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There has been quite a lot of debate in the VRCBC (and every other vintage/historic racing club) about advancing the cut off date for including cars in competition as the years go by. I think that everyone agrees that something must be done eventually or there will be no cars left to race. Let’s hope we can reach a satisfactory In This Issue: solution. Geezer Central 2 GVMPS inducts three road racers 3 I have written a small Your editor visits Brooklands 4 piece about getting your Tate Á Tate 7 racing car across Robin Fairservice 11 international boundaries. I Ross photo de St. Croix Taking your racing car to the USA 15 have no credentials for this Your Editor at Work Tom’s photo Page 17 other than I have been doing Photo Contest 18 You can contact me at it for nearly 50 years and so About VRCBC 18 [email protected] far so good. Just don’t act or by phone at 604 922 2722 like a jerk! I just recently Thanks for reading found out that CACC is Tom Johnston reviewing their policy on log books and ID plaques, good on them.

I guess by now we all know that President Jim is facing some serious medical challenges. I trust you will all join me in wishing him good luck and comfort and in thanking him for all good the work he has done on behalf of the club.

Me in my Lola Davidson 1964

Three road racers inducted What is the by Greater Vancouver GVMPS? Motorsport Pioneers Society The Greater Vancouver Motorsport Pioneers Society (GVMPS) is a group of October 17 was the date of the 2010 Greater Vancouver motorsport enthusiasts from Motorsport Pioneers Society Induction ceremony. Among the 15 various motorsport activities inductees were three pioneer road racing personalities all whose goal it is to recognize veterans of the Westwood Racing Circuit. Ben Manning, Tony and record the contributions of Campbell and Jim McRae. those who were pioneers of motorsport in this region. The GVMPS is incorporated under the Societies Act of the Province of British Columbia. Pioneers are generally considered to have contributed, or have begun their contribution, at least forty years prior to induction and to have had a strong connection to Vancouver, British Columbia and its surrounding communities. Inductees fall into one of many Tony Campbell Campbell’s Porsche 904 motorsport disciplines: Hot Rod; (including Custom Car, Drag Racing, and Land Speed), Sports Car and Road Racing, Oval Racing, Motorcycling, Collector and Restoration and others. Inductees are selected in either of two categories: Pioneers: Individuals who personally contributed greatly to the sport as competitors, drivers, team owners or in other direct roles.

Supporters: Individuals, Manning and Gendebien 1960 Ben Manning 1960 organizations, and others who provided the necessary support for the Pioneers and the sport in general to flourish.

Jim McRae Jim the starter at work

The Milwaukie Mile oval at held on private circuits of Napier aero engined Railton the Wisconsin State which there were none in the at 143.44 mph. Fairgrounds in West Alice, country, so Locke King built In the summer of 2009 I Wisconsin, USA takes great one. The first race ran on was in the UK to visit my son pride in its record as being July 6, 1907. If you want to Brendan who was living in the longest running know more about Brooklands London at the time. For a automobile race track in you can read Bill Boddy’s special treat, he took me for North America having run an book Brooklands the a day trip to visit Brooklands. event every year (with the Complete Motor Racing Today Brooklands is a exception of a few war years) History first released in museum recalling both its since 1908, even before Indy which started in 1911. There were, of course, earlier automobile races, the first being generally believed to have been the July 22, 1894, car race from Paris to Rouen on public roads in France. But where was the first oval track race held? The probable answer is Brooklands Racing Circuit in 1930 Racing Action 2009 Entrance Weybridge Surrey, England. 1957 and later as a revised motor sport history and its edition in 2001. aviation past. Brooklands ran races for The huge all concrete 28 years right up to its bankings are mostly still closure just before WWII. there with volunteers Before, during and after the keeping the underbrush from War Brooklands was the site taking over. The technology of many aircraft of the day selected concrete manufacturing facilities (in for the track surface, fact the aviation history of unbelievably rough then and Brooklands is just as now, a typical period photo interesting with famous would show some monster names like Sopworth, aero engined car up high on Vickers, Hawker, Wellington the banking with all four and Hurricane). What with wheels off the ground. OK - Daytona isn't a perfect war damages, decay and a oval either week post-war economy, Brooklands never reopened, A high banked 2.75 mile but it is for the most part still oval track, Brooklands Motor there. In 1987 the Course was built in 1906, on Brooklands Heritage Trust private land, by Mr. H.F. was created to preserve the (Hugh) Locke King an early remains. enthusiast. As England had The ultimate circuit banned auto racing on public record was set by John Cobb roads, any racing had to be in October of 1935 in his Like this

Your Editor at Speed (in his mind) Gives you an idea of the height of the banking A good portion of the old site contains earliest days has been restored and is in use Daimler Benz UK technology centre although on a daily basis. they have taken pains not to interfere with Although I didn’t spend a lot of time on the historic features. aviation element, one couldn’t help but note Most of the original circuit buildings Concorde SST display, one of the few survive and contain various displays of period complete units left. At one point we thought and newer racing cars of every imaginable we had spotted a second Concorde but it type as well housing reconstructed period turned that stashed away behind some workshops. The original clubhouse from the buildings was a large scale model that had

Ex-Denny Hulme McLaren F1 car Said to be 1955 Indy Car

The Original Clubhouse A real Concorde on display stood on a pylon at Heathrow for some years. An interesting Canadian connection is Kay Barnes Wallace was a legendary British Petre. Petre raced huge Delages, Alfa Romeos aircraft designer, many of the aviation and Austins in Europe before World War II. She artefacts at Brooklands relate to his work. One was dubbed "Queen of Brooklands" for her particular item is the stratospheric chamber; a daring and speed on the famed British oval. huge pressure vessel that is big enough to Born Kay Defries in Toronto, but educated and contain an entire airplane fuselage for high married in England, she regularly drove in the altitude simulations. This device was 24-hours of LeMans from 1934 until 1938. She fabricated by Vickers Shipbuilding in 1944 and was the first woman ever to become a regular can simulate pressure and temperature 'works driver' when she signed to race for the conditions experienced at 70,000 feet altitude. Austin factory team in 1937. This was used to solve the riddle of the Comet Petre is an inducted member of the jet liner failures. Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame.

Stratospheric Chamber in the day Kay Petre photo that hangs in the clubhouse (photo courtesy of Brooklands Museum) (photo courtesy of Brooklands Museum)

Lotus . . . Just Smoking Along Eh!

finish third in the World Championship, despite the fact that the Italian did not even win a race! The team also finished in 3rd place in the Constructors Championship. When Nigel Mansell departed at the end of the year the team hired Ayrton Senna. The Lotus 97T was another solid achiever with de Angelis winning at Imola and Senna in Portugal and Mike Tate collection Belgium. The team, although 1970 Gold Leaf Team Lotus 72 it had now won three races OK, OK . . . no more After Chapman's death in instead of none, lost 3rd in rants about the state of the 1982 the racing team was the Constructors British car industry in the taken over by Peter War but Championship to Williams sixties and seventies this a series of F1 designs proved (who beat them on count time but let’s look at a unsuccessful. Midway back with 4 wins). Senna success story that totally through 1983 Lotus hired scored eight pole positions, captured me in its day and French designer Gérard with two wins (Spain and gave us a smack of British Ducarouge and, in five Detroit) in 1986 driving the pride while all around them weeks, he built the Renault evolutionary Lotus 98T Lotus at BLMC et al and elsewhere powered 94T. Then a switch regained 3rd in the were losing theirs. In a to Goodyear tires in 1984 Constructors Championship, word . . . Lotus! enabled Elio de Angelis to passing Ferrari. At the end of Today I really care less if Ayrton Senna’s nephew is driving for Lotus in Formula One next year. I mean it’s not really a Lotus is it? To me Lotus has an indelible niche in history and not so much the team of the nineties ~ Lotus Renault Turbo, Lotus Honda, Lotus Judd and so on but Lotus ~ Lotus if you know what I mean. There was a presence that Lotus had in the Chapman/Clark era of the sixties that has never quite been equalled even though the team did have some success in the years that Conceptcarz.com followed. 1978 John Player Special Lotus 79

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Ted Langton Adams photo First race for the Lotus 25 at Zandvoort 1962 Mike Tate collection Ted Langton Adams photo The Legendary Pair—Clark and Chapman Jim Clark Monaco 1962

eleven teams ran a car with a tobacco sponsor logo on it; just ten years later, there are no cigarette company logos to be seen on any car or team uniform. The tobacco sponsorship era may have created some iconic liveries, such as the JPS Lotus, Rothmans Williams and Marlboro McLaren, but its end doesn’t also mean the end of beautiful liveries. The reduced expense of F1 and changing image of the sport Mika and Johnny during happy days has opened the door to a wider range of companies starting with major motor selling the team to Honda. who may be interested in the races. In 1992 France did the Ferrari on the other hand sport. Since the end of 2006, same. As anti-smoking renewed their arrangements we have seen Red Bull legislation began to tighten in with Philip Morris in 2005 continue to plow gobs of many parts of the world until 2011, albeit the name is money into the sport, and Formula One became an not expected to be shown, surely the livery on their car even more important that’s a lot of money for very will be remembered in years opportunity for cigarette little I think! to come just as fondly as the brand promotion. The When sponsorship was aforementioned tobacco negotiating skills of the F1 first introduced into Formula industry cars. leadership were such that in One in 1968 by the Lotus The image of excitement, many jurisdictions Formula team, tobacco companies energy and omni-present One achieved some were the ones most danger is still prominent in exemptions from the rules. interested in the sponsorship. the sport and is just as However, there is now a The dangerous nature of the attractive to Red Bull in 2010 blanket ban on advertising in sport fitted with their as it was to Marlboro in the Europe, and the cars are not rebellious brand images 1970s. allowed to show any links believe it or not ~ different Death and danger, but with the tobacco companies times! The sight of James perhaps not on the track ~ and tobacco advertising Hunt smoking a cigarette Thank Heaven ~ still haunt started to exit. next to his Marlboro McLaren, motor racing and it’s brands In 2000, Williams became complete with a good looking it seems. But as for the first major team to run bird was supposed to be tobacco . . . without tobacco sponsorship, almost as ‘cool’ as Humphrey . . . Well it just went and McLaren later replaced Bogart in many of his classic up in smoke! the West brand and no films. longer have any tobacco However, smoking is now sponsors. Renault ended the no longer socially acceptable. deal with Mild Seven after A number of legislative acts the 2006 season, and in the have been brought in to ban same year British American tobacco advertising, and Tobacco, owners of British Formula One has as American Racing team previously mentioned been withdrew from Formula One, affected. In 2000, six of the

Early Memories of Brands Hatch Robin Fairservice Colin Chapman and other pushing the Lotus 9 at Brands Hatch April 3, 1954

Tom Johnston said that There was one vintage car was in the outline of a he thought that I should handicap race that included kidney, with racing in an write about my early Jack Sears driving a 1914 anticlockwise direction. This memories of Brands Hatch. Sunbeam which had won that meant that Paddock Bend That was a long while ago! year’s Tourist Trophy race, was an uphill left hander and So from the far reaches of and John Bolster driving a proved to be hard on the my brain, here are some of 1912 Rolls Royce. Jack Sears early 500cc cars. my Brands Hatch memories. who started from scratch In early 1954 the track My father used to won the race. All of the other was extended with the occasionally listen to radio races were for 500 cc single construction of the Druids Hill commentaries on the BBC. seat race cars. The main race extension, and the racing The earliest that I can was in heats and a final for direction changed to remember involved Baron De the Daily Telegraph clockwise. Paddock Hill bend Graffenreid winning a wet International Trophy. Don now became a daunting, fast, race at, I think, Silverstone. Parker won this in his Kieft– downhill right hander with a The commentator was Norton, before a crowd of nearly blind approach. All of probably Raymond Baxter. At 50,000. the way through this corner school we debated the Brands Hatch had the track just keeps abilities of Stirling Moss and formerly been a grass track appearing and dropping Mike Hawthorn in the for motor cycle racing, but away, until one is in the dip hallways outside of our next was paved in early 1950 and and the car goes into full classroom – I favoured Moss. motor racing commenced compression. If the old In 1953 the father of a friend with 500 cc cars. These races Paddock Bend was steep, try took me, with his son, to were organized by the Half walking up Druids Hill! Brands Hatch for the August Litre Car Club, the successor In 1954 I started to Bank Holiday race meeting. to the 500 Club. The circuit scheme on how to travel

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but we had to accept that we would not see him again with

his neat, tidy and immaculate driving style. He was a quiet pleasant man, and I often saw him standing watching others racing, and he responded pleasantly when spoken to. It was not uncommon for the drivers to walk around the infield. As I was usually flagging, I could not indulge in conversation with them, unless they asked about another car or driver. Don Parker pushes 500cc Formula III car Flag marshals have to nearly keep a lap chart in their Bristol sports racer, and the after South Bank and I could head! Connaught F 1 cars. It was see its wing before I saw the We had the Can Am cars amazing to see him drive car. This was a great help racing on August Bank with only one complete arm. because there was such a Holiday Mondays for the He reveled in power slides spread in the car speeds Guards Trophy. One of those, and even during the warm up from that car down to MG Bs. in 1966, was spoilt with a lap one stood by with a The 1968 BOAC race was sudden downpour during the yellow flag at the ready! supposed to feature Jim first lap of the second heat. The Race of Champions F Clark and Graham Hill in a Bruce McLaren didn’t get as 1 race was run in March and new Ford 3 liter sports car, far as our post on the attracted good fields of, but they did not appear. At entrance to Clearways as he mainly UK, entries. Watching the end of the day, as I was had gone straight off at Jim Clark and Dan Gurney go leaving the circuit, I was told Westfield Bend. We heard hard at it for lap after lap in of Jimmy’s death at a that the marshals there had 1965, was fantastic, even Formula 2 race in Germany. to go into the undergrowth to though I had to wave a That did not seem possible, find him. The rain came yellow flag when Jimmy slid off on the Bottom Straight and finished up in the tire barrier. The 1964 and 1968 Grand Prixs didn’t bring that intensity of racing, but were fascinating to watch. But the 1967 BOAC 500 was nearly six hours of intense racing between the glorious sounding Ferrari P4’s and Porsche 908’s as the World Sports Car Championship depended on the result. This was of course won by Phil Hill and Mike Spence in the very fast Chaparral. I appreciated their high wing, because I was flagging on the straight Robin Fairservice Jack Brabham and his Cooper

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Tom Johnston A more modern view of Brands Hatch

Bringing it Back From the experience of your editor who in not an expert

There have been recent faxed to 202-366-1024 - equipment, spare parts and reports about local racers 366-1024. If you have anything else of value. Serial (vintage and otherwise) facing questions or need further numbers where applicable difficulties while travelling to details, please call 202-366- should be noted. It is a good and returning from races in the 5291 or 202-366-5323. idea to punch or etch USA. The importer must identifying marks where ever It seems that while both attach a copy of the NHTSA possible (might be useful if counties have quite stringent permission letter and the your trailer is stolen, as mine regulation as regards importer's substantiating once was). temporary importation of statement to the HS-7 In theory, when you leave automobiles, they have Declaration form. Use Box 7 Canada you should stop at customarily not enforced these on HS-7 Declaration form. Canada Customs and get them regulation, that doesn't mean to stamp your inventory so they can’t lower the boom at Bringing the car back to when you return you have any time. Canada evidence that you took the There are two situations The major concern of the goods out. There was a time that Canadians must deal with: Canadian authorities would when you could do that but seem to be that you have proof now the Customs staff won’t do Taking a car to the USA the you or some other it. The American authorities Canadian actually own the car. Canada Customs offer a seem to be principally The easiest solution to this is to service (or did) http:// concerned about you taking carry a log book as issued by www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/ something that you intend to the Canadian ASN or its publications/pub/bsf5056- sell in the US or otherwise regional delegate association eng.html#s2x4 of identification dispose of there. The US such as CACC for BC racers. If cards intended for travellers regulations can easily be found you have or can get a rivet-on who carry valuable items with on the Internet. This is what chassis plaque so much the them such as cameras, they say: better, failing that, stamp with computers or jewellery. At the A vehicle may be metal stamps the log book border (or at some airports) imported for research, number into the roll bar or Customs will issue such cards. I investigation, some other substantial chassis know of at least one person demonstrations or training, member. Carrying a bill of sale who obtained a card for a or competitive racing from when you purchased the racing car. events. Unless the importer car is a good idea as well. There are people in this is a manufacturer that If your racing car is derived world called customs brokers certifies vehicles as from a production road car that who exist simply to deal with complying with all has a VIN number so much the moving goods across borders. applicable Federal motor better, if it is or ever was You would be well advised to vehicle safety standards, registered for the road in get to know one. the importer must obtain Canada, documents I think we all know that prior approval from NHTSA. substantiating that would be crossing the US border is An application form to useful. becoming increasingly difficult obtain this approval can be and will likely get worse in downloaded at http:// Don’t forget about all the future. The best advice is when www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/ other stuff you are carrying you roll up to the border officer rules/import/racing/ During my pro Formula is be polite, tell the truth and box7form.pdf. When Atlantic days we would carry a have your documents at hand. completed, the application complete inventory of Remember; when you are in a form, with substantiating everything we had including the foreign country you must play information, should be truck and trailer, tools, pit by their rules.

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The racing car on the left is a Gurney Eagle Formula Ford, a rare bird indeed. The photo is from the Gimli Manitoba racing circuit the day after the famous Gimli Glider incident. There was no winner of the Summer 2010 Photo Caption Contest, once again. There was one attempt

Photo Contest Who are these people, where are they and what are but he was miles off. they doing?

VRCBC Club Officials and contact details for the rest of 2010 Position Name Telephone e-mail President: Jim Latham 604-853-5065 [email protected] Past President: Evan Williams 604-539-9680 [email protected] Vice President: Stanton Guy 604-536-5292 [email protected] Race Director: Alan Harvey 604 464 2010 [email protected] Secretary: Tedd McHenry 604-524-8761 [email protected] Treasurer: Bruce Jamieson 604 925 2432 [email protected] Membership: Stanton Guy 604-980-7750 [email protected] Regalia: Bruce Jamieson 604-925-2432 [email protected] BCHMR Chair: co: Jim Latham-Tom Johnston-Alan Harvey Webmaster: Stan Guy (interim) Vantage Editor: Tom Johnston 604 922 2722 [email protected]

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