Um olhar sobre as corridas

Glórias do Circuito Internacional de Vila Real  em Oulton Park Gold Cup

Durante o festejo das 50 do B8 Chevron em Oulton Park Gold Cup, algumas das velhas glórias do Circuito Internacional de Vila Real que competiram nas corridas de Vila Real e ainda se divertem….

 Historic Sports Car Club L-R (I think): Ian Harrower, Digby Martland, John Cardwell, Roger Heavens, Mike Garton (kneeling), tba behind, Alan Rollinson, Peter Lawson, George Duncan, Peter Smith, John Burton, Barrie Smith, lady tba, Ian Skailes, Grahame White, Brian Classic. Do you agree?

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 Historic Sports Car Club

Já esteve em Vila Real, Chevron B 8 

Chevron 1968 B-8 Roger Heavens - Tony Birchenhough - Mike Garton

Vila Real 1970  Roger Heavens/Mike Garton 5º

Vila Real 1971 Tony Birchenhough 9º

Seller’s Description:

Chevron 1968 B-8 Coupe. Chassis No. CHDBE87. Fast and reliable. Original. 7 races since rebuild 2,000cc BMW. Power with all the right parts (specs and Dyno sheet available) and FT 200 5-speed Hewland. Car has extensive racing history in Europe, the US (both B Sports Racer and Vintage), Nassau, Santo Domingo and Jamaica. Eligible for SVRA, HSR, SCCA, Vintage, etc. Full History available upon request.

Owner: Charlie Hollis

History:

First Owner: Roger Heavens

Second Owner: Tony Birchenhough

Third Owner: Billy Blackledge

Fourth Owner: Richard Melville & Geoffrey DePass

Fifth Owner: John Gunn

Sixth Owner: Harry Stevenson

Seventh Owner: Charlie Hollis

The car was first raced in the 1,000 Km of Nürburgring, Germany, July 31, 1970, by Roger Heavens and Mike Garton, finishing 17th overall against the winning Porsche 908 of Vic Elford, the Ferraris, Alfa Romeos, etc. In their first race, Tony Birchenhough acquired the car from Roger Heavens in 1971. Birchenhough and Brian Joscelyn drove to 12th overall at the 1000 Km of Spa against the Porsche 917K of Pedro Rodriquez, Alfa Romeo Lola T70, etc. At the 1,000 Km of Nürburgring they finished 23rd “not running at finish.” They finished 14th overall at the 1,000 Km of Paris against Derek Bell in a Porsche 917K. After the 1971 season, the car was sold to Billy Blackledge of Jamaica, who raced it successfully in Jamaica, Nassau, Santo Domingo and probably in Cuba. Blackledge sold the car to Richard Melville and Geoffrey DePass, who dismantled it and brought it to John Gunn's shop in Miami for reassembly, never returning to reclaim it. John sold it to Harry Stevenson for storage charges. Harry raced the car as a B Sports Racer until it was purchased by Charlie Hollis in 1975. Hollis raced it as an SCCA B Sports Racer for several years. The car was loaned to a driver in Virginia and driven in several SVRA races in the Northeast. It was then put into storage for 10 years. Hollis and Don Loftis retrieved the car from Virginia and brought to the Custom Coachwork Shop of Don Loftis where it was restored to present condition.

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500 Km de Vila Real

Visto em Le Mans 

 Preço dos Chevron em 1969.

No Jardim da Carreira a abastecer…

Momentos que antecederem os treinos para a equipa Miguel Correia /Artur Santos  e o Lancia Fulvia H F

O rápido bolide de Chris Craft 

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Inicio dos 500 Km com o McLaren M8 C de Cris Craft  e do Lola T 210, o  proprietário dos dois veículos, Alain de Cadenel tendo ao lado os futuros vencedores, o Lola T 70 de Teddy Pilette/ "Taf Gosselin

No Lola T210 Alain de Cadenet é seguido pelo Porsche 906 de Carlos Santos e pelo Lotus 47 de Ernesto Neves

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Mike Coombe/John Chatham passa pelo Lola    

Claude Larrieu no Porsche Carrera 6 aberto

 O estado em que ficou o bólide de Alain de Cadenet0

Nas boxes Filipe Nogueira aguarda a intervenção dos mecânicos…

O Nomad BRM

 O Chevron B 8 de Mike Combe e Roger Heavens

A caminho da vitória 

Foto Marius

Revista Flama

Turismo Especial Taça Automóvel Clube de Portugal  

Ernesto Neves e António Peixinho ao lado de um dos Ford Escort  Twin Cam construídos na Willment durante a apresentação do Team Palma.

 As verificaçoes técnicas no Jardim da Carreira 

Miguel Correia B M W 2002 Ti  Jurgen Grasser

Início da prova de Turismo Especial

a caminho do 3º lugar

Ernesto Neves a cortar a meta já de noite no Ford Escort Twin Cam. 

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Veloso Amaral

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