324 replies to this topic

[Michael Ferner]

That's the spirit, partying into your 84th...Happy BD, Mr. Taylor!

[RS250]

Happy Birthday Sid, enjoy Dublin.
And cheers Tony for the reminder.

[kayemod]

Happy Birthday Sid  

 

 

How's the book doing Tony, next Tuesday? Thursday? Next week?

[Giraffe]

How's the book doing Tony, next Tuesday? Thursday? Next week?

A few minor issues with lawyers, family and....er.....the Albanian mafia , but I'm sure these will all be resolved very soon now.......

[barrykm]

One of my favourite NF threads - Happy Birthday Sid 

[bill p]

A few minor issues with lawyers, family and....er.....the Albanian mafia , but I'm sure these will all be resolved very soon now.......

Happy Birthday, Sid. Fond memories of you racing a Lotus Elite and a 26R in Ireland also a BT8 and the T70 Spyder

Tony, good luck with the book everyone is waiting for!

Bill P

[richie]

Has anyone got pictures of Bob Anderson & Denny Hulme racing a Brabham BT8 which is basically a BT11 with a full body?

 

Bob's son Bruce said " Dad drove and was partnered by Denny for a race at Silverstone. They were doing  well when Dad spun and I think they ended up 4th. The chassis was SC-6-64 and was owned by Sid Taylor at the time".

[raceannouncer2003]

Here are links to some photos:

 

https://revslib.stan...log/mz792yh9431

 

https://revslib.stan...log/hm072jw3015

 

https://revslib.stan...log/gj005zm2060

 

https://revslib.stan...log/jw097rg9495

 

https://revslib.stan...log/vw317dt9547

 

https://revslib.stan...log/tg245hd8054

 

More info here:

 

http://www.oldracing...am/bt8/sc-6-64/

 

The latest I can find is that Edith Arrowsmith in Scottsdale, Arizona has this car (2010):

 

http://www.sportscar...hoto-gallery/3/

 

Vince H.

Edited by raceannouncer2003, 26 November 2015 - 06:56.

[Giraffe]

http://www.racingspo...ts/SC-6-64.html

 

Bob Anderson drove the BT8 when it belonged to Team Elite and Sid Taylor took over the car when they went bust, along with their ace mechanic, Ron Bennett.

 

Here is the Brabham pictured when it first went into US ownership......

 

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Edited by Giraffe, 27 November 2015 - 11:08.

[WoodcoteCopse]

Any news on the proposed Sid Taylor book ?

 

Will we ever get to see it ?

[group7]

Post # 309, I did a search,  and didn't come up with anything. who is driving the ex Taylor BT8, what year, and where ? looks a bit like Sebring. going by the mix of cars on the grid, could be a regional event. 

 

Mike (group7)

[Giraffe]

As best I know, the car is still owned by Dr. Julio Palmazz of San Antonio, and the photos in post #309 were taken by photographer Larry King of JAX., Florida.

 

I have sent you a pm, WoodcoteCopse.

[TomPeters]

So what is the answer to the question WoodcoteCopse asked?

[Jerry Entin]

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Edie Arrowsmith and RA Historian

 

 

The BT 8 is currently owned by Edie Arrowsmith

Edited by Jerry Entin, 23 January 2016 - 04:37.

[Giraffe]

So what is the answer to the question WoodcoteCopse asked?

Check his (your) pms, Adam.

(Mind you, you post under that many aliases these days, you've probably forgotten who you are.....)

Edited by Giraffe, 22 January 2016 - 08:32.

[Giraffe]

Any news on the proposed Sid Taylor book ?

 

Will we ever get to see it ?

An update on the current situation with regard to my Sid Taylor project. 

 

When the first Brian Redman book "More Throttle, Less Brake" was penned by Michael Keyser, the Redman family objected to some of the content and there was an attempted re-write by Tom Bryant. That also proved to be unsatisfactory, and the project (despite being completed) was canned leading eventually to the current collaboration with Jim Mullen.

 

 I now find myself in a similar position as we speak with the Taylor family, but the difference is as I am sure many of you will know, the non-racing element of "Fifty Shades of Sid" as it has colloquially become known is an intrinsic part of the story.This accounts for the delay to date in the book's appearance.

Unlike Michael Keyser however, I have taken a decision that I did not reach easily with regard to my close relationship with Sidney, and intend finishing the project on my terms.

 

To that end, I am hopeful that the book will finally be seen later this year.

 

Tony Gallagher.

[Giraffe]

I feel this long running saga is due an update. "Brogue Racer" was essentially completed and ready for publication in the summer of 2016, until Sidney Taylor Jnr. Intervened.........

 

I hope you are sitting down....... Sidney or "Junior" as he was known objected to some of the content of the book, and decided the easiest way to amend that was to have me removed..... as in bumped off! Junior, who lived half the year in Brasil and half in Birmingham in the UK made arrangements to have this carried out with the Albanian mafia who ran his clubs in Birmingham, and then made the fatal error of texting me to inform me as such.

A swift visit to the local Police Station saw Junior picked up and brought in for questioning. I was advised to leave my home and relocate which I did for three months under the care of Victim Support. The plot was defused, and Sidney Junior was allowed to return to Brasil. I dreaded his return to Birmingham in the summer of 2017, and then one weekend in July, his clubs were busted.....

 

http://www.birmingha...-after-13412274

 

http://www.birmingha...tomers-13390152

 

Now you couldn't make this up, coinciding with this happening, Sidney Junior's demise was reported from Brasil..........

 

I now also have additional material for the project from contributors whom I have met in the meantime, so hopefully the book will now eventually see the light of day.

 

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The late Sidney Taylor Junior to right of pic with an Albanian associate.

 

TG

Edited by Giraffe, 14 January 2018 - 12:21.

[E1pix]

Oh. My. God!!!

Glad you're okay, Tony! And trust me, this is exactly why I hesitate writing my book about a corrupt American medical system that nearly killed my wife.

[Nick Planas]

I feel this long running saga is due an update. "Brogue Racer" was essentially completed and ready for publication in the summer of 2016, until Sidney Taylor Jnr. Intervened.........

 

I hope you are sitting down....... Sidney or "Junior" as he was known objected to some of the content of the book, and decided the easiest way to amend that was to have me removed..... as in assassinated! Junior, who lived half the year in Brasil and half in Birmingham in the UK made arrangements to have this carried out with the Albanian mafia who ran his clubs in Birmingham, and then made the fatal error of texting me to inform me as such.

A swift visit to the local Police Station saw Junior picked up and brought in for questioning. I was advised to leave my home and relocate which I did for three months under the care of Victim Support. The plot was defused, and Sidney Junior was allowed to return to Brasil. I dreaded his return to Birmingham in the summer of 2017, and then one weekend in July, his clubs were busted.....

 

http://www.birmingha...-after-13412274

 

http://www.birmingha...tomers-13390152

 

Now you couldn't make this up, coinciding with this happening, Sidney Junior's demise was reported from Brasil..........

 

I now also have additional material for the project from contributors whom I have met in the meantime, so hopefully the book will now eventually see the light of day.

 

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The late Sidney Taylor Junior to right of pic with an Albanian associate.

 

TG

Bloody hell...! 

 

I'll stick to writing ,music and novels.

[Dipster]

Oh. My. God!!!

Glad you're okay, Tony! And trust me, this is exactly why I hesitate writing my book about a corrupt American medical system that nearly killed my wife.

This sounds like a book that should be written!

[Slurp1955]

Extraordinary stuff Tony - I'm reminded of the Donald Fagen song , I think you just got "The Goodbye Look"  

[B Squared]

A few minor issues with lawyers, family and....er.....the Albanian mafia , but I'm sure these will all be resolved very soon now.......

Glad the "resolution" didn't go as Mr. Taylor Jr. planned Tony.

[Lola5000]

What happened to junior?

[Giraffe]

Sidney Taylor Junior, or "Little Sid" as named in Di Spires book "I just made the tea" was a common sight in the pit lane during the Theodore days. Sid is saying he had a heart attack, but I know that not to be the case. He was reported dead in the provincial Brasilian city where he lived, and buried the following day.

[timjim]

Prompted by the recent sad death of Ron Bennett, who I knew in later life, can anybody tell me if the projected book on Sid Taylor, which is mentioned frequently in this thread, ever saw the light of day?

I have looked for such a title on the Chaters Books web site, but to no avail….