Abarth Simca 2000GT, Paul Hocking
Story and photos by Jonathan Sharp
In last week’s story, we left Jonathan Sharp freezing and wondering about the weather for Sunday…
6.00 am Sunday morning, my alarm goes off. I open the curtains…oh dear, snow. I doubt if they will be able to race at the members meeting today as the snow is supposed to be worse the further West you travel and I live to the East of the circuit.
Decision made, stay at home. But no, the racing does go on. The track was clear of snow and was drying fast due to the wind. The snow ploughs on standby would not be needed but it was a close run thing. 10 races run(two were run on Saturday) and two high speed demonstrations. but no motorbike race, far too cold. No major incidents and good clean but hard racing. And I didn’t go!
However, I had worked hard in the cold and snow on Saturday so I am still able to send you the following shots, simply a selection of my favorites from the meeting.
Jonathan
Alfa Romeo Guilia Ti Super, Gelmini Tommaso
Alfa Romeo TZ1 Jason Wright Scuderia del Portello
And in the paddock area.
Pierre Mellinger 6c2300
Monza brigade
AC Bristol F2
Amilcar Hispano Suiza, Tom Walker
1936 Pacey-Hassan Bentley Special
BMW 3.5 CSL, Anthony Walker
Bugatti T51
Delahaye-135S, Vincent Tourneur
Ferrari 250 Breadvan Lukas Hulsua and Emanuele Pirro
Ferrari 250 SWBC, Vincent Gaye and Anthony Reid
Ferrari 275 GTBC, Vincent Gaye
Nick Mason’s 512 BBLM
512 BBLM
Greenwood Corvette entrant Claes Paulsson driver Pekka Nystrom
Lancia Martini Monte Carlo
Lancia Monte Carlo, BMW 320, and the BBLM
Lancia Ferrari D50 after practice
Train by Ford
GN Wasp, Hughie Walker
GN Jap GP Special, Richard Scaldwell
Hornet Racing Special, Tim Harrison
Maserati 8C 3000, Joeph Otto Reittenmaier, Bugatti T35C, Martin Halusa
Maserati Birdcages track snow
Mercedes Gullwing, David Coulthard
Moby Dick Porsche 935
Porsche 904 GTS, David Clark
Porsche 906, Armin Zumtobel
Porsche 935 Moby Dick, Jochen Mass
Minnow and the Whale. The Mini is being driven by Nick Swift. Note the number plate. The Galaxy driven by Michael Steele.
Great site!
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What a fantastic collection. A few remind me of my first Ford home built. Keep up the good work, Pete. Does anyone realize what great amount of work and time goes into Veloce.
A great account of how it was for those of us who couldn’t be there. Thank you.
I don’t remember seeing that A.C -Bristol race in the 1950’s though.
Ray Gulson, South Boys School?
Great cars, great shots – not least DC in the 300SL.
Intrepid drivers, too, in those Vintage racers minus such creature comforts as bodywork.