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[Gary C]

Glad you mentioned the extras....they were too good to leave out.

[ChrisJson]

Received mine yesterday and put it straight into the DVD player. Very well done!

 

Only complaint is that the interviews with Doug Garner was louder than the rest

so you had to turn the volume down every time he appeared.

 

Christer

Edited by ChrisJson, 26 October 2019 - 09:37.

[Gary C]

Yes, apologies for that, I thought I had equalised all the audio, I must have missed Doug's pieces.

[Gary C]

Just to let everyone know, when an order is placed it gets processed either the same or at latest the next day. All the best!

[Bikr7549]

Just so you all know, I received my copy in western USA only 1.5 weeks after placing the order with Gary.

[Myhinpaa]

Received mine yesterday and put it straight into the DVD player. Very well done!

 

Only complaint is that the interviews with Doug Garner was louder than the rest

so you had to turn the volume down every time he appeared.

 

Christer

 

Doug had a lot of interesting anecdotes and added interesting snippets of information while telling stories.

 

Like how fiddly the torsion suspension was to set up, and that carbon-fibre structures can end up being too stiff.

Mentioned as an example how carbon-fibre frames on Moto GP bikes proved to make the bike less rider friendly due to lack of flex.

 

My favourite is how he says that members from different teams used to be very friendly towards each other, pre-Ron Dennis....

[Gary C]

a snippet from Doug's interview that WASN'T used in the final edit;

 

www.lotus72dvd.com

[Myhinpaa]

The 1967 AEC Swift chassis based LVF 480E? Leyland horizontal "H" engine 

 

Gold Leaf Livery     : http://www.aecbus.or...otherukpics.htm

 

JPS, post accident : https://www.postwarc...otus-team-truck

Edited by Myhinpaa, 01 November 2019 - 11:10.

[Gary C]

We have a special item in the 'extras' where Team truckie Vic McCarthy explains what happened in both the Lotus truck accidents in 1972, the first of which includes his previously un-seen photos of the scene.

[DogEarred]

The Old Trout has agreed to buy me the dvd for Christmas, so my order will be going in tomorrow.

So that's a good 4 hour chunk of Christmas Day when I don't have to speak to anybody.

RESULT!!

Thanks Gary...

[Gary C]

DogEarred, it'll be in the post as soon as I receive your order!   Hope you enjoy it.

[1969BOAC500]

Late to the party, but ordered the DVD this week after reading this thread.

Great stuff ! The interviews are a great pleasure to hear - although I was only 'there' as a very young spectator/enthusiast in those years, the interviewees are familiar faces and names ( well, Herbie Blash did buy me a beer once.... ). I also appreciated that the DVD assumes a reasonable degree of knowledge, ie i didn't feel patronised...... The whole production is full of fascinating and historic information - a terrific effort.

 

And I just love the snapshots of the mechanic on Disc 2, showing off various cars trailered on the back of a transit van to his young family. Wonderful !

[Gary C]

Thanks indeed for that. The Vic McCarthy personal photos are a highlight for me, the sort of thing you never see.
Nice quick delivery too...?

[1969BOAC500]

Nice quick delivery too...?

Lightning-fast - many thanks !

 

Going back to the DVD, two highlights for me among the interviews ( and they're all good ) are those with Peter Warr and John Miles ( the latter very precise and wryly self-deprecating ). All in all, essential stuff, not just for Lotus fans but for anyone with a keen interest in 60s/70s F1.

[John Ginger]

I cannot believe I haven't got this DVD yet, my favourite car 

 

Anyway, situation corrected as I have just ordered it

[Obster]

I'm in. Placed order today. My favorite GP car.

[Gary C]

Have collected some sleeves from my printer, so all the recent orders will be in the post later today. All the best!

[John Ginger]

I have finally managed to watch the main DVD and was so captivated it seemed to last all of 15 mins 

 

Thank-you Gary, now for the 'extras'

[Gary C]

I hope you enjoy the extras John

[Gary C]

Lads, just to bump the thread, in these unusual times, with all of us having extra time on our hands at home, you could worse than to order the DVD and get stuck into it. It's here www.lotus72dvd.com

Plus here's a link to just one of the 'extras' on disc 2, Beaky Sims and Bob Dance explain how they both acquired their nicknames at Team Lotus in the 1960's;

Indirectly, this interview led me, 5 years later, to start my series of podcasts with those sort of guys; https://mechanicsgallon.blogspot.com/

[1969BOAC500]

Without wishing to hi-jack Gary's thread, but having been reading 'Black & Gold' I ordered the DVD of John Player's docu of the 1973 season, 'If You're Not Winning - You're Not Trying'. I wasn't expecting much, but it's surprisingly good ,  and after watching the Lotus 72 DVD, it's really fascinating to see many of the key Lotus  personalities in action and being interviewed - particularly of course Colin Chapman and Ronnie Peterson. Quality of photography and sound also impressive.

 

All in all it makes a superb 'Appendix' to Gary's DVD and both make an excellent way of passing some 'locked-down' time......

[Gary C]

Talking of 'If You're Winning...' I remember I bought a VHS copy of it from Chaters when they were still in Isleworth, that must be at least 25 years ago. One of my very early video ideas was to re-issue that with some new 'extras' to go on the end of it, I guess that morphed finally into my 72 documentary proper.

[Gary C]

...here's something to help you while away a few minutes over a cup of tea, an excerpt from our interview with Team Lotus mechanic Jim Pickles

 

 

[Gary C]

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT;

This Monday will be the 50^th Anniversary of the launch of the Lotus 72 at the Team Lotus headquarters at Hethel. To commemorate this, all orders up until midnight on Monday on the dvd www.lotus72dvd.com will contain an extra DVD of previously un-seen home movie footage of the 1937, 1938, 1950 and 1955 British Grands Prix. Around 12 seconds of the 1938 footage was seen in the documentary ‘Nazi Grand Prix’ about 20 years ago, everything else is completely un-seen. There is a total of 10 minutes film, it originated on 9.5mm and 16mm film and is a mixture of black & white and colour footage.

 

[Gary C]

...after nearly two years of being unavailable, there will be some news coming very soon about the availability of the dvds....keep em peeled.

[sstiel]

...after nearly two years of being unavailable, there will be some news coming very soon about the availability of the dvds....keep em peeled.

Sounds exciting. Please feel to tell us for Racing Spirit Gary.

[Gary C]

Will do!

[Gary C]

OK everyone, the 2 disc 4 hour documentary set is now available for the first time in two years. It features new interviews with drivers John Miles, Emerson Fittipaldi, team manager Peter Warr and Lotus mechanics Beaky Sims, Doug Garner, Herbie Blash and Vic Mccarthy plus saloon car legend Dave Brodie. Information is here: www.lotus72dvd.com

[Gary C]

For newer members just wanted to mention that my documentary is still exclusively available from www.lotus72dvd.com and still priced at £19.99 plus postage. All the best everyone.

[Gary C]

Hope it's OK to bump this thread to alert new members of my 4 hour/2 dvd documentary on the Lotus 72. We filmed interviews with Emerson Fittipaldi, John Miles, Peter Warr and a plethora of Team Lotus boy. We also chatted with saloon car ace Dave Brodie who gave us over half an hour of his memories of Ronnie Peterson, his best friend. Something that, at the end, left both of us with a lump in the throat.
All the material here is brand new and never seen before including movie film and stills.
It is available exclusively through www.lotus72dvd.com for £20 + p&p.
It makes a wonderful Christmas 🎄 present 🎁!