Old Silverstone photos - Page 2

Andrew Kitson · 28 Jan 2003, 20:03 (Ref:488642)

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Originally posted by Chris Townsend
[B Anyone care to add to the list? [Though this is probably the wrong thread] A frightening number of those guys made it into F1. The only non Van Diemen chap I remember, who was any good, was Poncho Toledano who drove for PRS. [/B]

Yes Chris, 'Alfie' Toledano was very quick with PRS. Derek Daly was involved with PRS if you remember and the 'gofer' was a certain Trevor Carlin!

..and Barry, Fernando was also very quick but a little weird at times? I have relayed this story before but can remember returning from Donington. We passed Fernando's truck at the side of the road, thought he had broken down so stopped. No sign of him until we looked in the back and he was sitting in the race car playing his flute!

Andrew Kitson · 5 Feb 2003, 13:51 (Ref:497272)

On the grid for a Sports/GT race in 1970. The Pink Stamps Racing Lotus 30 of John Markey. Not sure on the identity of the car alongside. Anyone?

TimD · 5 Feb 2003, 15:02 (Ref:497349)

I may be well wide of the mark, but it's not one of the Martin BM-series cars is it?

Andrew Kitson · 5 Feb 2003, 15:06 (Ref:497354)

I thought that too Tim - or possibly a Lenham?

gfm · 5 Feb 2003, 15:56 (Ref:497386)

What about a Willment-BRM? Chevron on pole but no marks for that. Or is it? May have been a wet practice. Martins were a bit smarter than that weren't they, more of a wedge shape.

Andrew Kitson · 5 Feb 2003, 16:07 (Ref:497402)

Another shot of the Markey Lotus 30 passing the Woodcote stands.

klaus · 5 Feb 2003, 17:40 (Ref:497479)

It is no Willment-BRM, which looks quite different from car no. 145.
Could it be the Lenham spyder?

TimD · 5 Feb 2003, 17:50 (Ref:497483)

Lenham! Of course - it's a Lenham P70.

Probably.

Either that or the Ardua!

Andrew Kitson · 5 Feb 2003, 18:08 (Ref:497505)

Great mixed Sportscar grids in those days weren't they!
By the position of these cars (with the stewards enclosure in the background on the inside of Woodcote), I would say they are mid grid - meaning that some very fast cars are probably upfront such as Jeremy Lord's Minilite Astra which won the Motoring News Sports/GT Championship about this time and maybe Lola T70 / GT40 / Chevron B8's & 16's. Glorious days.. Jeremy now runs the F3 association - FOTA.

mickj · 6 Feb 2003, 03:26 (Ref:498040)

The ex Markey Pink Stamps Lotus 30 now races in Vintage racing in Washington State USA.

What is the difference between a Lenham P69 and the Lenham P70?. No roof.

Who raced the Ardua, and what does Ardua stand for.

These threads are very interesting.

Roger H · 6 Feb 2003, 08:57 (Ref:498169)

At the risk of looking a complete idiot, I think the car in the middle is the Ardua. Lenhams had a roll hoop the full width of the cockpit when supplied and the rear body on the Ardua sat up a bit at the back. But ofcourse customers change things. We supplied Les Allyot (Spelling!!!) with a Lenham body for his chassis, on the basis of his RAF friendship with Julian Booty who designed the Lenham body and the fact that he was an 'all round good guy'.

Ardua was taken from the RAF motto Per Ardua Ad Astra.

The difference between a P69 and P70 Lenham was mainly in the suspension, (beefed up), new uprights and axles, and different brakes. usual evolution really.

mickj · 7 Feb 2003, 02:31 (Ref:499073)

Roger,
Thanks for the answer.

TimD · 7 Feb 2003, 08:33 (Ref:499156)

And in case anyone is interested, the RAF motto Per Ardua ad Astra can be translated as "By our efforts, the stars."

Andrew Kitson · 8 Feb 2003, 08:09 (Ref:500341)

How times change. The Tyrrell Matra paddock area at the 1969 Grand Prix, taken from on top of the pits.

Andrew Kitson · 8 Feb 2003, 08:11 (Ref:500344)

An F3 slipstreamer through woodcote in 1972.

Andrew Kitson · 8 Feb 2003, 10:49 (Ref:500436)

Jeremy - here you are again! Chasing Jim Walsh's Van Diemen in 1974. Is that a Reynard you are driving?

Andrew Kitson · 8 Feb 2003, 10:51 (Ref:500438)

An FF scrum at Woodcote on the club circuit in 73.

Andrew Kitson · 8 Feb 2003, 10:53 (Ref:500442)

Vince Woodman - 1300 Escort leads Jonathan Buncombe's Mini -Group 2 saloons - 1973.

Andrew Kitson · 10 Feb 2003, 12:25 (Ref:502242)

Remember when Ronnie lost it at Becketts in a blizzard in the 1973 (or '74?) International Trophy? I was sitting at Woodcote - no snow or rain there and I remember the crowd laughing when the commentator announced that Ronnie had spun in a snow storm!

Andrew Kitson · 10 Feb 2003, 12:28 (Ref:502247)

The sprint to the line to decide 2nd place in the 1973 GP won by Revson's McLaren. Peterson, Hulme and Hunt.

Andrew Kitson · 10 Feb 2003, 12:34 (Ref:502251)

Nigel Mansell's 1977 Mckechnie Racing Formula Ford Crossle 32F, winner of the Silverstone based Brush Fusegear championship. He beat SDC sponsored Royale driver Trevor Van Rooyen to the title by a single point, decided on who got the fastest lap at the final round.I was 'gofer' on Trevor's car in those days..Nigel and Chico Serra were the big rivals!

Andrew Kitson · 10 Feb 2003, 13:47 (Ref:502351)

The 1973 production saloon synchronised speed spinning contest!

Andrew Kitson · 15 Feb 2003, 14:38 (Ref:507611)

How times change! The pits at the 1969 British GP meeting. Spectators could watch from above and the teams worked in cramped conditions on the raised pit road.

Andrew Kitson · 15 Feb 2003, 14:40 (Ref:507612)

David Howes goes straight on at Copse in 1969. Fortunately, no-one was hurt.

Andrew Kitson · 15 Feb 2003, 14:42 (Ref:507613)

Also at the 69 British GP. A very relaxed Chris Amon before the start.

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