Alright when was that again.....?

[Eckhart von Glan]

thx, must be Silverstone cause that's where the first ever formula 1 race was held, races before WWII not counting since there was no series but just single grand prixs (if I remember correctly).

 

[Andreas Hultgren]

Yes, you are remembering correctly and it is indeed Silverstone Over to you!

 

[Eckhart von Glan]

ok, didn't know either the racer or the car before I dug it up (and I must admit I "smeared" the driver's name away, would have been too easy). Ha, you gotta love this guys's name, pure opera.

 

[Andreas Hultgren]

I am gonna try this one wihtout even checking for info The car is a Maki-Ford, that I am sure of and i am 99,9% sure it is 1975. I think the driver was Fushida or something like that... I will say Nordshleife as track... ?

 

[Eckhart von Glan]

for a quick guess it's outstanding, the driver I'm afraid is dead wrong, think alliteration ...

 

[Derek Tatters]

What a great thread, can't beleive I missed it until last night - spent 2 hours going through every page trying to work them out for myself.

Could the driver be Tony Trimmer?

 

[Bram Hengeveld]

Yes something you stumble upon some hidden beauties. Its my daily read but the level is so high i dont know a single answer since the first page

 

[Andreas Hultgren]

Yep, it is Tony Trimmer. Saw it know when checking it When Eckhart cleares it as correct you can post the next pic if you like, I have done so many now

@Eckhart: I knew the car and driver (though it was not the right one at this race) from making the entire season (cars only) for a little game called GeneRally This one really stuck to my mind since I never heared of it before.

 

[Andreas Hultgren]

Lol, Bram. At least you got to post the first one :wink2:

 

[Eckhart von Glan]

@Derek: congrats to reading the whole thread, you're definitely in mate, driver is correct, post the next one!

@Andreas and Bram: it's also my daily read, just to love to search for the oddities and figure out the clues given, great fun.

@driver's name: when I first read it I thought it was a joke, sounds like a name from the Michel Vaillante racing comics popular in the 70s

lol, I just found out they're still being printed:

 

[Derek Tatters]

Thankyou. Tony Trimmer was very successful over here in F5000 in the 1970's, and still races them in historic meetings. He never got a chance in a decent Grand Prix car though.

Try this one. Not sure if its fair to ask for the track, as there is nothing to go by, so is car and driver OK?

(Sorry its an attachment, cant seem to work out how to embed the image with the text)

 

[Eckhart von Glan]

nice one, pretty stumped ...

looks like a Lotus, year maybe 79 or 80, it's at any rate a wing car, so it must around that time. track is probably a street circuit. nigel mansell in 79 at monaco?

 

[Andreas Hultgren]

Haha, funny. I was about to post that one but chosed the Rebaque one instead It is a Kauhsen from 1979. Driver is Gianfranco Brancatelli

Edit: Lol, was to quick. It is '78

 

[Derek Tatters]

Correct Andreas, its the 1978 version. Well done.


Edit : it is the Paul Ricard pit lane by the way

 

[Eckhart von Glan]

lol, a wing like that at Paul Ricard on that ultra fast straight? amazing!

I read up on the team's "history": what a disaster! if your German is near perfect, this is the place to go: http://www.research-racing.de/kauhsenf1.htm

summing it up they say: "It was a mistake to bring a team of total amateurs with no money to a professional playing field ..." says it all.

@wing: they tried to prove it was part of the chassis and not a wing !!! later they switched to a conventional wing.

 

[Andreas Hultgren]

Ok, try this one. Driver and car/team would be nice

 

[Eckhart von Glan]

Joakim Bonnier, Porsche F1-804, 1962, track: Green Hell, grand prix of Germany, exactly two years before I was born (nice touch Andreas), Bonnier started 6th and came in 7th. Great car.

 

[Andreas Hultgren]

You are indeed correct Mr von Glan!

 

[Derek Tatters]

I got the car OK the driver I would have got wrong if I had not checked first.

It is Joakim Bonnier, usually just Jo Bonnier. Porsche 804

 

[Derek Tatters]

I should have checked the posts again before answering:laugh2: