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Post by David Lawson on Aug 9, 2013 15:01:25 GMT -5
Charlie does still make each Classic shell himself, he says that he enjoys this aspect of his work. What he did say to me recently is that he has so many orders and a lot of multiple orders so perhaps this heavy workload explains the variable quality.
The club track looks superb, enjoy your retirement there.
David
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Post by Dave Wisdom on Aug 11, 2013 6:27:30 GMT -5
Since the 1960s the RAF Red Arrow Acrobatic Display Team have established themselves as very much a part of the British Grand Prix tradition. With this in mind I thought it appropriate they also appear at the Forest Hall round of the GPd2013. The 1964 'Folland Gnat Trainer' would have been the type of aircraft the team flew at the Brands Hatch and Silverstone GP's during the 1960s.
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Post by David Lawson on Aug 11, 2013 9:15:11 GMT -5
That looks so realistic Dave and trust you to get the correct spec plane for the period.
Two little stories about the Red Arrows and the Gnat.
I remember standing on the pit roof viewing gallery at Silverstone 40+ years ago (in the days when the great unwashed were allowed that access), it was a practice day for the grand prix. Suddenly from behind a single Red Arrow buzzed the pits at what seemed like about 100 feet, the noise was unbelievable and I've never seen so many people duck so quickly.
Second story about the Gnat. When Donald Campbell rebuilt his Bluebird K7 for the 1966/67 water speed record attempt at Coniston Water he added a tail fin from a Gnat to aid straight line stability.
David
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Post by Mark Huber on Aug 11, 2013 9:19:50 GMT -5
Thank you Dave. What a brilliant touch. I didn't know about the Red Arrows or that the team performed at British Championship F1 events. That's one bonus of our hobby; the continued opportunities to learn something new and interesting about the sport and related topics. Thank you again for all you've done to enhance your already superb track for our event. I wish I could be there to see it in person. Here's a link with some more information about the Red Arrows for those who love planes almost as much as racing cars (and anyone else who cares to look). www.raf.mod.uk/reds/history/
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Post by Taffy on Aug 16, 2013 10:30:24 GMT -5
Dave, I like your track very much. It’s the kind of race track I´m dreaming of. In my imagination, there is a track like this for long, long time, but until now, I didn´t find the way to build it. The track captures the 60´s atmosphere at its best! You can hear the roar of the engines, you can smell the Castrol-R, you can feel to be among the track officials and spectators…. I would be very glad to visit the proxy race held on this track, but: after two weeks of travelling from Kent to Cornwall and back, there are no holidays left (even Germans have to work, sometimes, Mark ) I came to Castle Combe this year, arrived on a Morgan track day, and it was a bit like this.... Regarding the cars, that are built for this race, I think, there will be a very strong contest in concours and racing!
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Post by Dave Wisdom on Aug 23, 2013 2:19:26 GMT -5
Taffy; many thanks for your comments on the track and I'm really pleased you like it so much. If ever you find yourself in the North Eastern most reaches of Britain you are very welcome to visit.
Picking up Taffy's comment re the Concours; are we to award points out of 10 for each of the areas mentioned in Marks guidelines and is it the host who will award points or is that still to be decided? Apologies if this has already been discussed previously and I've missed it.
The Concours D'Elegance is going to be very tight and extremely difficult to score, especially as many cars on here are being accompanied by excellent 'work in progress' commentaries; each clearly illustrating the passion, hard work and skill invested with every model.
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Post by Mark Huber on Aug 23, 2013 10:35:53 GMT -5
Picking up Taffy's comment re the Concours; are we to award points out of 10 for each of the areas mentioned in Marks guidelines and is it the host who will award points or is that still to be decided? Apologies if this has already been discussed previously and I've missed it. Dave, David Lawson and I discussed and agreed on the basics of the Concours judging a few months ago (perhaps it was even further back than that). The cars will be judged at each venue. I will defer to David to explain the process for this year's series. I wrote the Concours "rules" (at the very beginning of this thread) based on prior years'. I expect that the judges will consider at least some of that criteria as they do their rankings.
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Post by Mark Huber on Aug 23, 2013 12:01:42 GMT -5
As of 8/23 as best I know it. I may have mixed up the drivers in car numbers 2 and 3.
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Post by David Lawson on Aug 24, 2013 1:30:07 GMT -5
Dave
What Mark and I discussed a while back was to run concours along similar lines to the way we did with the original Dave Jones Proxy.
At each round of the series score each car out of ten and put the results in a sealed envelope. The concours envelopes travel with the cars from round to round and after the final race has been run they are opened and counted up to give the overall scores. Obviously this means we get a lot of input from each host and all the drivers and I think keeping it secret until the end makes it all the more exciting.
David
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Post by Mark Huber on Aug 29, 2013 12:31:05 GMT -5
Charles asked me to pass on the following information and photos which I will do..I'm sure he will add to the story when he has a moment to catch his breath. Hi Everyone. Like Mark I have been working on a GP car... But this was a rushed job. A lot of cut corners, suspicious kit bashing (there is a donor Scalextric Eagle body around here somewhere), a Beardog chassis without any modifications, and mixed decal fonts. But it is done and hopefully on its way this afternoon!! (and no, it has yet to turn a wheel on a track .... Jo is not happy with that!!!)(Note: The body was Charlie Fitzpatrick's Cooper .. but much of the kit bashing came from a 1967 Eagle.)
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Post by charlesseattle on Aug 29, 2013 14:44:53 GMT -5
Hi Everyone,
Mark .. thanks for posting the pictures. It looks nice in the pictures, but is a bit rough around the edges. This really was a rush job and I would not have gotten this far without the donor Eagle as Mark mentioned. The body itself is a Charlie Fitzpatrick Cooper Maserati. It has no track time and thus have no idea how it will go. But I am now going to the post office so David should have it in time. Thanks to Mark who kept at me to get this done!! (Started the beginning of August with a week out of town .. sheesh!) all my very best, Charles
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Post by Mark Huber on Aug 29, 2013 15:09:55 GMT -5
Charles, I'm amazed at what you can do in what you term "a rush job". I believe our field is shaping up to be quite presentable. Although we have no Hondas or McLarens represented ( ) there is a nice mix of cars. Of course the quartet of Brabhams, 3 from Australia and one from England, have yet to make an appearance. Tony's Lotus 49B is still under wraps. I expect that a Matra will be arriving from Canada and an Eagle from the U.S. Nigel's 1966 Ferrari has been sitting unloved on my desk for weeks waiting to be packed up with the Lotus for shipment to England. I'll take some pictures of the red car as well, before I pack the box tomorrow afternoon. And finally, a BRM with an unusual (but authentic) livery is listed to start as well. If so, I suspect the owner will be doing a rush job that will make the build time of Charles' Cooper seem glacial. We shall see.
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Post by David Lawson on Aug 29, 2013 15:16:55 GMT -5
That looks very nice Charles and knowing you the chassis will be a nice bit of kit as well.
I always liked Bonnier's cars with their very colourful schemes. I also like the way you've painted Bonnier's facial hair, I shall compare it to Bianchi's moustache that I've painted when your car arrives.
David
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Post by Mark Huber on Aug 30, 2013 20:08:51 GMT -5
Nigel McKeone has been on perpetual (I'm sorry, extended) holiday since early July. He sent his car to me just before he left for the UK as he was lacking a decent set of wheels and tires for his Ferrari. I promised to dig something out of my bins and as I was 'long' in CB aluminum wheels and NSR urethane tires, this proved to be no problem. So his car has been here waiting for me to finish my Lotus entry --which i finally completed this morning. In the meantime, I've had a chance to run the Ferrari around my small track every once in a while, but have not yet succeeded in wearing out his motor. The body is balsa wood hand carved by Nigel. The chassis is a scratch built brass plate and piano wire frame. I believe the front guide axle holder is a cut down BWA bracket. The driver is resin and was cast by Nigel. The motor is the Scalextric FF050. The pinion gear looks to be a stock plastic Scalextric model and the crown gear is from Slot-it. The motor is not offset so the car has a rather high center of gravity, but the body is very light. That's about all I can tell you, except that I wish I was at the stage where my carved work actually looks like a real car. I think Nigel has been successful in modeling the Ferraris as raced in 1966. I'll take a side by side picture with my rather diminutive Lotus later. Good show Nigel! I understand that he will be returning to Australia around September 23, right around the time of Race 1.
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Post by charlesseattle on Aug 30, 2013 20:42:46 GMT -5
Balsa Body!! Now that is real modeling!
all my very best
Charles
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