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[Lee Nicolle]

That brings to mind an incident at Warwick Farm circa 1958...

 

As flag marshals we got to drive around the circuit to our respective flag points at the beginning of the day, and then back to the pits at the end of the day.

 

Well, it is a racing circuit and speed limits don't apply, so it might be a bit of fun to have a bit of a go while doing this. Cars I had during the period included a Simca Aronde and a Peugeot 203, while my co-flaggie, Bob Levett, had a Chrysler Royal AP3. V8. With a broken front sway bar.

 

One morning he spun it in the Esses. Nothing was said on the day, but we were regular visitors to the AARC offices during our lunch hour. Bob was nervous about what Geoff Sykes would say to him about this, and when we were in his office it didn't take long for the subject to come up.

 

"Do you drive a white Chrysler Royal?" came the question.

 

Nervously, Bob replied in the affirmative, wondering what would come next.

 

"And you spun it in the Esses on Sunday?" Geoff asked.

 

"Yes."

 

"I just wanted to know," was all Geoff said.

 

I know Bob carried the memory of that response to his grave.

I can remember a discussion from Dick Johnson with John French about a broken sway bar on Dicks Falcon,, all on the TV telecast

[Lee Nicolle]

 

 

 

 

I have done all of these. Drawbar jacked up on the trailer to get the car on the trailer and a truck only just long enough for the car. As well as the tilted tray [not severaly] so as to get the car on.