Was a racing drivers wives club as far as I recall Last episode tomorrow promises to discuss the involvement of the tobacco industriy in the sportI thought that too, Gregor. It was not a 'Racing Drivers' Widows' Club' was it?
Motor Racing at the BBC - BBC4 Mon 18th March
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Posted 14 April 2013 - 18:10
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#252
Posted 14 April 2013 - 20:12
As now fitted to most racing cars. Prescient lot they were at BL!Quartic.
#253
Posted 14 April 2013 - 21:01
Both fitted for the same reason. Drivers could not fit in the seat with a round wheel.As now fitted to most racing cars. Prescient lot they were at BL!
Only racing cars are designed to be that way.
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Posted 15 April 2013 - 08:04
Not BBC, but Sky F1 has a new F1 Legends programme, 1 hour about Tony Brooks, on tomorrow at 6.00pm.
Paul M
#255
Posted 15 April 2013 - 08:21
That was the pretext. A quartic wheel made it easier to see the panel rather than be interrupted by a wheel rim...ISTR reading at the time that a round wheel couldn't be made big enough to see the instruments.
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Posted 15 April 2013 - 08:27
That was the pretext. A quartic wheel made it easier to see the panel rather than be interrupted by a wheel rim...
Now of course, that problem has been overcome in most cases with reach and tilt adjustable wheels.
#257
Posted 15 April 2013 - 09:38
Wasn't the Marina produced before nationalisation?The Morris Marina is the most scrapped car in British history. In 2006 the survival rate was reckoned at 0.09%. I think that's vaguely topical as it epitomizes the miasma of the British car industry under nationalization.
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Posted 15 April 2013 - 09:43
The wheel only lasted 9 months on the Allegro from the May '73 launch (wow 40 years ago now) and a round wheel from the 1100/1300 was always a free refit.That was the pretext. A quartic wheel made it easier to see the panel rather than be interrupted by a wheel rim...
The Rover SD1 also had one but being leather covered with a thicker rim it was less nasty.
Any form on non round wheel is less nice to drive with
Edited by RTH, 15 April 2013 - 09:50.
#259
Posted 15 April 2013 - 10:00
The Rover SD1 also had one but being leather covered with a thicker rim it was less nasty.
Any form on non round wheel is less nice to drive with
Most, possibly all SD1s would have had power steering, but with a non-assisted arrangement on the Allegro, that must have been quite unpleasant with the amount of wheel-twirling needed.
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#260
Posted 15 April 2013 - 10:15
The Allegro: Supposedly an evolution of the 1100/1300/(Maxi) FWD cars. But it was inferior to the 1100/1330. Three things an ex-policeman told me about them
(1) The Police insisted on round steering wheels.
(2) He scared himself silly the first time he got an emergency call and accelerated round a corner. It simply didn't hold the road as well as the 1100 he was used to
(3) After 6 months of carrying two burly coppers around 24 hours a day, the front seats punched their way through the [too thin] floor.
Back on topic: I missed last night's programme - Is it worth chasing up the reruns? I was watching the Masters (another sport that doesn't like rain but copes with it).
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Posted 15 April 2013 - 18:44
Lads, I've been in touch with Mark Craig (director of both the Jim Clark and Graham Hill documentaries) and he says that the chances of getting either or both released on DVD are very slim indeed. The film rights would be an absolute nightmare to clear, especially, as he says, some of it was sourced from the States. Shame.
This is indeed a great shame. As I'm someone who doesn't understand the situation regarding film rights - is it that insurmountable?
How was the clearance achieved in the first place (or wasn't it?!!) when making the film?
It would be wonderful to see an official DVD release - failing that, there must be someone on this forum who can accommodate with an 'unofficial' DVD!!
These films are outstanding and certainly deserve a wider audience - it's a great pity that it appears unlikely.
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Posted 15 April 2013 - 18:49
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Posted 15 April 2013 - 20:03
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Posted 15 April 2013 - 20:04
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Posted 15 April 2013 - 20:11
And the Patrick Neve as well. Sorrymate! Ageing memory.Well I enjoyed that...especially the Patrick Neve and Brian Henton sections
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Posted 15 April 2013 - 20:14
Answers a query on another thread as well - Raymond Baxter intimating at a motor racing Triple Crown in what was presumably a round-up of 1972 action.
But damn, that Purley footage always brings a lump to the throat.
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Posted 16 April 2013 - 07:22
Likewise revisiting all the Hesketh footage would be welcome.
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Posted 16 April 2013 - 08:13
Good news there last night that the Brian Henton documentary from 1977/8 must have survived I remember seeing it at the time probably 50+ mins - in the end he discovered the chassis he bought had already been crashed and was actually still twisted - so no matter what they did it handled really badly . Much like to see that in its entirety either on BBC4 or as a DVD.
Likewise revisiting all the Hesketh footage would be welcome.
Surely someone must've recorded it on VHS back then. I know people who started videotaping in 76 so the devices have been around.
#273
Posted 16 April 2013 - 09:25
I thought that too, Gregor. It was not a 'Racing Drivers' Widows' Club' was it?
Was a racing drivers wives club as far as I recall Last episode tomorrow promises to discuss the involvement of the tobacco industriy in the sport
The club was set up for the wives and girlfriends of racing drivers (some had both ), definitely the living though, as it was for the ladies to have somewhere to go when at race circuits supporting their racy men!!
Have recorded last nights episode, will catch up with it later.
#274
Posted 16 April 2013 - 11:27
he discovered the chassis he bought had already been crashed and was actually still twisted - so no matter what they did it handled really badly .
Shades of Lella Lombardi in 1975...
#275
Posted 16 April 2013 - 11:52
One howler- they mentioned the British GP in 1974 (may have been another year- 76 or 78- Merlot was kicking in ) and captioned the shot Silverstone. Hmm..with Paddock instead of Copse and Clearways instead of Woodcote. But great footage .
They said British GP at Silverstone 76 and then showed footage from Brands 76.
The bit I liked was Silverstone 75 with Hunt crashing into the car heap including Dave Morgan. wonder what the conversation was like that day ?
Edited by JtP1, 16 April 2013 - 11:53.
#276
Posted 16 April 2013 - 18:49
Good news there last night that the Brian Henton documentary from 1977/8 must have survived I remember seeing it at the time probably 50+ mins - in the end he discovered the chassis he bought had already been crashed and was actually still twisted - so no matter what they did it handled really badly . Much like to see that in its entirety either on BBC4 or as a DVD.
Likewise revisiting all the Hesketh footage would be welcome.
Or featured in a film show .....
Geoff
#277
Posted 16 April 2013 - 19:09
I'd never seen that footage before - from side on it looked as if Morgan would have been decapitated...a much closer shave than I had ever thought.The bit I liked was Silverstone 75 with Hunt crashing into the car heap including Dave Morgan. wonder what the conversation was like that day ?
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Posted 17 April 2013 - 15:09
I'd never seen that footage before - from side on it looked as if Morgan would have been decapitated...a much closer shave than I had ever thought.
And for the poor marshal whose legs were clearly visible under all the wreckage.
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Posted 02 May 2013 - 21:05
I've just thought.........if they had paid me £500, I would gladly have looked through their final edits and weeded out all the incorrect stuff.
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Posted 02 May 2013 - 21:22
Very odd indeed.
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Posted 02 May 2013 - 22:29
We then moved on to Rouen in '53 and I spotted one, maybe two, shots of the enclosed body Mercedes in that piece (with Cliff's 'Move It' in the background-1957).
I've just thought.........if they had paid me £500, I would gladly have looked through their final edits and weeded out all the incorrect stuff.
Pay me £250 & I'd point out to them that it was Reims in 1954 Gary
Edited by LittleChris, 02 May 2013 - 22:31.
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