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Bruntingthorpe 1987, the video...

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#1 · (Edited)
RIGHT BACK TO BRUNTINGTHORPE FOR THE 1987 NASC NATS, THIS IS PART 1 & THERES LOTS MORE TO COME. THE FOOTAGE WAS KINDLY LENT TO ME BY ALAN LARCOMBE (OUT A THE BLUE ESCORT VAN) & LES DUNNE (RED V6 SUNBEAM ALPINE & USED TO HAVE THE MK1 ESCORT VAN WITH TRIANGLE CUT REAR DOORS).

BOTH ALAN & LES WERE/ARE ERIC MEMBERS (ESSEX RACING IS COOL) & IN THE VIDEO PARTS THERE WILL BE LOTS OF ERIC PEOPLE INVOLVEMENT, ITS NOT ALL CARS, DONT GET BORED THOUGH THERES SOME GREAT FOOTAGE ON HERE.

TALKING OF FOOTAGE, I HAVE HAD TO EDIT OUT VARIOUS SWEARING/MOONIES ETC, SHAME BUT IT HAD TO BE DONE, I HOPE ALAN DOESN'T MIND ME SAYING THAT AT TIMES THE FOOTAGE IS RATHER SHAKEY ETC, I HAVE CUT SOME OF THE SHAKEY BITS OUT BUT HAVE LEFT SOME IN WHERE THERE MAY BE CARS ETC IN THE PICTURE.

IN THIS PART IN THE OPENING SCENE YOU CAN SEE ALAN LAMBERT STILL WITH HAIR & HIS V8 SLEEPER MK4, WATCH IT SHIFT!, YOU WILL ALSO SEE KEITH SMITH (THE BEAST JAG, AC COBRA IN VIDEO) & HIS EX JULIE WITH HER VERY FARAH FAWCETT 80S HAIIRDOO, AS WELL AS ALAN LARCOMBE, WIFE AND VERY FRESH BABY & OTHER MANY OTHER ERIC PEOPLE, ALSO VISABLE ARE TREVOR 'DIGGER' GARDINER (GIVING US THE ONE FINGER!), DAVE HENSON (FORD FEVER), STEVE DODDS (AMERICAN HEARTBEAT MUSTANG IN WHITE), MARK BAILEY (RED CONSUL MK2), DAVE KELLY (IMSA BMW), JON WEBSTER (HOT LEMON MINOR) BARRY FLOOD & MANY MORE, OTHER NAMES WOULD BE NICE PLEASE.

COUPLE OF POINTS TO MENTION, YOU WILL SEE A CHOPPED HA VAN GOING ROUND THE STRIP, THOUGHT IT WAS THE BALDY VAN BUT IT AINT, ANYONE KNOW ANYTHING?, & WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED TO THAT BIG FOOT MEGA TOT/ADULT ROD!

NOW I WILL STOP WAFFLING, JUST LIKE TO SAY THANKS AGAIN TO ALAN, & EVERYONE ENJOY...:lol:

BY THE WAY, MR LAMBERT, MR SMITH & OTHER ASSOCIATED EMBARRASSED ERIC PEOPLE, IT WAS ALL MR LARCOMBES IDEA!! ...:pmsl:



 
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#13 ·
OK, HERES PART 2 & ALL I,M GONNA SAY IS CHECK OUT THE DRIVING MADNESS AT 2 MINS 15 SECS , JUST KEEP GLUED WHEN YOU SEE THE TIVOLI VAN & DIRTY 30, ENJOY.....:tup:



LOADZA RODDING MAGZ ALWAYS AVAILABLE, PM ME YOUR MOST WANTED LIST...:tup:

 
#21 ·
Yes Mark

When i was fiddling in the boot i was trying to disconnect the battery in a hurry as a cable had shorted out and the battery lead was smoking.

The 1985 weekend was one of the first times out for the cortina. so it was new to everyone.

It had a 351 Cleveland and box , nothing trick , just as it came out of an australian ford fairlane, 2V carb. cast manifolds, power steering etc.



The rest of the car was bog standard cortina and i towed a mates caravan there and back with my misses, his misses and two babies in the car too.

Didnt miss a beat.... just neary caught light :pmsl:
 
#28 · (Edited)
ok not much interest in that last clip then, still things can only get better, & they will!, in this exciting installment you will see les dunne cleaning his teeth, a nice early tot rod, john webster tinkering with his hot lemon (is that still about?, saw it a few years back), pig shit racing does a doughnut & that pop come willys makes an appearance, this went yellow, then burgandy later on, is it still on the scene?, always loved it, enjoy...


 
#31 ·
Thanks Mark for the uploads, and also to the film crew!!

One small thing, it was Jon Webster who had "Hot Lemon"

I saw your pickup whiz by as well Russ!

err ok we all make mistakes!, now amended...
 
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