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Re: Crystal Palace
Posted: Fri May 21, 2010 5:59 pm
by John Clarke
Thanks Tony
My 1098cc Mog vs Allard K1 4400cc - well that seems fair!!!
Mind you Jack is up against a two V8 specials of 4.1 and 4.7 litres!!!
Looks like the Series 1s will have to work hard for their supper.
As for the start time!!!! Wonder what the South Circular will be like at 5.00am in the morning??
Re: Crystal Palace
Posted: Fri May 21, 2010 7:26 pm
by john bevan
At the risk of being dim, what's a Warwick Mk11 Jack?
John
Re: Crystal Palace
Posted: Fri May 21, 2010 7:50 pm
by jack bellinger
It was built in 59/60 to race in the 1172 formula it had 2 bodies 1 a single seater (which is in my loft) that raced in Monoposto the other a Cooper bodied bobtail body The bodies could be changed in 20 mins so as John Moore The man who built it could do more than 1 race at the same meeting (Founder of ALCON Brakes).
The cooper body was built by Cooper for Jack Brabham to Race at thev Riems Grand Prix in 1957 and was called the streamliner But at about 190mph it started to take off ..Jack would not drive it (see Doug Nye,s Book )
John Moore used to sell AP Brakes to Cooper ..Saw it hanging on a wall Thought that will go on my Car A deal was done .
based on Formula Junoir set up
Ken Tyrrel helped with the suspension welding .
Quite a unique bit of racing pedigree/history
John Moore has even given me the Balsa wood chassis,s he made in miniture scale for both the Mk1 and Mk2 Warwick
its called Warwick cos that is where he lived .
come and see it on bank holiday monday
jack
Re: Crystal Palace
Posted: Sat May 22, 2010 7:25 pm
by john bevan
Sounds fantastic. Would love to see it but racing at Castle Combe on Bank Holiday Monday. Have you got a photo of it,
John
Re: Crystal Palace
Posted: Mon May 24, 2010 8:05 pm
by jack bellinger
Got some photos but cant put them on
jack
Re: Crystal Palace
Posted: Wed May 26, 2010 11:18 am
by Mary Lindsay
Here are Jack's photos of the Warwick:
The streamliner body as bought from Cooper and put on John Moore's Warwick mk2 Chassis (still in its black race trim from Reims) in John's garage.
The Chassis that John made
Baby Bill sitting in the the car as we bought it In our garage.
Billy Racing it at Cadwell just before he spun off and bashed the back to bits ( he didnt bring it home until it was mended) so I never saw the damage
Re: Crystal Palace
Posted: Wed May 26, 2010 7:17 pm
by john bevan
what a brilliant car! thanks Mary and Jack for the photos, good luck at Crystal Palace to both of you.
John
Re: Crystal Palace
Posted: Fri May 28, 2010 9:18 am
by Leigh Sebba
Think I saw Simon Taylor (who writes in Classic Car mag) is down in Jack’s class – so Jack had better be on his best behaviour
Re: Crystal Palace
Posted: Fri May 28, 2010 11:50 am
by jack bellinger
Dont Worry Leigh ..we wont be on the circuit together
jack
Re: Crystal Palace
Posted: Fri May 28, 2010 1:30 pm
by Mary Lindsay
Jack is always on his best behaviour......
Re: Crystal Palace
Posted: Fri May 28, 2010 2:19 pm
by Barry Sumner
I will second that
Barry
Re: Crystal Palace
Posted: Fri May 28, 2010 3:43 pm
by jack bellinger
Ok .... Mary and Barry...how much ?
jack
Re: Crystal Palace
Posted: Sat May 29, 2010 6:47 am
by Barry Sumner
How about starting with no overtaking Black, Blue or Yellow cars
Barry
Re: Crystal Palace
Posted: Sat May 29, 2010 7:26 am
by Mary Lindsay
...and red ones,
Re: Crystal Palace
Posted: Sat May 29, 2010 6:33 pm
by Barry Sumner
That means he cannot overtake himself - get out of that!!!!!
Barry