There seems to be a national Ire:; " -:' -::- ~ "~ .• ,, '''c~,,,nt for former masters of the art to return. Geoff Rollason, the "almost" Welshman from tt."'·::: .....:, :" S"':~£" ' 2 showed that the form he displayed back in 1968 has not deserted him. His Lotus 69 FtJ.!, 2-:: '.; "~':_"~'::: =.,-",~,. -"ie Peterson engine shot up the damp hillinatime 0135.44, a nearmiracleinviewofthe CO-::::-;;O~ .. ~ ,,:F ~ · -.=:.i:S. the Cardiff garage owner, showed that he is still a force to be taken into account and ma"s;;~:': i" -ot,: ~ ..." "'g" single seater class after a struggle with Pembrokeshire's Michael
Lewis(1.6MallockU2TC /0.1;';9." ·O~-T1-rP' 10 pretend that cond.:>:-s p'"" . , • OOLI 'HlTll11 CILlfl\\ArB111 \Y II were favourable for fas~ ~. - ~ .. climbing on this part:;;. 2- CE / •.: .. :: -:,e ,2< Z",j$,on. to show its potential. A crash at the April meeting was Incessant drizzle, followed "=-"" ' ~ ' :C,' . '.'" ' ·.·;i-' s>,owers followed by an appearance at Talbenny, a repair beirg during the course of t'le ;C'''2--:: : - -:.: ,: :- 23:: .: ' Wales effected in rapid time. Just in time for this meeting, David Centre of the BARC te ::.: ; :'~:" ::, ':- .., r -. :: :>ne run. caught 'flu and left Billy to fly the flag. Chris Cram er's 1.3 Large quantities of s':.:::: ='. - ~:: ,,£: -: .. ":: s .\8'. onto U2 M k.11 BM C soon had the class taped and was followed the lower ra8ches Cl :"'i ' ,a ::- :)< -; :: :-& ",aedocks in by the Landar R7 of Sandy Hutcheon, another former being rutted bycontrac::, ; : ' =~ c- ; ',;,,= - --." :':nstTuc- Mini-man. It was heartening to notice that the new tion of a swimming ;::::: ::,":y \,.. ilof 1.3 GT/SR Class, unlike some classes, is getting off the course, soon right itsel'. ground.
Wales' brightest ho::£O - : .. _: :-' " &, :,,_','g car class If some people were enjoying the sports car competition was, as usual. John Pas:::" '-: _. S·a:;.:wood. On this on this occasion, one person was not. This man was John occasion, John was driving -:: :~ , ~ -- e '328 Mini Cooper Northcroft. John made his malk at this hill in a Morgan and then a Britten MG Midget. The Midget gave way to he has driven at the hill S;~:2 " ',:~;::,on;n 1967 but the Marcos Volvo of Chris Boulter which won the 1969 also a Ginetta sports car, This::" ,~ 3", t~ at once was seen Chevron-Dixon Modsports title. At Pontyrool, John was in the capable hands of the lale C- ' ; ...a.,.c~~t has a Richard gunning for the Modsports honours when the car spun Longman modified Cosworth \;",,, e-~ ~0 el~arged from 998 to 1098cc. in the Avenue and split asunder; John luckily walked away unharmed, The accident occurred in the very same By the end of the afternoon, Ja'1'l u,l,xL,.:lately h3d spot as Miss Hopkinson's shunt on the preceding run. to count himself lucky to drive home with two thrd-h-class. The smaller racing car class was the property of Nicky Porter's very rapid 1328 Mini Cooper took the small Bristoiian, David Franklin. His Vixen-Imp VB5 fairly shot Touring Car Class. after a struggle, whilst Chris Seaman's up the 840 yards in 36.29, Ro!lason preventing this from 1.3 Toll Bar Garage MG Midget was the fastest 1300 standing as FTD. Boshier-Jones took the larger single Modsports Car. In the Marque Sports Car Class, the lower seater laurels from Micha91 Lewis at the end of a damp, division went again to Brian Kenyon in the 1.3 Austin miserable day. The Top 10 run off was quietly forgotten. Sprite he shares with Miss Pat Hopkinson. These two lost a little of their stranglehold on the Castrol/BARC Champion Once again, the South Wales lads of the BARC were ship, for which this meeting counted, when Pat demolished unluckY with their weather. Bets were then placed en the a park bench in the Avenue on one of her runs, Her conse Shell/RAC round of 16th July and the weather on that, quent time must be one of the slowest ever seen at this hill. day. RESULTS The larger Marque Sports Car Class contained a few Name Car Seconds nostalgia-inducing pieces of machinery. A notable non FTD arrival was one of the buttresses of the Pontypool hillclimb, G. Rallason 1.6 Lotus FVA 69 34.44 Howard Parsons. His white DB6, whilst no match for the Class Winners more highly tuned affairs, lends a touch of civility to the N. Porter 1.3 Mini Cooper 38.12 A. Boyle 1.0 Mini CoopEr 38.17 proceedings. Of those there, Malvern'S Bevil Harrison J. Davies 1.3 Mini Cooper 37.48 trounced our Tommy Pascoe (father of John), driving a B. Kenyan 1.3 .A.ustin Sprite 39.02 Morgan Family 4 and Porsche 356B respectively. B. Harrisson 1.6 Morgen 44.60 C. Seaman 1.3 MG Midget 3B.75 N. Pow 4.2 Jaguar E 41.83 David Morris is not having the happiest of seasons G. Whittingham 1.6 DMW-Ford 41.32 with his U2. The car's chassis is that of a Mk8, brought up C. Cram er 1.3 U2 Mk.1I E!~!.C 40.13 H. Hutchins 1.8 Bel 43.61 to Mk.11 spec. The engine, plans for which were cunningly D. Franklin 1.0 Vixen Irr.p V85 36.29 concealed over the winter, is a FV A. and the beast has yet P. Boshier-Jones 3.5 Brabham BT21-Buick 37.89
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\I"\~~ ~e~,-,t' improve his chances of succeS3 by dinging his Ginetta. MAE's su:np on the scrutineering platform in practice. Some borrowed Araldite ensured that the Longman tuned device ran in the afternoon, much to the chagrin of Robin Leathert who whistled his 1.3 Spridget up in 34.58, 0.21 adrift of a new class record. John Houghton's Biota had a blown mill and never appeared. Tony Harrison mada one wonder whether there is anything in co:nmon law to prevent the average citizen fro:n driving Can-Am cars in the municipal park on a Sunday afternoon. LO:Jking even more frightening than the Channon Cobra, the 7.2 McLaren M12 skated up the hill with a PONTYPOOL ••• bellow and a cloud of dust. Not surprisingly, Jack Maurice's 1969 record set in the old Fry Ferrari 250LM took a drubbing, •• • THE PERFECT only to b3 further beaten by David Gocd's Martin BMB-FVC a couple of runs later and Good going to the record books. HILLCLIMB Spotty Smith did not bring his GT40; he brought a A frequent grouse about the RAC's hillclimb champion n.'lW Chevron B19-BMW. One was made suspicious when ship was that, whilst it would try to visit Jersey, the 10M one saw that. in the programme, the car was given a cubic Scotland and Ulster to attempt to live up to its national capacity of 3 litres whilst the average, run-of-the-mill status, it steadfastly found a way to avoid coming to Wales. Chevron BMW usually has a two litre banger. Spotty was This year, the South Wales centre of the BARC rr:anaged late to practice after a few trauma but soon had the machine to persuade the lads at Belgrave Square that Pontypool in the groove. This came as no surprise to those who saw a is just as good as Bouley Bay, Prescott and Doune, not to 6-r:otAlpine-tuned rr:i:l nestling neatly in Bolton-builtdevice. mention Wiscombe and Shelsey. Amongst ell this two-seater excit~ment, the Welsh Any doubts of whether the meeting would click, were still getting a look-in. David Morris showed that the whether the organisation was up to the task and whether FVA-engined Mallock is not an impracticable banger but the weather would hold were dispJlled'as practice went off a rapid hill climbing car. For once, it went A-OK and with but a few hitches, one of which being Jeff Hill's David was disappointed to hear that his sterling efforts tweaking of the Temple Meads Motors U2 Mk11. The were not rewarded with a new class record. He did have presence of the RAC's Mr. Neil Eason-Gibson no doubt the pleasure of beating Chris Cramer's 1.3 Team Castrol helped the fluidity of operations. U2 Mk11-BMC and the whistling, turbocharged Lotus As for the event itself, it surpassed the wildest ex 7 of Simaon Riley. pectations held out for it for the hill record went twice in Nigel Pow's 4.2 lighweight Jaguar E had little trouble in vanquishing Nick Green's Modsports Cobra which did the Top Ten run-off for championship entrants with the world's fastest market gardener, Sir Nicholas Williamson, not live up to Channon's earlier performance taking the event, FTD, another hill record and 11 points David Franklin used to frighten us all by revving an in the championship. As ever gracious in defeat was Imp over the 10,000 mark and living to tell the tale. The Tony Griffiths in the Kidderminster Motors Brabham-Repco king of the hi'l-lmps now rushes up these in a Vixen, Imp BT36X. The green 'un was r.owever no match for the red engined of course. Need I tell you that he won? Welshman 'un of Sir Nick, the little red March 712S scudding up the Rees Gilchrist was out of luck when his pretty Lotus 20/22 hill in 29.66, beating Griffiths by 0.01 on the last run of the lost its gears in its second attempt at the 1100 single seater day. The spectators seemed to love evory minute of it class and the English again reigned supreme. and gave the drivers a standing ovation, which is quite That Michaal Lewis uses one of the first ever lotus good going at a British event. Ford twin C3ms is indeed a record, that it survives regular use is a miracle. Credit must go to Mike for his efforts to In the classes, Welsh drivers sought in vain many of secure third in the 1600 Single Seater class from people the awards, there being a great influx from down east of like Spencer Elton and Jim McCartney. Geoff Rollason the border. If one might be permitted to include Geoff gave us a g'i:npse of the old style by winning from Mike Rollason as a Welshman, then one can at I~ast claim a Hawley, the Lotus 69 recording 30.50 which stood as Welsh first and third in the 1100-160:) Single Seater FTD for a while. class. After his performance at the rainy, August meeting FTD last,year, many Welsh fans of speed events were rather Sir Nicholas Williamson March 712S 29.66 hoping to be entertained by the 4wd, 5.0 DH Special of Class Resulls R. White 1.6 Ford Escort RS 35.60 David Hepworth. They were disappointed. Dav:d instaad Alan Cox 1.0 Mir.i Cooper 39.19 chose to run his BRM P154/167 at an Interseri~ race at John Oavies 1.3 Iv.bi Cooper 37.B2 Hockenheim, bein:! blown-off by the Pors~hes of Kinnunen Paul Channon 4.7 AC Cobra 35.91 and Kauhsen, just for the record. Nigel Pow 4.2 Jaguar E Type 34.98 If a prize was awarded ever for the best stunt of the day Oavid Morris 1.6 U2 MkB/11-FVA 32.81 then surely Joe Nethercott would have taken the laurels Oavid Good 1.B Martin B MB 32.09 Colin Myles 0.5 Cooper Mk9-Norton/Manx 35.42 on this occasion. Driving his Citroen GS, Joe descended Oavid Ftanklin 1.0 Vizen Imp VB5 31.66 from the holding paddock on three wheels, the left rear Geoff Rollason 1.6 Lotus Hart-FVA 31.35 haveing been removed. A quick puff at the suspension Sir Nicholas Williamson 2.0 March Hart-BOA 30.05 jacked the hub clear and the FWD saw the red device right. "Top Ten" Incidentally, Richard White's Escort RS tonk the ra~ing part Peter Voigt 4.2 Palliser- Repco 31.29 of the Touring Car classes. Richard Shardlow 5.5 McLaren M10B Chev 31.05 In the larger Special Saloon car class, John Davi.'ls Jack Maurice 4.2 Palliser- Buick 31.67 Mike MacOowell 5.0 Brabham-Repco BT36X again proved that it is high time that he started to look for 31.23 Mike Hawley 1.6 Brabham-FVA BT35 30.54 a house in the Pontypool district such is the domination Roy Lane 5.0 McLaren Chev M10A/B 30.87 of his injected 1.3 Mini Cooper. His nearest chall.'lnger was Richard Thwaites 5.0 McLaren Chev M10B 30.24 over 1:5 seconds adrift, an awful lot of time in hi:1 climb'ng. Geoff Rollason 1.6 Lotus 69 30.22 In the Touring Car classes, the amalgamation of the Tony Griffiths 5.0 Brabham- Rapco BT36X 29.67 classes kept John Pas~oe out of the money in the face of Sir Nicholas Williamson 2.0 March 712S 29.66 such gargantuan doses of Ford power. John did not The next meeting at Pontypool is on September 17th. 27 4 B.A.R.e. News-September, 1972. CE~VTBE PA6E
A brief outline of Centres' plans for 1973
SOUTH WALES CENTRE
The South Wales Centre will break new ground next year with its first effort at assisting in the organisation of a race meeting at L1andow, Glam. The Hill Climb programme at the Centre's Pontypool Park venue will include one national meeting Ca qualifying round of the Shell/RAC National Cham pionship), as well as a restricted meeting. There will also be one autocross event qualifying for the Welsh Association Autocross Championship. It is a great pity that with a first class programme for speed events during the sum mer there is nothing much in the way of social events in the winter. The considerable successes ach ieved over the past two years by the Centre have been carried through by a total strength of seven who whilst intemporate are not inexhaustible. There are a number of Welshmen in the Club who are not in the Centre and I have been asked to make a special appeal to them on behalf of the Centre, who urgently need their support in order to carry out and extend their programme. 6 B.A.R.e. News-October, 1972 ~~IVTB~ E PAGE
SOUTH W ALES CENTRE SOUTH Wales Centre's own popular member, David Morris, from Pembrokeshire, took fastest time of day at the last Hill Climb at Pontypool Park, so winding up a most successful year for the Centre on a happy note. October is a splendid month, a time to take a break after the season's hectic scramble, still a little breathless over that fantastic finish of Sir Nick Williamson when in .the very last run of the day he. 3\~t Cl. nev/ uutrlghf r~cord of 29.66 seconds, beating Tony Griffiths by one-hundredth of a second! It was a wonderful culmination to South Wales' National meeting which, for the first time, counted towards the RAC/Shell National Champion ship. Another "first" for the year was, of course, the Autocross in April. That will not be forgotten either, torrential rain, cars being manhandled through the mud, the sunshine in the afternoon, hil arious in retrospect. It's Motor Show time again and South Wales will be having their own stand at the local show where last year they took first prize for the best stand, with the Mallock U2, complete with the Prescott Gold Cup, belonging, of course, to the aforementioned David Morris and his brother Bill. Apart from getting the prize, the show was significant in that it seemed that a lot of people were surprised to find the Welsh end of the BARC so active, and to hear that they welcome anybody who is interested in motor sport.- The fact that the club is so successful tends to create a rather glamorous view to the unenlisted so that they do not see the Centre for the ordinary, friendly fanatics that they are! South Wales Centre will be having their usual Centre tables at the BARC's annual "do" at Grosvenor House, so that if you care to join please get in touch with the Centre Secretary, Nigel lones, 5 Holywell Road East, Abergavenny, Wales. \ ! \r,-,'''' :--J 00"-l I -
Anti-Clilnatic finale to Pontypool Season For some reason, the South Wales Centre of the Geoff Inglis 1.5 Brabham BT 15/21 waits at the start line BARC's final hillclirr.b of the year at Por.typeol just failed soon had Russ Ward and John Pascoe, sharing the Aldon to click and not even the spice of a fine ftd and new sports Midget, figured. John incidentally was also without racing and GT record fro;n David Morris could do anything the Ginetta and there is talk of his withdrawal. The three to relieve the general air of lethargy. At one point during car clubman's non-event went to Alister Douglas-Osborn's the afternoon, Clerk of the Course, Vic Hesketh had to 1.6 U2 Mk8b. come on the air to complain about the vast numbers of In the motor cycle category, Neville Tregembo took spectators who were wandering about the park oblivious his free-revving Yamaha to a new class record in the 250 of their own safety. Added to all these problems was that category. By doing so, he pipped Dave Brierley (250 of the non-arrival of hordes of marshals which but added Zunspec) for the championship for the category. In the to the organisers' difficulties. 350 class, Giles Merchant's 350 Velocette set a new record On the credit side, there was some spirited driving and saw off the similar mount of champion lan Mitche I going on in the classes and also some very exciting motor with Dave Childs' 350 Velo/Norton being tail-end charlie. cycling run under the auspices of the National Sprint The biggest shock of the two wheel competition came in Association. The event was the final round in their 11-round the 500 class when the "old man of the hill", Peter Isaae, national hillclimb championst.ip with the titles all going succumbad to the 500 Norton of Les Burgan who fell to riders from Cornwall for some good reason. Undoubted at Pool on his first run and who then promptly returned star of this side of the meeting was lecturer, Paul Spargo and had another go I Paul Spargo did his thing in the 750 on a 649 Ariel Triumph who set up a new two wheeled class over sidecar-pilot, Edwin Luton, who went solo hill record in winning the 750 class. for the day on the 650 Triumph-engined 'Hillwaye: The meetir.g started promptly, in warm, overcast Luton was in fine form in the three-wheel category, conditions bang on time with the Touring cars doing their taking the amazing 750 Scitsu tri-car to the top in record thing. Alien Morgan proved that he was on to a winner time with a second run that beat Phil Williams/ Alan Martin's when he purchased the ex-John Pascoe 1328 Mini Cooper 875 BAT-Imp. Luton had soloist Hugh Wilderspin astride for the car must know its way up the hill instinctively by now his rear wheel for the day, regular passenger Mike Griffiths With Morgan assured of first, interest centered on the battle having come a cropper at Wisccmbe the week before. for second and third, which was resolved in favour of Mike did turn out and commentate though, broken collar Stuart Collins' alarmingly driven Volvo 142S. Newcomer, bone and all. In fairness to Luton, Mike did fall off a solo. Arthur Croasnell, drove a 998 Austin Mini into third. Interspersed amongst all this fun was the Sports But five hot Minis did battle in the Special Saloons Racing and GT amalgam which saw Dave Morris rocket up to 1000 class and what value for money they gave. the U2 Mk8/11 FVA to the top in 31.56 Rarely, in my However, who would win was never in dispute for Alien experience of Pontypool has anyone turned on such amounts Cox managed to smoke off Rich Fry, David Marfell, Terry of power out of the Esses so early. The misfire being cured, Duke and Mike Chenery with two runs which just had their the bolide streaked into the plantation. It was a run no-one measure. could follow and Billy contented himself with the class. Twenty one starters came to the beam for the over 1001 Special Saloons fiver. This beautiful delineation Results of the Duke of Wellington can now be found in the wallet FTD D. Morris (1.6 U2 Mk8/11 FVA) 31.56 of Robin Yeomans who sprung quite a surprise by beating A. Morgan 1.3 Mini Cooper 36.31 John Davies on what must be Davies'favourite hill. Yeomans A. Cox 1.0 Mini Cooper 36.39 1.4 Mini Cooper did not seem a potential victor after the R. Yeomans 1.4 Mini Cooper 34.79 first runs with Davies having over a second in hand over G. Bevan 2.0 Porsche 911 S 38.02 him. A hirsute effort by Yeomans saw the man from Broad N. Pow 4.2 Jaguar E Type 34.66 way relegated to second for the first time in many moons. A. Douglas-Osborn 1.6 U2 Mk8 Ford 34.01 W. Morris 33.27 The various production sports car classes had the comentating team in knots and more than one person B. Brant 500 Cooper Mk1 0-Triumph 36.91 went home under the impression that Russ Ward had J, Frampton 1.1 Terrapin-BMC 34.31 M. Lewis 1.6 U2 Mk9 33.25 set a new record for Modsports up to 1300. In fact, though he had beaten the Marque record for the category John the following were a/l new records Northcroft's Midget record went untarnished. Geoff N. Tregembo 249 Yamaha 36.30 Bevan's Porche 911 S lurched to a Marque classes victory G. Merchant 349 Velocette 37.04 over Tommy Pascoe's 356b whilst Nigel Pow's 4.2 E Type L. Burgan 499 Norton 35.26 P. Spargo 649 Ariel/Triumph 34.63 E. Luton/H. Wilderspin 740 Scitsu-Triumph 36.21 B.A.R.C. Hn,L~CLIMB PONTYPOOL PARK 17th SeEtemoor 1222 CLASSES 1a2111. CUSS 1,'2 ~ ENTRANT (DRIVER 1st Run 2ndRun No. ENTRANT /DRlVER 1st Run 2nd Run 1. S.Shellard 46.69 l.jo.29 69 T.Cameron 40.11 42.29 2. A.Croasne11 43.12 42.78 70 R.Brant 36.91 37.61 3. J.Nethercott 46.76 l.j6 .37 71 Ron Warr 39.98 39.76 4. AlIen Morgan 36.31 37.11 72 P.Rhys 40.21 39.62 6. S.Collins 42.04 42.93 73 L.Huhtala Rtd 7. P. ¥.Ia cDona1d 45.08 41.87 74 L.Stone 37.32 38.21 75 P.Kerrlall 36.38 35.53 CLASS 4 76 A.Nyo 41.94 40.28 10. Rich Fry 37.66 37.30 77 K.Davios 36.30 36.18 11. Allen Cox 36.73 36.39 78 A.Workman 34.85 34.84 12. Dave Ylarfell 36.91 37.79 79 J.Frampton 34.55 34.31 14. Terry Duke 37.66 36.87 80 R.Gilchrist 38.14 37.02 15. Mike Chenery 40.72 37.85 81 T.Elton 35.47 35.22 82 ·D. Eranklin Rtd CLASS ,'2 89 B.Saul1 35.49 36.80 18. F.Browno 38.66 38.09 19. S.Broroffie 37.20 36.70 CLASSES 16 &17 20. Allon Humphrios 35.95 35.83 84 G.Coopor 33.45 34.20 21. T.Poek 36.03 36.92 85 S.Alton Rtd 22. A.Roberts 37.16 37.08 86 P.Stnh1 35.03 35.10 23 P.Roborts 39.16 40.27 87 T• Kavanagh 38.90 40.03 24. Nigo1 Phillips 37.46 36.72 88 L.Wa1din 40.07 37.82 25. Dos lrJoyman 36.68 36.33 90 1'1.Lowis 33.57 33.25 26. Rogor 1>1a1ding 36.29 37.13 91 G.Inglis 49.30 34.24 27 Miko Chand10r N/S 54 R.Jonos 35.19 34.16 28. A.Gilbort 38.42 36.99 SOLO lVIOTOR CYCLES 29. Gordon Gilbort 82.43 39.26 1 N.TrogoJ:lbo 36.80 36.30 30. A.Young 35.60 35.99 2 D.Brior1oy 36.60 36.50 31. R.Yooman'5 36.42 34.79 3 A.Blaokman Rtd 42.51 32. P.Johns 36.93 36.ll 4 J.Loyo 47.10 l.j6.35 33. J.John'5 40.16 41.06 5 F .lVIa1otroit 40.06 39.57 34. J.Davios 35.00 35.11 6 D.Childs 38.88 38.10 35. C.Davios 35.53 35.30 7 L.Mitoholl 37.40 37.70 36 G.M,'lstors N/S 8 G.Narchant 37.23 37.04 37 R.Payno N/S 9 A.Morgan 41.48 Rtd 38 vI.Co1o 35.94 35.98 10 L.Burgan 35.88 35.26 39. A.R.Petors 40.07 Rtd 11 P. IsAM 36.09 36.74 63. T.King 37.50 36.83 12 P.Thomas 38.26 38.25 14 H.1Plildors pin 39.71 40.24 ClJ\SSES 627 & 8 15 P.0.'Noa1 40.71 1-1-1.66 40. A.C1eovo 41.81 41.91 16 G.Hillial1lS 38.25 38.19 4l. Carol Moon 41.69 41.52 17 O.Rulo 38.01 37.84 43. F.R.Turner 44.50 45.49 18 A.Gimb1att 37.13 )6.72 44. Tommy Pas coo 40.01 40.82 19 M.Griffiths )6.52 )6.06 45. G.Bovan )8.54 38.02 20 P.Spargo 34.63 34.94 46. H. J • Pars ons 43.48 44.13 SIDECARS CLASSES . 9 ~ 10 21 O.09Noa1 51.15 Rtd 48. J •Havl10y 38.02 38.75 22 w. ¥J.a tthfts 42.13 4).01 49~ J.pascofi 38.06 38.15 23 P.ltlilliarns 38.02 37.60 50. R.Ward 36.16 36.11 24 E.Luton 36.51 36.21 52. Nigo1 Pow 34.66 35.21 RllSUL'T'S Class 1 A.Groasnoll Class 2/3 A.Morgan CIJ.ss 11 Class 4 A.Cox Class 5 R.Yoomans 55. I. Jamos 36.53 36.42 Class 6/7/8 G.Bovan C1ass9/10 N.PO"{oToll 57. S.Mndgo 37.04 39.40 Class 13/14 1st D.Morris 2nd B.r1orris 58 1I..0sborn 35.06 34.01 Class II A.Doug1as-Osborn Class 1.5tt B.Brant CLASSES 13 & 14 Class 15 1st J.Frampton. 2nd A.vJorkman .59 P.Davlkins 37.32 37.79 3rd. T.E1ton. 60. D.Horris 33.78 31.56 Class 16/17 1st. M.Lowis 2nd. R.Jonos 61. B.Morris 33.27 33.32 64 H.Hutchins 37.08 36.79 250 ccs N.Trogombo 65. N.Hutchins 35.25 35.39 350 cos G.Morchant 66. B.Ogilvio 42.35 41.11 500 ccs L.Burgan 750 ccs P.Spargo SIDECAR E.Luton. J lUl-~ ~'-' .LW ~ '-' cl","!11 ,~. : -.1. •. E>fl. jomd tl"i~j{ P1eSlOl..T.m~ . Also if a suitable venue can be fo und, they hope to organise Sprints.
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M.mbership No ...... • ... .. Slz.(5) ...... August 72 Morris returns to' The 5008 did not turn up in any quantity. though those that did were more than welcome. Tim Cameron's Emeryson-JAP pro form at Pontypool vided much of the entertainment by taking to tbe grass at the Esses on each occasion, the front-wheel drive saving it from an expensive VHEN Dave and Billy Morris inserted an FVA into their fate in the trees. Barry Brant's ilk 8 U2 during the long winter months, they kept it a secret Cooper Mk IO-Triumph did all yen from their best friends. When the beastie appeared at the the actual winning with a respect able 36.91s. Paul Rhys took the reginning of the season, the project seemed somewhat fated. Cooper prototype into second 'illy did the chassis a power of no good by stuffing the thing 0.14s ahead of Ron Warr who was !lto the bank at the first Pontypool and things thereafter seemed sharing with Barry Brant. Cameron I) go from bad to worse. A misfire set in and refused to shift wound up fourth and last. So ended another season at util the last Prescott, when Dave's chances of regaining the Pontypool, in a fit of lethargy. ;Old Cup had already faded. At Pontypool on Sunday the The under llUO single seaters With delays and problems, the came in reasonable numbers but organisers unfortunately ran late 'ombination just clicked. Dave flew up the daunting hill in a were no threat to Dave Morris and were forced to abandon ideas ime of 31.56s to take FTD and a new record for Sports-Racing after David Franklin's Huntsman of a run off. The day saw a rnd GT cars over 1300cc. Vixen pulled up at Pool on the further shadow cast over the hill first run with what David dreaded by a protest by the council over Morris' performance was the The Marque sports car classes might be a snapped camshaft. noise. However, a full season is ligh spot of a non-championship were all lum~d together and. a ... John Frampton was looking a booked for next year and, with neeting co-promoted by the South grand total . SIX rather expenSIve r lot happier with the course than Penrice Castle drawing closer, the Wales Centre of the BARC and thoroughbreds marsh~lled for com- , he has in the past and this was state of Welsh hill-climbing can cbe National Sprint Association. bat. The c!ass proVided the un- reflected in his class winning time ! be said to be pleasing. fhe meeting, it should be stated, I doub.ted biggest laugh of the of 34.31s. The 1098 Terrapin again lid qualify for their champion- meetIng when the Porsche 356B also saw service in the hands of M.P.T. ;hip and some of the two and of one F. R. . Turner. couJPled and Allan Workman who took second FrD: D. Morri. (1.6 Vl Mk 8BI hree-wheeled antics · helped to shed somethIng gOIng mto the from a spirited Tommy EIton, 11 FVA), 31.56 •. Hone for the paucity of any real I Esses - a plug spanner.. Th~re driving the 1098 BTI8-BDA in Class winners: A. Morgan (1.4 racing machinery. was really only one man ill WIth place of the Cooper which he bent Minl·Cooper), 36.31s; A. Cox (1.0 a cI~ance and that was mot~r-cyc~e at Prescott Mini-Cooper), 36.39s; R. Yeomans " As is often the case, the Tour- retaIler, Geoff Bevan With his . (1.4 Mini-Cooper), 34.790; G. Bevan (1.0 Porsche 911S), 38.01.; R. Ward (1.3 ing car classes were amalgamated. road-going Porsche 911S. In a Spencer EIton, however, did not , Midget). 36.16. (record); N. Pow (4.1 Seven cars assembled to do battle style reminiscent of the days of turn up. The same was true of J,,~uar E), 34.66<; A. Dougla•• Osbom md Penrice Castle's ebullient Clerk the great Elford, Geoff hurIed the the ex-Fred Saunders CrossIe (1.6 Vl Mk 8-Ford), 35.00; W. Morris (U2), 33.27.; B. Brant (Cooper of the Course, Simon Shellard, black beauty from side to side Rover of Haverfordwest's Richard Mk 10), 36.91s; J. Frall\pton (1.1 too k the opportunity to I up the twisting course in two runs Evans who will be running the' Terrdpin), 34.3ls; M. Lewls (1.6 Vl acclimatise himself in his 998 of 38.54s and 38.02s. For the 'car in all local events with the Mk 9 T-O, 33.15•. Mini. All the winning here was record, Tommy Pascoe wound up 5.0 banger fitted. The car was due done by another resident of the second with a first-run best of to be delivered at the weekend lovely city of Swansea, AlIen 40.01s. and should add a bit of excite- Morgan in the 1328 cc Mini- I ment to the local scene if Richard's Cooper driVeni, John Pascoe, The Modsports classes again driving of the ex-Brodie Escort In days gon.e b nasty rumour were fused and Nigel Pow's 4.2 is anything to go by. Without was clrculatmg e padd0'ik t9 ~e E-type, resplendent with its new these two the amalgamated large effect that John Pascoe IS glvmg wheels, took. its expected win. The single sea'ter classes were a little up moto~ sport, t~ough whether main talking point was the per- devoid of interest. Making it a or !lot thiS IS true IS for .John to formance of Russ Ward though. Pembs MC day, Mike Lewis took deCide ..Anot.her very hairy con- Driving the Aldon Automotive his unconventIonal U2 Mk 9 tic tender m thiS class was another 1275 Midget, Ru~s whistled up- to another class win, this car hav of tl10se men from Swansea. Stuart wards on his first run. stopping ing recently broken the outriJPlt CollIns., a man .who refuses to that clock in 36.16s to beat Chris record at the Talbenny spnnt r~ogmse the eXistence of any- Seaman's record by 0.14s. Russ course. thll:1g other than Volvos. HIS l42S was also kind enough to share ' claImed a de faciO award for the the car with John Pascoe the Mini most grass cut in any afternoon being sold as stated' and the at the venue. Ginetta u/s for the time being. The fight for the honours in the up 10 1000 Special Saloons class was an all-Mini affair though John understandably played thin(!!! none the worse for being so. All cool in a strange car but did driving 998 Mini-Coopers, Rich return a time of 38.06s, not quite Fry, DavH Marfell, AlIen Cox, good enough to prevent him being Terry Duke and Mike Chenery beaten dow~ into fourth in class staged a real needle match with' behing John Hawley's John victory just going to the competent Brown-entered 1098 Midget. Cox by virtue of a second rup. : time of 36.39s as opposed to hiS The Mallock U2 Mk8B of nearest challenger. Terry Duke's Alister Douglas-Osborn had no time of 36.87s. trauma in sorting out the chal What the large single seater ' lenges of the similar car of Ian class lacked, the Special Saloons James and the Lotus 7 of Stephen over 1000 cc certainly made up Madge. However, r if Douglas for. The big surprise for 'pool Osborn could be said to nave afficianados was the defeat of walked all over the Clubmans' usual winner, John Davies (1293 opposition, then words fail for Mini-Coo~r) at the hands of the the treatment the Morris brothers 1400 Mim-Cooper of Robin Yeo meted out in the GT and Sports mans Victory seemed assured for Racing class. David's second run Davies after the completion of time, being FTD, took him out the first runs for he had 1.42s in -of the running for the class award. hand over the challenger. AlIen Billy did what was expected of Humphries' 1650 Bence Escort him and filled the breach with a seemed more of a threat in fact, personal best of 33.27s, his second being only 0.95s adrift. A similar run being slower in 33.32s, though performance by' Davies on the still very consistent. Credit though second runs did not suffice, for must go to Hedley Hutchins for Yeomans returned a time of taking the BEL- Mk 2 into second 34.79s. Indeed, at one point, it in 35.25s. looked as though Davies' wife, ,Carol might spring a surprise for she returned a time of 35.53s, not bad for someone more used to the Touring car class. In the Clu.bmen's class Jen!O'n.Y HU'llIt (U2 Mk 4/6) __ hi. flMt run lead in 38.81 s. Tony Brow.n,'s MarItin BM8 tried on the aec~ run '" get to terms with tile U2 of Jetf Hill In d!ie neot class, but a .ligIbt brush w.lth • I Voigt's Gurston bemk slowed Brown and his lime <4 3lI.70 • !\oiled 'by 0.34 • to demote Hill. I The !Bst of lIIIe MRC(SW) hillclimbo <4 0Ih0e The BEL Mk 2 Of the Hu__ • did .""""" et Guroton Pow" last Sunday produced ..:It tlake