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Rob Mason

 

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Jon Buncombe 1967 ('59 Mini)
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This looks like the NCR at Brent cross every time we get heavy rainfall..! 

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British Saloon Car Championship rolls into Oulton 44 years ago…
(Pic Chris Higginbotham)
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BL Works Team at Oulton Park 1969

Photo: Ian Bebb

Edited by mab01uk, 19 June 2022 - 06:13 PM.

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Equipe Arden Team, Prescott 1965

 

 

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Blimey those works team transporters have changed a bit over the years.! Are those 12 inch minilites on that car ?

Allan

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Blimey those works team transporters have changed a bit over the years.! Are those 12 inch minilites on that car ?

Allan

 

Yes, the BL Works Team and their rivals in the bright yellow and black Britax-Cooper-Downton Team were using 12 inch Minilites on their race Minis in 1969, which were also eight-port, fuel injected with limited slip diffs.

 

Edited by mab01uk, 19 June 2022 - 09:48 PM.

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The July 2022 issue of MiniWorld magazine is now out and has Part 1 of the recent interview with the late 1960's Mini racer Martin Davidson (Harry Martin) including some nice period photos of that era from his albums. Part 2 will follow next month.


Brands Hatch 1965 - Martin Davidson WER 113

 

Part 2 of the Martin Davidson (Harry Martin) interview is now out in the latest August 2022 issue of MiniWorld magazine.

 

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Terry Harmer - DJ Bond Mini - Brands Hatch paddock
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Apparently the vertical supports were telescopic with internal springs and the supports were graduated for the load on the wing to see what download was created.
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Apparently the vertical supports were telescopic with internal springs and the supports were graduated for the load on the wing to see what download was created.
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On a mini I'm surprised that the weight of that gave any performance increase with the road holding ?

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Apparently the vertical supports were telescopic with internal springs and the supports were graduated for the load on the wing to see what download was created.
https://en-gb.facebo...esportingminis/

On a mini I'm surprised that the weight of that gave any performance increase with the road holding ?

 

 

In that era F1 was also experimenting with high level wings for down force but after accidents involving the sudden loss of down force when the fragile wings or supports broke they were banned and evolved into what we see on todays race cars.

 

Wing failure 1968 Brabham
 

 

Edited by mab01uk, 07 July 2022 - 05:58 PM.