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8 Dec 2009, 13:32 (Ref:2596077) | #151 | |
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As a Dad with 3 sons...James..RIP from me too mate.
Thanks Al, some good videos there of the old Camaro. Awesome! Re-connecting that gadget up to a DVD player, you should be able to connect it to the Scart connector on the DVD player, but you will need a scart to phono lead for that. Then you should be able to just play the DVD and save the file on your PC. Feel free to message me if you need any more help mate. Glad you spotted all the Mini's Mick! (...and my regards to Helen Hill and Roger). BTW, not sure if anyone remembers, but the series was featured in Autosport Magazine on 29th August 1991 ! I still have the article! |
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Thanks Will.
Yes and CC&C we had full track tests for both stories, Art Marcus drove my old Chevy in one and Mark Hales my newer car in the 2nd CC&C test only problem Mark called it a Capri in the article which to me was the ultimate insult! There was another big coverage story in one of the comics after I left and I was very annoyed that the guy they were interviewing stated the loss of the Falken sponsorship was down to me and the committee because we ignored the Japanese MD when he came to visit us at Brands. Infact nothing could be further from the truth as we laid on a box with catering and as the committee and myself were also racing took it in turn to play mine host. I know the part of the reason but I will not put it on an open forum the other part of the reason was I believe the new MD of the importing agents was a golf fan and the sponsorship switched to golf which I found bizzarre as to my knowledge the company do not make golf balls but prehaps they were hoping to boost sales on golf cart tyres! |
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8 Dec 2009, 18:50 (Ref:2596220) | #153 | |
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Yeah, the series was very popular I think, as was proven by the coverage it received.
I like my classic Brit Fords just like the next bloke, Capri's included. But I do prefer Yanks and calling a Camaro a Capri is some mistake, even if it was a misprint! lol It's a shame that such suggestions were made about the reasons for the series losing the Falken branding. I don't doub't for a minute that you would have looked after the main guy. I am sure that like myself, everyone in the series felt well looked after. And not just the leading drivers either. Even I was recognised for my limited-funded efforts, by being awarded best presented car at the Mallory round in 92. Still got the trophy! |
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Both mine and Johns cars were featured in Fast Car mag when they had the pink wheels before the Falken sponsorship, and then the first ever edition of Mini World and also Cars & Car Conversions with full Falken regalia also featured was my mate Ian Goldies yellow Falken Min. if you remember him he totaled it through craner curves on wet day!.
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15 Dec 2009, 22:23 (Ref:2600419) | #156 | |
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Hi Mick
Nice one for you and John's Mini's appearances in the magazines mate, brilliant! I remember, they were always very well turned out. I must admit, I don't remember Ian Goldie totalling his Mini at Doni Park, but I had a bit of a nervous moment going down the Craner Curves myself in the old Sierra. You can see it in the Youtube video actually. It doesn't look much, but there aint much run off at the bottom the hill there if it all goes wrong. I can tell you I did need a change of boxers afterwards! lol |
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5 Jan 2010, 21:55 (Ref:2608614) | #157 | ||
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I am trying to upload some pics but struggling! I am no computer wizz, give me a set of pistons any day! Can anybody assist in what the hell to do?
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5 Jan 2010, 22:27 (Ref:2608628) | #158 | ||
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You cannot upload on this forum Dave you have to upload them to somewhere on the net either a photo hosting site like photobucket or to your own webspace then post a link. Email them to me and I will post them up for you if you like.
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6 Jan 2010, 21:49 (Ref:2609128) | #159 | ||
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Check out this clip i found on youtube!!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWG_Ba4YW-o
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Excellent compilation Dave featureing the charismatic Craig Davies. That championship with the original rags as I wrote them was right straight out the box, big power low grip 1a tyres, it should never ever been allowed to die after I stood down for personal reasons, sorry. Any BTCC fans may be interested to know the Clarkin Cavalier was the ex-Ian Khan car.
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Could have been Dave it the name Ian Khan sticks in my head but may well be wrong.
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Unless Clarkin had two Cavaliers, it was Ian Ashley's. It was Vauxhall development car before that, raced by Cleland in '90 and slightly modified for some tests they did with 4wd or rwd. Now owned by Jim Pocklington, unless he's sold it recently.
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Knowing Mr. Clarkin he may well have had half a dozen!
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You would know better than me Andy, I must have misheard. Yeah there was even a flash of the old chevy in the opening sequence.
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Here's an in-car vid of mine, been trying to put on youtube with my others but doesn't want to work for me at the moment, so have put it here, quality not so good though.
Cadwell 1995, the one where Gerry Cain & Peter Barnes had a coming together, allowing me to lead for a bit before Gerry caught me http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v4...od_Cadwell.flv |
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Fantastic. That Capri didn't hang about did it!!!!
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Hi All!
Not sure if many remember me but I am Gareth Rees andhad a few races in 1991/1992 i had a mini, yellow+blue at first then Green+Orange. i still have a few result sheets, grid positions + programs. i was pretty uncompetetitive at the time, spent loads money which i did not have, although had apretty good time! I remember once at Mallory not having a ballaclava and the scruteneers checked me when I was on the grid, I had tied a hanky round my neck and pulled it up to show them!!! I crashed at the end of the first lap just by the finish line!! There were 4 other minis that day, Ian Goldie, Michael + John Rason + Helen Hill. Not too sure where Roger Hill was that day. I am from Portsmouth and remember a couple of marshalls that came from paulsgrove(in Portsmouth) I belive they where quite senior and used to follow the series around. Anyone remember them?
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