Chevron B19

[allenbrown]

Trophée d'Auverne (Clermont Ferrand) MN 24 Jun 1971 p14.

"Ed Swart and John Burton are now team-mates under the Canon Cameras banner, Burton having switched his allegiance from WRA just before the event".

E. Red Rose Racing: John Hine (wrecked in the race)
F. Red Rose Racing: John Bridges
G. Canon Cameras: John Burton
I. Canon Cameras: Ed Swart

A story in Track Topics the week later explains that Burton's car is privately owned and is now receiving financial assistance from Canon.

[allenbrown]

Hockenheim 4 July - Round 4. Tell me if you're getting bored MN 8 Jul 1971 p6

A. Chevron Cars: Chris Craft
C. DART Racing with Castrol: Birrell (Miles' usual car)
D. DART Racing with Castrol: Miles (first ever appearance of 2-litre alloy-block Hart BDA)
G. Canon Cameras: John Burton
I. Canon Cameras: Ed Swart
J. Central Garage Ltd/Sinfield: John Lepp
M. Siffert Automobiles Racing: Gerard Larrousse
N. Toine Hezemans (brand new car tended by Bridges as Red Rose cars not present)

Hine's car was being rebuilt; Bridges was being fitted with a new engine; Bamford's and Humble's weren't mentioned.

Bamford was at Vila Real instead (p19)

And on the same day Facetti won at Trento Bondone in Tondelli's B19 (p18)

[Delbert]

Allen All great stuff, nice to see John Lepp and Central Garage getting a mention.
Thanks

[driftwood]

be aware that Central Garage did have 2 b19 cars -sold early car and bought another car in 72

Humble did own the B16S spyder car it was crashed and cut up- suspension sold off to build smith/welpton car and a new B19 car in kit form was ordered and the engine gearbox from B16S was kept as spares for the programme

the eris tondelli b19 was often entered as a Tondelli and did scored c/ship point in euro 2 litre series costing chevron the makers cup i believe

Has MN printed any chassis numbers yet?

anyone want to buy chevron chassi plate 4 quid on ebay

[allenbrown]

Croft 10 July 1971 (MN 15 Jul 1971 p6).

A. works: Derek Bennett
B. Red Rose Racing: Peter Humble (ex-works/Springbok)
D. DART Racing: Miles (with Hart BDA again)
F. Red Rose Racing: Derek Bennett (Bridges' car, 'kinked the monocoque slightly in practice' and raced works car instead)
J. John Lepp
O. Red Rose Racing: John Hine (brand new - replacing 'E')

Same day at the Norisring (MN 15 Jul 1971 p8)

P. Oldenkoff's Chevron B19 for Clemens Schickentanz (first time I've spotted this one)

[driftwood]

O. Red Rose Racing: John Hine (brand new - replacing 'E')
0riginal car was chassis 8- i believe car 8 was a write off- why would they supply him with new car
Clemens Schickentanz he had b21 in 72

[allenbrown]

I want to be very, very, very precise about this so you'll need to tell me your source for believing 'E' was chassis 8.

[allenbrown]

Imola 25 July 1971 - Round 5 (MN 29 Jul 1971 p8)

G. Canon Cameras: John Burton
I. Canon Cameras: Ed Swart

[allenbrown]

Wunstorf 15 Aug 1971 (MN 19 Aug 1971 p6)

G. Canon Cameras: John Burton (first outing since Imola)
H. Worcestershire Racing Association: John Bamford (first race since Vila Real)
I. Canon Cameras: Ed Swart (first outing since Imola)
P. Oldenkott Tobaco: Clemens Schickentanz
Q. Duckhams Oils: Bernd Terbeck (first time I've spotted this one)
R. Hasag: Heinz Derflinger (first time I've spotted this one)

Also out at Shelsley Walsh the same day:

S. Reg Philips ('new' Chevron B19 received a couple of days before the event)

[allenbrown]

More B19 news (MN 26 Aug 1971 pp18,19) - Brian Redman will drive a brand new works B19 at the Nurburgring on 5 Sep and Miles crashed one of the DART B19s heavily in testing. Both the works and Red Rose Racing will be sending a B19 out for the Springbok series.

[allenbrown]

Brands Hatch Aug 1971 (MN 2 Sep 1971 p14). Ten Chevron B19s, says the report.

A. Chevron Cars: Chris Craft (with RES 2-litre BDA)
B. Red Rose Racing: Peter Humble
C. DART Racing: Wilson Fittipaldi
D. DART Racing: Miles (Hart BDA changed to FVC)
F. Red Rose Racing: John Bridges
G. Canon Cameras: John Burton
H. Worcestershire Racing Association: John Bamford
I. Canon Cameras: Ed Swart
J. Central Garage (Mirfield) : John Lepp
O. Red Rose Racing: John Hine

[Ted Walker]

Motor Sport magazine this month has an advert for a B21 being sold as "ex Scragg" surely Phil Scragg never had a 21 only the BMW powered B19 ???

[Steve Wilkinson]

Originally Posted by Ted Walker

Motor Sport magazine this month has an advert for a B21 being sold as "ex Scragg" surely Phil Scragg never had a 21 only the BMW powered B19 ???

Above: Phil Scragg in the B19 BMW at Harewood in 1974.


Above: "Chippy" Stross in a B19 FVC at Harewood in 1975

[allenbrown]

Nurburgring 5 Sep 1971 (MN 9 Sep 1971 pp5-6).

A. Chevron Cars: Chris Craft (usual BDA works car but initially entered by RRR with John Hine co-driving because of engine issues)
C. DART Racing: Toine Hezemans (FVC)
D. DART Racing: Wilson Fittipaldi/Miles (FVC)
F. Red Rose Racing: John Bridges
G. Canon Cameras: John Burton/Peter Gaydon
H. Worcestershire Racing Association: John Bamford
I. Canon Cameras: Ed Swart
J. Central Garage (Mirfield) : John Lepp
M. Siffert Automobiles Racing: Gerard Larrousse
P. Oldenkott Tobaco: Willy Kauhsen/Clemens Schickentanz
Q. Duckhams Oils: Bernd Terbeck (first time I've spotted this one)
T. Chevron Cars: Brian Redman (yet to turn a wheel; in Gunston colours)
Wicky Racing: Michel Dupont (mentioned as an entry but not mentioned in practice or in the race)

[allenbrown]

Thruxton 19 Sep 1971 (MN 23 Sep 1971 p8).

B. Peter Humble
D. DART Racing: John Miles (FVC)
G. Canon Cameras: John Burton
H. Worcestershire Racing Association: John Bamford
J. Central Garage (Mirfield) : John Lepp
O. Red Rose Racing: John Hine

[allenbrown]

Zandvoort 26 Sep 1971 (MN 30 Sep 1971 p4).

A. Chevron Cars: Chris Craft (RES BDA engine)
B. Red Rose Racing: Peter Humble
E. Scuderia Osella: Toine Hezemens ('the wrecked ex-John Hine chassis' with Abarth engine and entered by Osella)
F. Red Rose Racing: John Bridges
G. Canon Cameras: John Burton
H. Worcestershire Racing Association: Peter Creasy (John Bamford's car)
I. Canon Cameras: Ed Swart
J. Central Garage (Mirfield) : John Lepp
O. Red Rose Racing: John Hine
R. Hasag Racing Team: Heinz Derflinger

DART had entered three B19s but did not arrive.

[allenbrown]

Fred Opert has entered a factory B19 for "Mexico's Montery 1000kms sports car event on October 24". Drivers were to be Revson and Chuck Parsons. MN 7 Oct 1971 p18

Also Antar are entering a B19 for Rousselot and Lafosse at the Montlhery 1000kms next month. MN 7 Oct 1971 p19

[allenbrown]

Frank Aston appears at the Weston sprint in "a Chevron B19, which he recently purchased from the DART team" (MN 7 Oct 1971 p23).

Peter Humble rolls his B19 at Oulton Park 19 Oct 1971 (MN 21 Oct 1971 p15).

[allenbrown]

Barcelona 12 Oct 1971 (MN 21 Oct 1971 p22).

E. Scuderia Osella: Toine Hezemens/Alex Soler-Roig (Abarth engine)
F. Red Rose Racing: John Bridges/Peter Gaydon
O. Red Rose Racing: John Hine/Jose Juncadella

[Simon Hadfield]

And entered but not showing or something, my Spanish is not that good; Farras/Souceck Chevron B19 Entrant Escuderia Universitaria - any idea from where this was to be sourced?

[henk4]

Allen, thanks for all of this. Just maybe for clarification, are you 100% certain that each capital letter you are using, represents a different car and when one particular letter is used, it is always the same car?

[Delbert]

Driftwod - who drove the other Central Garage car, or did Lepp drive both?

[allenbrown]

Montlhery 17 Oct 1971 (MN 21 Oct 1971 p22).

F. Red Rose Racing: 'not a runner'
G. Red Rose Racing: John Burton/Bob Wollek (entered by RRR due to 'entry bothers')
H. Worcestershire Racing Association: John Bamford/Peter Creasy
J. Central Garage (Mirfield) : John Lepp/Terry Croker
O. Red Rose Racing: Jean-Pierre Jaussaud/John Bridges (Hine stepped as Bridges' car not a runner)
U: Dupont: Jacques 'Dupony'/Pierre Bobin (called 'the Dupont example' implying I should have spotted it before).

Meanwhile at Mondello Park (MN 21 Oct 1971 p24) Eddie Regan won two races in his ex-DART B19-FVA.

[allenbrown]

Something more precise on the subject of the DART cars: at a sprint at Suilverstone 30 Oct 1971 (MN 4 Nov 1971 p5) Frank Aston's car is described as "the BDA-powered ex-Miles DART Chevron B19". It was listed as a 2-litre in the results.

So to continue my lettering system:

C. DART 1971 (newer car) -> Eddie Regan (Ireland) late 1971
D. DART 1971 (BDA car) -> Frank Aston late 1971

[allenbrown]

Originally Posted by henk4

Allen, thanks for all of this. Just maybe for clarification, are you 100% certain that each capital letter you are using, represents a different car and when one particular letter is used, it is always the same car?

I am relating what MN says and attempting to show how many separate cars are described. Of course I can't be 100% certain.