told many times and is an intriguing account of triumph and tragedy especially for Phil Garlick.
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Posted 21 January 2012 - 11:13
And, of course, the relevance is that the car was central to the original plans for the Grand Prix at Goulburn...
Even though it wasn't there.
Even though it wasn't there.
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Dick Willis
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Posted 21 January 2012 - 19:34
Unfortunately Garlick was killed the week before the Goulburn event at Maroubra.
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Ray Bell
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Posted 21 January 2012 - 20:00
Correct... but he was one of the promoters of the event, perhaps the key man...
He would have been there.
He would have been there.
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Posted 21 January 2012 - 21:14
In spirit, perhaps.......seeing as he was killed the week before?
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Ray Bell
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Posted 22 January 2012 - 10:48
No, only if he hadn't died...
And then in the Alvis.
And then in the Alvis.
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Posted 23 January 2012 - 03:28
Didn't make it due to work commitments.
They used to say "Work is the curse of the drinking man", but it is also the curse of the motor sport enthusiast.
They used to say "Work is the curse of the drinking man", but it is also the curse of the motor sport enthusiast.
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Ray Bell
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Posted 23 January 2012 - 09:19
I wasn't working or drinking...
I was just too far away.
On second thoughts, I was probably working on the F5000 book, but that's in another dimension.
I was just too far away.
On second thoughts, I was probably working on the F5000 book, but that's in another dimension.
