Free this weekend? Historic motorsport show - Stoneleigh

[johnfelstead]

If you want to get out and about this weekend at a Motor racing event, pop down to Stoneliegh.

http://www.historicmotorsportshow.com/
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[francisn]

Yes

Rob and I are going tomorrow. Anyone else whos goiung and wants to meet, pm me.

[Cepelin]

Ditto.
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[johnfelstead]

Have fun, it's a great show this year.

See if you can spot the car i prepared on one of the stands.
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[francisn]

Yes John

It was a great show and Rob and I had a good time. Forgot to try and work out which car you had prepare3d. Any clues? Though there was so much to see I'm not sure I could remember everything

[johnfelstead]

It was the Papaya Orange McLaren M1C on the Orwell Supersports Cup stand.
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[francisn]

Well John - THAT is one car I certainly remember. In fact I remarked to Rob how much I loved that car

[francisn]

It's a long time since I'e seen a Supersports race - maybe 10 years. Last one I saw at Silverstone Charlie Agg was driving a Mclaren M something? And I think David Piper was driving his 917 and Latour in Nick Mason's Ferrrari 512s. I may be getting copnfused if that was all the same race, but I do remember Charlie Agg and was quite amamzed at how quick those cars were. Does that sound right?

Must try to catch up with another race in that series. I love that era.

Rob and I saw David Piper wandering round the show yesterday. Also David Leslie. Just wandering round incognito. A great show

[johnfelstead]

Thanks, the McLaren is a very pretty car.

Sounds like you are remembering correctly, i was in the stands as a spectator watching that race myself too. Charlie was driving an M8F at the time i think.

I also look after the car in my signiture, which is the only March 717 built, thats more of a monster than the McLaren with it's 9 litre Big Block engine, and being one of the more modern CanAm cars it has an aluminium tub rather than a spaceframe.

If you want to catch the Orwell races this year, we visit Brands Hatch on 2/3/4 June and also Silverstone on 28/29/30 July as well as races around mainland Europe. If you are coming drop me a PM and i'll give you a close look at the cars.
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[francisn]

Thanks John

I'll put Silverstone in my diary. It's sort of my "home" track.

[francisn]

And that's the Classic weekend. I will def be there - helping on the FOC stand.

[johnfelstead]

Excellent, we usually have a pit garage so should be easy to find, if in doubt look for the widest blue sportscar you have ever seen.
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[johnfelstead]

Nice picture of the Mclaren this weekend.

Direct image linking is disabled on Pitpass, but you can click here to view the attached image.
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[francisn]

Beooootiful

[johnfelstead]

They dont make them as pretty as that anymore, it's got a lovely shape, goes well too.
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