Oldies

[Jon Fuller]

Who knows the year?

Quiet Davis!

If little Pete sees this, there's a pic of 'Privateer' in this first shot, many moons ago.

 

[Jon Fuller]

#2 London Ramsgate

This one shows 'Fays one' leading both of Pete Armstrongs 28 Phantoms 'BRUT' (one yellow, one white, Chris's & Rory's now) and 'Debenhams'.

 

[Jon Fuller]

#3

 

[Jon Fuller]

#4

 

[Captain Chaos]

Who knows the year?

erm...1988?

I'm sure the soundsystem in debenhams used to pump out "500 Miles" by the proclaimers on a regular basis

 

[Jon Fuller]

Cap'n! how was ya break?

With respect to the year, close, but no cigar

A clue is, it's the first year 'Debenhams' raced

 

[phantomc92]

86 or 84 cant remember

 

[Ben]

Who knows the year?

Quiet Davis!

If little Pete sees this, there's a pic of 'Privateer' in this first shot, many moons ago.

I would think 1990 with pics 1 and 4 looking suspiciously like Guernsey.

 

[phantomc92]

Re: Re: Oldies

I would think 1990 with pics 1 and 4 looking suspiciously like Guernsey.

do you think...as pic 4 has guernsey on the pic

 

[Ben]

Upon closer inspection of pic 4, me guessing that it was Guernsey seems a bit redundant.

 

[phantomc92]

good guess though if you didnt spot it

 

[Ben]

I didn't. My wife did!

 

[Jon Fuller]

Pic 1 is Cowes


And Ben is the winner with 1990, give ya self a pat on the back

 

[Jon Fuller]

OK, there are three characters in the Cowes shot that are pretty well known, a couple of which are still active racers today, who can spot/name them?

 

[Jono]

Dunno, but the fecka in the middle of the piccie with the big hair in the overalls is scarin' me......

 

[Jon Fuller]

Dunno, but the fecka in the middle of the piccie with the big hair in the overalls is scarin' me......

aaahhh, he's a lovely fella, Chris Peters, nicest bloke you could ever meet (except for me of course)

 

[Ben]

OK, there are three characters in the Cowes shot that are pretty well known, a couple of which are still active racers today, who can spot/name them?

Chris (as you've already mentioned) is on board McCavity with John Davey. Could that be Fiona Pascoe just behind them?

Lower right I believe is the bow of John Baker's 38 Cougar 'Flippin Eck' and it looks like the back of Rob Andrew's head aboard 'Privateer'.

 

[Jon Fuller]

Very good!...wonder what ever happened to John Baker?

Dunno if that's Fiasco, but d'ya know who the geezer in blue, on the left is? or the fella right next to Chris?, or the one sitting on the fwd deck of 'Privateer', or in the back of 'Brut33'?...all well known chaps

 

[Ben]

Very good!...wonder what ever happened to John Baker?

Dunno if that's Fiasco, but d'ya know who the geezer in blue, on the left is? or the fella right next to Chris?, or the one sitting on the fwd deck of 'Privateeer', or in the back of 'Brut33'?...all well known chaps

Could it be Jonathan Lucas on the bow of Rob's boat? I think the fellow behind Rob could be Nigel Williams who was involved in a nasty incident aboard the 36'Bonito 'Fly Navy around 96/97.

I imagine the obvious answer to the person in navigator's position aboard 'Brut 33' would be Ian Orford. The hairstyle looks right but the body looks wrong.

The ones near Chris?

 

[Jon Fuller]

Yeah, correct on all counts, you have a enormous knowledge of yesteryears racing scene, what is your connection?


Bloke to chris's direct right is 'Clever Trevor', who's worked for many teams etc, inc Stuart Raven, Chuck Burnett, Victory team, and now Solent Honda.

Bloke in blue to the left is Bill Bonner, of Bonner engines fame (Macavity, Supercat etc)