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Motor Racing At Brands Hatch Crash
A race Mini driven by Paul Watson landed on top of Press Photographers Victor Blackman and Paul White both escaped unhurt.... 
(Note: newspaper cutting below says driver Paul Wilson but it was actually motoring journalist Paul Watson).

Edited by mab01uk, 16 August 2022 - 05:19 PM.

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Motor Racing At Brands Hatch Crash
A race Mini driven by Paul Watson landed on top of Press Photographers Victor Blackman and Paul White both escaped unhurt.... 
(Note: newspaper cutting below says driver Paul Wilson but it was actually motoring journalist Paul Watson).




 

 

That's a quick way to make a Broadspeed GT!

Edited by Spherix, 17 August 2022 - 09:24 AM.

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Some great pics in here, especially as an Aussie, I haven’t seen the vast majority of what’s in this thread.

There’s heaps of good pics of minis racing in Australia, but I think most are copyrighted. Still, worth a look at the old ATCC, improved production, group C and sports sedan minis

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Another shot of the Paul Watson mishap....

Edited by mab01uk, 20 August 2022 - 04:37 PM.

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A very lucky escape for Roy Bourne in 1966 when you see what has passed through the windscreen....

Edited by mab01uk, 20 August 2022 - 04:37 PM.

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Ilford Films Trophy race at Brands with Bill McGovern (better known as an Imp pilot) rolling his ‘S’ into the banking (1965).

Edited by mab01uk, 20 August 2022 - 04:37 PM.

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Ginger's brother was the mechanic. They had had 5 special blocks cast which included the block itself and the adaptor to fit the Mini box
http://www.startline...1/terrapin2.htm

Originally built by Ian Carter an example of Imp engine mated to a Mini gearbox
http://www.shrigleyengineering.co.uk/

Brian Lawrence built one before that, I remember going over to his workshop with Terry Pudwell who's mini engine he built. I had to get some phosphor bronze for Brian to use on the rocker gear. I might add Geoff Gilks drove Brian's special saloon. Terry was going to the following year but had biggie during a test session on the bit straight hitting the wall after driving on the old Club circuit. As far as I know Marshall Fazer were running that clubman in the up to 1000cc class 

Edited by Road Runner, 21 August 2022 - 08:41 AM.

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Steve Soper and Paul Taft demolish a marshals post during the 1275GT Challenge, Brands Hatch 16-4-78
(Photo: Autosport)

 

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memories such good memories, thanks Martin.

 

Allan

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Steve Neal in the works Mini jokes with Chris Craft in the Broadspeed Anglia on the slowing down lap at Brands Hatch 1968.
(Photo Derek Buckett)
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