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[Keith Rolleston]

Please post your photo memorabilia here!

 

These are a few photo's from the 1972 International F2 race;

 

Ronnie Peterson, works March in typical attitude

 

 

Niki Lauda in the sister car

 

 

Mike Hailwood in a Surtees

 

 

and Roger Williamson in the F3 race in a March

 

[john aston]

The second smudge to the right in the spectator area could be me , dragging on the JPS King Size I smoked to express my Lotus support. And talking of JPS , there is fascinating  unwitting testimony in the JPS advert banner . Not only because we don';t see fag adverts any more , but the fact that it reads 'Formulae I and III '   - so the full Latin deal , and would anyone outside TNF now even say anything other than formulas ? And , even in the cash strapped, inflationary  Seventies , F 3 was considered worthy of juxtaposing with F1 - how tragic that not only can we never see F2 at any UK circuit other than as the support act for F1 , we don't even have an F3 championship, or rather two , as I seem to recall we had in 1972 ?    

 

But Mallory is still in rude health , after some recent unpleasantnesses , as I can confirm from being one of several TNF folk at recent Plum Pudding and CSCC events . But I'd give a kidney , possibly even one of my own , to see a full field of F2 or F5000 cars there again .    

[68targa]

If it looks cold in the photos Keith has posted it's because it was. This was the first round of the new two litre F2 European and John Player Championships and was held on 12 March always a risky time in the UK. This was my first visit to Mallory but I do remember it being a sunny and dry day. Apart from two F2 races we were treated to F3 (Forward Trust Championship), Mod Sports. Special Saloons and Formula Ford.

 

Here is a pic from the FF race with the Hawke of Geoff Close getting matey with the competition. He went on to finish 3rd but was then disqualified - I wonder why

 

[BRG]

....but the fact that it reads 'Formulae I and III '   - so the full Latin deal , and would anyone outside TNF now even say anything other than formulas ? 

I blame the decline in classical education.  I failed my Latin O level, so I have always used the English plural of 'formulas' as well as 'Grand Prixs' as we aren't writing in Latin or French.

 

(This may now cause severe thread drift for which I apologise in advance)

[2F-001]

The second smudge to the right in the spectator area could be me , dragging on the JPS King Size I smoked to express my Lotus support. And talking of JPS , there is fascinating  unwitting testimony in the JPS advert banner . Not only because we don';t see fag adverts any more , but the fact that it reads 'Formulae I and III '  ...

 

With regard to that first image (I was there too!) and John's comment... I wonder how many other apices Ronnie managed to miss that day?

[john winfield]

With regard to that first image (I was there too!) and John's comment... I wonder how many other apices Ronnie managed to miss that day?

 

At least ix or x I would have thought. Although he did only complete xxxiv of the c lap total.

 

I was there too, but, if I was smoking, it would have been Embassy or John Player No.10. Possibly Carlton Premium.  JPS King Size?.....I could only dream of that level of glamour.

[john aston]

The JPS were courtesy of my  student grant - we had proper education back then . I was back to Embassy Regal (an oxymoron ) when I started work... 

[BRG]

At least ix or x I would have thought. Although he did only complete xxxiv of the c lap total.

At least IX or X, I would have thought.  Although he did only complete XXXIV of C lap total.

 

I may have failed Latin O level, but I know that the Romans only worked in upper case.

[john winfield]

At least IX or X, I would have thought.  Although he did only complete XXXIV of C lap total.

 

I may have failed Latin O level, but I know that the Romans only worked in upper case.

 

Pedanticus maximus!

 

......mea culpa...