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Some photos of the late Chris Tyrrell (Mini Se7en Champion in 1974, 1986 and 1987) - with beard/white T-shirt - and his Mini Seven. I think the Leyland Mini Challenge sticker on the rear side panel says 1978. Chris was always a front runner and produced many of the leading Mini race engines and cylinder heads at the time from his small workshop in Leatherhead, Surrey.

 

 

Edited by mab01uk, 27 January 2023 - 10:58 PM.

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1275GT Mini Challenge Race

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How things have changed in the delivery service since then.

Allan

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Paul Gaymer - Boopspeed Mini 1978

 

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Geoff Byman mid 1970's

 

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Happy days

 

Allan

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Hot Car magazine - September 1971
 

Edited by mab01uk, 23 March 2023 - 08:10 PM.

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The Vita-D Racing Team 1964
"The racing activities of the Vita sponsored racing team, based at Littleborough in Lancashire, England captured on film by racing driver Harry Ratcliffe during 1964. Footage includes Oulton Park, Mallory Park, Brands Hatch, Castle Combe and the 1964 Tour de France Automobile. Drivers include Harry himself, Jeff Goodliff and the Reverend Rupert Jones racing Mini Coopers."

 

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I was at Oulton Park 64 and 65 when I was 8/9 that’s where my mini interest first started we used to stand before Old hall corner where there was a little hump on the track (I think) and that some of the minis wheels used to come off the track can anyone confirm that or is it in my childhood imagination.

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I was at Oulton Park 64 and 65 when I was 8/9 that’s where my mini interest first started we used to stand before Old hall corner where there was a little hump on the track (I think) and that some of the minis wheels used to come off the track can anyone confirm that or is it in my childhood imagination.

 

Peter Baldwin on two wheels at Lodge Corner, Oulton Park heading towards Deer Leap.

Edited by mab01uk, 12 April 2023 - 07:43 PM.

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That would be it, as a kid I couldn’t quite understand how it could do that and stay on the track. Thanks for that.