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[Andrew Kitson]

Some old Cadwell photos by my friend and neighbour Mike Dixon. I’ve persuaded him to let us see some of his great archive here, note they are Mike’s copyright. Mike was a reporter and photographer for both Autosport and Motoring News in the 60s/70s, mostly at Cadwell or Snetterton. He is still behind the lens on occasion but you are more likely to find him in officialdom these days, he works as an MSA steward. Any queries, Mike can be contacted by e-mail at mikedixon7@lineone.net


September 1969 and Formula 3 was the main event. Tim Schenken leads Cyd Williams, Ronnie Peterson and Mike Beuttler into Mansfield corner.


The same four lead the field onto the Park Straight.


Here again at Mansfield.


Schenken passes the pits, note the Peterson grafitti!


James Hunt, Lotus 59 1970


Barn Corner


Tom Walkinshaw, March 703 1970


Wilson Fittipaldi, Lotus at Barn Corner 1970


Dave Walker, Peter Hanson and Wilson Fittipaldi, 1970


Monoposto Anco of Brian Toft


Gerry Marshall in his Old Nail Firenza 1972


A view from the barn, 1975


Martin Raymond, Daren, 1972


Bernard Vermilio, JPS lotus 73 1972


Roger Williamson, GRD 372 1972


Team Iberia Ensign 1972, note the wealthy driver with flask of coffee by his Bentley


Works March 723 of Jochen Mass, over the mountain.


Tony Sugden’s Escort leads the field into the hairpin on the club circuit.


More to come…including many from Snetterton. Thanks Mike!

[Allen Brown]

Fabulous!

[f1steveuk]

Fabulous!

DITTO!!!!

[Andrew Kitson]

More shots from Mike Dixon. Any queries, Mike can be contacted by e-mail at mikedixon7@lineone.net


September 1969 and F3 over the mountain.


Roy Pike leads James Hunt through Barn, 1969


Dave Morgan, March 703 1970


James Hunt lapping another car at the hairpin, 1970


Dave Walker leads Peter Hanson at Barn, 1970


Carlos Pace at the hairpin, 1970


F750, start on the club circuit, 1972


F1200s on the club circuit 1972



Tony Trimmer, JPS Lotus 73 1972


Tony Brise, GRD, 1972


Gerry Marshall in his Old Nail Firenza 1972


BT28 leads Peter Hull’s BT38 at Barn, 1972


Randy Lewis, Brabham BT38, 1972


Rikki Von Opel, Ensign, 1972


Mike Walker, Jeremy Gambs and Russell Wood, F3 1972

British Vita Mini 1972, Geoff Wood perhaps?


This is 1972…any ideas?


Roger Williamson, F3 GRD 372 1972


Dave Millington, Escort 1972


Saloons at the mountain 1972


Sports cars at the mountain, 1972


An Escort and a Morgan through the Hall Bends, 1972


Monoposto Nike


Formula Libre start, short circuit 1972



More to come….

[Alan Cox]

Great stuff. Thanks Mike and Andy. This more than makes up for the general lack of Cadwell shots posted on TNF.

[Andrew Kitson]

Some old Snetterton photos by Mike Dixon. Any queries, Mike can be contacted by e-mail at mikedixon7@lineone.net

April 1965 and Graham Hill in John Coombs’ Brabham-BRM leads Jim Clark’s Ron Harris Lotus 35 in the Autocar F2 International.


Mo Harness, F3 Ensign enters Coram, 1973


Brett Lunger, winner of the Good Friday F5000 race 1973. Sid Taylor Trojan T101. He set the outright lap record for the old 2.71 mile circuit, 1min 18.4 at 124mph, a record never beaten.


Nigel Mansell in his Crossle 32F leads the FF pack into the bombhole 1977


Prod saloons through Sear Corner in 1972. Tony Lanfranchi’s Moskvich and Mike Chittenden’s Escort.


Britain’s first ever Formula Renault race was held at Snetterton in May 1973. Patrick Tambay won from Rene Arnoux.



The 1966 Archie Scott Brown memorial trophy race for Group 7 sportscars and GTs.
Won by Denny Hulme in Sid Taylor’s Lola T70



Mo Harness in the wet in his FF Lotus 61 at Riches Corner, 1970


Bill Gubelmann, Formula Atlantic winner in 1972 in his March 722


The Formula Atlantic March 712 of Sonny Rajah, 1972


Guy Edwards, in his brand new Lola at the hairpin, winner of the Anglia Television Trophy, Good Friday 1972


Arthur Collier, Daren, 1972


Mike Beckwith’s Citroen leads some prod saloons through the Esses, 1972.



Assembly area 1971 style


More to come….

[alansart]

Fabulous. Good to see Cadwell in the old days

[Simon Hadfield]

Really super shots - are there any more of the works Ensigns in the paddock at Cadwell? I think the white sports car at Cadwell is a Coldwell GT

[MCS]

Stunning pictures - what wonderful times.

Very much look forward to seeing more; any chance of 1974 Forumula Atlantic at Snetterton? Or any F5000?

Thanks Andy, thanks Mike.

[Alan Cox]

Love the Guy Edwards Lola picture - I always liked the pale blue Barclays International livery

[Simon Hadfield]

Love the Guy Edwards Lola picture - I always liked the pale blue Barclays International livery

And the brilliant way they fitted the logo across the front wings of the F5000 car - as you say a really neat livery, and on one of the relatively few Lola T330s that are still missing......

Edited by Simon Hadfield, 03 March 2012 - 18:20.

[Andrew Kitson]

Note the run-off gravel bed in that Edwards picture. 180mph down the Norwich Straight...more like a launching ramp for Thunderbird 2..
Sorry Simon, no other Ensign paddock pics yet..and Mark, not many from '74...yet! Anyway....

More happy Snett snaps from Mike Dixon.

Chris Meek’s Formula Atlantic March 712M at the hairpin in 1972, note bent nose fin.


Trevor Taylor, Malaya Garage Leda F5000, Easter 1971


Howden Ganley, F5000 McLaren M10B at the hairpin, 1970. This car looked so good..


Mixed bag sports car grid 1970. Tim Goss on pole in his Mallock, John Jordan’s ex-Essex Wire GT40 ( the car Adrian Newey owns today)


Local hero Jack Sears in his Coombs 250GTO in the 1963 Autosport 3 hour race


Jody Scheckter winning his first race out of South Africa, April 1971 in the ex- Fittipaldi ‘Magic’ Merlyn. Mike Wilds follows in his Team Skyjump Titan.


Clubmans cars of Fris the Whizz and Ray Mallock 1971. This one made the front cover of Autosport.


Brian Rice and Derrick Brunt, Camaros 1975


F3 1973 – Danny Sullivan in the Ehrlich EMC leads Pedro Passadore’s DART GRD at the hairpin


Tony Brise, F3 GRD 1973


Ian Mawby, FA Lotus 69, sprint 1972


Formula Atlantic August 1973. Vandervell, Friswell and Nicholson with Purley trying to outbrake them all into the hairpin.


Rallycross in the 70s, date unknown.


Wets or intermediates? Meeting abandoned, 1978.


More to come….

[Andrew Kitson]

And the brilliant way they fitted the logo across the front wings of the F5000 car - as you say a really neat livery, and on one of the relatively few Lola T330s that are still missing......

I was a young 15 year old 'gofer' on that T330 the following year when Nick Wattiez had it, with ace mechanic Malcolm Malone ( ex-Lola / Surtees ). Pity the car was far too much for Nick to handle..and to finance. But he did jump straight into single seaters ( F5000!) from a 1275 special saloon Mini..

[Simon Hadfield]

Andrew, my apologies for seeming so greedy but there are so few photographs of naked cars around - particularly of the lesser formula - and as we know a picture is worth a thousand words (and memories)!

[Andrew Kitson]

Andrew, my apologies for seeming so greedy but there are so few photographs of naked cars around - particularly of the lesser formula - and as we know a picture is worth a thousand words (and memories)!

No need to apologise Simon, if I come across any of course I'll get them up on here. Will keep my eyes open.

[petestenning]

Fantastic memory road again , i did not travel to Cadwell that often but it is a great circuit for cars of that era.

As Snetterton regular i love all those cars that i saw in period , i can see again.

The Leda shows how brutal some of those early F5000 ' s looked.


The Collecting area shot i can spot The Hipperson Bros Copyrun Mini, Pink Escort Norman Abbott.?, Mick Hill Capri on pole possibly, the Mini with its back to us Norman Blowers it has a Mann Egerton Sticker on the back.

Surprised i cant spot regular Dave Coleman in there.

Edited by petestenning, 03 March 2012 - 19:15.

[MCS]

Clubmans cars of Fris the Whizz and Ray Mallock 1971. This one made the front cover of Autosport.

John Wingfield to the rear of Mallock's U2.

[jj2728]

Thanks for sharing! Love the 'airborne' photos.

[E1pix]

Wonderful archives, awesome!

I was also taken aback by the 'air' photos, seems like a lot of height for so little run-up. Splendid.

[Nigel Beresford]

Clubmans cars of Fris the Whizz and Ray Mallock 1971. This one made the front cover of Autosport.

Ha ha, can you imagine that happening today?

Great pics. Thanks.

[elansprint72]

Looks like a book's-worth of photos to me.

[richie]

I was a young 15 year old 'gofer' on that T330 the following year when Nick Wattiez had it, with ace mechanic Malcolm Malone ( ex-Lola / Surtees ). Pity the car was far too much for Nick to handle..and to finance. But he did jump straight into single seaters ( F5000!) from a 1275 special saloon Mini..

Where's the picture of Nick's Lola, can't locate it.

[Andrew Kitson]

There isn't one, we were discussing the Barclays livery.

[Andrew Kitson]

More Snett snaps from Mike Dixon. mikedixon7@lineone.net

Alan Jones, winner in the F3 DART GRD 373 in 1973.


Gijs van Lennep, Lola T330, Easter 1973


August 1979, Mike Thackwell F3 March with Alan Jones.


‘Uncle Norm’ Norman Greenway interviews Alan Jones, August 1979


Mike Wilds and Tony Brise in the F3 assembly area 1973


Bobby Brown and Teddy Pilette, F5000 Easter 1973 at Coram Curve


Bernard Unett, Avenger at Sear Corner 1972


Dave Brodie, Capri at Sear ‘72


Roger Bell, BMW at Sear ‘72


Sprint, 1972



Shell F3 International October 1972. The grid for the final sets off led away by Brise, Jones & Williamson.


Williamson jut pips Brise in locally built GRDs.


A proud Tom Wheatcroft pours the champers for his happy driver.


Mike Tyrrell, F3 Ensign 1973

Mick Hill, Boss Capri 1971


Brian Redman, Sid Taylor M18, Good Friday 1971


Geddes Yeates, FF JRRDS Merlyn, Danny Alderton’s Mirage and Mo Harness, Lotus 61, 1970.


David Prophet, M10B at the hairpin 1970


Peter Wardle leads the field into the hairpin in his Lotus 69, F.Atlantic 1972. It was Wardle who designed the ‘new’ Esses layout that Snetterton has had since 1974.


Colin Vandervell in the Magic Merlyn 1970


Sir John Whitmore winning the ETCC 500km in Alan Mann’s Cortina, August 1965. The first very tight version of Russell Bend. ( eased for 1967 onwards )



Even more to come….hope you are enjoying!

[picblanc]

Fantastic shots! thanks Mike & for posting them Andrew, love the Snetterton race start taken from the old pedestrian bridge!

[David McKinney]

I'm really enjoying these

I believe the Mirage was (a) a one-off, (b) went to New Zealand soon afterwards and ( c ) was still in the same colours there

[Andrew Kitson]

I believe Ed McDonough raced the FF Mirage too.

[sterling49]

Go andy ! Thanks Mike, the F3 cars depict a fabulously competitive time in the late '60s, how lucky were we to witness that................Schenken, Emmo, Ronnie et al................

[Gatmo]

Some fantastic photos, thanks for posting them!

The Mirage was a nice surprise but my favourites are the shots of Barn Corner complete with bales leaning up against the girders and the neatly painted wooden fence, superb!

[Andrew Kitson]

Some Cadwell Prod saloon pictures taken by Mike Dixon, September 1973 at Barn Corner.


Stuart Graham


John Handley


Past the farmhouse.

[mgtd]

Is there no end to this fabulous stuff Andy?
Such a shame my own photo efforts were restricted to Brands and Silverstone.
That smiling Tom Wheatcroft pic is a real cracker.
Thanks.

Stephen

[Andrew Kitson]

Is there no end to this fabulous stuff Andy?
Such a shame my own photo efforts were restricted to Brands and Silverstone.
That smiling Tom Wheatcroft pic is a real cracker.
Thanks.

Stephen

Mike comes up with some great stuff..piles of negs many never printed. Mike tells me Ted also has a great archive
of some of his work that he bought from him years ago. One of the great club photographers.

[Alan Cox]

One of the great club photographers.

Without question Well worthy of a thread of his own.

[grd]

I believe the Mirage was (a) a one-off, (b) went to New Zealand soon afterwards and ( c ) was still in the same colours there
[/quote]


I believe Ed McDonough raced the FF Mirage too.
[/quote]


There was a mirage that was raced by, from memory, an Indian hockey player. This car was with a chap I know in Worthing until recently and I think he sold it last year.

[David McKinney]

Which would tend to rule out (a) - except that I have a sneaking recollection that more than one FF constructor used the name...

[grd]

Which would tend to rule out (a) - except that I have a sneaking recollection that more than one FF constructor used the name...

The Mirage I'm thinking of was built by JW Automotive

[Allen Brown]

The Mirage I'm thinking of was built by JW Automotive

That would be the Mirage M4 but wasn't there also a French FF Mirage?

[Gatmo]

I've got to ask the question:

Did anyone ever make it into the Barn, reverse out and carry on in the race?

[garyfrogeye]

Hi Andrew,
Very selfish of me but are there any of racing Frogeyes?

[David McKinney]

The Mirage I'm thinking of was built by JW Automotive

Moi aussi (at least that was what was claimed in NZ)

[proviz]

Really super shots - are there any more of the works Ensigns in the paddock at Cadwell? I think the white sports car at Cadwell is a Coldwell GT

Yes, white sports car # 120 in post 4 is definitely a Coldwell GT.

[petestenning]

Karl Jones in a Fiat Abarth TC prod Saloon missed the closed door but hit the wall of the barn head on.
It was amazing to see the car climb up the wall and then come back down , it was though it was on a lift platform .

Believe it or not it was very bent and yet he drove it away after the race, the wheels were no longer round , and various bits of steering were bent . but it drove .

[alansart]

I've got to ask the question:

Did anyone ever make it into the Barn, reverse out and carry on in the race?

I believe the Barn doors were left open so that cars could go through it if in trouble, although there were stories at that the time that the farm equipment wasn't always removed beforehand

[Andrew Kitson]

Some more older wonderful Snetterton photographs from Mike Dixon here.
Eastern Counties Motor Club meeting, 29th June 1958
Triumph TR2s & 3s line up for the 5-lap Alec Dick Trophy race.


The 'Autosport' Production Sports Car Championship.
The Elites of Ian Walker & J.Lawry 1-2 on the five car front row. Ferguson & Gammon in Elvas sandwich Tooley's MGA.


Snetterton Motor Racing Club meeting, 7th September 1958
Ross Jensen in the works Lister, with Don Moore standing on the far left. The HWM on the far side of the assembly area in Bekaert's car. Note the SMRC 'Autocar' clubhouse in the distance with viewing from the roof and the first simple scrutineering bay.


Ivor Bueb took over the Lister for the Libre race and had a fine battle with Jim Russell's F2 Cooper. Almost a dead heat..the pair did a lap of honour together.


A view of the F3 start and the paddock from the SMRC clubhouse roof.



The F2 Coopers of Dickie Stoop and Reg Parnell.


Bill Moss waits in the assembly area, that's Dickie Stoop's Frazer Nash in the background, car 55.


The Connaught of Richardson.


Van Vlymen's Lotus XI in the assembly area. Car no.9 in the background is John Campbell-Jones' XI.


The Cooper Bobtail's 34 & 35 are Jim Russell school cars.


Out onto the track through the pit exit.

[Alan Cox]

Even more fabulous than the later stuff. What a great atmosphere is conjured up by these images - just imagine five cars on the front row of a grid today. Why on earth hasn't Mike done a book, Andy?

[bradbury west]

Even more fabulous than the later stuff. What a great atmosphere is conjured up by these images - Why on earth hasn't Mike done a book, Andy?

What an absolute joy to see these photographs. We really are being spoiled, helped by AK's ability to id the cars.
Roger Lund

[Andrew Kitson]

Some more magical Snetterton photographs by Mike Dixon.

Emerson Fittipaldi winning in June 1969, leading Harness and Ashley in his own orange Merlyn Mk11A-Rowland. Emmo only did 8 FF races in the first half of ‘69..( 3 at Snett, winning them all ). Jim Russell noticed him ( who didn’t! ), became his manager and got him an F3 Lotus. Jim sponsored it via JRRDS and Emmo was F3 Champion, despite starting in July. The following season he made his GP debut in the British GP, just 15 months after arriving here to start in FF.



Dave Brodie in ‘Run Baby Run’, 1971 through Russell.


Alan Jones, F3 GRD 1973


Guy Edwards, Arrows A2 in the British F1 Championship 1980



Giacomo Agostini in the Williams FW06, same meeting 1980


Start of the 1973 FF Festival final.


Alfie Toledano, Senna da Silva and Enrique Mansilla, Snett paddock 1981


Toledano, Senna da Silva, Mansilla and Rick Morris, 1981



Geoff Friswell’s Surtees, Jim Murdoch’s Tui and John Nicholson’s Lyncar, April 1973 F.Atlantic


Start of Britain’s first ever round the clock race, the 1980 Willhire 24 hours.


The 1983 Willhire 24 hours


FF2000 1976, Friswell leads into the bombhole.

Bernard Vermilio, Ian Taylor and Geoff Friswell.


Brise leads Williamson through Russell, F3 1972


John Miles, Lotus 47 Europa 1968


Stan Matthews and Mike Wilds in JRRDS Royale RP4s lead Les Leston in an F100 race, 1970


Danny Alderton, FF Mirage, 1970


Martin Brundle and wife Liz, 1983

..and with his Dad John.


Martin Brundle leads away to beat Senna in F3, 1983




Raul Boesel, FF Van Diemen 1980


Jim Crawford, F2 Chevron 1980


Kim Mather, F2 March 1980


…more to come!

Edited by Andrew Kitson, 13 March 2012 - 19:44.

[alansart]

A really interesting mix of photos. Love em

[Gatmo]

Brilliant shots, especially the 1600 ones [i would say that though wouldn't i....!]

Thanks for posting them Andrew.

[Andrew Kitson]

Pleased you like them, sure Mike is too...more FF1600 coming up soon Gatmo...and some stunning black & white F3 Cadwell pics.