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Autocar Glass Plate C7140
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Info from David Howe, (from
Info from David Howe, (from original event programme)
Start of race 9, (6 laps of the mountain circuit)
No 1 Raymond Mays
No 7 Eccles in Eccles Special
No 8 Lord Avebury in an Alta
No 9 Driscoll in Austin twincam
No 10 Goodacre in TT Ulster
No 12 R R Jackson in MG
In reply to Info from David Howe, (from by austin
RR Jackson entered for AR
RR Jackson entered for AR Samuel (No.12). The car is QA0256.
please would like any info
please would like any info on RR jackson have JJ JACKSON Fiat 500c 1955 he kept many diarys on servicing cheers mark and thanks
number 9 is surely not a Twin
number 9 is surely not a Twin Cam racer, a look at the brakes surely confirms this?
The Siam Challenge Trophy
The Siam Challenge Trophy Race. For completeness, the Bugatti no 2 driven by Cyril Paul, ERA no 4 by "B Bira", Eccles Special no 7 by Roy Eccles, and MG no 12 by A R Samuel.
Austin No 9 is the white
Austin No 9 is the white side-valve racer driven by Pat Driscoll
Austin No 10 is the supercharged TT car driven Charlie Goodacre and written about by its owner, Hugh Conway of Rolls Royce & Bugatti fame
No9 Austin: it really is the
No9 Austin: it really is the white works side-valve racer! The fabled twin cam had rim size drum brakes with no significant gap showing spokes. The side-valve seen here is a much lighter car & you may smile when discover the dates that the twin-cam actually saw the race track.