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Old 3 Feb 2009, 10:11 (Ref:2387227)   #5
David McKinney
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David McKinney should be qualifying in the top 10 on the grid
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According to the factory/Nye chassis record:
F2-3-57 - works
F2-4-57 - school (FWA)
F2-5-57 - school (FWA)
F2-6-57 - Wicken
F2-7-57 - Rob Walker
F2-8-57 - works/Salvadori
F2-9-57 - works/Brabham
F2-10-57 - school (FWA)
F2-11-57 - Marsh
F2-12-57 - Rob Walker (2.0)
F2-13-57 - Nixon
F2-14-57 - Whitehouse
F2-15-57 - Reventlow (FWB)
F2-16-57 - Leston
F2-17-57 - Moore (FWB)
F2-18-57 - Thackwell (FWB)
F2-19-57 - Stoop (FWE)
F2-20-57 - Gibson
F2-21-57 - Gerard
F2-22-57 - Alan Brown
F2-23-57 - Naylor
F2-24-57 - Sopwith
F2-25-57 - Lewis
F2-26-57 - Atkins
F2-27-57 - Joe Lubin (USA)
F2-28-57 - Mildren (Australia)
F2-29-57 - Gibson
I am ignoring the dates cars were listed as these presumably refer to when they were invoiced rather than delivered

Also note that, as previously mentioned, F2-4-57 and/or F2-5-57 may have been T41s

As far as the works cars are concerned, it was reported during 1957 that, in addition to an F2 car each for Brabham and Salvadori, a third car was run - in conjunction with Rob Walker - with a stretched (1700cc) FPF engine in F1, with the Brabham and Salvadori taking turns. This was probably F2-8-57, though by the end of the year F2-9-57 also had a big engine.
Another big-engined 1957 car was Dick Gibson’s, though it did not race until 1958

Mike McDowell and Graham Hill also had drives in works F2 cars during the year, while Rob Walker drivers included Christie, Fairman and Brooks as well as Brabham.
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