HI-FI's QUIZ 7

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HI-FI's QUIZ 7

Post by Hi-Fi » Mon 01 Sep 2008, 14:08

Who?
Where?
When?
What car?
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Re: HI-FI's QUIZ 7

Post by Wingwalker » Mon 01 Sep 2008, 14:22

Chevron B8/16/19 ?

Peter Gough/Dennis Joubert ?
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And if the band you're in starts playing different tunes
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Re: HI-FI's QUIZ 7

Post by Hi-Fi » Mon 01 Sep 2008, 16:26

Close enough, Wing!

That's Peter Gough opening the door of Denis Joubert's Chevron B8 at the Van Riebeeck Trophy races, Killarney in 1969. :D You get a years supply of beer 8O

These things are getting too easy!

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Re: HI-FI's QUIZ 7

Post by Wingwalker » Mon 01 Sep 2008, 16:38

David... that was just a guess .. had no clue...
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And if the band you're in starts playing different tunes
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Re: HI-FI's QUIZ 7

Post by zahistorics » Mon 01 Sep 2008, 16:59

68/69/70 were a good time for B8s. If my hazy memory is correct there were at least 5 running in ZA:

Jobert's white one
Jack Holme's red one
Two more from KZN - one light blue, and one yellow
Another one, Transvaal based? - dark green or dark blue?

Got no reference material to hand so that is just a quick guess.

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Re: HI-FI's QUIZ 7

Post by Hi-Fi » Mon 01 Sep 2008, 18:49

I think you are right there, John. As far as I remember Denis Joubert bought his car off Digby Martland? who shared with Brian Redman in the 1968 9 hour. His was the first B8 to race in the country and Joubert bought it straight after the series finished. The other B8's followed after the finish of the 1969/70 Springbok Series. I remember Jack Holme in his red one. The yellow car was raced by Ortlepp and Taylor in the 1970 9 hour and by Garth McGillewey in the Cape 3 hour of that year. Bruce Van Der Merwe shared the red car with Jack Holme in that race. Later on there was a black B8 from the Transvaal. I can't remember who raced that car.

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Re: HI-FI's QUIZ 7

Post by Killarney Racer » Tue 02 Sep 2008, 08:37

There are a couple of replicas racing at Zwartkops. Peter du Toit has one and I think the current Ortlep car is another

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Re: HI-FI's QUIZ 7

Post by Wingwalker » Tue 02 Sep 2008, 09:31

A bit off the B8 subject , but round about that time we had 2 other sportscars racing on a permanent bases in CT ... one was a Marco , just can't remember what the other was, but Ronny Hare's names sort of pops up
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You shout and no one seems to hear.
And if the band you're in starts playing different tunes
I'll see you on the dark side of the moon."

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Re: HI-FI's QUIZ 7

Post by Hi-Fi » Tue 02 Sep 2008, 10:27

Ronnie Hare bought Garth McGilleweye's Elfin T300 and raced it for a short while. He never drove it like McGillewey though. He took part in one 9 hour and one Cape 3 hour.

I don't remember a Marco. There was the Victory Motors Mini Marcos driven by Piet Van Niekerk at one stage.

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Re: HI-FI's QUIZ 7

Post by Killarney Racer » Tue 02 Sep 2008, 10:40

Jan Kriel (or was it Driedyk) raced a Mamba. Terrible looking thing that wasn't around for long.

Brian Barry raced a Palbin which was a copy of the Chevron B8

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