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[MAGUIREMINI]

Your photos of Mike Parkes Maguire Mini prompted me to find a photo of the Maguire Mini we had in 1978.

Mike's car was chassis 001, it had an Arden 8 port 1000cc screamer and was very quick.

 

Ours was chassis 002, we fitted the engine from our steel bodied car, an 8 port,Weslake 1290cc short stroker on 4 Amal carbs, we spent so much on the chassis, bodywork,  brakes and 13" wheels and tyres, (we had 10" wheels on our old car),  we couldn't afford to rebuild the engine and box, so it had to go in as it finished the '77 season !!

 

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[Gr4h4m]

Man that looks a serious bit of kit!

[mab01uk]

Man that looks a serious bit of kit!

 

Hope you don't mind me re-posting your great photos of the Coldwell Mini from the Mk1 Action Weekend at Blyton! Thanks for sharing.

 

 

 

Coldwell Engineering:-

http://mk1-performan...engineering.htm

Edited by mab01uk, 03 May 2016 - 10:28 PM.

[spraybeater]

1970's Autocross/Rallycross Mini 

Spannered and part sponsored in the 1973/74/75 season

 

Edited by spraybeater, 05 May 2016 - 02:38 PM.

[spraybeater]

More Photos of this now that at long last managed to post 

 

We did manage to win both Scottish Autocross championships with it in 74 if my memory serves me right.

Had some special features like a centre steering/seating 6link rear axle coil-overs on rear .

Racing in fields with all the ruts and adverse camber corners can play havoc with the paint work!!!!!!

 

 

Knockhil Rallycross a couple of weeks later after a bit of PortoPower /hammer&dolly work.

 

Thankfully I had my own bodyshop at the time

[mab01uk]

Great photos! Thanks for sharing.

 

You might like these other forum threads on race Mini's:-

http://tentenths.com...ad.php?t=143993

 

http://tentenths.com...ad.php?t=142412

 

http://www.theminifo...-racing-photos/

 

http://mk1-forum.net...php?f=4&t=12093

[mab01uk]

Recently discovered home movies by the late Harry Ratcliffe, including footage of the BRT Developments Cooper Buick V8 Mini at Oulton at the start of film:-

More period racing footage from BRT including Rufforth and Mini's racing at Brands Hatch in 1965:-

The racing History of British Vita Racing:-
http://mountgreen.co..._Ratcliffe.html

Edited by mab01uk, 23 July 2016 - 06:49 PM.

[TarmacAdam]

Carnt beat some 60's and 70's racing I've always wondered where all them cars have gone in there day they would have been something really special and they just all seem to have disappeared

[mab01uk]

 

 

[mab01uk]

1967 includes Mini racing at Brands Hatch, Oulton Park, etc.....

 

 

 

[ozz1]

Not sure if this has already been shared....one of my favourite videos of the era, in particular the supercharged mini at 4.45!! The days of unsilenced exhuasts and special tuning cams, the sort of grassroots motorsport I wish still went on!

 

 

[mab01uk]

Great video! Some screen shots of Don Gilham's - Allard supercharged Autocross Mini below







Alan Allard checks out the supercharger.....






Allard Motor Company History:
http://www.allardtur...Company-History

Edited by mab01uk, 22 October 2016 - 07:05 PM.

[mab01uk]

Rally Cross Championship 1972/3 Finals held at the Lydden Circuit, Kent.

Don Gilham in his Mini-Ford (Lotus Twin Cam 1650cc).

 

Edited by mab01uk, 22 October 2016 - 07:10 PM.

[mab01uk]

Terry Harmer - his last racing Mini 1978 (Mini Racer 1966 to '78)

 

(Photo: Terry Harmer)

http://www.users.glo...ry01/index.html

[mab01uk]

 

The McLaren and Mini Cooper Connection

http://old.minis-auc...al/McLaren.html

"On 26th January 1963 Bruce won the Teretonga International race in the South Island of New Zealand in a Cooper F1 car, and thrilled spectators by some extraordinary drives with the Mini Cooper Number #47, in supporting saloon car races. At this meeting Bruce was doing some exploratory laps in this Mini with Innes Ireland in the passenger seat when the car lost a right front wheel and ended up in the sand hills at the side of the track."


Bruce McLaren standing by his F1 Cooper looking at his stranded Mini Cooper at Teretonga 1963.

Edited by mab01uk, 31 October 2016 - 11:35 PM.