Nerus Silhouette F100 Campionship

[JBL]

Dear Members,

I was recently looking for an historic Formula Ford car and found this very rare Nerus Silhouette, which I bought immediately:

http://classicdriver.com/uk/magazine/3200.asp?id=13148

Does anyone know more about this car or the 1969/70 F100 championship? I know that a sister car is currently racing with an non-original 2 litre engine in the HSCC in the UK.

Regards,
Jan

[Steve Wilkinson]

Originally Posted by JBL

Dear Members,

I was recently looking for an historic Formula Ford car and found this very rare Nerus Silhouette, which I bought immediately:

http://classicdriver.com/uk/magazine/3200.asp?id=13148

Does anyone know more about this car or the 1969/70 F100 championship? I know that a sister car is currently racing with an non-original 2 litre engine in the HSCC in the UK.

Regards,
Jan

In 1971 the TARMAC F100 championship was scheduled for 20 rounds at five circuits:

Mallory Park - 14th March, 28th March, 16th May and 25th July
Brands Hatch - 7th March, 2nd May, 30th May, 20th June, 4th July, 26th September and 27th December
Castle Combe - 12th April
Oulton Park - 31st May, 12th June, 28th August, 18th September, 2nd October and 16th October
Snetterton - 30th August and 10th October

Nick Cole came second in the first round at Brands and then third in the second round at Mallory on 14th March (a meeting I attended). I didn't attend any other of the meetings where rounds were scheduled.
The car was eneterd at Mallory as a "Silhouette BMC". The cars all ran Ford or BMC 1300cc engines and in the same race at Mallory Chris Lee was in the SL2 Silhouette again with BMC engine.

[JBL]

Dear Steve,

thank you very much for the information, I highly appreciate it!
Does anyone else know more about the F100 series? I always thought it only took place in 70 & 71, now I hear they also raced in 72....

[KMacB]

That car has since been sold on, this is it being driven by its present owner at Mondello (yesterday 15th)

[petestenning]

The above is from the inside of a programme July 26th 1970
Photo by Gerry Stream
Show champion Ray Allens Royale RP4

[Kale]

Originally Posted by petestenning

The above is from the inside of a programme July 26th 1970
Photo by Gerry Stream
Show champion Ray Allens Royale RP4

What cars behind the Royale RP4 ?
Is the second car the Alexis MK19 / Daren MK2 ?
Other cars ?

[petestenning]

All the Alexis in F100 in the programme are MK 19'S so that would be a yes.

Other cars in the programme are=
Royale RP4
Alexis MK19
Millmor MK6
Nerus Silhouette
Merlyn MK6B
DRW
Landar
Dulon LD10
Mantis
entered but DNS was the Raffo JB100