Baubles Picture Parade.

[delta]

Yours are pretty good as well Pete.

[bauble]

Originally Posted by delta

Loving these photos Viv. Thanks for posting.

Well! Our Viv sticks up a load of out of focus, poorly framed, badly developed tat, and attracts all sorts of praise and thanks.

Now he has the bragging rights, It ain't fair why can't he start his own Parade.

Mr Pie Ladies Husband Blotchy Snaps Parade?

I'll get you at play time De ......!

[midgetman]

Ah then this must be one of your early photos Bauble.

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[E.B]

Originally Posted by bauble

Apologetic Bauble.

Those two words alone make me wonder if Bob is still suffering Jab side effects.

[Gerard C]

No, no he's not suffering, he just let all the praise go to his head. At least, wearing a white dress clearly shows its time for his coming out.

Because we're many fluent in french here, just a reminder as to the size of the head, cocksure, le manque de modestie… Maestro, digest please:

Avoir la grosse tête, avoir le melon, avoir un sombrero, se la péter, ne plus se sentir pi sser, avoir les chevilles qui gonflent, se prendre pour un autre.
Why so many different way to say it in french? Because we need a lot to qualify ourselves! Taaaaa!
We now add: se prendre pour Bauble…

[midgetman]

Originally Posted by VIVA GT

I know some prefer Historics, so here's a few from the Formula 2 meeting at Donington in 1982:



I appear to have a friend! Who is looking at who?

1982! It seems like only yesterday but nearly forty years ago. It was the year I made my circuit debut having made a minor ripple in speed events the year before. I thought I was the next star. I was rubbish. Still am.

Drivers still out there in ordinary jackets, that race suit in the last picture so evocative of the 60s, but so little protection. And the helmets! I remember the fuss when the standard was tightened from Type B to Type A, originally they were given a four year life but the RAC (remember them?) soon changed that.

All together now - Happy Days.

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[Belmondo]

Roddy MacPherson in the Cooper Bristol, no idea who's in the Austins.

[bauble]

Yes! Good to see pictures from the 80's etc, mine are mostly recent [hotos of older cars. I passed all my old negs to some chap who wanted to digitise them. Last I ever heard of them.

Happy days? yeah, yeah!

Belmondo, clearly Roddy was a fan of Ken Wharton who always wore a yellow shirt, well before today's H&S obsession.

Looking at Viva's British Grand Prix pictures, is quite a terrifying experience, to think I was in such close proximity to him, and him with a camera!

Shudder.

Do keep them coming all. The more the merrier.

[rbs]

Originally Posted by Belmondo

Roddy MacPherson in the Cooper Bristol, no idea who's in the Austins.

I was at that F2 meeting and I do not remember Austin 7's bein there! Will have to get the programme ouit later.

[bauble]

Originally Posted by midgetman

Ah then this must be one of your early photos Bauble.

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Are you flogging a dead horse, here, MM?

Very funny.

Baubulus, Maximus Dicus.

[AGD A105/6]

More Roddy MacPherson and Connaught from Donington 19th April 1981.
Number 10 FF2000 is listed as Jenny Watson's Royale RP27. Nick Mason is listed as the driver of Connaught A number 11, and continuing the Connaught connection, the chap in the beige anorak admiring the 250F is the late Larry Miles, who used to spanner and drive Connaught B2 amongst other things for the Bateman team in the early 50s. More from this meeting later.

[bauble]

How nice to see historic cars before they were disfigured by scaffolding.

Great shots!

Mind you I do not recall ever seeing Nick Mason in a Connaught, he was usually in a 250F, Type 35, or Aston Martin. (Not doubting you are right, just surprised.)

Bob.

[VIVA GT]

Originally Posted by rbs

I was at that F2 meeting and I do not remember Austin 7's being there! Will have to get the programme out later.

There's a chance I could be mistaken (more than just a chance according to my missus), but that was what it said on the box...

[AGD A105/6]

Nick Mason drove the Connaught again at the Euro Series International race day June 6th-7th 1981, but I didn't catch him in action, only in his 512, seen here with the Willment BRM of Anthony Taylor, and the 312 of Albert Obrist in the Bridgegate BMW Super Sports Car race.

[VIVA GT]

Originally Posted by Peter Mallett

Been doing some digging for a facebook group and found these from 1983:

Of course Peter, you'd like Rover pictures, here's some:

[VIVA GT]

And four more:

[VIVA GT]

[VIVA GT]

I seem to remember going to a few race meetings in this kind of weather.

[rbs]

Originally Posted by VIVA GT

There's a chance I could be mistaken (more than just a chance according to my missus), but that was what it said on the box...

I have found the programme andd the 7's were not there that day. There was an historic grand prix car race but none in that,

[AGD A105/6]

Donington 19th April 81 again, HGPA race, Martin Morris, Peter Martin, Willie Green, Bobby Bell, Bruce Halford, Stephen Griswold.

[AGD A105/6]

Patrick Marsh, Simon Philips and Chris Mann.

[VIVA GT]

Originally Posted by rbs

I have found the programme andd the 7's were not there that day. There was an historic grand prix car race but none in that,

OK, thanks for that correction, I have altered my notes accordingly (just don't tell my wife I was wrong!)

[midgetman]

She will have expected it. Wives tend to.

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[bauble]

Originally Posted by midgetman

She will have expected it. Wives tend to.

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I know for certain that his Missus describes him thus "e's rubbish!"

[Peter Mallett]

Originally Posted by VIVA GT

Of course Peter, you'd like Rover pictures, here's some:
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Oddly enough, 10 and 12 are probably my chassis although Dave Price told me they never allocated chassis to a particular driver. Is the Triplex photo from the Brands GP 1980? If so it looks like Rex Greenslade with the Motor sponsorship. He was a journalist for that publication. He finished 6th. The other chassis, No 11(?) won the race in the hands of Jeff Allam. The first international win for a Rover.

So that was 1980 and 1981. The same chassis raced as Sanyo in 1982 before changing to Group A and you have them in that trim so it is probably 1983 at the British GP and you can see the Soperman Rover ahead on the grid. All were run by TWR.