March 772 - 10-Tenths Motorsport Forum

Bryan Miller · 1 May 2003, 11:45

My brother has a March 772 ex N.Z. that is giving us a lot of problems sorting out history and Ken Smith can't seem to assist. Can you, if I give you details??

I believe we have started a new thread.

Armco Bender · 1 May 2003, 21:24

If Ken Smith cant id it for you it must be a hard one then.I'm sure less than a handful of 77's ever came here.A 772 would be unusual because most of them were 77Bs or 773s with the narrow sidepods that were used here.Does your 772 have the wide F2 sidepods?.The Marches weren't overly sucessfull here against the Chevrons and Ralts.It wasn't until Fabi came here with the 78B in 1979 they won some races.

Chris Townsend · 1 May 2003, 21:42

I have pretty good histories of 772s in period for the first couple of years of their lives and might be able to throw some light.

Bryan Miller · 4 May 2003, 08:00

My brother will contact soon re. his March which is 772-5, but in N.Z. was always known as 77B; talk about a can of worms.

Bryan Miller · 7 May 2003, 05:41

David McKINNEY, is it poss. for you to have a look at another thread March 772-05 please, and see if you can make anything out of it.
Bryan.

Bryan Miller · 19 Jul 2004, 00:41

My brother Kevin owns what turned out to be the ex. Brett Riley 772/77B .

Neptune · 19 Jul 2004, 23:24

But didn't Brett run that car in UK. Did he then take it back to NZ after the 77 British Atlantic season?

allenbrown · 25 Aug 2006, 15:11

This is one for Steve.

From the on the Missing March Sprint and Hillclimb Cars of the 70s thread.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Steve Wilkinson

I need help in identifying the following MARCH cars:

g) 1978 to 1979 - Ted Williams - March 772/782 - a succession of cars led to this March, where did it come from?

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Originally Posted by David McKinney

g) Ricardo Zunino 1977

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Originally Posted by Chris Townsend

Williams' car 772 -6 if F1R to be believed on Zunino's driving it.

This one's a bit tricky as Williams starts the season in his 752; then his upgraded 752/772; then the 772 and quite possibly a 772/782 before the end of the year - although I haven't found the last part yet.

I've tried to pinpoint where he first drives the 772 and Autosport kindly obliges (22 June 1978 p57) with a "first time out in his F2 March" remark. So that would imply that he had been in the 752/772 at Curborough 4 June, not the 772 as it says on BritishSprint.org.

I can't find any reference to it having 782 mods in 1978 so I'm going to change the specification on ORC to 772-Hart 420R for that season.

Edit: Also flicked through 1979 and Autosport keeps calling his mount a 772. I'm be fairly confident then that the 772P that you have for him at Talbenny 16 Sep 1979 would be that same 772-6.

Allen

Steve Wilkinson · 25 Aug 2006, 18:22

Quote:

Originally Posted by allenbrown

This is one for Steve.

From the on the Missing March Sprint and Hillclimb Cars of the 70s thread.

This one's a bit tricky as Williams starts the season in his 752; then his upgraded 752/772; then the 772 and quite possibly a 772/782 before the end of the year - although I haven't found the last part yet.

I've tried to pinpoint where he first drives the 772 and Autosport kindly obliges (22 June 1978 p57) with a "first time out in his F2 March" remark. So that would imply that he had been in the 752/772 at Curborough 4 June, not the 772 as it says on BritishSprint.org.

I can't find any reference to it having 782 mods in 1978 so I'm going to change the specification on ORC to 772-Hart 420R for that season.

Edit: Also flicked through 1979 and Autosport keeps calling his mount a 772. I'm be fairly confident then that the 772P that you have for him at Talbenny 16 Sep 1979 would be that same 772-6.

Allen

Allen, I will have to check back on the Curborough event. In the Black Book it says it is the 752 however it is riddled with inaccuracies. I do have Williams in the 752 at the start of the season. Also at which event in 22 June 1978Autosport is the comment about this being his first time out in the 772?

Finally on my version of the database I have Williams in the 772/782 for the 1979 Talbenny event so I have instigated a cross check between my version and the on-line version.

Thanks.

driftwood · 25 Aug 2006, 18:24

Why not ask Ted directly? No I do not have a contact for him but he will be in the book, under motorhomes!

Steve Wilkinson · 25 Aug 2006, 18:27

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Originally Posted by driftwood

why not ask Ted directly no i do not have a contact for him but he will be in the book under motorhomes!

Your use or is it mis-use of CAPITALS (Sorted - see above! - JT) is quiet tiresome! Reading your posts is a trial in itself.

Are you implying that Ted Williams runs a Motorhome Mechanics business?

allenbrown · 25 Aug 2006, 18:30

It was a very minor club event - not a RAC round or a BARC.

allenbrown · 25 Aug 2006, 18:32

Steve

Have you ever got anywhere with the Rodney Eyles 772 in 1985? He suddenly appears out of nowhere with a highly competitive car and Autosport says nothing.

Allen

driftwood · 25 Aug 2006, 18:32

As I tell her, INDOORS- get over it

(Well Steve might, but I won't, so be prepared to get beaten by my editing stick - JT)
Yes, motorhomes; he is in the Bristol area. I had a tel # for him years ago, but that was then, and this is now!

Steve Wilkinson · 25 Aug 2006, 18:34

Quote:

Originally Posted by allenbrown

It was a very minor club event - not a RAC round or a BARC.

If that is the case then I suspect the reporter may have been inferring that it was the first time at that venue or even the first time he had seen the car!

In the meantime when I have some time to check I will go back to my records and see what I can turn up.