FOS 2009 - Pics and Stories

[autofocus]

CivicMan said:

Nice images Tim - were you in the grandstand or the press photographers stand? You got a good angle!

Hi there,

I had press accreditation for the weekend although to be honest it was a bit of a let down, there were something like 340 togs accredited and only 50 tabards. The tabards were given to people like Autosport, Autocar etc and us poor minions were left with no tabard and a little badge. The badge allowed you access to three special 'press photographers' areas (although to be honest two of these were useless) so I spent most of the day huddled with around 20 other togs on a scaffolding platform about 10 foot in the air just by Molecombe corner.

Regards

Tim

[Davey111]

I'm loving this thread. As has already been said it brings it all back and is like being back there. It was my first year this year and I had no idea quite how good it would be. Can't wait to go back next year, but I think I will have to make it down for at least two days. Keep the pics coming they're all ace!

[RallyRider]

My snaps can be found here

http://rallyrider.zenfolio.com/p107558546

Might get round to editing them at some point but too busy at the moment

[Buster]

Superb FOS this yer - the best ever in my humble opinion!

My pictures are here:

http://www.howveryenglish.com/2009/FOS2009/fos2009...

[Chunkster]

mel said:

AngryApples said:

A fairly easy question to most of you but who is this in this picture? I saw him in Chichister on saturday night, know the face but can't put a name to it?

Edited by mel on Tuesday 7th July 15:12

Derek Bell and Tony Jardine.

[RichB]

Davey111 said:

I'm loving this thread.

Whenever I hear anyone use that Americanism I always think of the McDonald's adverts ... "I'm lovin' it"

[MISS E]

Some of mine from the rally stage on Saturday

[chevronb37]

mel said:

AngryApples said:

A fairly easy question to most of you but who is this in this picture? I saw him in Chichister on saturday night, know the face but can't put a name to it?

Edited by mel on Tuesday 7th July 15:12

Derek Bell used to (probably still does) live in Chichester. He used to walk to Goodwood in the 1950s to watch race meeting before he started racing himself.

Hope the Bellm GT40 ends up in good hands.

[Mat Hammond]

Edited by Mat Hammond on Saturday 11th July 21:32

[abarth16v]

Over the three days I was there I saw quiet a few people around with what looked like a hardback book from audi,I tried there stand and got the goody bag but no book,would have loved to purchased one seen as i am bit of an secret audi fan

[scoobydude]

abarth16v said:

Over the three days I was there I saw quiet a few people around with what looked like a hardback book from audi,I tried there stand and got the goody bag but no book,would have loved to purchased one seen as i am bit of an secret audi fan

The big hardbck Audi R8 book was free, you had to be quick on the Friday. They were handing them out right next to the Leyton House F1 car in the contemporary F1 paddock. They were dissapearing as quick as the girls could get them out of the boxes. Luckily for me I got one.

[Simes205]

scoobydude said:

abarth16v said:

Over the three days I was there I saw quiet a few people around with what looked like a hardback book from audi,I tried there stand and got the goody bag but no book,would have loved to purchased one seen as i am bit of an secret audi fan

The big hardbck Audi R8 book was free, you had to be quick on the Friday. They were handing them out right next to the Leyton House F1 car in the contemporary F1 paddock. They were dissapearing as quick as the girls could get them out of the boxes. Luckily for me I got one.

I got one and so did my mate, around about 8am, but they were too big to put in the rucksack I had....so we put them back!

[ZeeTacoe]

Dingo5 said:

Lord March' Ford V6 Ratrod

Its a V8. The position of the middle cylinders of each bank means that the exhaust posts come out of the head close to each other meaning the headers can be placed really close or in some cases the 2 pipes can be replaced by a single pipe for both cylinders.

or you were being sarcastic

[andyc.]

ZeeTacoe said:

Dingo5 said:

Lord March' Ford V6 Ratrod

Its a V8. The position of the middle cylinders of each bank means that the exhaust posts come out of the head close to each other meaning the headers can be placed really close or in some cases the 2 pipes can be replaced by a single pipe for both cylinders.

or you were being sarcastic

Im sure it is a SBChev.
I had a look at one of the breakfast clubs.

[Trommel]

andyc. said:

Im sure it is a SBChev.

I thought so too, despite the valve covers.

[chevy-stu]

Trommel said:

andyc. said:

Im sure it is a SBChev.

I thought so too, despite the valve covers.

Some early Small block heads had the siamese centre ports like that, thermostat/inlet manifold looks right for a Sbc too..

[Trommel]

Edited by Trommel on Wednesday 15th July 19:51

[Tempest_5]

Some more photos here if you lot haven't had enough yet. All from the Friday, really need a least another day to cover everything. Still an excellent event though. My first attempt at doing rally pics.

http://www.gear-tooth.com/motorsport/motorsport.ht...

[Mini1275]

I'll be posting mine soon!


Still editing them

Edited by Mini1275 on Thursday 16th July 09:26

[Paul 8v]

Trommel said:

Edited by Trommel on Wednesday 15th July 19:51

Is that Lord march's hotrod?