brandshatch 1993

steveo · Post by **steveo** » Wed Oct 14, 09 8:11 pm

as promised , was going to post these early part of the year , better late than never ! have posted some of these before somewhere , but still good to look at

!! sure i have better pictures of some of these cars somewhere also

, as i normally take a picture of the front showing the registration

steveo · Post by **steveo** » Wed Oct 14, 09 8:17 pm

R.RUNNER · Post by **R.RUNNER** » Wed Oct 14, 09 8:34 pm

steveo · Post by **steveo** » Wed Oct 14, 09 8:46 pm

R.RUNNER wrote:

yeah thats got to be in early 90s hickstead

car had white top think it also had a white interior , then black , the last time i saw it late 90s had no vinyl & all the holes for the trim welded up also , like it never had a top , had bee restored or something again , still painted sublime ,

steveo · Post by **steveo** » Wed Oct 14, 09 8:57 pm

might of gone to the same show Mr RR

Adam · Post by **Adam** » Wed Oct 14, 09 9:08 pm

Great photos Steve - that was a good day

steveo · Post by **steveo** » Wed Oct 14, 09 10:04 pm

Adam wrote:Great photos Steve - that was a good day

yeah that was a good day , made a change to see yanks not going in a straight line , that was a sight to see all that yank iron oh & a corvette into the hair pin trying 4 wide going into 1 -two wide ,

if i remember rightly that was damn hot that day , that was the only one i went to , originally planed to follow the whole series ,

MrNorm · Post by **MrNorm** » Wed Oct 14, 09 10:36 pm

Ahh yes, I took this at Brands, wonder if it was the same meet?

IIRC a Vette won the race, and to my surprise the driver somehow found himself near my car, jumped in (top was down of course) and got me to give him a lift to the pits!

steveo · Post by **steveo** » Wed Oct 14, 09 10:57 pm

yeah i think we were at the same one ! the coronet still has the steel wheels , also the 440 still had its iron production cylinder heads then if i remember correctly , yes your right Gavin a corvette won ! , think there was two 63 vetts never been up on them

running ... seem to remember a black one with a flamed front end , or i might be thinking of something else , good picture of that coronet , gives the feel of speed

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if i remember how the race went the coronet was blasting past them on the straight , but getting out braked & passed in the corners ,finally lost brakes altogether i think on the last lap

andyrob · Post by **andyrob** » Wed Oct 14, 09 11:37 pm

bernie still races the 63 black vette with the flames on, he help organise the once thing where they all ship there cars over to daytona for a weekends raceing

but all in cost nearly £5k if I remember correctly

Jon · Post by **Jon** » Thu Oct 15, 09 6:36 am

I went to donnington and oulton park...

I remember the hemi superbee spinning off right where I was stood at oulton

Post by **MattH** » Thu Oct 15, 09 9:44 am

Brilliant pics, I was at Brands for one of these meets, when a blue Barracuda 68/9 had a big smash. Is this the same year? RPM's Superbee was there, but i don't remember as many Yanks in the carpark. Mind you I was in a Triumph Herald so was probably directed elsewhere.

steveo · Post by **steveo** » Thu Oct 15, 09 10:19 am

Jon wrote:I went to donnington and oulton park...

I remember the hemi superbee spinning off right where I was stood at oulton

crikey Jon

, right where you was standing , bet that made a racket , heavy ole car spinning out , would not want to get in the way of that

blue Barracuda had a big wreck

don't know if it was the same year Matt , might of been the one later on that year as there was two meets at brandshatch !! what happened to it ? was it repaired ?

Jon · Post by **Jon** » Thu Oct 15, 09 11:34 am

steveo wrote:

would not want to get in the way of that

When I say right where I was stood...there was a barrier there

It was a while back but as far as I can remember it did at least 1 full 360 and was lucky not to hit anything...

a historic single seater hit the barrier right where I was stood at the oulton park gold cup this august...I must attract 'em

MrNorm · Post by **MrNorm** » Thu Oct 15, 09 1:18 pm

Yes I think the winning Vette was a white 68-on version (might have had a US flag or something..?).
Now you mention it I do rember the flamed 63, the Bernie mentioned being Bernie Chodosh (sp?), who'd I have never met but recognised his name at the time from hot rodding mags!! I thought it was cool to have a hot rodder and a flame job in the series!

That might also have been one of the few race meets my wife ever came to....and got badly sunburned since it was a bit overcast but actually quite sunny!!