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PAST MASTERS
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After having been sent a few shots of
members from past, which were quite appropriately labeled "Past
Masters of the Hill", we decided to dedicate some pages to our
past by adding photos that our members would like to send in.
Should you wish to contribute, please
email them as an
attachment to the club.
Some will remember these people. Found amongst old 35mm slides,
John Campbell
(Hints: Peter R, Will C, and Tim H)
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Reply from Vern
Hamilton: The answer to who the three people are in
John's old slides -- they are Peter Rayment, Tim Harlock and
Will Charlton.
Please
email any photos
to us.
Click photos below for a larger view.
FROM 1975: |
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Bruce LeGarde in the RJ
Holden - He now drives a Honda Civic -sad isn't it? |
John Davies (Robb Holden)
AFTER the nuts incident. |
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John Davies in nuts.
People from right to left:
- Andy Hockley in long socks watching.
- Peter Rayment in blue driving suit.
- ? in white shirt with racing car on front?
- ? flaggie?
- Steve Austin at tow truck.
The people in the photo of John Davies in the nuts in 'Past Masters
of the Hill' may be Paul Bishop in the white overalls with the brown
hat and Cedric Walker in the white T-shirt with the racing car on
the front. Anybody else have any ideas? |
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Kerry Horgan drove numerous
cars in the early days of Mt Cotton, notably this Ford powered Mk1
Sprite, and must be classified as a 'Past Master of the Hill.' |
Kerry
also qualifies for 'Past
Mistress of the Motorkhana', here at Tingalpa, posing as "Grandma"
in the back of a B driven by none other than Elaine Swan (now
Hamilton). Can anyone pick the front seat passenger? |
Reply from Elaine
Hamilton: Front seat passenger's name is John Weinthal, very
well known in the club at the time. He then went to the UK for many
years but is back here now.
The following photos and comments have been submitted by Vern and
Elaine Hamilton. Thanks for them. |
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This is also Vern in the
Centaur - more interesting for the profile of the track than for him
and the car. |
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The photo above one is of
Vern Hamilton in the Centaur clubman, probably in 1968. He won FTD
at least once in this and may
still hold the record for the now non-existent under 1500 cc sports
car class.
The photograph was taken by Brier Thomas and is one of our all-time
favourites - the detail in it is incredible. Brier, more than 30
years later, still remembers taking that exact photo! On the
left is the Centaur again on takeoff from the start line. Below -
this could be more interesting for the return road. |
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This photo is of
Vern in our Elfin 622 with a very pregnant me holding his helmet. It
had to be taken sometime between May 1973 (when we bought the car)
and
August 1st (when Melda was born).
More interest in the photo is in the view of the pit area.
No. 49 ... John Lungren ..
lowline Mini .... Sports Racing Closed class. At Lakeside, Brian
Schofield also ran a lowline, as did the late, great Graham
Littlemore.
Two lowline Anglias were also raced. Not a style that I
miss but innovative in their day.
A low brick pushes less air than a high brick. |
Car No 71 was an MG TC
Special driven by Doug Partington. The date is most likely
1976 QHC. |
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No 72 is Peter Bull's Elfin
600B. Car No 71 to the right is Doug Partington's MG TC Special. |
Barry Garner's Bowin in
which he won the QHC in 1976.
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