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What’s the W154/M163 lookalike ?

 

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Here's one I made earlier, with a bit of artistic license!

 

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Amazing rain shots! I think that’s the most standing water I’ve ever seen on a race track and they still kept going.

The commentator’s description of the hairpin as “260 degrees” told us something about him rather than the track.

Thanks for posting these.

 

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A fabulous video! Thanks.

 

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Maserati made 34 250Fs

“of which 42 survive”

 

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That reminds me of an incident told to me by a good friend who has provided material for this Forum before. He was with his wife one weekend sitting in a pub garden in East Sussex (a late lamented King & Barnes establishment) when an enormous Edwardian racing car thundered past, its driver dressed in the full gear with goggles, reversed cap and trench coat to the astonishment of the clientele. It was never seen again.

Shades of "The Ghost Train"!

 

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Here's a case where big cohones are required but could be a liability too. A case of ingenuity over imagination. There will be at least 1500 bhp going through that axle, so don't think too hard or you will have nightmares.

 

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What excellent archive films! Thanks. Re the 1963 season in post #2591 and the Mallory Park meeting, I was there and it brought back memories of a great day. I thought that the 3 hour saloon race for under 850cc cars had the potential to be a yawn, but of course it was anything but. It was an absolute hoot as can be seen in the film. BMW 750's are rare beasts today but proved their worth on the track back then. I was told that they had motorcycle heads on which had bigger valves.

Also seen fleetingly in the footage from that meeting are Chris Kerrison's special bodied 250GTO and the UDT Laystall 250GTO (presumably Innes Ireland). In the nutty 1300cc saloon race, Christabel Carlisle get plenty of footage, but note the white 105E Anglia number 62. That was (IIRC) driven by Anita Taylor, and very competently too. As you can imagine, she made a lasting impression on me as a 15 year old boy.

Here is a photo I took at the meeting of Graham Hill signing autographs whilst I waited my turn. Happy days.

 

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"One owner, carefully driven, ideal fun car for weekends"

 

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Le Mans test weekend. They had a garage somewhere in the back streets and drove to the circuit.

 

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Apologies. I thought that test weekend and practice for the race weekend were the same thing.