McNab's Days of Glory
Discussion
As read in an old publication:
"Jaguar's Le Mans blisters continued to heal when the young Scottish star , Ian Stewart, gained victory in the Jersey road race in July (1952), driving his brand new C-type (JWS 353). This car was entered by David Murray's newly-formed team, Ecurie Ecosse, which was to play an ever-increasing part in the Jaguar competition success story during ensuing years. Shortly afterwards, Stewart introduced the C-type to Scotland impressively by winning two races at Charterhall.
The International August meeting at Boreham, Essex, saw all three privately-owned C-types competing in the 100-mile race for cars over 2-litres. Ian Stewart left the course on lap one, but Stirling Moss (in the Wisdom/Cannell car), and Duncan Hamilton finished first and second..."
"A week later, Ian Stewart won the sports-car race at Crimond, Aberdeenshire, but, whilst gripping Ron Flockhart's ex-Mays E.R.A. in the Formule Libre event at the same meeting, he had to retire the C-type with rear axle trouble."
"Rolt defeated Moss by a short head at Goodwood; Ian Stewart finished first again at Castle Combe and then returned to Scotland to repeat the 'Rolt treatment' by defeating Moss fair and square at Charterhall."
This demonstrates McNab may be the most respectable Petrolhead around...
Thumbs up McNab!!!
>>> Edited by thom on Friday 15th February 09:52
"Jaguar's Le Mans blisters continued to heal when the young Scottish star , Ian Stewart, gained victory in the Jersey road race in July (1952), driving his brand new C-type (JWS 353). This car was entered by David Murray's newly-formed team, Ecurie Ecosse, which was to play an ever-increasing part in the Jaguar competition success story during ensuing years. Shortly afterwards, Stewart introduced the C-type to Scotland impressively by winning two races at Charterhall.
The International August meeting at Boreham, Essex, saw all three privately-owned C-types competing in the 100-mile race for cars over 2-litres. Ian Stewart left the course on lap one, but Stirling Moss (in the Wisdom/Cannell car), and Duncan Hamilton finished first and second..."
"A week later, Ian Stewart won the sports-car race at Crimond, Aberdeenshire, but, whilst gripping Ron Flockhart's ex-Mays E.R.A. in the Formule Libre event at the same meeting, he had to retire the C-type with rear axle trouble."
"Rolt defeated Moss by a short head at Goodwood; Ian Stewart finished first again at Castle Combe and then returned to Scotland to repeat the 'Rolt treatment' by defeating Moss fair and square at Charterhall."
This demonstrates McNab may be the most respectable Petrolhead around...
Thumbs up McNab!!!
>>> Edited by thom on Friday 15th February 09:52
Hello McNab,
I'm sorry this thread has embarrassed you but in the "car of the year" thread you told me about having run your C-type at the 'Ring with Roy Salvadori so I couldn't resist having a look in my father's library
Of course I knew by the moment I was typing it might embarass you but I thought it was important for our sacred PH land to know of these truly glorious days of motoring (now dead and buried I suppose
), and most of all to know that there's a chap out there who has done what we're all looking for: life in the fast lane 
So McNab, I think there are just six words to say:
Thank You for being with us
Ted,
let's award McNab the title of 'PH moral Godfather'
thom,
the knight who says 'ni'
I'm sorry this thread has embarrassed you but in the "car of the year" thread you told me about having run your C-type at the 'Ring with Roy Salvadori so I couldn't resist having a look in my father's library
Of course I knew by the moment I was typing it might embarass you but I thought it was important for our sacred PH land to know of these truly glorious days of motoring (now dead and buried I suppose
), and most of all to know that there's a chap out there who has done what we're all looking for: life in the fast lane So McNab, I think there are just six words to say:
Thank You for being with us
Ted,
let's award McNab the title of 'PH moral Godfather'
thom,
the knight who says 'ni'
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