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[Mistron]

Just back from a great day in Duns where the section of road outside the Jim Clark room was closed off and a selection of cars were demonstrated.

I have to say it wasn't a well publicised event, so only members of the Lotus clubs seemed to attend, as well as locals, but that meant we were able to get right up to the cars. All together, a very sociable and informal event for all the family.

Cars included 2 Classic Team Lotus 25s, a 23 with a twin-cam (which I think the tanoy said was Jim's '63 Nurburgring car and the prototype 23b), his red S1 Elan, his '65 Lotus Cortina (race car) which was running a fuel Injected BRM Lotus Twin-cam - and sounded glorious until it ran out of fuel on it's 3rd or 4th run. top marks to the police man who pushed it over the line!

There was also a Type 61 FF and various modern Lotuses about which I am afraid I know little to nothing.

Clik on te photo below for a Link to some more photos:




Not sure how to get the video of the 25 sliding awfully close to a parked Exige off my phone. sadly I didn't quite catch the drivers expression, but "eyes like dinner plates" springs to mind!

Al

Edited by Mistron, 19 May 2013 - 19:42.

[arttidesco]

Thanks for sharing always good to see racing cars being driven on the streets

[DOHC]

Thanks for beautiful pix! True nostalgia... and extraordinary cars for those days.

[Coral]

Thanks for posting these fantastic photos! I didn't know about this event otherwise I might have gone to it...Duns is one of my favourite places in the world.

[paulhooft]

Yes, great photo's...
Hope to return one Sunny day...

[Gary C]

I see the Vicar was in attendance, good man, Jim would have been pleased.

[BRG]

Hope to return one Sunny day...

It's Scotland. You may have a long wait.

[Mistron]

Indeed he was, and on a Sunday too!
After the main event in Duns many of the cars went over to Chirnside in convoy where there was to be a comemorative servive at the kirk, and the laying of a wreath on Jimmy's grave.

I understand that the plan had been to run the racing cars at the head of the convoy, but apparently this was not possible (I assume for insurance reasons?) and that an offer had been made by an individual to cover the additional police costs, but it wasn't possible.