Thruxton 12.10.75
There were two sportscar races on the programme with the Miller Organs Modified Sports Cars providing the quicker cars. The first shot shows John 'Plastic' Pearson and his Jaguar XK120 leading John Cooper (Porsche 911). Following are the Lotus Elans of Richard Jenvey, the eventual winner, and John Evans. The next picture shows Hugh Colman clambering over the kerbs in his Midget.
The last four pictures show the Thoroughbred Sports Car competitors. For those used to seeing large fields of beautifully turned out machines in FISCAR races these days, the standard of preparation didn't seem quite so high in 1975 ! First picture is of winner Dave Preece's Jaguar XK 120 leading John Chatham in his Austin Healey 3000 (DD 300 ?), then Simon Phillips in his Frazer Nash Le Mans, Robert Mansfield (Frazer Nash Targa) leading Richard Tyzack in his TR3 and finally Tyzack takes the long way round the Chicane.
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