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Post by Russell Sheldon on Jul 19, 2013 12:51:54 GMT -5
Many thanks, Dave. Much appreciated.
Kind regards,
Russell
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Post by David Lawson on Jul 23, 2013 4:31:09 GMT -5
New List--Until David decides to build another car... I really am so sorry but that moment has come.... Over the last few days I started a Lotus 49 which would have meant I could have kept my number 5 but I have had yet another change of mind and this is my final final decision - I am now going to build Lucien Bianchi's third placed 1968 Monaco Grand Prix Cooper-BRM. This is number 7 which I see is still vacant. My problem is I have far too many Charlie Fitzpatrick shells "in stock" and far too many favourite cars I want to build. Charlie didn't make the Cooper-BRM but it is a fairly simple conversion from the BRM. This will be my car in the proxy. David
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Post by Deleted on Jul 23, 2013 9:14:21 GMT -5
Best of luck to all the entrants. Hopefully next year I will deemed up to the standard to be invited, we can but try!
Regards, Jon
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Post by Mark Huber on Jul 23, 2013 11:35:18 GMT -5
New List--Until David decides to build another car... I really am so sorry but that moment has come.... Over the last few days I started a Lotus 49 which would have meant I could have kept my number 5 but I have had yet another change of mind and this is my final final decision - I am now going to build Lucien Bianchi's third placed 1968 Monaco Grand Prix Cooper-BRM. This is number 7 which I see is still vacant. My problem is I have far too many Charlie Fitzpatrick shells "in stock" and far too many favourite cars I want to build. Charlie didn't make the Cooper-BRM but it is a fairly simple conversion from the BRM. This will be my car in the proxy. David #7 is now reserved for Mr. Lawson and number 5 is free. David, perhaps you would like to have multiple entries to coincide with your multiple builds? (I am glad you are making some dent in your stockpile of Charlie Fitzpatrick shells) David, it's probably a good thing you don't have aspirations to join the New York Yankees.. most of your favorite numbers are taken. Cheers.
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Post by Mark Huber on Jul 26, 2013 12:54:53 GMT -5
The prototype for my new build: (more on that later)
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Post by Dave Wisdom on Jul 26, 2013 13:50:46 GMT -5
The BBC Outside Broadcasting Unit have recently been at the Forest Hall circuit carrying out test transmissions ahead of the forthcoming 'British Grand Prix'. Chief motoring correspondent and commentator, Raymond Baxter and trainee broadcasting assistant, Barrie Gill have also been in attendance familiarising themselves with the circuit...
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Post by Dave Wisdom on Jul 26, 2013 15:27:56 GMT -5
Pre Proxy event activity is now gathering momentum; public address systems installed and television crews busy themselves with exploring the best camera angles.
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Post by David Lawson on Jul 27, 2013 8:49:14 GMT -5
Lovely extra touches you are adding to your track Dave.
Those PA loudspeakers are just like the ones I remember at Brands Hatch and Silverstone all those years ago. The BBC camera is superb.
I agree about the commentator being Raymond Baxter with his knowledge and measured delivery as opposed to the strident and much over hyped Murray Walker.
If there was a concours for scenic track in this proxy series yours would be hard to beat.
David
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Post by Mark Huber on Jul 27, 2013 21:52:33 GMT -5
In 1967, after 7 years driving B.R.M.s for Owen Racing Organisation, Graham Hill rejoined Team Lotus. The first year of the 3-liter era had been disappointing for Hill and Owen Racing. After his World Championship in 1962 and three consecutive second place finishes in 1963-5, Hill scored just 17 points and finished fifth in the 1966 world championship standings. The 3-liter BRM H-16 engine was overweight and unreliable; as a result Hill and his teammate Jackie Stewart continued to race the dated P261s with 1.9 to 2.1 liter displacement until the Italian Grand Prix. While they acquitted themselves admirably, they were no match for the Braham Repcos or the Ferrari 312s. Ironically, Graham’s first two championship drives for Lotus in 1967 were in cars powered by B.R.M. engines. Hill and Clark drove Lotus BRM 43s at the South African Grand Prix on January 2. The Lotus 43 was a better car than the B.R.M. P83 or 115, but it was still powered with the quirky BRM H16. Jackie Stewart retired after two laps with engine problems. Hill was out after an accident on lap 16, and Clark’s engine failed on lap 22. Clark and Hill were better equipped for the Monaco Grand Prix four months later. Clark drove a Lotus Climax with a 2L V8 while Hill was in a Lotus 33 with a B.R.M. 2.1L V8. While giving up power compared to the 3L Ferraris, Coopers, Brabhams, et.al. the smaller cars had been well suited to Monaco—the first victory of the 3L era had been Jackie Stewart's win at Monaco in a B.R.M. P261 the year before. Jack Brabham took pole position with Bandini’s Ferrari's along side him on the front row. Clark shared the third row with Stewart's in a B.R.M. P261. Graham Hill was in the fourth row along with Dan Gurney in his Eagle Weslake. Bandini went into the lead when the flag dropped. Brabham's Repco engine blew up almost immediately. On the second lap Clark went off and dropped to the back of the field. Hulme and Stewart passed Bandini. Hulme stayed ahead until the sixth lap when Stewart took the lead, but the B.R.M. suffered a transmission failure on lap 14 which put Hulme back in the lead. The order settled down with Bandini second and McLaren third. Clark fought back to fourth place but retired with a shock absorber failure on lap 42. Bandini then began to close on Hulme, while McLaren pitted with electrical trouble and dropped behind Amon and Hill. On lap 82, Bandini lost control of his car at the chicane; the car overturned and caught fire with Bandini trapped underneath. Hulme continued to the finish unchallenged, but Amon’s Ferrari suffered a puncture with eight laps to go and dropped to third behind Hill, who then finished as runner up. The race is probably most remembered for Bandini’s horrible, fatal accident, and perhaps secondarily as Denny Hulme’s first Championship F1 victory. The Lotus 49, with the Ford Cosworth DFV engine, would make its Championship appearance at the Dutch Grand Prix a month later. Jim Clark would have considerable success in the car that first season scoring 4 victories. In 1967, the Lotus 49 seemed to either break or win (at least for Jim Clark). The Monaco GP was a positive early season placement for Hill. But in the remaining 9 races of the 1967 season, Hill’s Lotus 49 broke down 7 times, although Hill did finish second to Clark at the U.S. Grand Prix. Well, after all that… My Lotus 33 will be modeled after the car Graham Hill drove only once in a Championship F1 event: Chassis R11 powered by a 2.1L B.R.M. V8. I found a Monogram Lotus 33 shell in my parts bin, and was somewhat surprised to that is fairly close to scale (in terms of overall length and width). Of course, the shell was much too high and deep (which was necessary to accommodate the motors used by Monogram in the mid-sixties) but I have trimmed down the sides to a scale height of 12.5mm (cockpit sill to bottom of the car). I will have to add 5mm to the back end of the engine cowling since the Monogram model represents an early Lotus 33 variant with a shorter engine cover that ended close behind the injector trumpets. It seems a shame to cover up these lovely wheels with resin six spoke inserts, but I suppose I must. That reminds me-- I must find some knockoff hubs--the six spoke inserts in my parts bin don't have them. At this point, pieces seem to be fitting together. (Perhaps I’ll do the Matra MS10 next year.) Besides I needed a good excuse to use the nicely detailed Graham Hill figure made by Immense Miniatures. Although, I should replace his older style helmet with a Bell helmet.
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Post by Dave Wisdom on Jul 28, 2013 2:53:44 GMT -5
Very nice Mark.
There really are some lovely looking cars being built for this series.
Its shaping up to be a fascinating and very fine miniature representation of the era.
Dave
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Post by Chris Wright on Jul 28, 2013 11:44:53 GMT -5
Mark, 13" wheels, and note the exhaust opening, and you may find this photo helpful for the contour of the tail. Sorry I won't be able to make the GPd2013, maybe GPd2014???
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Post by Mark Huber on Jul 28, 2013 13:57:54 GMT -5
Chris, I was waiting (expecting) for that picture to go up. You could just give me that car you know.. although that would not be in the spirit of the rules... Fortunately I can reshape the exhaust opening. A few minutes with the Dremel and file should fix that. Whether I switch to 13" wheels is another matter.. I doubt I will, so you'll just have to grind your teeth over my lack of fidelity to the prototype.. it certainly won't be the only one Thank you very much for the B&W overhead picture. That clearly wasn't a BRM transaxle... and whether it's a Hewland or ZF doesn't really matter at this point.. I can shape something that looks a bit like the gearbox in the picture (I think). I am sorry you won't be sending an entry this year. I was fairly certain that was going to be the case based on recent discussions. I should warn you Chris; if you stay out another year, there's a good possibility that cars in the 2014 GPd just might have wings. ;D And then you'll boycott for sure.
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Post by David Lawson on Jul 28, 2013 14:07:28 GMT -5
Mark
Hill's Lotus-BRM at Monaco definitely had a Hewland gearbox fitted. I have one reference book that confirms this and I asked on The Nostalgia Forum to get a second source and in fact I had two separate sources confirm it so that makes three. Hewland it is then...
David
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Post by Mark Huber on Jul 28, 2013 15:41:25 GMT -5
Here are the Number assignments as of August 1:
Taffy (Hans-Peter) Ulrich 1 Prior season champion Rodriguez 68 BRM V12 Alan Stubbings 2 Brabham BT19 1966 Stu Loader 3 Brabham BT19 1966 Russell Sheldon 4 Oliver at Zandvoort 68 Lotus 49B Chris Walker 6 Beltoise at Jarama 68 Matra MS10 David Lawson 7 Bianchi at Monaco 68 Cooper BRM 86B Charles Lawrence 8 Cooper Maserati Bonnier 1966 Tony Condon 9 Lotus 49B 1968 Phil Kalbfell 12 Brabham BT19 1966 Mark Huber 14 G Hill at Monaco 1967 Lotus BRM 33 Mel Ault 19 Nigel McKeone 20 Bandini at Reims 66 Ferrari 312 Stewart Harding 23 Ferrari 312 Ken Wehnert 24 Bob Bondurant BRM P261 "Yamura" Spa 1966 Alan Schwartz 36 Gurney at Spa 67 Eagle Weslake
No number requested as of above date: Jay Hardy, Matt Biederman
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Post by Chris Wright on Jul 28, 2013 16:28:16 GMT -5
[quote author=bigskybanker I should warn you Chris; if you stay out another year, there's a good possibility that cars in the 2014 GPd just might have wings. ;D And then you'll boycott for sure. [/quote][/color] MMMMMM, well I'll just have to enter another series.
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