Bullet Prepare Cheetah: Pittaway’s improve
Duncan Pittaway is to discover uprating his uncommon Chevrolet Cheetah’s brakes with “the identical materials they use on Japan’s bullet trains” for 2024.
“Its drum brakes work superb whereas they final however we’re advised the stuff they’ve received on the bullet trains might make them last more,” stated the 60-year-old Bristolian who, after an early cost to 3rd place, retired from Sunday’s Historic Racing Drivers Membership Allstars race at Silverstone following three spins brought on by brake points.
Pittaway’s Cheetah is the primary of solely 11 constructed by Invoice Thomas to assist Chevrolet beat Carroll Shelby’s Cobras and had not competed because the late Sixties earlier than he acquired it in Arizona in 2015.
Particular reunion: Picture Race Automobiles
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Key figures from Components Ford constructor Picture’s historical past travelled from far and broad
Picture Race Automobiles’ co-founder Alan Langridge and Goodwood period supervisor Robert Synge celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of the Components Ford marque’s delivery on Saturday in Tangmere, West Sussex, the place the primary chassis have been made.
Maiden race winner Mike Wrigley, FF1 homeowners Mike ‘Fulmar’ Taylor and David Wigdor and later works drivers Frank Bayes and Anthony Reid have been amongst 40 plus individuals on the convivial reunion.
Vicky Chandhok (Karun’s father), Paul Simpson and Anders Oberg made the longest pilgrimages to attend, from Madras, Cape City and Sweden respectively.
Uncommon automobile: Fiat 128C
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Colburn needed to adapt to the Fiat being left-hand drive
Richard Colburn gave his Westbourne Motorsport squad’s newest creation, a 1973 Fiat 128C initially constructed for hillclimbing in japanese Europe, its race debut within the Allstars race at Silverstone final weekend.
“It’s a piece in progress – it’s received the improper gear ratios however they’re on order from Italy,” stated Colburn. “It’s taken practically two years to get it to this stage.
“Barely odd for me, as a result of I’m a bit older, is that – as a result of it’s a left-hand-drive automobile – I typically go for the gear lever with my left hand!”
Westbourne fielded 17 vehicles throughout the HRDC races at Silverstone.
Three drivers, two vehicles, one race: Pall Mall Cup
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‘Canary’ Cobra was one in all two vehicles Montgomery, Sleep and Stretton shared at Silverstone
Alex Montgomery, Nick Sleep and Martin Stretton pulled off the uncommon feat of racing two vehicles collectively in a single race within the RAC Pall Mall Cup at Silverstone.
The trio’s distinctive ‘Furry Canary’ Shelby Cobra (the driving order Sleep-Montgomery-Stretton) completed sixth total. Shut behind, there was an eighth-place consequence for his or her Lotus Elan 26R (Montgomery-Stretton-Sleep).
“We didn’t suppose it was too elaborate a plan – the five-minute pitstops gave us some flexibility,” defined Montgomery. “The tough factor was adjusting instantly to the driving kinds of the 2 vehicles.”
Pic of the week:
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A dramatic conflict between Richard Higgins (l) and Samuel Road within the Historic Closing on the Components Ford Competition