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Mar 13, 2004 14:41:23 GMT
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One for HoTWire this I think... is this the same aston as the silver one in your photo? and the yellow one I think I mentioned to you in a VZi thread...  |
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Mar 13, 2004 14:41:37 GMT
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Mar 13, 2004 14:41:56 GMT
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Mar 13, 2004 14:42:48 GMT
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All taken at Oulton Park, between about 1986 - 88 I think.  |
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Mar 13, 2004 14:43:07 GMT
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Mar 13, 2004 14:44:08 GMT
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  And these Esprits were around at the same time, in the same championship too. I've got all the old programmes somewhere so I guess I could see if I can find out more! |
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Mar 13, 2004 14:46:13 GMT
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First aston isn't the same one,..
I used to know the name of the guy that owns the e-type in the top photo,.. he stacked it badly at Brands one year completely destroyed the front end buckled the lot,.. was back on the track the next year. For a minute I thought it was Win Percy,.. but it isn't,.. wish I could remember the name.
Yeah the Yellow one is an ex-hillclimb car that the guy took circuit racing. Not Marshall driving,.. only Aston I ever saw leave Gerry Marshall's - Marsh Plant Hire car standing.
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Mar 13, 2004 14:47:27 GMT
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Interesting!
I knew you'd know more. I'll see if I can find the programmes and find the E-Type owners name...
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Mar 13, 2004 15:25:14 GMT
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As a side note,.. I didn't realise that Win Percy had a big accident at the end of last year,.. paralysed from the waist down : www.jag-lovers.org/winpercy/wp.php3Might make a recovery,.. lets hope so,.. fantastic driver! |
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Mar 13, 2004 15:26:16 GMT
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Oh and the top E-type might be Malcolm Hamilton's
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Mar 13, 2004 15:29:57 GMT
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As a side note,.. I didn't realise that Win Percy had a big accident at the end of last year,.. paralysed from the waist down : www.jag-lovers.org/winpercy/wp.php3Might make a recovery,.. lets hope so,.. fantastic driver! Yeah, shocking. I hope he makes a recovery too... He's one of the true heroes! |
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mason
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Mar 13, 2004 15:35:36 GMT
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these are some of the cars i grew up watching ;D
the yellow one was david ellis,of dave ellis plant hire
virtually un beatable in its day at oulton
does anyone remember a esprit (red i think) with a 1500 v8 made from 2 750 bike engines,wikedly fast but kept breaking down.
ahhh wendy wools special saloons ;D ;D
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Mar 13, 2004 15:39:03 GMT
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Mason,.. me too,.. David Ellis,.. thats the name, did one season of circuit racing then took it back to Hillclimbing as far as I knew,.. or I have vague memories of reading. Only saw it at Brands Hatch once,.. left a rather lasting memory.
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Mar 13, 2004 16:14:20 GMT
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these are some of the cars i grew up watching ;D the yellow one was david ellis,of dave ellis plant hire virtually un beatable in its day at oulton does anyone remember a esprit (red i think) with a 1500 v8 made from 2 750 bike engines,wikedly fast but kept breaking down. ahhh wendy wools special saloons ;D ;D yeah I remember that Esprit! Wonder if I've got any pics... We must've been at Oulton at the same time Mason... I used to spend many a happy day stood at Lodge or Old Hall... |
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mason
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Mar 13, 2004 16:55:39 GMT
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Lodge or knickerbrook(before they put that stupid chicane in) you might remember the holden commodore that ran at about the same time ,it was white had a side exit exhaust and made the most beautiful noise,almost musical  do you remember ever noticing a gold bm 3.0CS with all the wings on parked at lodge??that was us ;D |
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Mar 13, 2004 17:01:21 GMT
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NO WAY!
I've got a pic of that car... I've just put them all back in the box now though!
There used to be a dark blue one there sometimes too!
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Last Edit: Mar 13, 2004 17:02:45 GMT by DarrenW
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mason
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Mar 13, 2004 17:03:35 GMT
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SUPERB ;D  any chance of scanning it in ans sending me a pic when you have 5 |
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Mar 13, 2004 17:07:36 GMT
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I will do!
I'll get them out again... shouldn't take me too long!
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Mar 15, 2004 15:19:53 GMT
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I just found one of the Oulton Park programmes, that E-Type was driven by Malcom Hamilton...
And the aston (although I'm not sure which one!) by Mike Cousins, sponsored by Aston Engineering.
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Mar 15, 2004 15:21:18 GMT
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Malcom Hamilton,.. I was right,.. just to think if I'd been able to remember stuff as well as that for my A-levels I may have passed something  |
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Last Edit: Mar 15, 2004 15:21:35 GMT by HoTWire
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any chance of scanning it in ans sending me a pic when you have 5