Colin escott racing driver

Profile for racing driver colin escott from britain. Rally driver colin mcrae and his son cremated in same. Scott is the most successful driver in the indy racing league indy with over twenty victories. Colin joined the club in 1959 following his class win in the 1959 le mans 24 hour race with ted lund in their mg mga twin cam. Phil scott 1st sitting governor to win vermont stock stock. One of the most spectacular drivers and the man who brought rallying to next generation with his. Disabled racing driver colins in the zone daily record. Frank gardner oam 1 october 1931 29 august 2009 was a racing driver from australia. The sebrings, well at least the 1960 and 1961 cars were painted what i believe is called brooklands green. Stockports only racing driver posted in the nostalgia forum.

Syd diggory the nostalgia forum the autosport forums. After a career in single seaters, thompson won the imsa gt3 cup challenge platinum class in 2014 and the pirelli world challenge gt cup in 2015. Ian gray racing the drivers john watson, former mclaren, brabham and penske driver, finished second in the 1982 f1 world championship and won 5 grand prix during his time as a formula 1 driver. At kentucky in august that year he equaled the record for six wins in a season. In 1935 he became the first driver to officially exceed 300 miles per hour in a land vehicle.

Sports car racing archives complete archive of bernard cox gb complete archive. Notice of death colin escott british racing drivers club. The mg scene 50 years ago north american mga register namgar. Sep 23, 2009 colin escott nationality british born april 1, 1932 died september 23, 2009 disclaimer. It is the prewar mg factory racing colour as per k3 etc and has a a lot of yellow in it.

In the racing car event preceding the championship round, glyn scott and ivan tighe had a devastating accident just past the pits, causing a lot of damage to fences which took an hour or so to repair, and while no official announcement was made immediately about scotts death, it was obvious both drivers had been badly hurt. Driver nationality, car, entrant, laps, timeretired, pos. To win vt stock car race across america, us scott won the 50lap feature thursday at barres thunder road, winning. Phil stiles usas cars photo gallery racing sports cars. See more ideas about racing, classic cars and mg cars.

I am unashamedly scottish, coming from a village called thornhill in dumfries and galloway, however, i now live in stockport, greater manchester, england, there are a many attractions to this urban metropolis, it is home of a very nice hat museum, an ailing second division football team, the scene of britains forgotten air disaster, hyde the home of doctor death shipman is a suburb, th. I think ive finally found one which will stump even the best of you. Com the first destination for australian horse racing. Sports car racing archives list of results of tvr grantura all results. We treat him the same as every other race car driver in the pits. Section officer 2071428 waafsoe agent 9111 seconded to the f. Learn more about campbells life and career, including. I was beating colin brown on the one single occasion i was racing him. Bond reached the highest levels in australian motorsport in 1969 when he was recruited by harry firth to the newly formed holden dealer team. This year he did compete, becoming the youngest ever driver to race at le. Two very special historic racing cars originally bodied with rochdale. Race 1960 le mans 24 hours was part of the 1960 world sportscar championship and was won by paul frere, olivier gendebien on 19600625 00.

If the championship is more important, the driver gets more points 3. Driver nationality car entrant laps timeretired pos. World sports car championship as well as being the fifth round of the inaugural fia gt cup. With colin escott he had a troublefree 24hour run, winning the class and finishing 12th overall. One of rocks great jam sessions comes to life in the broadway touring production of million dollar quartet, playing the palace theatre in playhousesquare starting tuesday.

During practice for the race escott had the mis fortune to hit a sandbank at the mulsanne corner. It was held just a week after the tragic belgian f1 gp in which four drivers, including stirling moss were. He came roaring out of the wilds of alabama and was gone at twentynine like a barn fire. As escott suffered from back trouble it was decided that each driver should have his own individual seat bottoms which was detachable, teds being coloured green, and colins red. Lewis hamiltons greatest rival the story of colin brown. The car was entered in the name of the mg car club, north western centre and teds co driver was again colin escott. From 1977 to 1980 bond ran the ford works rally team, with greg carr and bond driving the very competitive bda escort. Various artists gonna shake this shack tonight from the.

He has been called the quintessential country singer. The life of hank williams by paul hemphill viking adult 2005780. Just before daybreak on a cold new years day in 1953, a babyblue cadillac pulled up to the small oak hill, west virginia hospital. Professional race car driver and coach associated with core autosport. Presently she is a development driver for her husbands partially owned formula one team. Youngest driver to win professional road race in u. Signup now for access to a limited number of articles. If the car stayed reliable, there was every chance that they could put up a very creditable performance against others in their class. The latest news and photos from conroe, with news, sports, business, school, real estate and other key topics from houston community newspapers. Colin escott nationality british born april 1, 1932 died september 23, 2009 disclaimer. Xxviii grand prix des 24 heures du mans racing years. Good oct 02, 2015 gallery opening of bear and birds evil vs.

It was a time trial and 14 years have passed colin was 0,037 quicker than me. Tourist trophy was contested on 5 september at the goodwood circuit, england. Inglistons demand for precision taught drivers a lot. Scott tucker racing driver scott tucker born may 5, 1962 in kansas city, missouri is an american convicted racketeer, former businessman and racing driver. Susie wolff this racing beauty hails from scotland and has competed in the formula renault, dtm series and formula three. Remarkably, ingliston saw no racing fatalities, though a kart racer died during a demonstration. Nashville, tennessee, recording star marty robbins, pop singer guy mitchell, and teen idol tommy steele in the united kingdom all recorded versions. Colin thompson born february 17, 1994 in doylestown, pennsylvania is an american racing driver. Was this the very pinnacle of modified saloon racing in the uk. Colin davis at the wheel of a maserati 250f before the 1957 modena grand prix. Melvin endsley of drasco cleburne county was a musician and songwriter most noted for writing both the words and music of singing the blues, one of the biggest hits of the 1950s and one of the most recorded songs of the twentieth century. The 1959 24 hours of le mans was the 27th 24 hours of le mans, grand prix of endurance. This comes from another distant memory, but im confident that the info at least in local lore is true.

This weekends action in portimao will see him race with tony wells in their two merit holdingsbacked nielsen racing norma m30s for a final time ahead of their forthcoming asian le mans series campaign over the winter. Diggory ran two fj gwyniads in 1961, with drivers halford, chris meek, george pitt, gil baird and diggory himself. October 2 november 14, 2015 opening night artist reception. On 12182012, ian prior in melbourne australia, wrote. The car made its way to france by a dozen volunteers accompanied by harry stone from the factory and drivers ted lund and colin escott. Colin john bond born 24 february 1942 is a retired australian racing driver. Colin noble and teammate tony wells completed a nearperfect weekend of. Le mans is a blend of racing and touring, showing up the best in a fine allround car like the mga. Points added for colin escotts excellent liner notes. Race result of xxviii grand prix des 24 heures du mans race. Colin white born 27 september 1956 is a british racing driver from glastonbury.

World sports racing prototypes world championship 1960. Friday, october 2, 2015 from 610pm we invited all south florida artists to contribute a piece that showed some sort of dark and light conflict. Hank williams last ride was 64 years ago mystery still. Who can forget the infamous sid diggery most of you, im sure, lawyer and parttime unsuccessful racing driver. Competing for chip ganassi racing scott has won the championship twice, 2003 and 2008, and he won the 92nd indianapolis 500 in 2008 from pole position. The third season of the biggerengined extreme special saloons in their own championship. The final weekend of the 2019 european le mans series and le mans cup seasons has arrived for colin noble. Commissioned by brian lister and reconfigured by frank costin two of the quieter men in british motor racing history, the listerjaguar gt prototype was the last of the cambridge firms cars to contest the le mans 24hours race. Richard jenkins eagerly awaited book on richie ginther, motor racing s free thinker, is now available for preorder from performance publishing.

Bernard cox gb complete archive racing sports cars. Million dollar quartet depicts the magical jam session of. Family and friends attended a private funeral service for the mcraes. The lowdrag coupes appeal to collectors and race organizers alike is its unique nature. Exactly who was driving the car is uncertain, but the man in the back seat was singersongwriter hank williams. Click on the year to see the standings for that year. There was a view that if you could win here, you could. The driver gets points if he finishes in the first six positions of every race 2. As to price, a few years ago i bought a full race mk 1 from canada for. But since its 2009 appearance this detailed repository of maserati facts and figures has been augmented, corrected with new knowledge and illuminated with an astonishing 400 mostly new photographs. Colin escott racing career profile driver database. In the mid 30s tenni tried his fortune in car racing. Avon junior formula ford championship zetec challenge.

Halford for one, also colin escott, brian hetreed and jim blumer. Colin escott, mg a twin cam bmc 1588cc s4, 185, gearbox 21hr. Also raced in nascar truck and nationwide series for jack roush, and continues to race in alms. The site dedicated to sportscar race results and chassis numbers histories is under construction. German dtm driver susie wolff signed by williams f1 team as teams development driver. Buy le mans formula 1 memorabilia and get the best deals at the lowest prices on ebay. Malcolm campbell, british automobileracing driver who set world speed records on land and on water. Stirling moss at the wheel during a bmc race training in canada. I am unashamedly scottish, coming from a village called thornhill in dumfries and galloway, however, i now live in stockport, greater manchester, england, there are a many attractions to this urban metropolis, it is home of a very nice hat museum, an ailing second division football team, the scene of. Free admission for drivers of pre1968 vehicles if you park your vehicle. Colin escott, and the car was given race number 33. Ted lund over bored his twin cam engine to 1762cc and fitted a special fastback designed by abingdon, which weighed the car in at a light 810 kgs. Page 1 of 2 syd diggory posted in the nostalgia forum.

Colin chapmans lotus team arrived in force, entering several classes. Fran am 1600, willow springs, age 14, and youngest to win a daytona. View highresolution motorsport photography from an extensive 1960 racing archive. During 2007, a duke production team was tasked with producing. British international races 1961 world sports racing prototypes. World sports racing prototypes world championship 1959.

Grantura racing history page 1 classics pistonheads. I checked the results from 2002 again and i have to correct myself. Rob escott explore rob escotts 387 photos on flickr. He tended to get others drive in the more important races. Hot wheels 2009 hw racing series gt racer blue,excellent card. Colin davis was a british racing driver who moved to italy in the mid1950s and spent most of the rest of his motor sport career based there and who made two starts in formula 1 championship races, in. Race 1959 le mans 24 hours was part of the 1959 world sportscar championship and was won by roy salvadori, carroll shelby on 19590620 00. Tragic rally ace colin mcrae and his fiveyearold son johnny were cremated in the same coffin yesterday. It was the fifth and final round of the 1959 world sportscar championship. All the stats, form and information about trainer colin scott available at racing. For the drivers of the sole mg, the 1959 race started well enough with the car performing to plan. Total control racing will field its strongest ever driver lineup in the michelin ginetta gt supercup this year, it is confirmed today, with the announcement reigning champion carl breeze will return to defend his title joining g50 cup class title winner mark davies and rapid frontrunner jamie orton. After an amazing debut at the mille miglia he became semi works voiturette maserati driver scuderia torino in 1936 and works maserati driver in 1937 but tenni did not show the same fire he had shown on two wheels with a record of 47 victories on moto guzzi in the period 19331948.