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I have added another of dads films for you to reminisce too.
its seems even more corny, than the last, if that’s possible.
its seems even more corny, than the last, if that’s possible.
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Post-War Other Period 1963 racing film
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Trevor Triumph
Jedi Knight
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Wow, drifting at its best.
mastaphixa
Jedi Trainee
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Hilarious!
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That was great, thanks for posting!
poolboy
Yoda
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Probably in the US...
OP
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I think a lot of the racing classes were less than 1500cc ?
And gt’s seem to be 3000+
So May be fell between classes
But that’s a guess.
And gt’s seem to be 3000+
So May be fell between classes
But that’s a guess.
OP
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Yes that right. In the UK 500cc class was very popular and used motorbike engines. 750cc class was also very popular and were typically Austin 7 based specials
1100 then 1500cc classes too.
Formula junior was originally 1000cc/1100cc
the bigger racers were sport’s libre and the road going gt cars.
triumph did well at Le Mans
I think usa embraced triumph racing more (and Kas Kastner showed the factory a thing or two!!)
But how come so few of the "sports cars" are using roll bars?!?!
Boy, men were crazy men back then!!!!
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John
In the old days roll bar just weren’t a thing !!
I do sprints and hillclimbs in my 3a and I don’t have to have a roll bar or full harness !!!
But I have fitted them !!!!
more old films to come. …..
In the old days roll bar just weren’t a thing !!
I do sprints and hillclimbs in my 3a and I don’t have to have a roll bar or full harness !!!
But I have fitted them !!!!
more old films to come. …..
Rollbars were not required in the 1950s and some of the 1960s, in fact many owners didn't install them because a car that had been raced was harder to sell. The NY Times had a full page or two with foreign car classified ads and one phrase was "never raced". I never had one in either my Lea Francis MG or TR3. Top TR3 driver Harold Hurtley got killed in his TR3 at Lime Rock but as I recall, his seat belt pulled out and he was thrown from the car.